7 blems and three perfect khukuris for 1/28--Pix and some big savings

OK, now 2 hours later I'm going to try again, this time for the 20 inch 33 ounce Janjee by Bura with the chipped handle.

Who already has this one?

Cheers!

Geoffrey
 
You can't go wrong there Geoffrey. Great knife, easy fix, and the lowest price I have ever seen one go for! Hope you get it OK this time.

Regards,

Norm
 
Nasty said:
ps: Except for a certain Canuk who'd better watch his azz or I'll get master what's-his-name from the other thread after him!

;)
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you hear that Bruise? you gonna take that from Nasty?

:eek:
 
The handles all look great - definitely some good wood-chucking to be done. I better stop drooling - the Ganga would be right at home here since I already have his little brother.
 
I've a monster chopper similar to that Ganga Ram...you are going to love it! Be *very* careful of your swing follow through though...it *will* go deeper, easier, than you might expect!
 
:D

We finally made it to the Post Office in time to pick up the Jangee. Wow, what a knife! Sher (not Bura) did an outstanding job on this one, with a perfect, graceful and powerful blade and a super nice handle. The karda is the best I've seen. Yangdu, you must have been sorry to see the damage to the handle, because otherwise this Jangee is a full 10 out of 10. The chip will be easily fixed, and only a tiny piece is missing. I feel very fortunate that this khukuri found me... and it begs to be used. I know that the traditional tang is less sturdy than the other types but I am going to have use this one alot in the woods near the house. Not good for hiking, though!

Best regards,

Geoffrey
 
Dave Hahn said:
you hear that Bruise? you gonna take that from Nasty?

:eek:
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:confused: Did I miss something? Nasty has already offered to send me home with my teeth in a paper bag in another thread somewhere.

I'm in the process of posting personal ads for a woman who will raise up some sons to avenge me.
 
Geoffrey Raiser said:
:D I feel very fortunate that this khukuri found me... and it begs to be used.

I know that the traditional tang is less sturdy than the other types but I am going to have use this one alot in the woods near the house.

Best regards,

Geoffrey
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Geoffrey whatever gave you the idea the stick tang is less strong than the other tang?
They are really not you know.
 
BruiseLeee said:
:confused: Did I miss something? Nasty has already offered to send me home with my teeth in a paper bag in another thread somewhere.

I'm in the process of posting personal ads for a woman who will raise up some sons to avenge me.
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Bruise...I thought you had *lost* your teeth...I was offering to help you *find* them so you could take them home with you...
 
Hi Yvsa,

The Jangee tang does not go all of the way through to the butt, and there is no butt plate to tie everything together. The traditional Jangee style handle does not seem quite as bulletproof a design to me as the blade could conceivably loosen in the handle and fly out. I guess that's why folks talk about pinning it in place.

Geoffrey
 
Geoffrey Raiser said:
Hi Yvsa,

The Jangee tang does not go all of the way through to the butt, and there is no butt plate to tie everything together. The traditional Jangee style handle does not seem quite as bulletproof a design to me as the blade could conceivably loosen in the handle and fly out. I guess that's why folks talk about pinning it in place.

Geoffrey
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Okay I see now. Just a bad choice of words.
It's true (sort of) that the partial tang isn't as strong as the other two standard tangs but it can be if a hole is drilled anywhere from 1/2" to 1" above the bolster and then pinned with an 1/8" diameter pin epoxied in.
(I put the "sort of" above because as far as strength itself goes the partial tang is just as strong as the other two. It is just not as secure in the handle.
And you're right that it could possibly fail and have the khuk come flying out of the handle. However it does make the handle weaker since it is not full length.)
And it's also probably true that the partial tang may be the most common tang in Nepal.
But the most common tang on the HI khuk's is the stick tang with the chiruwa tang next in line.

When you said traditional tang I took it too mean the stick tang.:o ;)
 
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