My reject 15 Ang Khola was on loan again and just returned to me. I had loaned it to a retired university professor for removing palmand coconut branches. He takes the knife with him to Florida. His wife wants him to get his own Ang Khola now since he borrows mine every time he goes down to Florida. Interestingly he kept it in the car most of the time to avoid scaring her. I will see what happens when he finds out the price of one (few people appreciate a good blade these days). I have suggested a village Ang Khola with a wooden handle since I plan to keep the reject. I like the heft and fit of the handle on this one.
As for the reject Ang Khola, It is still in excellent shape after hard usage. The shaving edge is gone and there is a bit of impaction near the tip where it is softer (nothing signifigant). A few swipes with the ceramic stone removed these. I was too lazy and the damage was too insignifigant to work with the chakma. Considering the edge had was not maintained except for some oil on the blade it is in really good shape. The bolster I made up with epoxy and the handle repair I did looks like the day I did them. Since I was going to sharpen the knife anyways I used it to cut sandpaper. The belly did not cut the sandpaper well. It torn as much as it cut. When I used the inside curve it sliced through the sandpaper easily. I checked both curves and found them to be equally dull. So watch out for that dull khukuri.
This one turned out to be an excellent knife, fold line and all.
Will
As for the reject Ang Khola, It is still in excellent shape after hard usage. The shaving edge is gone and there is a bit of impaction near the tip where it is softer (nothing signifigant). A few swipes with the ceramic stone removed these. I was too lazy and the damage was too insignifigant to work with the chakma. Considering the edge had was not maintained except for some oil on the blade it is in really good shape. The bolster I made up with epoxy and the handle repair I did looks like the day I did them. Since I was going to sharpen the knife anyways I used it to cut sandpaper. The belly did not cut the sandpaper well. It torn as much as it cut. When I used the inside curve it sliced through the sandpaper easily. I checked both curves and found them to be equally dull. So watch out for that dull khukuri.
This one turned out to be an excellent knife, fold line and all.
Will
