My new BAS

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Rick2002

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I just received my new BAS from uncle made and marked by Bura. It is beautiful! It has a hair line crack in the horn handle and the blade isn't perfectly straight near the tip. There was a tiny spot of rust that came off with some light honing. The handle is a bit small for my hand but I can easily adjust my grip. The but cap is a little to large and doesn't sit flush with the horn handle so a little work there. Fit and finish near perfect. I really like the new leather. It is a lot smaller than I pictured but like all my blades I love it. Definitely a keeper.
Thanks uncle,
Rick
 
must have been ailing already when he made that knife. I have two of his knives and they are as close to perfect as you can find them. I haven't seen any brass work better than what Bura can do when well, let alone a crooked blade.
 
Machine made knives are boringly uniform and "perfect". Your knife is all the more special because there's not another one exactly like it anywhere. That, in a nutshell, is what endears me to HI khukuris and other traditional hand made knives. They were made by human hands to be used by human hands, by people who are masters of their craft. I've found the BAS to be a very practical and useful khuk, hope you enjoy yours.

Sarge
 
The imperfections are very minor and because they are hand made, that is what makes them perfect for me. Most of my other blades are marked by Bura and if I looked HARD I could find something that wasn't perfect with them as well. There is something special to me that draws me closer to the blades when they are handmade and marked. They may take a little more care but they are worth it.
Rick
 
You may not want to do this, as it destroys the 'value' of the knife, but I ground off one of the corners of the butt cap and now the small handle of my BAS fits OK. Before that, I considered getting rid of it. My hands are average size.


munk
 
Sometimes the horn will shrink a little after the knife has been made. The buttcap was perfect size when the knife was made but after the horn hits 10% humid Reno it shrinks and the buttcap doesn't.
 
No worries Uncle. I love the knife and wouldn't trade it for the world. As far as the butt cap goes I'll put it in a vise and grind it down a bit. Bura did a great job.
Take care,
Rick
 
Not to imply anything, but I thought that a "vise" was a tool to hold something while a "vice" was usually some kind of sin.
 
A year ago I spent some time typing in 'vice' under Search trying to buy a vise...took a while to get straightened out.

munk
 
Bruise, I don't know if you are aware of it but 'tool' in some circles is slang for penis in the derogatory sense. Like the nickname for Richard. So yes, Miami Vice was about a couple of tools running around in Florida.;)
 
I use to live in Miami, actually Homestead AFB, pre-hurricane Andrew.
As far as Crockett and Tubbs being "tools", draw your own conclusions.
I can tell you that Philip Michael Thomas (Tubbs) is a fairly down to earth guy, and did a heck of a lot of charity/humanitarian work. I won't speak ill of Don Johnson (Crockett), but the fact that I've nothing good to say about him should clue you in.

Sarge
 
Let me clarify my post. I liked the show, I don't know anything about the actors. The play of words in Bruise's post tickled me though. I really like puns and word plays. Language facinates me, I particularly like double entendres and connotations. Words that change meaning from context to context or cross culturaly are fun too. Mistranslations due to cultural differences are often hysterical.
 
"Was that 80's tv show Miami Vice about a couple of tools running around Florida?"---Bruise

No Bruise, that was "Miami Vise."

Keith
En Ferro Veritas
 
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