Pictures of my Chitlangi by Tirtha Kami!

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Neo-Geo

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Wow!

The famed triangular box was waiting for me at home after work. I am incredibly IMPRESSED by my khukuri! The build quality is awesome, the grip wood work is very classy without being overstated, the scabbard is very well made, very solid. Himalayan Imports delivered! I took some pics while I was applying renaissance wax on it just like I use on my katanas. Check it out! Seriously. I am incredibly impressed. It feels like a powerful tool, I wish I could congratulate Tirtha myself for his job. It's hard to explain, but this blade really inspires a lot of respect for the kamis making these, and the great Nepalese tradition behind it. A stellar job!

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The communication with the store was quick and efficient, the shipping and packaging was quick and perfect, it got here in Montreal in less than a week.. Prospective buyers, buy with confidence.

I seriously cannot express how impressed I am by it.
 
Glad to see you excited about it! A sweet blade for sure. Sounds like your contracted HIKV though.
 
That is definitely a prize knife! I have a single fuller by Tirtha in the same length and love it. Congrats to ya! Whats next?:D
 
When you consider the conditions they work under, the supplies/lack thereof where if they need it they must make it out of junk and this is only to begin to make a knife, what they accomplish inspires admiration and awe....even post-earthquake while we would all be sitting in shock and awaiting government relief and a therapist, i bet they are simply making themselves get up and do what must be done, and that long before a new shop fully completed, knives will start dribbling in...

As an fyi to you or anyone else, rather than packaged mystery wax, i started years ago using a simple formula of beeswax, mineral oil and food grade petroleum jelly melted together in a micowave....uses are too numerous to mention and nothing in it to go acidic over time, and beeswax seals found still pliable and undegraded inside pyramids...safe and you know what is in it, the beeswax gives it staying power and good for any surface or material normally waxed or oiled...including skin...i have trusted my Randalls and Colts to it for decades and they go places, best rust preventative this side of a paint job....

Thank you for showing me my next knife....that one simply is an amazing bit of culture with a knife wrapped in it..
 
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I sense the first of many happy endings or beginnings as it were. Beautiful knife for sure and a winner weather it's your first or your 50th.

I've always wondered what the draw was to Renaissance wax was, it's mentioned quite often in protecting quite expensive stuff, guns, knives etc, etc,.

I've never really looked for it and don't recall ever seeing it.
I just use Mcguires paste wax. It seems to make things pretty and keep them that way.

I use Ballistol a lot both on users and wall hangers, but usually keep them waxed as well. Doesn't seem to attract dust, seems to work.

Course I play with them frequently enough that they don't have much chance to start rusting without me knowing it straight away.

Happy new Chitlangi to you. I can feel how jazzed you are about it even over the interweb and that's a good thing.
 
I was not joking....thanks to those wonderful photos, my next knife will certainly be such a local artwork....and useful to the nth-degree.....the photos detail how the embellishment is accomplished and one of the best such seen yet....thank you....i would be excited too...

As for preservatives, formerly people trusted own known ingredient local made consumables, whether hair dressing or soap and were suspicious of whatever came in incomprehensible ingrediented packaging....in the modern factory made consumer society conditioned by massive and relentless advertising, if not a factory manufactured and prepackaged product, most "consumers" give it wide berth as not scientific enough.....strange.....sorry for digression on wonderful knife....if you tire of it, give me a buzz...
 
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Thank you for the many comments! I really appreciate it.

As for the Rennaissance Wax, it seems to be very popular with katana owners, thats how it was recommended to me. Some infos from the wikipedia site:

Renaissance Wax is a brand of microcrystalline wax polish that is widely encountered in antique restoration and museum curation. Although not appropriate for all materials, it is known to and used by almost every collection. It is also used as a primary finish for cabinetry and furniture. Renaissance wax is also used by reenactors of historic swordsmanship to protect armour and weapons. It is widely recognised that this substance is more protective and longer lasting than oil, especially for swords and helmets that are frequently touched by human hands.[1]

To quote a typical commercial supplier of conservation materials, it is used, to revive and protect valuable furniture, leather, paintings, metals, marble, onyx, ivory etc. Freshens colours and imparts a soft sheen.[2]

Wax coatings for conservation are most widely, and least controversially, applied to metals. This has several objectives: to produce a barrier that excludes moisture and oxygen from the metal surface, to ensure against further introduction of contaminating elements by handling, and to provide a protective layer over anti-corrosion undercoatings.

Waxes should not be applied to materials with deliberately loose or powdery surfaces.
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Neo-Geo said:
Thank you for the many comments! I really appreciate it.

As for the Rennaissance Wax, it seems to be very popular with katana owners, thats how it was recommended to me. Some infos from the wikipedia site:
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The RenWax is a staple of the Randall Made Knife collecting world as well...
 
Great pix and post, thank you for sharing
 
Congrats on a gorgeous knife Neo-geo and welcome to HIKV, the virus isn't fatal but it is life long in most of us :D I also have a couple of katanas though fewer these days than when I had my largest collection. I find Ren wax does a good job for what it is used for, show pieces that may be handled but not used. If you plan this to be a user khuk then Ren is the wrong choice but if it is an addition to a collection for display you will be perfectly happy with the results of it.

Love the looks of that blade, it just speaks to me. Might have to go fondle a blade or 2 of my own to calm the HIKV a bit until I can afford to look for a new one like yours :)
 
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