{"product_id":"kukri-machete-walnut-handle","title":"Kukri Machete, Hand Forged 15 Inch Blade with Walnut Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a fence line gone to saplings and thorn and somebody has to take it back. You swing, the blade lands, the stem is off. That is the job. This is a 15 inch blade in 1095 high carbon with a walnut handle, and the spine drops forward partway along, so the heavy part of the steel gets to the wood first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark forged flat, bright bevel along the inside of the curve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForward dropping kukri profile with a broad squared tip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull tang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalnut, three brass pins, lanyard hole, no guard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSheath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped leather belt sheath with a snap strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe steel is 1095 high carbon, forged to shape and left with the dark skin of the fire on the flat. The bevel is ground bright along the inside of the curve, which is the part that does the work on this profile. The blade drops forward and widens into a broad squared tip, so the mass sits ahead of your hand. That is how 15 inches takes a stem a longer straight blade would bounce off. Carbon steel goes grey with use and it spots if you put it away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut scales held by three brass pins, and no guard. The tang is full, so the steel runs the whole way through the handle and there is nothing glued in to work loose when the blade lands hard. Five inches is a short handle and that is on purpose. Your hand stays in one place through the swing. There is a lanyard hole at the butt. Use it, because a blade with the weight out front wants to keep going once the stem gives way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather sheath\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, cut here to this blade's own outline. A kukri does not sit in a straight pocket, so the pattern follows the drop and the wide tip. It is hand stitched with a welted edge, which puts the thread inside the seam where the edge cannot saw at it. The face is stamped. Belt loop on the back, snap strap over the handle. Put it away dry. Leather holds damp against steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for someone who wants chopping out of a blade they can still carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoody stems and thin saplings rather than grass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone a longer blade tires out by mid afternoon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmallholders cutting back a fence line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople happy to keep an edge with a file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe kukri machete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stamped leather belt sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngraving quote\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery blade is forged, ground, heat treated and sharpened by hand, so no two land the same. The hammer leaves what it leaves. Walnut runs from pale brown to nearly purple and the grain goes where it wants. Yours will not be a copy of the one in the photographs, and that is the point of buying one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWipe it down when you finish and oil the steel before it goes back in the sheath. Sap is worse than rain. Get it off the same day. The edge is kept with a file, not a fine stone. It is left thick and slightly convex because a long blade meets a hidden stone eventually and a thin edge chips. File out damage, then stone it. More on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per blade. Around 30 characters fits, which covers a name, a date, or both. A proof image goes out to you before the laser runs, and it puts 3 to 5 business days on the order. Engraving is free on orders of 10 or more, which is how the group orders usually arrive. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e covers the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. 1095 is carbon steel. It darkens to a grey patina with use and spots if left wet. Dry it and oil it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the blade bent forward?\u003c\/strong\u003e The bend puts the mass ahead of your hand, so when the edge lands the weight is already there instead of trailing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs 15 inches long enough?\u003c\/strong\u003e For woody stems, yes. The drop makes up in placement what it gives away in reach, though open grass still suits a longer straight blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the squared tip for?\u003c\/strong\u003e It carries width out to the end, so the fastest part of the blade still has mass behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is the handle fixed on?\u003c\/strong\u003e Full tang, three brass pins across it, steel running the whole length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the forward weight with a longer sweep, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/parang-machete-stacked-leather\"\u003eparang machete on a stacked leather handle\u003c\/a\u003e curves rather than drops. For open grass the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-forged-machete-oak-handle\"\u003e18 inch machete with the oak handle\u003c\/a\u003e is plainer. The rest sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/machetes\"\u003emachetes\u003c\/a\u003e, the same steel sits under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/high-carbon-1095\"\u003e1095 high carbon steel\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-knives\"\u003eevery blade we make\u003c\/a\u003e is in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44144709599350,"sku":"VEF-MAC-HC-1205","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/machete-09-carbon-walnut_2b1dac4e-e9c6-401e-8817-ce52bd44b6db.jpg?v=1788842182","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/kukri-machete-walnut-handle","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}