PGA#2 fpr 3/1 -- 20 inch Kobra by Bura.

[Bill Martino]

Here's a 20 inch, 20 ounce Kobra by Bura. The entire rig is perfect. No more to say about it.

We'll deliver this excellent Kobra done by the old master to your door for $75.

Call or email if interested.

 

[Roger Smith]

WoW!
THis'll go fast I bet.

 

[Semper Fi]

Uncle, consider it GTKY

== Semp

 

[Bowie3]

Bill,

E-mail sent - HOPE IT GETS through...I want this...

 

[Bowie3]

Looks like a tie - do we each get one!!!!!

 

[beoram]

[low whistle] - shame I wasn't here sooner...

 

[Bill Martino]

Gone.

 

[BruiseLeee]

But to whom?

 

[Bill Martino]

The protocol is preference to email or call but I've taken care of everybody.

 

[Semper Fi]

Blessings on the computer shack in Reno.

== Semp

 

[Bill Martino]

Maybe we can paraphrase --

Blessings on thee, ancient man
ragged shoes and face of tan (due to sunspots)
And so on

 

[redvenom]

I get the feeling no customer ever goes away without feeling totally delighted with Uncle Bill's business conduct

Andrew Limsk

 

[Bill Martino]

I hope you're right Andy.

 

[SamuraiDave]

I saw 12 replies to this PGA and wondered where the thread traveled to...then I learned that it stayed on target....wierd

 

[spence]

$75 for that knife amazes me. Bargain is an understatement.

S.

 

[Bill Martino]

It truly is a bargain. Less than four bucks per inch for handcrafted perfection.

 

[MauiRob]

It is a heck of a deal

 

[Bill Martino]

It's the very low cost of labor that makes these prices possible and sometimes I feel very guilty about this -- but then I rationalize it all away by thinking about what other Nepali kamis earn -- and to ad icing to the cake I think about what Chinese factory workers earn.

Rome wasn't built in a day -- or even two.

 

[redvenom]

True. For the quality of the work and the immense experiece of the makers, these knives would cost much, much more if made by an American smith. I'm pretty sure I would not be able to afford a khukuri like that even if I could, I'd think twice about chopping down trees with a $1000+ knife...

But, the low prices DO make these great tools available to the average working guy who likes knives. Affordable enough that we can get a couple of them and not be afraid to use them. Even at the standard prices, these knives are an absolute bargain for handmade work. With Pala's 20% discount, they blow all other offerings out of the water.

Yeah! Himalayan Imports, where real khuks are made for real users!

Andrew Limsk

 

[Bill Martino]

The pay is poor but there's a few perks --

Pala visited the thrift stores about twice a week while he was here sorting through clothes for the BirGorkha crew and their families. This is what precipitated the purchase of the biggest suitcase he could find -- and it was very, very heavy when he left.

Some items which stand out in my mind in the assortment of gifts were beads from New Orleans Mardi Gras which the kaminis will fight over. Six T-shirts with Fire Dept. logo from city back east. T-shirt with Texas Instruments logo express mailed to us from a nice nephew down in Texas . Several baseball type caps with various logos (Sanu will grab these.)

In all enough stuff so that everybody gets at least one gift (remembering Kesar has 20 people!!!!!!) and some will get more

In addition $500 cash to be distributed at Pala's discretion (based on both worth and need) which was generated right here on this forum and a couple of hundred sent personally by me.

It'll be Christmas in Nepal in a week or two!!!!