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Hello all! I figured the time was right to see what all I had been missing in the "Land of the Khukuri". My first one will be a 25" Sirupati that will soon be on it's way to me. How I will like it, or what the h*ll I will do with it, I am not really sure. I have handled a few small (12") khukuris before and really thought that they were neat. This thing should be a beast. I do have a few questions however;

What do you guys use to sharpen these blades?

Are the Sirupati tough enough to actually take full power, 2 handed swings as one would with an axe? Mine will have an oak handle.

Thanks all!
 
Greetings Blademan,
(wow, I remembered to welcome someone when responding.)
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I have a 25" Sirupati. I'm quite fond of it myself. Although, mines one of the lighter 25" Sirupatis. Even with it being light, it's still forward balanced, and if you're not used to the weight, and how to hold it, will feel rather heavy at first, I must say, I think this thing uses different muscles than any of my other khukuris or swords because of the way it's balanced.
I would have no doubt that you could use it as an axe, I mean the spine will be about 1/4 of an inch thick.
There are some great articles on sharpening khukuris over at Howard's khukuri FAQ. Also, there's some good info on sharpening khukuris scattered over the forum. I personally haven't done anything to mine that the chakma hasn't been able to restore. I do hope to get a strop in a while, as I like the convex edge and wish to preserve it as much as possible. However, a whetstone or any other good sharpening impliment would probably be good if you want to put a flatter grind on it.

Oh yeah, I think will all be interested in any reports you can give when the new khukuri comes in.

And, again welcome,

Bob
 
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Welcome to the cantina Blademan13!!!!
I posted a sharpening thread for you and the other forumites new to the cantina.
I hope that it can be of help to all of you.
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http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum65/HTML/000637.html

And when using a whetstone or other type of hone to maintain a convex edge it's best used edge trailing versus trying to slice a thin layer from the stone while maintaining a certain angle, that will give you a flat bevel.
HTH's.


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Something happened that I don't understand. I saw Yvsa's sharpening thread and made a post on it. Then it disappeared. Am I goind nuts or is there something strange going on. I did notice that after my post there was a post by the dreaded unregistered member with nothing in it.

Let's try that again, Bro, and see if we can duplicate the disappearing act.

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Blademan:
You're gonna love your 25" - At that point, I don't think of them as knives any more. They are just into the realm of swords. Also glad that I'm no longer the newest newbie around. Welcome to the best Cantina on the forums!
 
I find that just about anything works to sharpen my sirupatis, either diamond or ceramic. I would use either rods or triangles, because on a flat stone the recurve would take some maneuvering.

One thing I had to get used to was the differential tempering. When I first sharpened my 18" I REALLY tore into the soft part around the recurve and had to back off on the pressure. Then I adopted a strategy where I really got an edge on the sweet spot and then worked on the easier/softer areas.

And welcome to the cantina.

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Blademan13,

Welcome to the cantina fellow newbie
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This is indeed a great place to hang out!

Alan

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Welcome to the cantina.

I started with the 20" Sirupati. Now I have a whole mess of knives. You won't find a better man than Uncle Bill.
 
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