Near Perfect YCS

Tsimi has his eyes on the returning YCS.

And thanks, Bro, for generous offer. I have a bench grinder with a couple of wheels that will put the point on the awl in three minutes but I'm sure you could do a better job than me. After my email I'm sure Gelbu has told the kamis NOT to follow the wood model with broken tip. The kamis are crazy!

I can hear them now, "But, Bena, you instructed us to follow these models exactly. That's what you said. Look at the model of this awl. It has a blunt tip. We followed the model exactly and now you are upset with us. We do not understand you!"

See what I've been living with for the past nearly 15 years.

Now a word about the inlay. The reason for inlay is to add beauty to the knife. That and nothing more. It does nothing for the rigs' effectiveness, durability, strength or anything else. My theory is that if you are doing something to add beauty then it should be done beautifully. The inlay should be perfect, not filled, crooked, cracked or anything that would detract from perfection.
I found a couple of inlays that were not perfect and to me this destroyed the entire beauty of the rig. If I'd been in BirGorkha for inspection I'd have sent the rigs back for entire rework of the inlays. They'd have never got out the door. But Gelbu is under the gun, behind as always, so sent the rigs anyway.

I value the opinion of every customer and nephew and because of this I'll take another very close look at the YCS that is coming back. These old eyes don't see as well as they did 50 years ago and maybe there is something wrong with Durba's work on that particular model. If there is I will GIVE it to Tsimi for his research efforts.



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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
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Himalayan Imports Archives (33,000 + posts)
 
NDN,
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND" IT HAS TO DO WITH "RESEARCH"! LMAO!
UNCLE,
Glad to see you "GIVING " TO RESEARCH! I
WILL GIVE YOU A RECEIPT SO YOU CAN WRITE IT OF ON NEXT YRS.INCOME TAX!ANY MORE K'S YOU WISH TO SEND FOR "RESEARCH" WILL ALSO BE GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED& REC. WILL BE SENT FOR THOSE! HEE!
jim
 
THE "JIM CLIFTON RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP" IS "NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF K'S,FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES"! ALL K'S WILL BE "GENTLY" CARED FOR! A "FEW" WILL BE SOLD TO FURTHER THE "GOSPEL OF THE K"!"GIVE UNTIL IT HURTS" IT'S FOR A WORTHEY CAUSE!KOZ,NDN,BLUES,VINCE
BRIAN,COUGAR,TOM, GUYS,I KNOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE,"GENEROUSLY",& SET YOUR MINDS AT REST, LOOK WHO THEY ARE GOING TO,SORTA CHOKES YOU UP ,DOESN'T IT!
jim
 
Perhaps I was too harsh with my description of Durba's YCS. I doubt if there is anything wrong with the blade's functionality. I just have high expectations that's all because I consider it a work of art. It should be a fine user though.
 
Wait a minute ... in another thread Jim is claiming he doesn't have HIKV; he only buys khukuris to give them away (and I am questioning the veracity of that claim -- he's never given me a khukuri) -- now here in this thread he still isn't giving away any khukuris; he's actually asking us to give khukuris to him! Like an alcoholic who spends all his money on booze and then tries to cadge drinks from his friends! He had me fooled for a long time but no more!

Don't give Jim any khukuris, guys -- you don't want to be an enabler, do you? No, resist his blandishments ... keep all your khukuris for yourself ... or you could give them to me ... no harm in that ... just don't give them to Jim; he's an addict.


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-Cougar :{)
Use of Weapons
 
:
Cougar I'm keepin' all of mine just in case the stock market does go crash. At least I will have a commodity worth trading!!!!
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And Tsimi will be happy for about 10 minutes with the Durba made YCS and then he will be back beggin' for more as always.Just wait, you obviously have Tsimi figured out as well.
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>>>>---Yvsa-G@WebTV.net---->®

"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Cougar,
"AN ADDICT"??SURELY YOU JEST! I'M HURT,NOT FOR"ME"FOR THE "RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP"!Waiting to see "more" K's!
"YOU"don't need a "GIFT"K !!
NDN,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD CONTRIBUTE YOUR "YCS"
K,for a non biased "RESEARCH" project!jim!
 
:
Oh Nooooooo!!!!
What have you done Bro????
You just think the rest of us have had some really wierd ideas for prototypes!!! Can you imagine what Tsimi may come up with in the cause of so called *Research*?
Oh my Gawd!!!!!!
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>>>>---Yvsa-G@WebTV.net---->®

"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
NDN,
UNCLE HAS UNLEASHED THE........! NOTHING IS SAFE NOW!!! THE "FELLOWSHIP" IS JUST BEGINNING!!EVERYONE(BLUES ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION)IS DOOMED!COUG, FRANCE ISN'T FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO BE SAFE!
jim
 
Well, who is most qualified? If it's for the purpose of research, give your khukuri to Cliff Stamp (the only problem with that is he'll send it back to you when he's done his research, but that's okay -- then you can give it to someone else, and get the merit of two gifts with one khukuri).

If it's for law enforcement, give it to Blues, or Ghostsix, or any of a number of other members whose names I seem to have left in my other cone.

If it's in case the stock market crashes, Yvsa seems as qualified as anyone else to keep his khukuris safe and watch the Nasdaq index.

If it's for splitting wood on a lady's head, give it to ... who is the fellow in that picture in the "Doing It Right" thread? I seem to have left that information in my other cone, too.

If it's to make a broken-down addict happy for ten minutes before he comes back begging for more and yet more khukuris to feed his loathsome addiction, give it to Jim.

It's just a matter of deciding what purpose you wish your donation to serve, and then choosing the most qualified expert from the candidates available.

-Cougar :{)

P.S. Almost forgot -- if it's for the purpose of providing the opportunity to see a khukuri in action to the talented and industrious denizens of Remulak (a small town in France) -- give your khukuri to me, and I'll demonstrate its use for them! Especially for the attractive lady brachiopods, who will be shedding their cumbersome outer integuments soon as the weather here in Remulak gets warmer....
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Use of Weapons
 
Cougar,
1)You have no "idea" about the "types"
of RESEARCH "THE FELLOWSHIP" DOES!
2)Blues or "6" hard choice!I'll
take"6",Blues is still after my Bura!
I do want Blues to give me one of his
cards,so I can use it!
3)THE NDN FOR DISASTERS,"ARE YOU NUTS"
4)Koz,"ALONE"with a BEAUTIFUL LADY
(NOT WITH MY K'S OR MY WOMEN)!
5)"ADDICT"? ME??EVERYONE KNOWS BOUT
ME!
6)NOW YOU! EVERYONE CAN "SEE" WHY
YOU HAVE BEEN "BANISHED"TO THIS
SMALL PLACE IN FRANCE!
jim
 
Originally posted by jim_l_clifton:
Cougar,
1)You have no "idea" about the "types"
of RESEARCH "THE FELLOWSHIP" DOES!

Speaking for myself, I'm researching how many knives my house can hold before it bursts at the seams. What are you researching?

2)Blues or "6" hard choice!

You're right, that is a hard choice ... better give one to each of them. Or better yet, give them two each!


3)THE NDN FOR DISASTERS,"ARE YOU NUTS"

Well, of course ... but what does that have to do with it? It's Yvsa who you should give khukuris in case the stock market crashes, not me ... naturally no one would trust me for that, I'm nuts....

5)"ADDICT"? ME??EVERYONE KNOWS BOUT ME!

Yep.
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6)NOW YOU! EVERYONE CAN "SEE" WHY
YOU HAVE BEEN "BANISHED"TO THIS
SMALL PLACE IN FRANCE!

I wasn't banished ... not exactly ... I came here to conquer the planet ... only I lost my speech. It started out "Your weapons are useless against us. All your base are belong to us" ... that's all I can remember....

All your base are belong to us



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-Cougar :{)
Use of Weapons
 
I'd better explain that.... The first part of that movie is the introduction to a badly translated video game. There are a lot of badly translated video games around, but when that one came out it struck some people as funny, especially the line, "All your base are belong to us" -- although in my opinion there are several equally funny lines in it, such as "Someone set up us the bomb" and "You have no chance to survive make your time ha ha ha" ... I have no idea what that means, but it strikes me funny ... maybe one of our Japanese members can figure out what that was supposed to mean and give us a better translation? Or maybe that would only spoil it....

That video game came out a few years ago and the line "All your base are belong to us" has been kicking around ever since ... but now suddenly it's everywhere -- all over the net and even in real life ... it was featured in a Foxtrot comic strip recently ... I might as well post a link to that, too ... taken from http://www.ucomics.com/

Foxtrot March 21

Anyway, don't give your khukuris to Jim; that would only feed his addiction. Give your khukuris to Blues or Ghost for law enforcement, or to Yvsa in case the stock market crashes, or to me to help my research -- those are all worthy causes....


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-Cougar :{)
Use of Weapons


[This message has been edited by Cougar Allen (edited 03-18-2001).]
 
Uncle,
See #5, it answers"everything"!"NUTS"!
Plus he ia now "trying" to conduct 1"RESEARCH", I HAVEN'T SANCTIONED THAT!LOL
jim
 
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