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Forgive me for not having made a proper introduction yet. My first real khuk purchase and subsequent compulsion to immediately purchase more occurred during a very busy week. I became interested in the khukuri after picking up a $10 knockoff at a yard sale. While researching the blade, I found the FAQ, forum and HI site and spent a month contemplating my future. Last week I took the plunge and ordered a 16.5" Chiruwa AK.
This knife was made by Sanu and is ALL BUSINESS. Overall fit and finish very good, blade excellent with sharply pronounced angles on the spine. Blade had a slight "left hand turn" along the edge, corrected easily enough with a 30-minute session with the chakma (and good basic burnishing training for me as well). Horn handle has some lines in it, very slight gap along edge.
Karda & chakma are fine, "belly" of karda needed a little honing to make uniformly sharp with the rest of the blade.
Scabbard and frog excellent.
As soon as the snow melts I will use this blade to clear the annual backlog of black locust saplings invading the backyard hillside. My Estwing camp hatchet is hereby retired.
This knife was made by Sanu and is ALL BUSINESS. Overall fit and finish very good, blade excellent with sharply pronounced angles on the spine. Blade had a slight "left hand turn" along the edge, corrected easily enough with a 30-minute session with the chakma (and good basic burnishing training for me as well). Horn handle has some lines in it, very slight gap along edge.
Karda & chakma are fine, "belly" of karda needed a little honing to make uniformly sharp with the rest of the blade.
Scabbard and frog excellent.
As soon as the snow melts I will use this blade to clear the annual backlog of black locust saplings invading the backyard hillside. My Estwing camp hatchet is hereby retired.