One village model and it's a beauty -- pix.

I got in a couple of shipments this week and have been busy sending back orders. Of the village models I saved the best until last and this is the only one left. This khukuri was made in shop 2 by one of the village kamis on the payroll. He had the equipment to polish it out and did -- the overall finish is very good. This knife is 14 inches overall, 3/8 inch thick, 2 inches wide and weighs one pound. The edge took a few hairs off my leg -- not quite razor sharp but anybody except maybe me could bring the edge to razor in less than a minute. Scabbard is excellent. Only flaw is a couple of fold lines from forging which means very little on village knives. And, karda and chakma have rough finished handles. This knife will go with full HI guarantee. Price is $65 and I will pay shipping. First personal email to me takes this khukuri to its new home.

For whatever it might be worth this village kami has impressed me.

Uncle Bill

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I am truely, full blown HIKV positive!!!

Is there a cure? Perhaps an HIKV benefit concert to fid the cure?

Mike
 
That's gorgeous! You can easily sell as many of those as that kami wants to make! If selling a bunch of those would help the cash flow, I'd say go for it. I see no danger at all that they wouldn't sell -- and fast. I do understand that they are not the "standard" HI models and are not finished to the usual HI levels, but in some ways, that is just an additional attraction.


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Paul Neubauer
prn@bsu.edu

 
You are right, Paul. This one went in about 30 minutes. I got in about a half dozen villagers yesterday and will try to get some info up later today. Two were made by a village kami in shop 2 and he got them polished up pretty good for a guy who had never used power tools before.

Uncle Bill
 
Well, I got the village model on Tuesday. Uncle Bill, you are nothing if not prompt!! It is truely a beauty. Very nicely polished. Almost as good as my shop 2 BAS. The handle is georgeous! The wood is very nicely finished and well figured. Balance is excellant. After thrashing about with my 15" AK this one feels like a featherweight. I did a little bit of light chopping with it today and it presented no surprises. This should make for a very useful all purpose tool.

Uncle Bill, you said that this was made by a shop 2 kami. Do you know if he used spring steel and if it is zone hardened or not?
He is obviously very skilled as this is truely the most beautiful village model I've yet to see. Anyone looking for a truely top notch village khurkri should keep their eyes peeled for this man's work. Outstanding!!!

Thank you for the prompt delivery and the trust Uncle Bill. Your check hit the mail yesterday. As always, it is truely a unique pleasure doing business with you. Now, I think I hear a 20" AK calling my name.......

Mike
 
Thanks for feedback. Steel is almost certainly spring. That's all they use in shop 2.

The village kamis tend to get more of the blade hardened and the differential is not as apparent. They figure the knife may be used to do some hammering so they try to get it up to a hardness over most of the flat of the blade that will stand up to this treatment. It is a knife that is not going to break easily.

Uncle Bill

[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 08 July 1999).]
 
I took it out for a bit of heavy chopping yesterday. Edge retention is very good. It hacked up some 1x6 boards like they were nothing. I then tried it on my "chopping tree". It is a very large very old standing dead maple tree. It is quite tough! Obviously the village model does not chop as well as the AK but it does a pretty respectable job. Unfortunately it transfers a large amount of shock directly to my pinkey which can get fairly painful. It seems to be caused by the extreme taper at the base of the handle. This problem only seems to occur when I am using it against exceptionally hard targets. Perhaps I'll recontour the handle and see if that helps.

Mike
 
Mike, maybe a couple of turns of tape like that used on tennis racket handles might help.

Uncle Bill
 
I took the dremel and some sandpaper to the handle and recontoured it until my pinkie stopped hurting. I only get the occasional jolt now and then and only when I do really strenuous chopping. You barely notice the differencein the shape of the handle.

I attempted to drive the blade through the top of an old desk today. I didn't realize there was a layer of metal under the top of the desk! The tip deformed very slightly and I think that a few minutes with my stone will have it right as rain in no time. Tough little sucker, that village model!!
 
Restored the tip in about 4 minutes. Good as new!!
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Mike
 
Good news. Do you know what type metal was encountered going through the desk? Cliff stabbed repeated holes into the roof of a junk car with his villager with no damage.

Uncle Bill
 
No, I don't. It was one of those old metal desks with the heavy rubberized coating on the top. The desks are all but indestructable! Fortunately their owners picked them up from my newly aquired property and I don't have to deal with them any more. The damage was VERY minimal. Don't know why I tried to do it in the first place.
I knew there was metal under there. Temporary brain seizure! The blade is no worse for the wear.

Mike
 
Thanks for update, Matt. I was a bit concerned but not anymore.

You stabbed the desk because it was there! It is good therapy.

Uncle Bill
 
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