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I kinda just jumped to a non-HI ~4 foot khuk... Seems to be alright... Much like the one Seth Murdoc posted a while back. It chops. If I hadn't found this, I think I would have needed to get a 30" sirupati. Man, this totally changes one's perspective on how a 20" sirupati handles...

Travis
 
Daniel Koster said:
30" won't be much fun for swinging around in the forest clearing brush....go for 25". Then when you outgrow that....:D....30" AK.
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As much as I want to grab a 30", you're probably right.
 
Don't worry, Shann. None of us ever minds our own business, so I guess we're safe. And yes, every once in a great while, a 30" AK shows up. Check the archives for pictures/evals. I think wildmanh had a link to one.

Satori, I have a 25" siru that weighs in at exactly 1000 grams (2.222... lbs). Sorry, only scale I have is metric. Seems a little much for brush clearing. But they're fun to swing. For a while.
 
there was talk of a 40" AK a while back....:eek:
 
picked me up a 20" siru in horn.

i suggest ya'll take advantage of this one. not really a fan of the slender khukuries but this is one offer i could not refuse.
 
So, If I had a serious hankering for a big blade, how would the 30" sirupati compare to some of HI's swords? I'm looking for something that I just "like" not one for a particular purpose. I know that anything from HI will take anything I can dish out. I already have an 18" WWII that is a good general workhorse, and I have collected a bunch of smaller HI stuff lately (bowie, seax, biltons, kumar karda, kagas katne, 12"AK).
 
arty said:
I am going to have to tell my wife that I am really an octopus!
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That just might raise the quantitive expectations in some other areas (sorry, couldn't resist :) )
 
I have a 28", 4.5 lb. chiruwa AK made by Kumar. It cost $245, and I got it back in May of this year. (Not that I'm selling it) It's a really powerful cutter, with that much weight you have a lot of momentum, and you can easily cut through a couple thick branches with a single swing. You do have to worry about overswinging though, especially when it just sails through a branch, then you have to stop that much mass without cutting your leg off or something.

But, I don't think it's that difficult to use. I'm a pretty weak person and I don't have a problem using it for chopping for several hours. However I have to use it two handed. I just can't control the swing one handed. Also, the handle on that thing is really huge, so it's easy to fit two hands on it.
 
I'm a little surprised that people are wanting the 30 incher. It's really to big to be practical and I wonder what they are going to do with it. But, customers still outguess me everyday. I guess that's just how it is.
 
Bill Martino said:
I'm a little surprised that people are wanting the 30 incher. It's really to big to be practical and I wonder what they are going to do with it. But, customers still outguess me everyday. I guess that's just how it is.
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Bill: I have several HI knives and Khuks. The only one that's gotten any "real" use honoring them is my 18" WWII that I used to clear some sumac and maple saplings. But, I love them all and think that they are very special, even though I don't have very much practical need for any of them. I don't have any practical need for a tarwar either, but want one.

Despite being heavy duty users all, the Khuks satisfy some need to have such high quality hand made objects (and they are affordable, unlike a lot of other high quality hand mades). As a practical matter, the verry first one I bought from you (the WWII) does everything I need it to do, but I want more. Its interesting too, to see the differences between the tiny kagas katnes and the huge khuks, to show people what the kamis can do.

Thanks for introducing me to these wonderful khuks and knives.
 
Bill Martino said:
I'm a little surprised that people are wanting the 30 incher. It's really to big to be practical and I wonder what they are going to do with it. But, customers still outguess me everyday. I guess that's just how it is.
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1. It's unusual.
2. You don't have any.

:D

Steve
 
Bill Martino said:
I'm a little surprised that people are wanting the 30 incher. It's really to big to be practical and I wonder what they are going to do with it. But, customers still outguess me everyday. I guess that's just how it is.
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Because it is there. :)
 
Yep...I'm one of the folks who ordered a 30 incher. :) But, there's a method to my madness.

I'm not really expecting to get much, if any, use out of it. My 25" Kobra and 20" AK are about the limits of what I can use comfortably for extended amounts of time. The 30" siru will be a wallhanger if anything.

And, if it turns out that I don't like it, I have a buddy at work who's willing to take it off my hands. He's actually the one that egged me on to get a 30".

However, I did get a 20" along with it. That should be a bit more useful for field work than the 25" I was originally looking at. My dear old Kobra will finally get a break from landscaping duty. :)

HI products are like good beer - some types you want all the time, some types you want once a year, but all of them are enjoyable. (And one is never enough.)

Thanks again for the sale, UB. I was kind of undecided about what kind of "light" khuk I wanted. You made up my mind for me. :D
 
let me be the first to say we are very interested in your field test report, Satori....!
 
Oh well, I just ordered the 30" sirupati. I have no practical reason for it, but I just got my bonus check so I figured I deserved it.
 
dang....my bonus check evaporated when it hit the bank...and that was even with direct deposit..!
 
Daniel Koster said:
dang....my bonus check evaporated when it hit the bank...and that was even with direct deposit..!
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Its the only one I get all year that doesn't say "this is not a check, your account has been credited"
 
well, it was certainly well spent, my friend. ;)
 
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