Early Bird Special for 10/20

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Yangdu

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9 inch 14 ounce Kerambit -C by Dil Kami. Nepal antler handle. Great work by sweet Kami Dil. Take it for $100 even. *SOLD*
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15 1/4 inch 14 ounce Tamang Knife by Vim Kami. Neem wood handle. Take this beauty home tonite at $100 even. *SOLD*
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15 inch 31 ounce AK bowie by Bhakta Kami. Black/gray horn handle. Perfcet fit and finish Bhakta and Sagar. Yours for $135. *SOLD*
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15 7/8 inch 23 ounce Bahadur by Shaila Kami. Satisal wood handle. Brave Knife at $135. *SOLD*
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Good Evening to all:)
 
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heinlein said:
Nice assortment tonight. Is it my imagination or does Shaila use less rouge than most?
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hard to say, some of them don't use rouge at all...

remember, the rouge is mostly used on the metal, what winds up on the handles is what is still in the wheel then they use it to buff it. Shaila is relatively new to doing this himself, he was a helper previously. As his personal wheel becomes more and more used with rouge, his wood likely will become more covered with it as well. This is all just a guess of course as I really don't know. There are also variances in both the colors of the woods used and the way each Kami works. It is possible that the way Shaila does his handles keeps them away from the possibility of becoming rouged. :)

I really think the difference here is in the wood itself. I am hoping to be able to buy something with one of these handles so I can know for sure though.
It is really nice looking stuff. :thumbup:
 
not an antler fan myself but I do like these K-bits! Congrats! I hope to see more of it too.
 
warty said:
hard to say, some of them don't use rouge at all...

remember, the rouge is mostly used on the metal, what winds up on the handles is what is still in the wheel then they use it to buff it. Shaila is relatively new to doing this himself, he was a helper previously. As his personal wheel becomes more and more used with rouge, his wood likely will become more covered with it as well. This is all just a guess of course as I really don't know. There are also variances in both the colors of the woods used and the way each Kami works. It is possible that the way Shaila does his handles keeps them away from the possibility of becoming rouged. :)

I really think the difference here is in the wood itself. I am hoping to be able to buy something with one of these handles so I can know for sure though.
It is really nice looking stuff. :thumbup:
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When I wrote that I was thinking that it was just his blades that I've been seeing lately with nicely grained not overly dark satisal handles. Upon looking back through old threads I see several Kamis have been producing similar satisal handles so I suspect you are right.
 
bgz101 said:
I won the kerambit!

I'm very excited and can't wait to get it in the mail.
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Good for you, brother~! Enjoy it, I love mine. If you're not familiar with sharpening convex blades you might consider reading up on it. I scratched mine up a bit first try. All good now, though.

A reverse grip on those bits just feels so natural.

Kev
 
I would guess that exporting either clean buffing wheels or a dedicated buffer for handles to Nepal would probably be cost prohibitive?
 
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