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12/28/03 at 6 pm. at night; Google search for KUKRI & KHUKURI, and after getting past the junk found about a zillion Bladeforums threads that matched, and one very important one to Himalayan Imports.
That was my lucky day, or unluckiest as far as my other knife collecting was concerned! (Or day of primary infection if you listen to my wife.
)
So, 623 posts, 48 threads, 52 weeks with an unholy average of a couple of HI products per week and I'm STILL drooling over these things! The HIKV infection has been blunted just a bit, but I still hurry to the computer every morning around 10 am. PST and see what goodies Uncle Bill is offering for the day. (Funny thing though, my first HI khuk, a 21" Chitlangi is still my favorite.)
Beyond all the great knives though are all the cool folks I have met and come to know here and offline who have given of themselves so freely and shared their knowledge with all of us newbies: Yvsa and Dan especially have helped fill in the huge knowledge gaps about khuks and how to care for them, and everyone else has filled in all the other gaps! And of course getting to know Uncle Bill and Yangdu a little bit has been a privilege.
I have also bought khuks from half a dozen folks here offline, and in every case there was no question about the transaction, and in many cases folks trusted me for the payment while the khuk was being shipped. I don't know of anywhere else where I can experience that kind of trust and consideration.
For the next year I think I'll take the next step many of you have already taken and add some stuff to my shop to help care for these knives and work on them some more. I already have a pretty good auto and woodworking shop setup, but will add a decent 1" belt sander / grinder. It would be cool to be able to experiment making replacement handles, and with the knowledge available here I wouldn't be too far from expert help when needed.
So, thanks to everyone for your initial welcome and considerable help throughout the past year, and I look forward to hanging around for a long time to come!
Regards,
Norm
That was my lucky day, or unluckiest as far as my other knife collecting was concerned! (Or day of primary infection if you listen to my wife.
) So, 623 posts, 48 threads, 52 weeks with an unholy average of a couple of HI products per week and I'm STILL drooling over these things! The HIKV infection has been blunted just a bit, but I still hurry to the computer every morning around 10 am. PST and see what goodies Uncle Bill is offering for the day. (Funny thing though, my first HI khuk, a 21" Chitlangi is still my favorite.)
Beyond all the great knives though are all the cool folks I have met and come to know here and offline who have given of themselves so freely and shared their knowledge with all of us newbies: Yvsa and Dan especially have helped fill in the huge knowledge gaps about khuks and how to care for them, and everyone else has filled in all the other gaps! And of course getting to know Uncle Bill and Yangdu a little bit has been a privilege.
I have also bought khuks from half a dozen folks here offline, and in every case there was no question about the transaction, and in many cases folks trusted me for the payment while the khuk was being shipped. I don't know of anywhere else where I can experience that kind of trust and consideration.
For the next year I think I'll take the next step many of you have already taken and add some stuff to my shop to help care for these knives and work on them some more. I already have a pretty good auto and woodworking shop setup, but will add a decent 1" belt sander / grinder. It would be cool to be able to experiment making replacement handles, and with the knowledge available here I wouldn't be too far from expert help when needed.
So, thanks to everyone for your initial welcome and considerable help throughout the past year, and I look forward to hanging around for a long time to come!
Regards,
Norm
