I could use a few more hits -- on my website, that is. Or how to get a free 15" AK.

Bro, I think both of us may be looking thru the bushes on this one.

Whenever you're ready, Beo. Make the move. The Nepali shipping staff is gone so I can sign off for awhile.
 
OK, I checked the other thread on this too. Didn't notice any perceptible difference where speed is concerned. I'd suggest getting the ad-free version, the ads take up prime screen real estate and you have no control over what is being advertised over your site. I'd also suggest that Uncle keep AOL for a while, say six months or so - particularly for e-mail - until the kinks are worked out and he is comfortable using whatever e-mail the web hosting firm has (actually I'd keep AOL indefinitely, just in case a fallback becomes necessary). That is, move the Web pages to the new web host and use redirects from the AOL pages, but switch to their e-mail only after you're used to it.

I'd also reserve the domain name now, just in case somebody else takes it later... Uncle Bill, the domain name is something you need to decide. By they way, www.himimp.com is one nobody seems to have suggested yet. Also, it will give you a domain name independent of the hosting domain. This should decrease the disruption if you have to move hosts. Beo, how does the domain name registration work, that will depend on who you register it through - if you want to switch the name to a different hosting company, how difficult will it be? What will happen if the hosting company goes bankrupt or otherwise closes down - how can the Web site be transferred and still use the same domain name?

Concerning updates, I meant adding new material, e.g., new items to to the product pages.

Stability is something that still concerns me, I'm not sure the business model of providing cheap web space and depending on extra services to bring the $ in will work. Uncle Bill, you will need to keep backups offline - every time you change something on the Web site.

Beo, that's a grand job you're doing, but I must point out that "nothing new ever works exactly right the first time" - could you easily revert to the old AOL site if there are kinks in the new one which will take time to figure out?
 
It will just be wonderful to eventually have a website that loads quickly enough that I don't get aggravated and back out of because it's taking so long to load.
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Amen my friend:D :D When I was trying to help out with the counter count, I swore up a storm waiting for that @#^##^@%%&*(^ to load;) :D
 
just a quick message - redirect page is now up, so if you click on your HI bookmark you'll go to the new page.

working on setting up the 'sub-pages', like 'swords', &c. on the new server, but not done yet - also want to make the images clickable, so that one goes straight to the store - like the bowie, click on it and buy it.

cheers for now, B.
 
DAYUM!!!!!!!
That was the quickest transfer I was ever at!!!! And the new page loaded very fast as well, but I haven't unloaded my cache either so that may be the reason.
Great Job Ben!!!!!
 
Thanks all -

The 'Khukuris', 'More Khukuris', 'New for 2000', 'Swords' & 'Village Models' pages (the last of which somehow got left out of the site before) are all now hosted on the new server. AND now they're 'clickable'. You're looking at the YCS on the 'New for 2000' page, you click it, you're at the YCS page on the andale HI shopping shop site and before you know it, you've ordered it and 5 kagas katneyai. ;)

Plan to try to put some of the info pages that are hosted on AOL over soon - getting things over bit by bit - most important stuff first.

cheers, B.
 
Originally posted by Walosi
anyone here about the algorithms and gyrations Ben must have gone through to achieve this, but when he gets his 15" AK, it should be nicely carved, with silver and goodies :D
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My surprise arrived today :D :D Even better than a silver-mounted AK!!! :eek: :eek: :D

MANY THANKS UNCLE BILL!!!!

I wasn't expecting this - fabulous! I've been just sitting and admiring it for quite a while. :cool:

I'll try to get some pix up on my kukri-gallery later on. ;)

All I can say is thanks again!! :)

cheers, B.
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
You earned it and more. No thanks necessary.
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I do greatly appreciate it in any case....

And give Bura my thanks & warmest regards for such a fantastic piece of art. :) And the silver-smith (Ramesh?), for the beautiful silver-work (there looks like 1/2lb. of silver!)--especially the dragonlike creature.

Do you know who fashioned the horn-scabbard? Does Bura do this too?

Some pics :cool: :





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cheers again, B.
 
That is almost beyond beautiful. Congratulations, Ben, on a real prize, well earned :)
 
:eek: Wow! Very nice Khuk!:) The new site looks good too;)
 
Ben

I must say you earned that exquisite piece. I also know that the work and effort you put into the site was nothing compared to the concern and caring you have for Uncle Bill and HI. A true labor of love with a well justified award. (Now, how do I go about getting one of those!?)

Ya dun good!!:D
 
Bura does all the work on this rig, Beo -- knife, scabbard, silverwork -- everything. That's the reason we call it the ROYAL silver mounted Dhankuta.

And the scabbard "silver" is not silver but the "white metal" -- silver is not strong enough to hold this scabbard together.



This is not the case on the Kothimoda. Bura makes the khukuri only. The sarkis make the scabbard (lamb leather covered -- best and most expensive leather we can find) and the silver men in the pix do the silver work. Takes Bura about 5 days to make the knife. Takes the scabbard man a day to make the scabbard. Takes the silver men ten days to do the silver work. This is why we are always sold out of the Kothimoda.
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
Bura does all the work on this rig, Beo -- knife, scabbard, silverwork -- everything. That's the reason we call it the ROYAL silver mounted Dhankuta.

And the scabbard "silver" is not silver but the "white metal" -- silver is not strong enough to hold this scabbard together.
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Vaah! :eek: Well, many, many compliments and thanks to Bura then. :D :D Fab piece of work--of art--, and the balance/feel of the khukuri itself is wonderful (I don't want to let it out of my hand ;) ).

Wondered about the 'silver' - the straps and decorations on the scabbard look like like actual silver to me though (i.e. they look different from the white metal used to hold the scabbard itself together).


Originally posted by Bill Martino
This is not the case on the Kothimoda. Bura makes the khukuri only. The sarkis make the scabbard (lamb leather covered -- best and most expensive leather we can find) and the silver men in the pix do the silver work. Takes Bura about 5 days to make the knife. Takes the scabbard man a day to make the scabbard. Takes the silver men ten days to do the silver work. This is why we are always sold out of the Kothimoda.
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I can't imagine the Dhankuta can be produced quickly either...
 
Originally posted by beoram

Wondered about the 'silver' - the straps and decorations on the scabbard look like like actual silver to me though (i.e. they look different from the white metal used to hold the scabbard itself together).
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I don't know what sort of alloy the "white metal" may be made of but I know it tarnishes just like silver!!!!
I've had my Royal Dhankuta since the Khuk Khon here at Catoosa back in the summer.
I keep it on a shelf, where it can be seen and admired, and within easy reach to take it down and 'inspect';) it from time to
time.
I've noticed the tarnish building up on it since almost day one. Just now in talking about this particular knife I took it down and started rubbing it with a "Puffs" brand tissue, the one with the added, "plus" whatever *that is*, that keeps one nose from getting so sore when with a cold or allergies.:)
I was surprised that it immediately started taking the tarnish off while turning itself black just as silver does when polished, just so anyone that's fortunate enough to have one will know.:)

Like Uncle Bill stated, "Now is a good time to get a Kothimoda with Pala's 20% sale." It would also be a good time to get a Royal Dhankuta.:)
 
The Flitz distributor hasn't serviced his stores in our area for over a year. I finally gave in, and picked up a can of Dura 870 (for aluminum wheels, brass silver, chrome etc.etc.) at the local auto parts store. This is a can of soft felt, saturated with a chemical cleaner, non abrasive, that works much like Flitz. Tear off a chunk of the felt, wipe down the metal, leave it about five minutes and wipe again - I use a folded paper towel to wipe off as much of the stuff as possible. The banding on the scabbard seems to tarnish at a faster raten than the silver buttcaps and bolsters, and is a brownish corrosion. Since the banding looked like it needed a repeat every two weeks, I considered waxes, and finally broke out the old standby Liquid Turtle Wax. Liquid, because it gets into the engraving better, and Turtle Wax because that is what I've always used. The first "trial" was the GS, and the brass is still shiny after thre weeks. The scabbard is drying now, but time will tell.

I'm guessing that the banding is some variety of German silver, nickel silver alloy, as the bolsters and buttcaps may well be also. This combo shines and seems to seal the brass very well, and the silver should be no different.
 
Originally posted by Walosi
I'm guessing that the banding is some variety of German silver, nickel silver alloy, as the bolsters and buttcaps may well be also. This combo shines and seems to seal the brass very well, and the silver should be no different.
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Whatever it is, the bolster/buttcap, the bands and the decorations seems to be of one sort of metal, upon closer inspection--the other 'white' metal holding the scabbard together and holding the chakma-karda being of another. Slightly different hue, or I'm just hallucinating...

B.

p.s. one can order flitz stuff on their website quite reasonably.
 
The bands are an alloy, for certain. The buttcaps and bolsters my have more silver content, but it would make sense that pure silver is too soft for these applications, and maintain HI "useability". As for the Flitz, I'll harangue someone into stocking it locally. I'm an old pharte who refuses to buy over the web.
 
Beo,

Beautiful knife! And good job on the site/transition. Great pictures of that gem on your site.

Found one page with what appears to be an obsolete address for HI:

http://khukuri.netfirms.com/kami.html

Maybe those familar with the chronology of the (many!) various pages can find out if there are any more that need to be updated.

EDIT: On the same page,two logo pictures are maybe not linked also-- I got picture icon with question-mark on it instead.
they're for the for the main website and for email. I think the text links below are O.K. though.

The obsolete address is non-linked red-colored text further down the page. You can probably just delete it.

I have an older modem, and a not-so-great phone line, so the missing logos may appear for others. Sometimes I have trouble receiving a large page intact.
 
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