Rambo IV Machete - HIIMP Version

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teclis22

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Hi guys.

I think to remember HIIMP made a few of the rambo iv machetes as usable knives.

But i cant find anything anymore. Or did i mess things up in my head ?

thanks a lot in advance.

Yours sincerely,
 
I think I saw something similar from an old post, but I don't believe HI has sold any of those in quite some time.
 
The closest HI has come to the Rambo IV knife is the Farm Knife or the Farmcata.
 
For reference:

C.S. Graves said:
Farm knife?

YES!

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One caveat, they have a much thinner edge geometry than a khukuri or sharpened prybar-type knife, but for those that take care when chopping et cetera, the modicum of restraint is well worth the performance... the Farm knife bites deep!

I've been of the opinion that the design is like a klewang bugis on steroids.
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HI Farmcata:

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Thanks Steve for referencing that video. I love a well honed edge. That one in the video, was honed nicely.
 
The maker of that video, C.S.Graves, stops by this forum once in a while. He has some other very short videos featuring Himalayan Imports blades, such as these two:

[video=youtube;wZMGoK6Kt34]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZMGoK6Kt34[/video]

[video=youtube;LM7cqLkpK4Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM7cqLkpK4Y[/video]
 
Pizza Knife?

Ndog, show him your pizza tool...........................
 
Thanks Bawanna, I'll take a peek.

Bawanna, thanks for steering me to the post. Yes, I certainly was amazed by the pizza cutter, quite a work of art really. I'm also duly impressed by our friends Ndog's abilities. Apparently he's quite a talented individual. Of course, not that I thought otherwise before, I'm still kinda new here.
 
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If I could just house train him and get him to wear shoes, he'd be quite a guy. Very talented.
 
Thanks for the kind words fellas! I put some updated pics in that thread and brought it back up. It has patina'd very nicely since then. Check it out.
Yes the Farmcata would make a great pizza knife too. I considered asking Aunti Yangdu if she could make me a fullered Mezzaluna. Wouldnt that be khul! Hmm? Gives me an idea..That would be a fun project.
Forget the shoes Bawanna! I cant do nothin with shoes on.
Funny story. One time I bought me some of them knee high moccasins from a Minetonka Indian trading post and they were really cool. I was on a road trip but i strapped them on just to break them in on the drive home and check em out. I got about thirty minutes out of Houston and started feeling light headed and really funny. Then my vision started to go and was having blackout spots and feeling like I was about to pass out. I had to pull over and let my wife drive. We took off again and I started feeling even worse. Almost blind and nauseated but we kept going. Finally I told her we gotta go to the hospital cause I dont know what the heck is happening to me. Im thinking heart attack because my arms were tingling and some other weird stuff down there was happening? She pulled over and I was going to get out of the van and go walk around some hoping all would be better. First thing I did when we got stopped was untie my boot laces loose and soon as I did that blood just rushed to my head and had a cold rush all over my body. Man I thought i was dead! I pulled the other boot off and same thing. I had them things laced up too tight all the way up to the knees and almost killed myself! Screw that. I went home barefoot and all was fine:D
 
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Ndog, the kind words were my pleasure and the truth. I'd love to agree with you on a fullered Mezzaluna however, I wouldn't know an un-fullered Mezzaluna if it shook my hand. I did a forum search and came up with nada. BTW, do you know the length of your Farmcata's blade and perhaps on the Farm Knife also?
J
 
Bigbore577 said:
Ndog, the kind words were my pleasure and the truth. I'd love to agree with you on a fullered Mezzaluna however, I wouldn't know an un-fullered Mezzaluna if it shook my hand. I did a forum search and came up with nada. BTW, do you know the length of your Farmcata's blade and perhaps on the Farm Knife also?
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Oh sorry was going on a blabberfest there and fergot...back to ya. ...Its 10.45" Thats blade length. Handle is 6.35".

BB: A Mezzaluna is a large curved knife with a handle on each side. Its a two handed knife with a handle on each end like a draw knife. If you could imagine a draw knife but the edge is on the other side so you can rock it across food subject matter on a cutting board. They are really effective for processing quantities of food. Otherwise one might be inclined to use a chef's knife. They are used in Italian restaurants because you can whack through a pizza or full length stromboli in no time.
 
Guess what, I have one but, didn't know it by name. It's a smaller one, not near big enought for a pizza. I bought it to try but, after decades with a chef's knife in restaurant work i didn't care much for it. The wife took a shining to it though and rocks veggies into the proper size in no time. Good thing, she can't handle a chef's knife worth a darn. Truth be told, I'd be like Twiggy if she did the cooking, she doesn't like to cook so much but, she makes up for it in many other ways. Me on the other hand, love to cook. Anyway, thanks for the help with the blade lengths and I believe a large fullered Mezzaluna would be the cat's meow.
J
 
Bigbore577 said:
Guess what, I have one but, didn't know it by name. It's a smaller one, not near big enought for a pizza. I bought it to try but, after decades with a chef's knife in restaurant work i didn't care much for it. The wife took a shining to it though and rocks veggies into the proper size in no time. Good thing, she can't handle a chef's knife worth a darn. Truth be told, I'd be like Twiggy if she did the cooking, she doesn't like to cook so much but, she makes up for it in many other ways. Me on the other hand, love to cook. Anyway, thanks for the help with the blade lengths and I believe a large fullered Mezzaluna would be the cat's meow.
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No prob man! Im trying to figure out what I need to do to make one and already decided im going to do it myself. You already know there's crappy mezzalunas and theres good ones. Balance and ergonomics is all. Im sure the Kamis could do it but it would be pretty dang confusing to them having two Thamar handles on each end pointing the wrong way and...well you might could imagine the logistics of this. My wife hates to cook but I hate to work 40 hours a week so we have a symbiotic relationship in that sense. She's gotten pretty good at it in fact. Good enough that i actually eat her cookin now:rolleyes: I had to teach her tho. Before we married it was grilled cheese sandwiches and macaroni and cheese for the kids and she had to decide what she was going to eat: What she just cooked for the kids, or what i cooked for us cause i sure wasnt eatin kid food. Since I cant get her to go to work then I guess ill keep workin and she can do the cookin. Ill keep her knives sharp tho!
 
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