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I started off writing a whole system with categories such as weight, fit and finish, blade toughness and edge retention, but my limited experience and kami variability make it nigh impossible to do such a thing. But I decided to just put in some subjective comments about the kami styles based on the limited number of khukuri's i own. Keep in mind, these are just my humble opinions. Feel free to add or comment!
Bura
Thus far, his khukuris appear to be the lightest of the bunch. I find his khukuris to be absolutely the best in terms of overall appearance and fit and finish. Straight lines, great blade shapes, nice handle shapes, and carves out a nice cho! His handle size *seems* to be the mid to small range (i don't necessarily mean length wise, everything varies depending on the khukuri!)with nice oval shapes to them. Overall, I find his khukuri's fit my size and "ergonomic" (big word eh) preferences.
The one thing I do find with Bura is that the zones of hardness on his khukuris are ... uhh... less forgiving... finicky. Smaller... Merely my inexperienced opinion.
That aside, his khukuries dominate my collection by a long shot and is my personal preference favourite.
Kumar
I have a few of his pieces. I'd say that Kumar carves out the best handle in terms of aesthetics and maybe overall... In terms of handle performance and "ergos" that's a personal preference, but I can confidently say they fit my hand great! He carves amazingly well, nice central ring. no doubt about that.
I've never chopped with a Kumar khukuri, but every blade that I've received from him has been butter knife sharp. The overall aesthetics on his blades are really nice.
Sher
Sher makes a beefy khukuri with a beefy handle, no doubt about it. if i wanted to go to war against an army of trees you better believe that i'm bringing along my 20" Sher AK for that. I've split logs with that thing and the edge and handle have held. His khukuris thus far have come to me in good, sharp condition.
I have a 21"-22" foxy folly, 21"-22" dui chirru and I'd say that the khuk that "establishes" the presence in a room is my 20" Sher AK. But I digress...
Amtrak
I'd say that his khuks both in blade and handle are not as refined as say Bura or Kumar. His handles are in the mid range, but his weights overall are not. But boy I'd say his tempering skills are all there. I find that the zones of hardness are far more forgiving than Bura's and I use his khukuris for all my down and dirty jobs. His blades have all come in sharp for me.
Amtrak forges a tough blade, with a biting edge.
I haven't been around long enough to experience the Durbas or the Sanus. I'd love to get my hands on a Sgt Karka's one day!
Bura
Thus far, his khukuris appear to be the lightest of the bunch. I find his khukuris to be absolutely the best in terms of overall appearance and fit and finish. Straight lines, great blade shapes, nice handle shapes, and carves out a nice cho! His handle size *seems* to be the mid to small range (i don't necessarily mean length wise, everything varies depending on the khukuri!)with nice oval shapes to them. Overall, I find his khukuri's fit my size and "ergonomic" (big word eh) preferences.
The one thing I do find with Bura is that the zones of hardness on his khukuris are ... uhh... less forgiving... finicky. Smaller... Merely my inexperienced opinion.
That aside, his khukuries dominate my collection by a long shot and is my personal preference favourite.
Kumar
I have a few of his pieces. I'd say that Kumar carves out the best handle in terms of aesthetics and maybe overall... In terms of handle performance and "ergos" that's a personal preference, but I can confidently say they fit my hand great! He carves amazingly well, nice central ring. no doubt about that.
I've never chopped with a Kumar khukuri, but every blade that I've received from him has been butter knife sharp. The overall aesthetics on his blades are really nice.
Sher
Sher makes a beefy khukuri with a beefy handle, no doubt about it. if i wanted to go to war against an army of trees you better believe that i'm bringing along my 20" Sher AK for that. I've split logs with that thing and the edge and handle have held. His khukuris thus far have come to me in good, sharp condition.
I have a 21"-22" foxy folly, 21"-22" dui chirru and I'd say that the khuk that "establishes" the presence in a room is my 20" Sher AK. But I digress...
Amtrak
I'd say that his khuks both in blade and handle are not as refined as say Bura or Kumar. His handles are in the mid range, but his weights overall are not. But boy I'd say his tempering skills are all there. I find that the zones of hardness are far more forgiving than Bura's and I use his khukuris for all my down and dirty jobs. His blades have all come in sharp for me.
Amtrak forges a tough blade, with a biting edge.
I haven't been around long enough to experience the Durbas or the Sanus. I'd love to get my hands on a Sgt Karka's one day!
It could shave right out of the box, that is, after I came back from the hospital.
