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Fondleing my new baby long enough to come in here and tell y'all about my 1st. impressions.
hehehehe.
I was sitting here at 3:30 forums time posting in the Ballistol again thread, pretty much resigned to waiting until Monday for my YCS to arrive and there came a familiar knock on the door. It was our Femailman with my YCS!!!!!!!!
My hands were shaking in anticipation of what was in that familiar box and OH MY GAWD It Is Beautiful.
The pix didn't convey all the nuances that this khukuri and its tools has.
The blade spine is almost 3/8" measureing 0.370" and distal tapers from the Sword of Shiva to 0.215 which is almost 7/32" at the edge bevel!!! The edge bevel tapers from 1/4" at the bolster to
about 5/32" or 0.150" one inch below the tip. The best that I can measure the top fuller is about 1/8" thick and the bottom one is about 0.100 or almost 1/32" thinner than the top one.
That is Absolutely ASTOUNDING!!!
Sanu had absolute perfect control when he forged & ground this blade!!!
The blade was sharp with a burr that needed honed off, but before I did that I took it out back and chopped a piece of _Seasoned Elm_
that ran from about 4"dia to 3" dia. I cut it in two with 12 chops at the large end. The only downfall is its almost hollow ground edge which likes to hang up in the seasoned wet wood.
I have a feeling it will work much better on standing wood and will let y'all know when I can about that.
With its dimensions it IS NOT a sharpened pry bar.
I think anyone getting this model needs to be aware of that and Not Use twisting while chopping movements especially if its blade is overly hardened. This khukuri is Very Much like the older ones I have seen and handled.
In comparrison to my WW II 1943 model the YCS is actually a bit lighter!! The YCS comes in just a bit below 1½ Lbs and the WW II comes in a tad over. That fits in with what Uncle Bill got when he weighed it a 1Lb 6oz.
I followed my own instructions about sharpening and they must have worked, because the blade is now Hair Poppin sharp and cuts paper better than my Busse E-BM!!!
I have to get ready and go to the Sweatlodge. I need it as I have much to be thankful for!
Talk to y'all later and will try and answer any questions y'all may have.
Oh, and the "tools" are to die for! More about them later.
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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
........unknown, to me anyway........
Khukuri FAQ
Himalayan Imports Website
Fondleing my new baby long enough to come in here and tell y'all about my 1st. impressions.
hehehehe.
I was sitting here at 3:30 forums time posting in the Ballistol again thread, pretty much resigned to waiting until Monday for my YCS to arrive and there came a familiar knock on the door. It was our Femailman with my YCS!!!!!!!!
My hands were shaking in anticipation of what was in that familiar box and OH MY GAWD It Is Beautiful.
The pix didn't convey all the nuances that this khukuri and its tools has.
The blade spine is almost 3/8" measureing 0.370" and distal tapers from the Sword of Shiva to 0.215 which is almost 7/32" at the edge bevel!!! The edge bevel tapers from 1/4" at the bolster to
about 5/32" or 0.150" one inch below the tip. The best that I can measure the top fuller is about 1/8" thick and the bottom one is about 0.100 or almost 1/32" thinner than the top one.
That is Absolutely ASTOUNDING!!!
Sanu had absolute perfect control when he forged & ground this blade!!!
The blade was sharp with a burr that needed honed off, but before I did that I took it out back and chopped a piece of _Seasoned Elm_
that ran from about 4"dia to 3" dia. I cut it in two with 12 chops at the large end. The only downfall is its almost hollow ground edge which likes to hang up in the seasoned wet wood.
I have a feeling it will work much better on standing wood and will let y'all know when I can about that.
With its dimensions it IS NOT a sharpened pry bar.
I think anyone getting this model needs to be aware of that and Not Use twisting while chopping movements especially if its blade is overly hardened. This khukuri is Very Much like the older ones I have seen and handled.
In comparrison to my WW II 1943 model the YCS is actually a bit lighter!! The YCS comes in just a bit below 1½ Lbs and the WW II comes in a tad over. That fits in with what Uncle Bill got when he weighed it a 1Lb 6oz.
I followed my own instructions about sharpening and they must have worked, because the blade is now Hair Poppin sharp and cuts paper better than my Busse E-BM!!!
I have to get ready and go to the Sweatlodge. I need it as I have much to be thankful for!
Talk to y'all later and will try and answer any questions y'all may have.
Oh, and the "tools" are to die for! More about them later.
------------------
>>>>---¥vsa---->®
"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
........unknown, to me anyway........
Khukuri FAQ
Himalayan Imports Website
