Questions for Yvsa

We are all looking forward to pix, Yvsa.

The kamis are at work on a coupel of old style foward curving models right now. I wonder if they will match our design here? We'll see and it should be interesting.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ
 
YVSA,
You are quite right about the 'drop'. One of the fastest ways to identify a very old khukuri is by this 'drop', even more so then handle size. An old handle will always have a very pronounced curve regardless of length or width. I think the pictures will show you that.
These old blades with no shoulder evolved into the more traditional pieces with a stronger and straighter spine. There has to be an evolutionary reason for that and I will be anxious to read the test comparisons to hear what our experts think.
I better wish you a "Happy Birthday" or suffer the consequences of some indin curse. Send me an email directly with your address and I will get some pictures shot and developed this weekend. One set for you, one set for Howard for the FAQ and posting.


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JP
 
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Thanks again John.
I just sent my home address to you.

Do you mean the even older khukuris say 500 years have more "drop" than one 200 years? That's interesting to say the least. Also what do you mean by the "shoulder?"

The testing should be very interesting. QL and me have talked about this a bit.
As has been mentioned about the Forward Curving models the "sweet spot" is narrower and yet seems to pack more of a wallop when it connects.
I find my GRS
much more accurate in hitting the exact spot I want than the regular models.
That makes it much more pleasant to use for me and it doesn't require as much effort
to get the job done.
I believe one around 2 Lbs would be even more comfortable to use.

An interesting thing about pounding red hot steel is that the steel curves automatically when hit along the entire edge. If I remember right it curves the opposite way than a khukuri does. ie. the edge is on the opposite side. It has been a long time since I have done that though and my memory is faulty on some things that far back that I didn't do a lot of.
The springs I worked with about 4 -5 years later were much thicker and wider than the files we used in school and I just formed the edge with a hammer on them. They didn't curve as wildly as the files.

There is no curse that I know of about B'days.
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Now other things.... (vbeseg)
Mr. Mooney wrote some interestng material in the back of his Cherokee book.
One of those Ceremonies was modified and I used it to marry my brother and his bride
in a traditional manner.
Her Tsalagi was better than my bros, so I don't really know what spirits he might have invoked. I believe he was nervous and was trying o hurry too much. I could guess, but.... hehehehe.

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"Know your own bone, gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it again."

'Thoreau'

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Yvsa, if we are lucky you can use the kamis rendition to make your wood prototype.

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. Appealed to my engineer's sense of humor.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 03-04-2000).]
 
YVSA,
The 'shoulder' is the point on the spine of the blade where the curve starts. It is usually (not always) right above the end of the fuller.
I just finished measuring some old khukuris and as usual the drop isn't neccesarily the key in determining age, but it helps (I know, I just contradicted my previous statement...darn knives. Impossible to classify).
It does appear that the older the knife the more pronounced the curve and lack of a 'shoulder'. Hopefully some of the pix I'm sending will make it to the forum so this makes more sense. But you will also see exceptions to that rule too...darn knives.

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JP
 
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