Awsome my 18' supartai just came :)

[celbii]

awsome work guys, i love it, nice weight to it, id like to thank the kami who made it cant wait to test it =D

 

[celbii]

whats the little work tool that comes with it with 2 big edges for?

 

[ferguson]

It's a chakma. Used like a butchers steel for burnishing the edge.

Steve

 

[celbii]

oh cool, ill have to look that up thanks
sorry for being a newb but how do you use it?

 

[ferguson]

Here's the FAQ, I think it's under sharpening. Enjoy!
http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/

Steve

 

[celbii]

thank you

 

[cognitivefun]

Re the chakhma, see http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=329705

 

[Bill Martino]

We'll wait for field evaluation.

 

[celbii]

me and my buddy just went to a tree limp we receently cut with a machete, this cut it much nicer, it sent wood cunks flying , nice cuts

 

[celbii]

hey are both of the knifes chakams, or is the other one just a little work knife?

 

[olpappy]

The other one is just a little work knife, it is called a Karda.

 

[cognitivefun]

hey are both of the knifes chakams, or is the other one just a little work knife?

one is a chakhma, and the other is a karta, a little knife for little jobs (apparently, I'm just passing along some of the wisdom others have told me as I am very new at this.)

 

[Nasty]

Chakma - burnisher
Karda - knife

Cool, eh?

 

[celbii]

just cut me an nice big apple with it, nicely cut, and on top of that it nice big crunchy apple and good flavor