Ram Bahadur Bishwakarma special -- one only. Pix.

Thanks for getting us back on the path, goat. There are some who prefer the enclosed cho and I certainly respect this preference and much of the reasoning for it. My own personal preference which is worth nothing to anybody but me ops for the traditional cho of so many meanings.

If you place a special order for any knives from shop 2 you can get the cho of your choice IF YOU SPECIFY.

Uncle Bill
 

Yvsa I am laughing out loud about your great grandma the Cherokee Princess. Of course when you say it it's true, but if it were true for everybody who says that, dayum, that woman got around.

just tzn (and Namaste),
Jeff Paulsen
 
I probably should explain something here.

My maternal Grandmother, Nancy Maryjane Stamper Jones was of Cherokee heritage. She was born in Cherokee Country North Carolina and the "Stamper" in her name signifies the name of her Cherokee ancestors.

When I was born in the depth of the great depression, 1933, my parents were so poor they could not care for me properly so my Grandmother did and although I did not always do as she said she taught me the "right path."

She was truly a Cherokee princess in my eyes then and now and I consider myself a very fortunate boy and man to have had such a woman as a mentor. I loved her more than any person I have run across in this world.

Uncle Bill
 
Why didn`t he make a usable chakma and karda while he was at it?I do not understand, or like, this proclivity to make decorative,traditional tools that have no use.The wee little beggers won`t even stay put. A 4' or better is not falling out.

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I suspect the karda and chakma were actually afterthoughts. Many village kamis supply the khukuri only.

Uncle Bill
 
Hey Ghost!

Yeah, the karda 'n chakma are pretty small. I took 'em out and compared them to the ones from my shop 1 16" WWII. The RB ones were--slightly--larger than the WWII ones, but given the disparity in overall size of the main knives, they are a bit on the wee side.

What makes 'em a bit tough to keep in place is the all-wood sheath coupled with their relative wee-ness.
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There's no leather to stretch like in the HI sheaths, so it's tough to keep them in.

I wonder if they -are- a bit of an afterthought. They are different lengths and thicknesses, their handles are made of different sorts of wood, and they have the most cracks and fold lines I have ever seen. I am confident that a little time with a file and some scotch-brite will clean them up quite nicley, but I may look into making a bit of a project out of it and attempt to replace the karda and chakma with an honest-to-God sgian dubh.

Only problem being, an actual handmade sgian dubh will probably cost as much or even more than the khukuri it would go with!
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-Dave

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"Smooth Bastard..."
 
A note of interest -- the villge kami usually makes knives for his neighbors. If the neighbor has one karda and chakma why does he need more? One decent set is enough for ten khukuris. See the logic?

Uncle Bill
 
Hmm... Makes sense.

Forgot to ask you earlier, Uncle Bill. I was wondering about the diffences between the wood sheath with brass bands and the usual HI sheath of wood wrapped in water buffalo leather.

1. Is it a regional variation from village to village?
OR
2. Is the plain wood more civilian whereas the black leather is more dressy and more "military" ?
OR
3. Am I just talking out of my a$$ again?
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yours,
Dave
 
I am guessing but the guess is there was no leather available.

A scabbard is not always a requirement in the village and many khukuris in use around the farm will have no scabbard at all -- and no karda and chakma. Up at Kami's ranch there are probably a dozen khukuris and maybe one or two might have a scabbard -- somewhere.

Nothing regional or preferential about it -- mostly based on need and what is available.

Uncle Bill

 
So question #3 was the correct one, then...

So kardas, chakmas, and even scabbards are seen as somewhat optional by those who use khukuris the most. Wow.

Maybe from now on I will order all my khukuris -sans- accessories.

Just to make your job more complicated of course, Uncle Bill.

Heh heh heh...

-Dave

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"Smooth Bastard..."
 
Think about it. If you have the khukuri in your hand 8 hours per day why do you need a scabbard?

Uncle Bill
 
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