Damn you H.I.! DAMN YOU !!!

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Mongo-man

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:grumpy: OK, i just received my 12 inch Ang Kola i bought on this forum.

When i received the parcel i was supprised how well the knife butt was made ( yes the butt), i opened the parcel further and saw the sheathed Khukri.

:eek: Wow nice work. Then i opened the parcel to check the blade itself.:eek: That is a great little chopper! fantastic polish, great weight distribution, perfectly made handle.

I handled the knife and it was like i found an old friend. It was light, but the spine told me that it was a strong knife. The handle was perfectly fit , it felt like a dream in my hand.

I sat there with the Kukhri in my hand and felt ... sadness :(

This is my first Khuk, and i just bought it to have ONE "real" one, not to start a new collection!

But it seems the more i handle it something inside me screamed "this should have a big brother"!

Now you don't understand me here, i am on a tight budget here. My VISA just got back and me and the Ms got into an argument about the 200$ bill.

Now i have to wait 14 days, untill it's virgin again to buy me a new Khukri!

This is not fun anymore, now i HAVE to get a Chiruwa Ang Khola or an 18 inch Ang Khola to be with this great little chopper!

I just hope there will be new deals around the end of this month and that i am fast enough to get one.

You warned me for it but i failed to see the truth, these things should have a warning label on it!

If anyone would have the irresistable urge to send me one of his banged up old users (any lenght will do) he can always drop me an email at beach_jumper@hotmail.com :cool:

All i have to do now is hide it because in a few hours my daughters will arrive. If they spot it it will be gone, GONE i say :(

Every nice blade i have, grows two little feet and seems to wander off to their room, they are 10 and 9 years old and girls, yes girls, and they like sharp steel!

How am i going to explain this to their mother?

:o
 
What the hell? My dad didn't let me have a real knife (fixed blade) until I was 12. And we lived in the countryside of Louisianna and were surrounded by snake infested woods and rice fields. I got my first guns at that same age too. Do your daughters have shotguns yet? I hope my daughter is as well defended as yours are.

And another thing. You said it. You were warned about the virus. Did you think these blades weren't majical. Or maybe you thought we were weaker men than you. Well now you know, and no-one is going to pity you. And you'd better believe that your wife is going to get more, rather than less, of these bills, so get used to the yelling. I find that a finely timed Coach purse stops the bitching in their tracks. Christmas is coming, head to Macy's and the sales girl will fix you up. NO WOMAN CAN RESIST COACH! Then get yourself a Ganga Ram Special. You'll be glad you did. Mine came in yesterday and its like an extention of my arm. If I could get away with not putting it down to eat, sleep, and make love I would.

Andy
 
aproy1101 said:
If I could get away with not putting it down to eat, sleep, and make love I would.
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:eek::eek::eek:

while i'd still have it with me eating and sleeping i can sort of understand you putting it down for that last activety as it might distract the wife (or girlfriend, significant other, or any combination thereof), but you could at least have it near the bed, i thought thats what night stands were for! :rolleyes:
 
Not a problem.

While you wait for the financial well to fill up again, start reading the threads on convexing your blade, then move on to sharpening techniques.

Also, you will need to round off the top of the butt so it doesn't dig into your palm.

Then, you have another study lesson in either horn or wood treatment.

Finally, you can work up your own theory of effect chopping technique with smaller blades, and illustrate it, then get the illustrations on a site we can see.

Should you require additional "busy" work, start reading some of the threads by Dan and Sarge and others on making your own blades, then maybe Steve Ferguson's work on polishing.


Last but not least, you have to come up with a creature fearsome enough to threaten other humans (so, your personal phobia about moths won't do) and then speculate on the best khukuri model with which to defeat it, or at least defend yourself mightily. Bears have been taken.

For relaxation, think about the man who crafted your AK, his helpers, his background, and his tools and standard of excellence...and perhaps how well you would fare in his position.

Welcome.

(P.S. Read the safety thread. Then, re-read the safety thread.)
 
Mongo-man said:
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You warned me for it but i failed to see the truth, these things should have a warning label on it!
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Told ya so! ;) HIKV!

Mongo-man said:
Every nice blade i have, grows two little feet and seems to wander off to their room, they are 10 and 9 years old and girls, yes girls, and they like sharp steel!

How am i going to explain this to their mother?:o
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You are in a LOT of trouble! :D :D Looks like a probability of THREE and maybe FOUR cases of HIKV in your household. Very addictive! :cool:
 
Mongo-man said:
All i have to do now is hide it because in a few hours my daughters will arrive. If they spot it it will be gone, GONE i say :(

Every nice blade i have, grows two little feet and seems to wander off to their room, they are 10 and 9 years old and girls, yes girls, and they like sharp steel!
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At the ripe old ages of 9 and 10 your daughters don't have khukuris yet? :confused: I got my daughter this one when she turned 10.

SirupatikhukB3.jpg


It's just a little 20" sirupate, but it has silver fixtures and her name forged into the blade. Just a wee blade, but good for slaying the occassional orc.

SirupatikhukB5.jpg


She's been known to do yard work with it too.

She's 15 now, and pretty good with it. I suspect it will accompany her to college in a couple of years.

Mongo-man said:
How am i going to explain this to their mother?
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Yes, the mother is going to need one too.

:D
 
howard said:
Yes, the mother is going to need one too.
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and she'll of course need a custom convex edge put on it by an expert, some custom engraving & etching on the blade to personalise and make it here own, as well as a custom fast-draw scabbard, hand tooled by gucchi, and a replacement handle suitably carved and inset with precious stones by harry winston of NY. she'll need a different style to match each outfit as well.

you have been assimilated.
 
Do something good for yourself, that often the rest of us often could not. Take your time. Be sad and glad. When you get the next khuk, the one that's bigger and will chop; savor it.

Every khuk deserves a honeymoon period where you get to know it. Too many khuks coming in and it's just like the Don Juan syndrone- no committment.

I'll never forget getting the 15" BAS and knowing immediately two things; this tool was authenic and serious, and I needed a longer one asap so I could really start chopping wood.


munk
 
Mongo-man I know the "big brother to my khukri" feeling well. I was fortunate enough to get a Ganga Ram Secial from the H.I forums. The delivery truck hasn't yet arrived and I'm already checkin out a 17 inch Ang Khola and 18" Sirupati.

When my wife used to ask why I needed so many knives I said "I'm in a quest to find the perfect knife" (not to mention single handedly keeping delivery services in buisiness)

She says I'm a real khuk!...I agree : )
 
ric0shay said:
I said "I'm in a quest to find the perfect knife"
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I've been on that quest since 1947, dayumed near 60 years and I haven't discovered the *perfect* knife yet.
Actually I'm beginning to start to believe that it does not exist and is just a figment of a knife knut's imagination.
The search has been extremely rewarding and fun however.:thumbup: :D :cool: ;)
 
Soon, Mongo-Man have 30 khukuris.

Soon.

Seriously, you could try duct-taping a kagas katne to you leg or arm,
nicotine patch-style.

I tried it, but it made me think about khukuris constantly.

This is pretty much like joining a gang. Easy to get in. Hard to get out.

Your 1x30 Harbor Frieght belt sander is on the way, too.

Did they tell you about the Ballistol®?



Ad Astra
 
I sent you an email on Rusty's stuff. I still have some left.........hope it's ok to say that here:eek: :foot:
 
ooh boy are you in for it! If you think that things a chopper, wait until you get into the larger models. Every time I use one of my khuks around a friend they wind up blown away by the performance, and then talk me out of one. (my closest friend talked me out of my 18 inch Sirupati just last weekend):rolleyes: My Beckers haven't seen much daylight since my first HI came along...
 
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