Got my first Khuk, the GRS 22"

foxjaw

foxjaw

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Just got my first HI Khuk. The GRS 22". Wow whata piece of meat ! Got it right here in front of me, Yea, even as I type. :D The spine on this thing is nearly 1/2" thick Whew ! It has the mark of the Nepalese flag on it so I beilieve that Durba must have made it. I really like the HI mark as well. I assume that it is in Sanskrit. What a beautiful script ! Would love to have a khuk with the stuff written over a lot of the blade. Anyway this thing is obviously made for serious chopping, and will get its chance soon as I make my own Eastern Woodlands Longbows and will be needing to fell some hickory trees .

For my next HI Khuk I would like to get something more controllable with one hand. Something that I can carry deep into the woods yet still have good all round capabiility. But also somehting that is fairly decorated and would make women want me :cool:

Any suggestions would be most welcome

Thanks
Foxjaw
 
Any of the 15-18 inch range will work well. I like the 15 inch AK, BAS and WWII. The malla is great too!!!
 
Originally posted by foxjaw
For my next HI Khuk I would like to get something more controllable with one hand.

Something that I can carry deep into the woods yet still have good all round capabiility. But also somehting that is fairly decorated and would make women want me. :cool:

Any suggestions would be most welcome

Thanks
Foxjaw
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If you hadn't of said "decorated" I may have said BGRS since you like the GRS so well. Same shape, just a little smaller and more easily controlled.;)
But then Bob was batting a good 1,000 with the Chitlangi. The Chitlangi is an awesome, beautiful, sensious, keep adding similar words for eternity,... khukuri!!!!

But since you specified one decorated I would go with the YCS. And if you're willing to wait Uncle Bill could probably get the blade inscribed with a saying in the Devengari Script.:)

Perhaps something like, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." to take after an old patriot?:)
Maybe on the other side a snake as is portrayed on a couple or so state flags with the words, "Don't Tread On Me."
I don't think that's been done yet, but one never knows around here.:D
However the YCS has been stretched out a bit and then the blade entirely carved with various decorations and motifs.:)
I'm not sure whether Harry the Apothecary posted a pic of it or not. Berk will know though.;)
 
Being of substantial Cherokee ancestry myself that YCS looks really great ! However I think price wise I need to go with the Chitlangi 21" Although I would like to get some of that Sanskrit type script on it. I didnt see any Chitlangi's listed on the HI site, guess I need to talk to Uncle about it, I assume that it will be a special order. One question: the Chitlangi does way in less than the GRS 22" and will be all right for hiking around right ? I think the length is great jsut a concerned about the weight

Thanks guys !

Foxjaw
 
I haven't put the Chitlangi on the shopping site yet because demand thus far is exceeding supply. I have a couple of prepaid orders and am having trouble filling them. I'll get it up after the first of the year.

But I DO have a YCS in stock.
 
Originally posted by foxjaw
Being of substantial Cherokee ancestry myself that YCS looks really great !

One question: the Chitlangi does way in less than the GRS 22" and will be all right for hiking around right ? I think the length is great jsut a concerned about the weight

Thanks guys !

Foxjaw
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Gettin' more and more skins in here.:D

Fox my Chitlangi at 21"+ comes in at 1 pound 9 ounces!!!! Very much considerably lighter in weght than the GRS!!!!
I suppose it could be my talking the Chitlangi up as an excellent all around khukuri that's keeping the demand more than the supply, But the Chitlangi is good enough to stand on its own. One dayumed fine khukuri in anyone's book!!!!!
And the YCS does come in a plain version for a bit less geedus.;)

Another thing you might want to really consider is also the length of a khukuri you're planning on carrying around all day.
Of course lighter goes without saying and when one gets into khukuris even the little knives are bigger than most standard varieties so in most cases the size is moot.
The BGRS is among my favorites in that length and weight size. It's another one that cuts like a larger khukuri, although not quite as noticable as the YCS and Chitlangi.
These two khukuris rule when it coes to speed versus weight in my book!!!!!
YMMV.

Gotta go EAT!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D
 
Yvsa

Thanks for the input on the Chitlangi ! I think I may go with it for now. Uncle says that special orders have a way of going to the devil for some reason and its usualy not worth the extra $ for something thats not much better than the standard versiion.:barf: Anyway I hope to getsome of the nice script on one. The stuffs an art in itself

Viva La Skins

Foxjaw

PS: I' have a BS in fine art and sculpture maybe we should get together and design a second YCS :)
 
Foxjaw,

I would not want something that is decorated to carry deep into the woods. The decorations (especially on the blade) make the knife more difficult to clean off. But too each his own.

The 18" WWII is the khukuri I carry the most for its versitility. If I was to get a decorated khukuri with versilitiy I would buy a Yvsa special. The Hanuman khukuri with a WWII blade has a decorated handle but still very versitile.

With regard to women, you are approaching in the wrong way. Around here, wearing my hair longer and a grey plaid jacket brings them in.

Will
 
I believe it is Quietone who has been using a Hanuman as his field khukuri for several years with good results.
 
Yvsa, here is the link to pics of Harry's ultra-fancy Mega-YCS with the engraved blade.
I cast my vote for the YCS as the best combo fancy chopper. I was lucky enough to get one whose handle had been slightly damaged in shipping at a considerable saving, proving that the UBDOTDs are still the best deals going. When you consider the fact that it comes with a complete set of really functional accessory tools, plus all the nifty inlays and silver mountings, it's hard to beat for value (especially if you're fast enough to get one at a discount :cool: ).
Berk
 
Thanks Berk.

"I cast my vote for the YCS as the best combo fancy chopper.

When you consider the fact that it comes with a complete set of really functional accessory tools, plus all the nifty inlays and silver mountings, it's hard to beat for value (especially if you're fast enough to get one at a discount" :cool: ).

On both counts.:)
 
But don't forget you'll have to sharpen the awl. Just today I was looking at the only plain YCS I have in stock and you can clearly see where the end of the awl went on the grinder to get a nice, flat end and then the end was polished to near mirror finish!

They are NOT breaking the awls but making them blunt like the broken model. I've asked maybe a half dozen times for the sharp point on the awl but they continue to make it like the model they have on hand. So, model makers let this be a lesson!
 
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But don't forget you'll have to sharpen the awl. Just today I was looking at the only plain YCS I have in stock and you can clearly see where the end of the awl went on the grinder to get a nice, flat end and then the end was polished to near mirror finish!

They are NOT breaking the awls but making them blunt like the broken model. I've asked maybe a half dozen times for the sharp point on the awl but they continue to make it like the model they have on hand. So, model makers let this be a lesson!
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So Bro does this mean the plain YCS's are finally coming in with the tools that was designed for the YCS instead of just a standard chakma and karda?
I know that seemingly little detail wasn't so seemingly little as almost everyone if not everyone wanted the original YCS tools with the plain jane model.
To me that's actually about 1/2 the system although I cannot deny my love for the full curving khukuris as everyone knows.
One complements the other when it comes to the YCS.
The inlay is just simple (extra) eye candy.;)

And yup! The model has to look just what you want the finished product to look like.
Nothing else will suffice.:p
And we shouldn't blame the kamis, Uncle Bill as well as a bunch of us old shop hands know how an engineer can mess something up when they want the part to print.;) :rolleyes: :p
 
Congrats on your first khukuri Foxjaw!!:)

and Welcome to the Cantina:)

What is the Cherokee connection with this forum anyway? I shouldn't question a good thing I suppose:D My earlier sentiments about Canadians goes double for all the Cherokee folks I know:) ;)
 
Yvsa, the YCS I recieved was plain, but it did include the full toolset of the fancy YCS. I don't know if they all include the tools, but I at least know mine did:)
 
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