cul4u01
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I went to see a client, came home, and lo and behold, sitting on my front doorstep, the beautiful triangle box! Needless to say, I dropped everything, scooped my triangle box up, and ripped it open...literally...lol. Wife thought I was crazy. Took off the newspaper, and admired my 2 new acquisitions!
The two newbies:
One is a BAS by Kumar, it is 15 OAL and 21.8oz, with a 3/8" spine; and the other is a Chiruwa Villager M-43, it is 18" OAL and 33.4 oz, with a 7/16" spine.
The Kumar BAS (Left) is thicker in the spine than my Lok BAS (Right):
You can feel by weight in hand, that Kumar's is heavier; however, the weight distribution is exactly the same. Balance point on both is 3" in front of the bolster. The Kumar BAS feels more substantial in hand, the Lok feels much lighter and faster. Both have the feel of quality, I would have no qualms of grabbing either for a bug out.
Well, let's get to it, the pics of the BAS by Kumar:
The beautiful blade:
I love the wood handle, it'll be much nicer after a little spa treatment:
Kumar's sign:
Peaceful looking BAS, Yes?:
Next up is the Villager Lok M-43 with Chiruwa handle. It's a BEAST, I love it, the graceful lines, the satin finish, the really sharp blade edge, the large handle (right near my limit). I may need to sand the handle down a little, just to make sure I don't lose the grip on this monster when I use it! This knife feels so substantial, I feel invincible just holding it, it has the look and feel of a knife that's going to slice and dice anything in it's path. It is in need of a little TLC, a couple of minor metal discolorations, which I can easily get out with some polishing. The handle is going to be awesome after some treatments, the pattern is really nice on this one.
Now the pics! Check out that spine!
The satin finished blade:
That massively beautiful handle:
Lok is the fish mark, I love his work:
The chiruwa handle:
The two newbies:
One is a BAS by Kumar, it is 15 OAL and 21.8oz, with a 3/8" spine; and the other is a Chiruwa Villager M-43, it is 18" OAL and 33.4 oz, with a 7/16" spine.
The Kumar BAS (Left) is thicker in the spine than my Lok BAS (Right):
You can feel by weight in hand, that Kumar's is heavier; however, the weight distribution is exactly the same. Balance point on both is 3" in front of the bolster. The Kumar BAS feels more substantial in hand, the Lok feels much lighter and faster. Both have the feel of quality, I would have no qualms of grabbing either for a bug out.
Well, let's get to it, the pics of the BAS by Kumar:
The beautiful blade:
I love the wood handle, it'll be much nicer after a little spa treatment:
Kumar's sign:
Peaceful looking BAS, Yes?:
Next up is the Villager Lok M-43 with Chiruwa handle. It's a BEAST, I love it, the graceful lines, the satin finish, the really sharp blade edge, the large handle (right near my limit). I may need to sand the handle down a little, just to make sure I don't lose the grip on this monster when I use it! This knife feels so substantial, I feel invincible just holding it, it has the look and feel of a knife that's going to slice and dice anything in it's path. It is in need of a little TLC, a couple of minor metal discolorations, which I can easily get out with some polishing. The handle is going to be awesome after some treatments, the pattern is really nice on this one.
Now the pics! Check out that spine!
The satin finished blade:
That massively beautiful handle:
Lok is the fish mark, I love his work:
The chiruwa handle:
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