Most-used HI blades....

Kismet said:
Think "Rock, paper, sizzors." Rock breaks sizzors. :)
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Lol, indeed. The one I just got does appear to be differentially tempered, correctly. I did give it a couple light knocks against a rock to check, just enough to see how the blade would behave. Made an extremly tiny ding along the tip-edge of the kukri that you damn near need a magnifying glass to see, but it does show that the steel there is soft and pliable, whereas the area around the sweet spot seems to take more rigid damage. I figured this was probably the way a kukri should hold up. It's good to know that the limits of the blade are so you can be more mindful when actually using it so as not to damage it.

Not that I'm questioning whether a kukri can cut rock, obviously I'm questioning how durable the blade is against the occasional, accidental, bout with an extra hard object.
 
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Kismet said:
I salvaged another that some idjit wrecked and returned to Bill Martino. It being the THIRD such event for the person, it began the limitation of HI's warranty, and Bill wouldn't sell him any more khuks.
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Not recommended to hit rocks with any knife. They just aren't designed to cut rocks.
 
My Hi Jungle knife has chopped out two yards, gone camping in Big Sur & cut bait in the last month & woe look whats become of her :rolleyes:;):

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Oh noes, itsa ding!!:

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Will the soaking in CLP melt this recycled 3rd world metal?????:eek:

Whatever shall I do??? Should Yangdu send me a new one??

I've hit metal & stones & fish bones. It even been splashed with SEA water!!!! Left outside, over night, and in the fog... How could it take such abuse??

Must be I don't know what HI blades are made for...:D
Still Yangdu needs to give me a new one:p
 
Abaniko said:
My Hi Jungle knife has chopped out two yards, gone camping in Big Sur & cut bait in the last month & woe look whats become of her :rolleyes:;):

hijung1.jpg


Oh noes, itsa ding!!:

hijungnik.jpg


Will the soaking in CLP melt this recycled 3rd world metal?????:eek:

Whatever shall I do??? Should Yangdu send me a new one??

I've hit metal & stones & fish bones. It even been splashed with SEA water!!!! Left outside, over night, and in the fog... How could it take such abuse??

Must be I don't know what HI blades are made for...:D
Still Yangdu needs to give me a new one:p
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You should be reported to SPAK, sir. I'm dialing now. :(

Andy
 
Abaniko said:
If you must advertise my miscreance to an Acronym, at least have the decency to devulge it's meaning so I may know in to whose judgement my Fate is being placed... :eek:
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"Society for the Prevention of Abuse to Knives" (SPAK) They derive great support from "GIMP"

They'll be in touch.

:cool:

Andy
 
Beset as I am by hostile Acronyms, I have no choice but to clean & resharpen my most used HI blade. Might be forced to give some GIMP a limp LOL ;)



okay, I'll bite, GIMP??
 
Got around to taking some pics this morning of my 15-16" GRS. This is my truck knife, it gets banged around quite a bit. The frog for the scabbard is missing, I just stick the scabbard in my belt if I need to carry it. Used it this morning to split a 2x4 to make a mount for my trailer lights.

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This is the blade I dinged up on some rocks while chopping back some cedar saplings. I keep forgetting to shape the edge back up, but the knife just keeps chopping stuff up anyway.
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Andy
 
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