Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

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Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

Postby Storm Crow » Thu May 31, 2012 11:50 pm

More work to go to Atlanta: bush swords!

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These are all forged from 5160 spring steel and given the triple normalization, triple hardening, triple tempering heat treatment I use for that alloy. All have integral socket handles, hemp cord wraps, cotton cord two-strand Turk's head knots on each end of the handle, and shellac sealer, with either natural amber or black. All shave hair. :)

The handles are oval in cross section and are aligned with with blade. Some are straight, some are curved to drop the chopping sweet spot below the level of the knuckles.

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The dha is based off of blades from Thailand and Burma. Its blade length is 15 1/4" and its overall length is 21 1/2".

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The willow leaf is more Chinese in design. Its blade is 15 1/8" long and its overall length is 21 1/2". The top bevel is unsharpened.

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The jungle chopper is based on blunt-ended choppers found across Southeast Asia. Its blade length is 14 3/8" and its overall length is 20 1/2"

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The cleaver is also based on Southeast Asian blades. As another knifemaker put it, "This thing wants to take off a leg!" :D It's particularly fun to shave off a swath of leg hair with it, knowing what that edge would do when chopping. It's a bit too short to really fall into the "bush sword" category with a blade length of 11" and an overall length of 17 3/8", but the construction is the same.

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I have about half of the inventory for the Blade Show fully completed and will put up pictures as the rest of them get sharpened and sheaths made. I'm going to be a very busy boy!
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Re: Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

Postby the_klenzer » Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:46 am

Wow, great looking blades!

Man, you need to start posting prices beside your work, every time I see your stuff I'm filled with the impulse to buy!
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Re: Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

Postby ninja-elbow » Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:21 am

You just answered a question I was going to ask you Stromcrow - regarding the dha and if you've made one. Now I know. :)

I've a wedding this year so no extra funds but 2013 I should be able to get one, what would be the going price on a dha? Shoot, maybe even Xmas. I have plenty of Viking weapons but no Thai weapons, as Thai is my other half.

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Re: Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

Postby ninja-elbow » Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:29 am

Shit ... :lol: Just realized the pics of Dhas I have been looking at on Google images (for the past few weeks) contain a ton of your work :lol:
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Re: Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

Postby SuperBanki » Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:54 pm

Gorgeous work as always! I look forward to the time when you are able to start working on commissions again!
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Re: Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

Postby Storm Crow » Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:17 am

Klenzer - Shoot me a PM any time you have a pricing question.

Ninja-elbow - The girl is definitely more worth the money than the knife. I know mine is. :mrgreen: Shoot me a PM about the dha and I'll answer later. I'm about to go to bed

SuperBanki - Yeah, me too. :D
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Re: Dha, willow leaf, jungle chopper, and bush cleaver

Postby Regulator » Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:23 am

Very nice!
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