HI vs. khukuri House

extends past the stuff mentioned here. HI does experimrental and unique items, including models to the custom specs of the client (Pen Knife, HI Falcata, Y2K model, Cherokee Rose, YCS, katar, Berk Special, the list goes on...). Try getting that done for under 400 USD by a stateside custom maker, with the same fit and finish as an HI khuk...

HI--the products and the people are simply amazing!

Keith
 
The results are definitely in favor of HI. No doubt about it. Please note that this is not just talk. The "other" guys turn out a fine Khuk. It just means that HI is THAT MUCH BETTER!!!
 
Hey Sarge,

Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn
Here's a fact to ponder. In the Dark Ages and Middle Ages of Europe, right up to the 14th century, ALL knives were constructed with the stick/tapered tang. It seems a change in preference toward slab scaled "full tang" knives took place at around the same time table knives first began to come into vogue.

Burly Vikings, Saxon archers, and Norman invaders, would have all carried stick/tapered tang knives, and not because bladesmiths of the time lacked the means or technology to make "full tangs". That speaks whole volumes to me about the reliability of so called stick tangs.

Now consider the knives issued to American fighting men from WWI to present day. You'd be hard pressed to find a "full tang" in the bunch outside of a machete.

Call me crazy, but I know which method of blade/handle construction I prefer. If for no other reason than it was good enough for my ancestors, who relied on their knives for their very survival. Who am I to question their wisdom?

Sarge
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*Snaps off a crisp slute*

Wow! I stand corrected. Didn't realise that. Should have, tho...

:(:o
 
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