Ink, did you make those shanks in prison? 
sorry I got out of prison..like 23 years ago

Nice kukri! Does it split wood well?
I have an old set of leaf springs next to my barn I'll do this with. The helper leaves are straight, and would work well for this.
How long did it take to build it?
i haven't tested it too much yet, took 1 swing and it sunk in a good inch.....
you can straighten out the curved leafs, just take a good sized hammer and pound that sucker flat....
it took 4 days cutting it out....another 2 days of beveling the edge, and 1 on the sheath.
power tools would have allowed it to be done in 1 day.