New Puuko

[Samurai Stu]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 8, 2012 by Samurai Stu

[TASelf]

BEAUTIFUL

[Stéphane A.]

Wow, fantastic.

What's happening at image 10 where you seem to add glue on the transition between ivory and wood ?

 

Cheers

 

Stéphane

[shawn patterson]

I really like that one. Especially the time and effort that must have gone into that handle.

[Alan Longmire]

Man, I wish I could afford to use ivory...

 

Excellent design and execution, Stu. That curved bolster is fiendishly difficult to do, as I know from personal experience.

[Samurai Stu]

Wow, fantastic.

What's happening at image 10 where you seem to add glue on the transition between ivory and wood ?

 

Cheers

 

Stéphane

 

Using super glue to seal up cracks revealed during grinding. I also apply it to the spacers just as a backup in case the fit isn't perfect. They were pretty darn close tho.

[jdsmith02115]

Very nice treatment of this style! I wasn't sure at first what I was looking at when you showed the raw material set up of the hilt, but it came clear as it progressed...very nice!

[Peto]

Splendid work and very nice wood.

[Jokke]

very fine handle work, I like the curves you have used

could you tell us what wood it is you have used?

 

for a Puukko the form of the blade is quite modern

and I think a more traditional line might have been more elegant

in the sense of one third straight, two thirds going down to the edge

 

best regards!

[Samurai Stu]

Materials used are forged 52100 for the blade with desert iron wood and ivory for the handle with a pure nickel guard

[keithlen]

Very beautiful work.

[Sean Finlayson]

Very nice. I like this one alot.