Received my 15'' HI Ang Khola

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cuphead

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Very pleased with my purchase, I've been running around the house all morning pretending to be Major Payne.

However 1 of the little blades that came with the AK has no grind, it's a simple rectangular piece of metal jammed into horn. which disappointed me a bit. and I expected the AK to be slightly sharper, but I passed under the belt a couple minutes ago and it has a pretty nasty edge now... Almost Screaming: I hope your fingers slip off the horn and gets a taste of me HAR HAR HAR..(pirate style)

Overall I'm very pleased for the price. This is my first Khukri but definitely wont be the last!

Tomorrow I'm going cross country skiing and I can't wait to feed nature to it.

A++++

I also love the size and sheath, very convenient and practical. fits in my shoulder bag and with no ends sticking out, just screaming for me to bring it along everywhere I go, and I probably will!:D:D
 
Cuphead, the "knife" that you say has a rectangular blade is called the chakma, and is used to steel the edge of the khuk, kind of like a butcher's steel.
Having said that, realize that some of the the chakmas are too soft to really do a good job at it.
 
Congrats Cuphead:D

The dull one is supposed to be dull. It is called a chakma and is used to burnish the side of the blade to touch up the edge after a little chopping. Think of it as a tiny smooth-sided butcher's steel. Sometimes they come too soft to really make a difference in the sharpening, but they are traditional. Sometimes you get lucky and they come hard enough to use efficiently.

Enjoy your khuk...and check out the safety thread please;)

D'oh the Aardvark beat me to it;)
 
Ohh I see..:jerkit:

Well now I'm entirely pleased with the khuk, this had me a little upset this morning trying to think how I could prepare game with the chakma.. haha

overall 9.5/10

the -.5 is for a couple imperfections here and there, but I actually have come to like them, since they do make my khuk unique in that fashion.

Almost makes me wanna run out and buy it a tiffany diamond and ask it's horn in marriage.
 
cuphead said:
Ohh I see..:jerkit:

Well now I'm entirely pleased with the khuk, this had me a little upset this morning trying to think how I could prepare game with the chakma.. haha
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But see you kept a cool head and asked about it and it all worked out so the chakma was good for your karma;):D:o

But not to be confused with your chakras

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hollowdweller said:
But see you kept a cool head and asked about it and it all worked out so the chakma was good for your karma;):D:o

But not to be confused with your chakras

ChakraDiagram.jpg
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Yeah, but why does the dude have a yield sign over his unmentionables?...sorry, it's Friday and I wanna go home:p:D
 
cuphead said:
Well now I'm entirely pleased with the khuk, this had me a little upset this morning trying to think how I could prepare game with the chakma.. haha

overall 9.5/10

the -.5 is for a couple imperfections here and there, but I actually have come to like them, since they do make my khuk unique in that fashion.
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Those imperfections are what you get from a handmade blade like these are. I actually prefer that to one that looks like it was laser cut from sheet stock and ground by a machine. It's really endearing. Plus thin kof it, you'rs is the only one EXACTLY like it. EWach HI blade you get is indeed a one-off custom blade. I love them!

One other note on the chakma: If it's hard enough (some are, some aren't) it can also be used to strike a firesteel.
 
Cpl Punishment said:
Those imperfections are what you get from a handmade blade like these are. I actually prefer that to one that looks like it was laser cut from sheet stock and ground by a machine. It's really endearing. Plus thin kof it, you'rs is the only one EXACTLY like it. EWach HI blade you get is indeed a one-off custom blade. I love them!
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That sentiment resonates with me as well. My collection had evolved from production to handmade knives. Knives that are made by one person from start to finish have much more character. A jet cut blank that is "hand assembled" doesn't have the character of a knife who's maker was involved with every step of it's creation.

Not only are they highly functional but they are works of art as well. The epitome of the Nepalese knife. The khukuri fully embodies the spirit of it's origin and people.
 
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