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As I mentioned in the other thread, the second FF on the special "too heavy" order arrived a bit ago. I was worried as hell, but needlessly as it turns out. First time I can recall that 2-day "priority" took 5 days to make the trip! Dan had mentioned that one of them (that ArchAngel snagged) was Chandan handled, and the other another kind of wood. I asked for the second one, as I already have several red chandan pieces, but it appears that the two are identical in that regard. The handles look the same to me; no problem as I love that wood anyway, so it was just a miscommunication (unless there's a 3rd one of these guys out there?)
I didn't measure this to the extent that Archangel did, but I'm sure his width and other specs are very close to mine. The knife (by Bura) is 21 3/4" long, and weighs 29.3 ounces, or 1.347 oz. per inch. The handle is done very well, no loose buttcap thank goodness (although I did not do the side-loading test that AA did that caused his handle to shift a bit, just chopped a bit on a 2X4 with good results), and in all respects seems to be pretty much a twin to the other.
I compared it to the original 49.5 ounce horn handled Kumar Foxes Folly, and took some pics. The 20 ounce weight variance makes a huge difference, not to mention that the new one _seems_ much longer, but in fact is only about 1" longer than the original. It has been sharpened very well and is a real slicer. The blade is one of those that feels almost alive, and I'm sure most of you know what I mean. I ran a file quickly down the edge and it sounded like little bells or wind chimes ringing. I re-read ArchAngels post and he mentioned the same thing on his. Like him, I don't know of another khuk I have that sounds this melodic when touched to metal, although the New Kobra I got last year is close.
The karda and chakma are finished plain, whereas on the old FF the chakma had the cap rounded and carved. Not a big deal, but it would have been a nice touch here as well.
This is a very nice knife, but I am really looking forward to a lighter model with a shorter blade within the original specs that we asked for. I followed Yvsa's lead and ordered 2 of the new run, so should end up (I hope) with a smaller brother to this guy. Hopefully the Kami's will adjust the final models based on the input they have been given so far, but as Uncle used to say, they seem to do pretty much as they like!
Regards,
Norm
P.S. I'll never be a good photographer until I handle the light better, but in any case the difference in the spine widths is remarkable, as is kind of shown in pic #3. I figured Bruise would appreciate the reading material in the picture!
I didn't measure this to the extent that Archangel did, but I'm sure his width and other specs are very close to mine. The knife (by Bura) is 21 3/4" long, and weighs 29.3 ounces, or 1.347 oz. per inch. The handle is done very well, no loose buttcap thank goodness (although I did not do the side-loading test that AA did that caused his handle to shift a bit, just chopped a bit on a 2X4 with good results), and in all respects seems to be pretty much a twin to the other.
I compared it to the original 49.5 ounce horn handled Kumar Foxes Folly, and took some pics. The 20 ounce weight variance makes a huge difference, not to mention that the new one _seems_ much longer, but in fact is only about 1" longer than the original. It has been sharpened very well and is a real slicer. The blade is one of those that feels almost alive, and I'm sure most of you know what I mean. I ran a file quickly down the edge and it sounded like little bells or wind chimes ringing. I re-read ArchAngels post and he mentioned the same thing on his. Like him, I don't know of another khuk I have that sounds this melodic when touched to metal, although the New Kobra I got last year is close.
The karda and chakma are finished plain, whereas on the old FF the chakma had the cap rounded and carved. Not a big deal, but it would have been a nice touch here as well.
This is a very nice knife, but I am really looking forward to a lighter model with a shorter blade within the original specs that we asked for. I followed Yvsa's lead and ordered 2 of the new run, so should end up (I hope) with a smaller brother to this guy. Hopefully the Kami's will adjust the final models based on the input they have been given so far, but as Uncle used to say, they seem to do pretty much as they like!
Regards,
Norm
P.S. I'll never be a good photographer until I handle the light better, but in any case the difference in the spine widths is remarkable, as is kind of shown in pic #3. I figured Bruise would appreciate the reading material in the picture!
but the handle on this Malla is amazing work and the knife balances like you would not believe!
