Moose of a knife!!!

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Greetings fellow Knife Knuts!!! The blessed mail lady delivered a horse to me today. I mean a 30" Sirupati (LOL) Man oh man, what a knife! I see why Rusty asked about the Chiropractor's permission slip! This is out of the realm of a 'sharpened pry-bar', and into the range of a sharpened sledge hammer! The crack in the handle (this is a blem) is kinda' big, but that's no big deal, I'll either fix it, or maybe try to make a new one out of wood. At any rate, this is an AWESOME sight to behold! Wielding it will definitely be a challenge for my fore-arms, enough to make a big AK feel light! I don't forsee any one-handed use for this baby, not for a long time anyway, at almost 5 pounds, it's a real hoss. My wife said "That's ridiculous!", and she's right, ridiculous that Uncle could send me so much knife for so litte!!!!! I'm already taking aim on the wood-pile that holds next years firewood, and it's lookin' REAL nervous!!! There won't be much carrying this one on the belt, though, as it would probably take my pants down with it! I've only had the opportunity to use it to split one log so far (my wife called me at work to tell me that a long, heavy package came in the mail, so I rushed home at lunch time
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). If my first outing with it is any indication, I'm gonna' like this one! Oh well, take it easy all. And thank YOU Uncle for this moose of a knife!!!

Rob

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Nothing soothes the nerves like a sharp knife in hand...
 
Yup, that one is my Rice Krispies knife. My shoulders, back and neck all go snap, crackle, and pop everytime I swing it. And that is justs the the light warm up swings.

On the other hand, if I choke up the handle so my right hand is up near the bolster, I can let it dangle without touching the floor, and if I let it's handle slip down, I can rest the point on the floor and my palm on top of the buttcap.

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Experts, we have not talked about wire wrap as a repair for a cracked handle. I did a couple years ago with copper wire and they turned out to be very attractive. I know some of you old timers have wire wrapped. Anybody got pix? Stories? It worked for me and maybe it might work for others.

And many thanks for report, Rob.

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Guys, I had a chance on Monday to take this monster out for a work-out. WOW!!! My fore-arms are still complaining, but man this thing can wreak some havoc. I took out several privet trees with little effort, and was actually able to one-hand it to take out some tall grasses growing along my creek (yes, it is sharp enough to slice the grass too!!!
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). The sweet-spot on this one is nice, but missing it is not so nice
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. After chopping, I played with it for a little while just swinging it and trying to stop it, etc. This one will definitely be a major strengthener for the arms and upper body. It weighs in at about 4 pounds, 14 oz!!! But, amazingly, for a knife this big, it is very well balanced. I have UBE on the way, I can't wait to see how it does
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(and at 40% off, what a steal!). Oh well, I hear an AK handle calling me to epoxy it, gotta go... Happy chopping boys
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Rob

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Rob,

Do you find the sweet spot to be much larger than the smaller khukuri?

What happens when you miss the sweet spot?

Will
 
Will,
I haven't really used this one long enough to make a good judgement on the size of the sweet spot. I would say, priliminary results would agree with your statement. On the second point (what happens when you miss), I was trying to use this beast on some stumps. When I got down to the lowest part of the stump and roots, I was unable to hit the sweet-spot due to the profile of the blade, and the proximity of the stump/roots to the ground. With an AK, it would be no problem with the larger belly, but the Sirupati's slender profile is not suited well for this type of maneuver. When I was trying to do this, and missing the sweet-spot, the vibrations were rather severe. For chopping branches and/or trees, this knife is great, but when an attempt is made to use it 'out of its element', it is not very comfortable. My hands and fore-arms took a beating from the vibrations
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. Remember, however, that I knew this was the case, before I started, I just wanted to see how it would do on different tasks. It is one serious knife, but as with all Khuks, it has its strong and weak points (uses that is, there are no weak points in HI Khuks
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). All in all, this is a serious brush clearer, and Soloflex machine in one! Any prolonged use will result in either hospitalization or serious upper body strength!!! I hope that in my case it will be the latter
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. I'll keep you up to date as I get to put it through its paces some more.


Rob


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Nothing soothes the nerves like a sharp knife in hand...
 
You make a good point.You have to wear these "short swords" on a gunbelt. Actually, an old Sam Brown with shoulder strap wouldn`t be a bad idea.I have one somewhere.Hopefully Bill can get the sarkies to use thicker leather on the frog loops.It`s not as though he hasn`t tried.I don`t think that they wear them.If they did; they would know that 5# is not going to be supported by a 16th" thick loop for long.
 
Planned obsolescence. its the sarkis' way of staying in business.
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I'll note this is a concept that the kamis have obviously not grasped.
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Mike


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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein
 
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