Help?! Which one first???

[wildmanh]

Originally posted by Bobby B
LOL!!!
Ummm... Heber... if you need a WWII Khukuri to cut your BBQ chicken, see my earlier post...

Bobby, My chicken is sooo tender you'll be able to pull it apart with your fingers. The WWII is for hacking on the bones when I am to full to eat any more. lol

 

[Bobby B]

Originally posted by pendentive
Bobby,

I may have asked this earlier, but memory fails me right now...going to Blade?

Dan

Dan,
Actually your memory is fine, it is mine that is lacking...
You did ask, but regrettably I will not be going...

It's about a 15-16 hour drive, and my wife wants me to be home for my first Father's Day...


Heber,
I hope you can manage the chicken bones... Sounds delicious, is there a particular recipe, marinade, etc?
E-mail me. I love to BBQ (or grill, as y'all call it...)

 

[wildmanh]

Originally posted by Bobby B
Heber,
I hope you can manage the chicken bones... Sounds delicious, is there a particular recipe, marinade, etc?
E-mail me. I love to BBQ (or grill, as y'all call it...)

It's a marinade based off of a recipe my dad created (Mine is simpler cause I don't have all the fancy ingredents at college). I'll email it to you shortly.....

Email sent.

 

[ddean]

Originally posted by Bobby B ....... a small crack in the handle; how does one fix that?

First, oil the wood or lanolin the horn.
Wait a couple of weeks and see if the crack changes.
If it does Not get bigger, you can decide to just live with it.
[Frankly, if I ever treat any of my cracked handles, I'll probably start by wrapping the handle-only in a --Mildly--damp cloth in a plastic bag and check it daily]

Here's some threads to start.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=182362

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=157237

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=225026

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=193295

 

[Bobby B]

Thanks!
I know mineral oil is good for stag, what about HI horn?

 

[Rusty]

If it's a horn handle lanolin is better. go to your local pharmacy and ask for the stuff they give nursing mothers.

Or you can go into your local hadware and get a hose clamp, fill with super glue, and tighten it up. If you have a horn handle, and there is a bead store around go get some horn beads and use them as filling material to pack the crack with. Others have added black ink ard report it to work well darkening superglue fills.

Anyway, it should be arriving any day now. Post your gut level feelings as soon as possible ( pry it out of your one hand abd sit with it in your lap while you keyboard - it's permissable to write a sentence, stop and fondle, write another sentence - stop, etc.

 

[Pappy]

When my first two khuks arrived I had a 12" Pine tree on the ground. Now I had a 15" knife in each hand. The AK in the right and the BAS in the left. The AK took care of the bigger limbs and the BAS handled all the smaller ones that didn't require such brute force. The two knives ar very similar but the AK has a weight advantage and the belly of the knife certainly makes it the superior chopper of the two.

I was lucky enough last summer to have a lot of work to do with the khuks so I could test my purchases almost as soon as they arrived.

If you don't like the 15" AK I will be very surprised but, I think you will learn to love it.
Yes, mine still gets a workout once in a while.

Enjoy:

 

[ddean]

Originally posted by Bobby B .......Thanks!
I know mineral oil is good for stag, what about HI horn?

Haven't heard anything from BobbyB.
How about a field report..........?

 

[Bobby B]

Aaaaaaaaaargh... just typed a long post, and got "too many images" (smileys), I hit BACK and POOF post all gone... :grumpy:

I got it a little later than y'all might've thought, through no fault of Uncle Bill's... I had it sent to my Dad'd US post office, and had to wait for him to get it and send it to me!!!

To keep myself happy while waiting I ordered the 18" Bura UBBB AK:... ... think I have the virus???

First impression??? I like it!!! It's not as big as I thought; I was thinking there would be a steep learning "curve" ...:rolleyes (Bada bing!!!) The 18" should help... next a 20" Sirupati???
It is the same length as my Busse Battle Mistress, but easily twice as thick!!! Bear in mind my BM is an unusually svelte 3/16"...

I'll need to touch up the edge SLIGHTLY on a steel, it seems to have a slight burr (feels sharper one direction side to side than the other...)

I will post a pic and try it out this weekend I think...

Edited to add: the "crack" is bearly noticeable, unless you're looking for it

 

[ddean]

Originally posted by Bobby B ...........I'll need to touch up the edge SLIGHTLY on a steel, it seems to have a slight burr (feels sharper one direction side to side than the other...)

Typical.
The kamis put a sharp edge on,
but they don't put in the extra time in to refine it.
Not surprising to me.

& probably everyone here has a slightly different edge that they prefer.
Partly because each uses slightly (or much) different materials and methods.

Have to remember to ask the uncle about what edges he sees on using khuks in Nepal.
Maybe others here can chime in there.

I've heard the opinion expressed that hair scaring, paper shaving
edges are not necessarily the best edge for a chopping blade.

On a new khuk I think the included chakma steel would do a fine job
aligning the already sharp edge.
It's when the edge gets blunted or worse that the steel really,
really needs to be harder than the edge.
But it depends how finicky you are.
I'm not so much about sharpness.

 

[ddean]

Originally posted by Bobby B ........It's not as big as I thought; .......The 18" should help... next a 20" Sirupati???

I said 18".
Didn't I say 18".
You'll like 18".

Next step should be a 21-25" Kobra or Chitlangi.
Unless you want a heavy chopper;
that needs the 20" AK or the bigger Ganga Ram,
Or..............
Just get a big one that catches your eye for whatever reason.
.
.
.
.
[I will note that I have yet to feel completely in control of
any khuk over 18". But I still like them. I'm doing some work on
a 25" Kobra that I hope to show off next month.]

 

[Bobby B]

The 18" is probably already waiting for me...

I did touch up the edge with the chakma, it is much better now. I like the idea of the "souped up" Chakma, though I don't have the grinding facilities... I'll probably just buy a small steel...

Just for comparison, here is a quick pic of the 15" AK beside my BM and a "small" SOG folder... gotta get a SOG in somehow...

 

[ddean]

Originally posted by Bobby B ......here is a quick pic of the 15" AK

Hmmm.
That sure looks like an etched hardening zone along the belly of the blade.
Yes?
I check out mine almost the first thing when I get them.

Originally posted by Bobby B ......I'll probably just buy a small steel...

Until then, you can use the back of any other blade that's hard enough.
For example, the BM might make a nice chakma.
But it might be hard to fit on the khuk scabbard.

 

[Bobby B]

Originally posted by ddean
Hmmm.
That sure looks like an etched hardening zone along the belly of the blade.
Yes?

Ignorance demonstration time again......
The blade still has the "shipping oil" on it. What am I looking for?

Until then, you can use the back of any other blade that's hard enough.
For example, the BM might make a nice chakma.
But it might be hard to fit on the khuk scabbard.

Ooh, that's low...

 

[ddean]

Originally posted by Bobby B ......The blade still has the "shipping oil" on it. What am I looking for?

I'm probably imagining it then,
it did look a little rougher than I'd expect in some areas.

Edges are differentially hardened.
Diff.Hardening results is different crystal structure in the steel
in zones depending on how much / how fast the steel is cooled.
Different structure = Diff.Hardness = Diff."Color"
Color / Shade / reflective quality

This can be made clearer by:
Polishing appropriately (Traditional Japanese)
Etching (the different steel structures etch differently and at different rates)

Common etching solutions include those using:
Citric acids, vinegars, ferric chloride, others.

Try these threads for better info.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=250745

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=246454

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=236879

here's what it looks like on a katana:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=2045147

I have looked and looked and cannot find a pix of
an etched khukuri edge.
I'm due to post one myself, but not ready yet.
------Somebody help by adding a pix to the thread-------

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