BAS is here!!

CD Fleischer

CD Fleischer

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I picked up my BAS today from the Post Office. Wow. Since I was on my way to work I put it in my briefcase and have been carting it around with me all day, showing it off to fellow knife knuts here at work. Most of them don't appreciate fixed blades unless they are concealable -- heathens.

Anyways, I think it is beautiful and am impressed wiht how thick the spine is. The Ang Khola must really be a hoss!!

Thanks, Bill, for such a great blade. Looking forward to my next HI khukuri!

Clay
 
Hurry and cut something! (Preferably not one of your own body parts.)

Meanwhile, this wolf is still pacing . . .

David Rock
 
And thank you, Clay, for report from the field. I think you'll be happy with your BAS. But if you think you'd like the AK better you can always trade.

Uncle Bill
 
Baloney Uncle Bill, you know better than that. Trade what? His wife, his dog, his other testicle? Possibly. *HIS BAS*?????? Redicuous!
 
And still pacing.

If it doesn't arrive today, I'm gonna "go postal"
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David Rock

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Never carry a knife shorter than your schnoz.
 
David consider yourself lucky you don't live out near me, I am still waiting for a khukuri that was shipped out over 2 weeks ago.

-Cliff
 
Cliff, Canadian customs might be checking the handle on that knife to make sure it is not ivory.

Uncle Bill
 
Actually, I'm expecting two other "priority mail" deliveries that should have come by now, in addition to my BAS--one from California, the other from Michigan. Sure, it's a slow boat to China, but I live in the continental U.S. It's a slow boat to Alabama.

But look how patient I am. And If I get tired of pacing the floor, I could always do some Work.


. . . . Nah!

David Rock
 
Okay! I got my BAS!

These are my initial reactions:

Mischievous smile. It seems smaller than I had imagined, but heavier as well. Solid. I can see why people don't often break these things. I thought the spine would be flat; I like the double bevel. The scabbard is very nice. It seems reasonable that this knife should cost as much as a good pair of shoes. I want more of these. I wish I could aford to give them away as gifts. Sharp enough to chop, but I'll make it sharper. I took it outside immediately and chopped up a 2x4. With a bit of warm up to perfect my technique, this will be a useful tool--not just an attractive novelty that CAN be used, but a functional implement that OUGHT to be used. I found that I could cut a section of 2x4 to a point fairly quickly and drive it into the ground with the spine. It's no match for a sledge hammer, but more practical in a pinch. I strapped the khukuri onto my belt and walked around the kitchen modeling it for my wife. "I'm gonna wear this!", says I. "I should wear this to class" (I'm a college professor.) Maybe I'll wear it when pulling the kids around the neighborhood in the wagon. (There are a lot of big dogs where I live, including a Rottweiler next door. I've often speculated about what I'd do if she got over the fence. "Here, doggy doggy!" Hee hee.)

So the preliminary report is in. The bottom line is, I'm happy. Thanks Bill, and thanks to the kamis.

David Rock

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Never carry a knife shorter than your schnoz.
 
Hi David:

I'm happy that you are happy. Incidentally, I have several customers who are college profs.
Guess I'll have to add that category to people who buy HI khukuris.

Thanks again for initial report.

Uncle Bill
 
I would think that cultural anthropologists would be most interested.

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Because I fit a few of the other categories in your list, I didn't mention that, besides being a U.S. Army Officer (LTC or 05) I am a FOOD SCIENTIST. Bet that would be a "small" category! My claim to fame is that, while on active duty in 1986, I'm the guy who put the Tobasco sauce in the MRE's. No applause, please! Just send your appreciation contributions to the Bruce Woodbury "I Need a New Off-Road Motorcycle" Fund.

In reading some of the other "What do you do for a living" threads, I found the careers mentioned to be broad and diverse. It seems sharp tools are probably more genetic than even cultural.
 
Interestingly, I have quite a number of surgeons as customers. I realize their work involves cutting but my hope is they do not enlist their khukuris for this.

Uncle Bill
 
College student here. Apparently we need to carry because our crazy old profs are carrying as well now
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(my BAS is sitting at the post office, awaiting daylight
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DC
It's always darkest before dawn!
Enjoy your college days, they'll be gone so fast you won't know what happened. But in the meantime, you can use your new BAS to sharpen pencils, impress coeds, get to the front of the cafeteria line, turn the pages of your books, sit anywhere you want at football games, and split atoms. Khukuries are cool!!!
 
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