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#191190 - 12/17/20 03:26 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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Beautiful job!
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#191196 - 12/17/20 07:27 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Holzinger258]
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Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!!

Well done!!!
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#191204 - 12/18/20 08:54 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: coachblalock]
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Great job on the set for sure.
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#191206 - 12/19/20 06:57 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Shoot870p]
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Gert,

Where did you buy the birch bark? I googled a bit but did not see the blocks like in your photo.
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#191213 - 12/19/20 06:28 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: tunefink]
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Tune,

I didn't buy it (tried, but it's pretty hard to find) but harvested it myself last spring. Then made blocks from it so it is a bit easier to put on the tang.

You have to harvest when the tree sap is running in the tree. Here in The Netherlands that's about the first week of June. It comes off the tree very easily, and harvesting does not affect the health of the tree. The bark grows back in about 6-7 years.

Hope you can do something with this info.


Edited by Gert (12/19/20 06:28 PM)

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#191214 - 12/19/20 08:04 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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Stabilized Osage Orange, a native tree species, is very hard to find and is a beautiful wood handle material.

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#191217 - 12/20/20 04:03 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: pappy19]
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Yep, I know that wood. Made a medieval longbow from it once. Man, that thing shot 200 yards easily! Your arm was dislocated afterwards, though!

Also made some knife handles from it long ago.

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