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Oh my, what a beautiful selection today. I got in here late to see these blades and it is a good thing for my pocket book. Great stuff:thumbup:
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Stop blabbering about your computer problems, and grab some of these amazing knives. Get that Penknife, and if you don't love it, I'll buy it back from you. There's a long sirupati just sitting there too, not to mention a Baby Ganga Ram - the little chopper to end all. What's the matter here?
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Abaniko said:Even though I lost out on today's Kumar Karda , fair & square, Yangdu offered me another in a plain Sisau wood handle with otherwise same dimensions over the phone. Got the YCS for a birthday present for a great old friend of mine.
The Kumar Karda was at the behest of my escrima instructor after seeing the one I sharked last week. It arrived om Sat. He played with it and then needed one. Sarge is right. They are such cool "little" knives.
And can we say bang for the buck??
I'm glad Yangdu was able to square you away, in hindsight I felt a little guilty over my KK gluttony.
I'll leave 'em alone if any more come up, but by golly folks, snag 'em when you see 'em, they're good useful knives, and Dil does 'em right. A friend walked in on me slicing up a big fat onion with my special ordered villager KK the other day, and just stood there slack jawed staring like he was watching a magic show. Dadgum, look at all them blades still up for grabs, every one of 'em a winner. My dedicated "zombie chopper" is an absolutely wicked 20" Siru forged by Raju Rasaili, but if I didn't have it I'd be all over that Gelbu like stink on poop. Look at them clean lines, I know a killer when I see one, that ain't no weed whacker boys.
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Sylvrfalcn said:I'm glad Yangdu was able to square you away, in hindsight I felt a little guilty over my KK gluttony.
Dadgum, look at all them blades still up for grabs, every one of 'em a winner. My dedicated "zombie chopper" is an absolutely wicked 20" Siru forged by Raju Rasaili, but if I didn't have it I'd be all over that Gelbu like stink on poop. Look at them clean lines, I know a killer when I see one, that ain't no weed whacker boys.
Sarge
Sarge, do you have any from Kumar or Sher? I have a couple of those, but the blade profile looked a bit different on this one, so I tried for it but missed. Does Dil's stuff look any different?
LOL! I only tried hard for this because of your post, and then it looks like you took your own advice!
BTW, the only 20" siru I still have is also by Amtrak! Great blade. I sold several of his knives, mostly AK's, but kept this one and several others, including my first 21" chit and first M43.
Thanks,
Norm
Svashtar said:
Not the heaviest or the first with Chandan, in fact its the exact same as mine that I picked up on the Fourth of July DOTD. 23 in 44 oz Rakta Chandan by Sher with white metal fittings. Who ever picks it up will not be disappointed, its a big kuk and it packs a punch.
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Skyler R. said:
Thanks Skyler. Close to the heaviest then. Mine are 30 oz. (the first made in horn) and 37 oz. in hill walnut. I really like the looks of this one.
Can you do me a favor and tell me the length of the handle from the pommel to the start of the bolster metal? The handle on the one you got, this one and some ones that kumar did earlier look a bit longer than my early ones.
Thanks for any info.
Norm
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Thanks. That makes sense. Looks like the kamis self-corrected, although I do recall posting that the handle was a bit too short on the first one. Mine are both just 3 7/8"s inches, and definitely made for Nepali hands! Your front finger ends up on the bolster but it still works OK, especially with the very light 30 oz. one.
I checked your Independence Day deal and you really scored on that one. Outstanding price. :thumbup:
Norm
I checked your Independence Day deal and you really scored on that one. Outstanding price. :thumbup:
Norm
Yes I did get a great deal on it, and this one is a great deal as well. For the price Yangdu is asking for such a great tool/goat beheader 
p ) even if it was priced higher then it is today it would still be a fantastic deal.
I really need to get one of those bolos next time they pop up (if I have the money that is...)
p ) even if it was priced higher then it is today it would still be a fantastic deal.I really need to get one of those bolos next time they pop up (if I have the money that is...)
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Svashtar said:
Norm, I've had one by Sher and two by Kumar. Like a lot of my knives, they got "issued" to friends.
The KK by Sher was noteworthy in having a plain handle of smooth buff horn, well shaped and very comfortable. Dil's handles are well done, if somewhat less sophisticated than those done by Sher or Kumar, but what particularly impresses me is the blades. They've got good lines and symmetry to their profile, and a commendably consistent hardness for the full length of the cutting edge. Don't know if that's now a trend with the kamis regarding the smaller knives, but I also observed it in the two Rusty sgian dubhs I have that were made by Yuvraj. No discernable "sweet spot", whole edge is hardened, as, IMHO, it should be in a small knife that's meant strictly for cutting, not chopping. Another thing that endears me to Dil's treatment of the KK, is that he tends to keep blade thickness down, making the knives noticeably better at cutting and slicing. The two examples I have start out with a spine thickness of just under 1/4" at the ricasso/bolster juncture, with a very gradual distal taper, and an average spine thickness of 3/16". Both knives cut/slice very well, and lack the clumsy/heavy feel of some thicker bladed KKs I've handled. When my horn handled beauty arrives, completing my KK trifecta, I'll do a full boogie field report with pics. Sarge
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Sylvrfalcn said:Norm, I've had one by Sher and two by Kumar. Like a lot of my knives, they got "issued" to friends.
Sarge
Thanks Sarge, good news. I love my Dil R-6. That is the only objection I have on some of the KK's is the blade thickness is a bit wide at times which requires me to do a lot of work on the edge and remove quite a bit of material to make them slicers. Sher's blades are even beefier than Kumars which is why I wanted to try one of these. The only smooth handle I have ever seen was on a horn one by Amtrak, and like an idiot I sold that one.
I haven't etched the ones I have, and they may not be fully hardened along the edge, but I know a few months ago Yangdu stated to Howard (I believe) that all future small knives would be hardened the entire edge.
Thanks for the info.
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Can't believe that these are still available:
17 inch 24 ounce villager baby Ganga Ram by master Kami Bura. Black walnut wood (Haday Okher) wood handle. Usual fine work by Bura. $ 128 YBB
7 3/4 inch 5 ounce YCS Karda by Kumar. Carved chandan wood handle.
$40 YBB.
E-mail sent on both, it's been a long time since I got a DOTD or any other HI blade for that matter, see what happens.
17 inch 24 ounce villager baby Ganga Ram by master Kami Bura. Black walnut wood (Haday Okher) wood handle. Usual fine work by Bura. $ 128 YBB
7 3/4 inch 5 ounce YCS Karda by Kumar. Carved chandan wood handle.
$40 YBB.
E-mail sent on both, it's been a long time since I got a DOTD or any other HI blade for that matter, see what happens.
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Svashtar said:
Had to special order and wait a while to get my hands on a true villager version of the Kumar karda, but it was well worth the wait. For those of y'all new to the Kumar karda, you're probably looking at 'em and thinking, "hmmm, that reminds me of something". Well, you're right, it does. Without any deliberate intention of doing so, the Kumar Karda bears a bit of resemblance to the Leuku, a knife popular among the nomadic Saami of northern Scandinavia.
The biggest single difference I can see between the two, is the presence of a ricasso on the KK, and the absence of a ricasso (edge sharp all the way up to the handle) on the Leuku. Other than that, they handle/function very similar. Either one makes for a good field knife if you don't need bells, whistles, or "training wheels" (cross guards).
Sarge
I haven't etched the ones I have, and they may not be fully hardened along the edge, but I know a few months ago Yangdu stated to Howard (I believe) that all future small knives would be hardened the entire edge. >>>>>
Svashtar
A few months ago there was a discussion about edge hardness and the conventional HI blades in the forum. Your discussion was listened to. I'm a little surprised the Kamis 'listened', as what you put to them and what comes out are often different.
I'd be real interested to see if the edge hardness is consistantly full length, or nearly so, for all the conventional knives in the future. This is an example of the way to help Yangdu.
Norm, you have the eyes of a Hawk, I swear.
munk
Svashtar
A few months ago there was a discussion about edge hardness and the conventional HI blades in the forum. Your discussion was listened to. I'm a little surprised the Kamis 'listened', as what you put to them and what comes out are often different.
I'd be real interested to see if the edge hardness is consistantly full length, or nearly so, for all the conventional knives in the future. This is an example of the way to help Yangdu.
Norm, you have the eyes of a Hawk, I swear.
munk