I am in Khuk heaven!! Just got 5 khuks in the mail today!

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Azsoldier

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A service one from the OTHER maker in Nepal, COkhukurihouseUGH!!!

I also got 4 Biltongs from the same place.


I got them from a guy on ebay for $25, probly exactly what they are worth!

Add that to the previous Biltong and AK I got for $9, thats $34 for 2 Big Khuks and 5 lil ones.

The only thing is the Service one was dropped on the corner of the pommel and a 3/8 by 3/8 piece of horn popped out and the brass is a lil bent. :(

It doesn't effect function tho. The Service one is a lil less refined than my AK, the sheath sucks and the frog will obviously not last a day.

But thats ok, I can make one out of Kydex in an afternoon.

Help me!!

My name is AzSoldier, and I am a khukuriHolic. One is too many and a thousand never enough. Alas my only regret is that I have but two hands... and there are so many blades.

I also have another on the way that JUST MIGHT BE AN OLD HI!! Its marked 555 or SSS or something.:o :o :o :o :o :o :o
 
Thanks for the link. I guess the 555 is NOT HI. Darn. Its for a buddy anyway. He will never put it to hard work. He has been to Nepal for missionary work and wanted one.

I am very very satisfied with my AK. It handles everything I throw it at. The service one will get a very very hard test. I am wrapping the blade with cloth and tape and will smack the hell out of it on a piece of railroad rail I have from every angle just like UB said too.

I let the Neihbor lady hold it and after a few swings she handed it back saying it made her all tingly if ya know what I mean ;). No, she's not hot. Too old.

Some day I will order a custom pair of matched AKs made from some steel I Aqcuired from a Special Source in NY. I will also send Arizona Iron wood for one Khuk handle and some Missouri grown Oak or Walnut for the other. Once I get them the blades will be lovingly polished with Bacon grease.

Someday......
 
I glued the chip back on the handle with some water cure polyurethane adhesive after I shaped the brass back to where it was.

24 hours and some 600 grit paper and it should be fine. I am waiting to test the blade till tomorrow when the glue is done curing.

If this doesn't work I will just use some epoxy putty to fill it and shape it when it dries. It won't look good but hey, it was cheap.

At least I didn't buy the INDIAN kukris. This guy just wanted to get rid of his stock.

Still waiting on the 555.
 
Still no 555 today. I ordered them both on the same day.

The chip in the service one has now been sanded up to 2000 grit. I need to get some 3000 grit to finish it off.

Tomorrow the blade test.

If this one makes the grade... I might post a tutorial for a DIY Kydex scabard.
 
Good luck with the blade test. If the ones you've bought from another manufacturer don't entirely satisfy ... well, you're in the right place to do something about it.

t.
 
I can't afford HI. :(

I am very satisfied with My Previous KH Khuk, 16" Panawal AK with a horn handle.

Before the first sharpening session the blade did poll a lil about 1/3mm. I have sharpened past that point and it seems good. Best $5 I ever spent!

Beat that.
 
Beat your $5 KH knife? Maybe not - I'm glad you are pleased with it. HI isn't the only source of decent knives, just the most reliable one.

Hmm. I'm one of the feverish few who to date only have 1 khuk. Shameful admission among this rabble, but true. Money's been tight - kids braces, or music lessons, or house renos have had to take front seat. The HI cantina is an indulgence; lots of HI khuks, unfortunately, aren't. I watched and learned for months, before buying.

But my one khuk, a 16 1/2" villager WWII, is a matchless tool, on par with my antique wooden planes or other vintage woodworking tools ... which I also got for pennies compared with what they're worth. Research works - that khuk has retired 3 other tools that are now stowed away, lightly oiled.

I'm now finishing up arrangements for my next HI khuk - an 18" villager AK. Again, research works - it will retire another couple of tools. And my two lads, once old enough, will get presents of HI khuks of their own.

To redeem myself with the rest of the Cantinistas ... I have got a couple of other HI blades ... and plans for more, as the orthodontist's bills recede.

Value? For me, a lot of the value comes in knowing how the HI company works, and the contributions it makes in Nepal. More of the value comes from the cantina, and the kind of place this is. My sole khuk holds that additional value for me - meaning drawn from this place, from Bill Martino's vision and practices. Wouldn't trade it.

t.
 
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