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Now if I could just have a nice photo of the buttcap of that Chitlangi, I'd have succeeded in starting off 2004 with a bang! :D

Mission accomplished... It's ALL there!
 
Dan,
I was just looking at a Chitlangi and there are some other features worth mentioning.
The sheath has a ridge that runs down the middle. More of a triangular shape than rounded like the standard sheath.
The chakma has some detailing on the handle(varies some) so you can tell by feel the difference it and the karda.
You probably noticed the "cross-hatch" engraving on the handle and bolster. Nice touch to this fairly decorative khuk.
 
I'm excited about having one made, especially looking at those photos!
Your two cents is making a lot of cents today, and i thank you again!

Dan


"In the air that we breathe in this moment resides the secret that all the great Masters have been trying to teach us" Peter Matthiessen
 
Originally posted by Drdan
Yvsa will surely be pleased that he convinced me, especially being that he didn't have to snap a photo!

Dan

"There is nothing that is good or bad; it is our thought that makes it so" William Shakespeare [/B]
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Thanks Eric for saving me the pix taking!:D I forgot last night for a brief time that today is our Annual New Year Day's Sweat so I wouldn't have had time today anyway.:o
And besides I'm really sore from what little dancing I did yesterday.
I used to be able to dance all dayumed day and half the night with no problems what so ever.:rolleyes:

Dan it seems that there was a carved Chitlangi buttcap that came through these pages at one time. Or maybe I imagined it or am confusing it with a buttcap that Keith or another forumite did. Anyway the best I can recall it was done in a radial pattern and was beautifully done!!!!
In a way it seems that the engraving was done by Bura, but my memory doesn't always work just right anymore.:grumpy: :rolleyes:
Also IIRC it was Bura himself that engraved the Royal Banspatis and that was the big reason they were as spendy as they were/are.
I hate the brass handles but -they are very beautiful- with their Tashi Dill carving. I admire the carved dragons on one side of the huge blade the most, but the carved animals on the other side surely doesn't lack any talent.:D
 
The easy part is now deciding how I'd like the engraving to be done. I'd prefer to stick with traditional themes that are done on the khukuris, especially on the Chitlangi. Those photos were great, and I now cee what the shape of the hadle really is like. Do you agree that the larger buttcap is an asset as far as better grip is concerned?

I was wondering if the kamis just did the forging and finishing, and there were other specialized kamis who dealt with the engraving aspect of the trade?

You probably have an excellent memory, Yvsa; it's probably just a bit short. :rolleyes: I'd be interested in knowing the level of skill of a kami who just engraves versus that of Bura, who can probably make a real boomerang khukuri if he was called upon to do so. :)

I love brass handles, and there is NO WAY you will talk me out of them, so don't even try to. :p Walosi suggested that if possible, purchase a block of extra heavy burl saatisal wood directly from the Hawaris, and have the kami mount the handle, and get it standard. Then, bring it to the Hawaris, and let them carve it. If anyone has any suggestions for the carvings, (wood, blade, and furniture), please let me know. Is anything "game" as far as carvings, or do traditional themes predominate?

I'm happy I saved you the hassle of spending the time taking photos, uploading them, etc. The photos seen in the links supplied by Eric were spectacular. I bet it is a shocker in person... :eek:

Be well, Yvsa: Dan

"There is no way to discover why one who snores can't hear himself snoring." Mark Twain
 
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