A Himalayan Imports Golok

Suwandi is a great guy to deal with, and I've been happy with everything I've received from him. Had a forging problem on one of my earlier orders, but his customer service made up for it in spades. In exchange for my problem blade, I got back not one but two sharp things, one replacing the old one and one cool little knife that he sent "just because."

Shipping takes a little time but it's worth it. My tree-destroyers come from HI, my reed&grass clearers come from valiant. :)
 
jamesraykenney said:
I hope there is no rule against posting links here... For some reason no one seems to want to post the link...

But I see links all the time in other posts, so I went ahead and posted it...
It IS hard to find doing a search though...
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Valiant Co. sells khukuris, and could be considered a competitor to HI in this regard. There's a policy on the forum about not linking to competitor's websites, or giving competitor contact info. I believe this is why everybody else was stepping around posting the link.
 
Khukuri Monster said:
Valiant Co. sells khukuris, and could be considered a competitor to HI in this regard. There's a policy on the forum about not linking to competitor's websites, or giving competitor contact info. I believe this is why everybody else was stepping around posting the link.
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But not REAL khukuris:D
Sorry about that...
But I always see links to stuff on e-bay and the like, so I thought it would be ok...
But... Sorry if I did a 'bad' thing...
I just remembered how LONG I had to search to find their website... I sometimes have a knack for typing in just the WRONG search terms to find things...
 
jamesraykenney said:
But not REAL khukuris:D
Sorry about that...
But I always see links to stuff on e-bay and the like, so I thought it would be ok...
But... Sorry if I did a 'bad' thing...
I just remembered how LONG I had to search to find their website... I sometimes have a knack for typing in just the WRONG search terms to find things...
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I don't think it's that big of a deal. Maybe the theory is that somebody new could come on here and end up going someplace else to buy khuks. Of course, anybody who knows anything about khuks wouldn't commit such a heinous crime.

Searching for stuff on the internet is a kind of arcane art.
 
I have been wanting a thinner, lighter HI blade that could do machete (and maybe a little more) work, and be light enough to swing comfortably for periods of time. The hasiya seems interesting, but too short.
These goloks look like the answer.
I wouldn't want to see just "goloks on steroids" ( 3/8 " & up) come out of HI. The 0.215 " (3/16") blade thickness on the BRKT Golok sounds about right to me; thick enough to be strong on light work if hardened properly, but light too.
I wouldn't want it to be a thick-spined, narrow-belly wedge chopper, nor as wide as a machete. But, is the steel stock the kamis work with too thick ? Would it be too labor intensive to make it that thin economically ?
It seems to me that 19" or 20" length would be preferable.
(Maybe I just should have bought a kobra ?)
 
Consider a Tarwar.

It's a bit heavy to be considered a proper machete, but going through wood isn't any fun with a machete either. The handle is just long enough to get a second hand on there if necessary. Your swings will be slower but you'll be removing plenty of vegetation all the same.

Think of it as a machete on steroids. I'd be using mine a lot more but even I can't get away with swinging a sword around at work very often.
 
Relief 9/12 said:
I have been wanting a thinner, lighter HI blade that could do machete (and maybe a little more) work, and be light enough to swing comfortably for periods of time.
I wouldn't want to see just "goloks on steroids" ( 3/8 " & up) come out of HI. The 0.215 " (3/16") blade thickness on the BRKT Golok sounds about right to me; thick enough to be strong on light work if hardened properly, but light too.
I wouldn't want it to be a thick-spined, narrow-belly wedge chopper, nor as wide as a machete. But, is the steel stock the kamis work with too thick ? Would it be too labor intensive to make it that thin economically ?
It seems to me that 19" or 20" length would be preferable.
(Maybe I just should have bought a kobra ?)
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I agree, the HI kobra sounds like it comes closest to what you might need. At least, as far as the existing models of kukris go. If not, then a golok. I don't know how the kamis do it, but the steel on the smaller knives such as the Kumar Karda is relatively thinner compared to the big kukris.

I also have a Valiant golok, the thing arrived scary sharp and sliced the hell out of my finger just trying the get the plastic bubble wrap and tape off of it! I could easily imagine if someone were swinging one of those outdoors and accidentally glanced, it could do serious injury. I've used it for chopping, but not as often as the kuks. It's the only one of my knives that actually scares me.
 
olpappy said:
I also have a Valiant golok, the thing arrived scary sharp and sliced the hell out of my finger just trying the get the plastic bubble wrap and tape off of it! I could easily imagine if someone were swinging one of those outdoors and accidentally glanced, it could do serious injury. I've used it for chopping, but not as often as the kuks. It's the only one of my knives that actually scares me.
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I agree the Valiant goloks are seriously major dangerous tools. This is not to suggest that the kukri is not. These goloks are the only tools where I routinely check it's cutting path at least twice and I NEVER slice towards myself with it. It's a blade that will not likely give its user a second chance and instead of scotch taping together a bad cut you'll find yourself picking up your finger or hand--- putting it on ice--- and rushing off to the hospital to get it reattached. They will slice through a full grown banana tree with one sweep. I find myself reducing the force of my swing when using the golok in order to gain control. :eek:
 
I'd have to agree with Satori. I get the feeling that if we tried this we would get a Tarwar with a Bolo handle. Or just a Bolo, which would be cool.

However, if you wanted I could attempt a wood model, just take it to e-mail. And if I'm succesful you could spring it on Miss Yangdu when it's appropriate.

- D
 
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