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Yesterday I received my Gelbu Special and LVK Khuks. This is my first Gelbu, and I'd never seen an LVK before, so I had to add one of those to the collection.
My new current problem is deciding which one to play with more!
The gelbu I think has become my new favorite for a fighter - the fullers [almost hollow ground looking] give it the unique, striking appearance like a chitlangi, that also funtion as a way of making the blade lighter and faster to swing, yet not too relieved as it still retains enough weight to do a surprisingly large amount of chopping work. I would define this model as probably THE best "all around" model - For me - in that it works fantastic as a self defense fighter and yet still stands ready to help make camp, prepare and make a fire, or whatever other activity might be calle dupon it in a camping or survival situation. It will never have the raw power that a Chirowa AK will as its no where near that massive, so I won't be felling any trees with it, but it is more than adequate for everyday type activities and very fast in the hand. I think of it as a fighter thats work ready. I believe this will be replacing my Chitlangi, and I'm working on making a new rig for it - I hope to finish it and have pics up within a week to two.
The LVK was a knife I was buyng because A) I didn't have one, and B) I would thought it would make a nice user/beater. Well, I was partially right - its a heck of a user, and it will certianly take a beating if asked to. The unpolished side flats give it an appearance of "been there, done that, heck I designed the t-shirt" that one might expect of a Khuk that someone made 20 years ago and used everyday humping it through the bush. I was expectig it to just have a "rough" look, but instead it has a rustic "been there done that" look immediately grabbed my attention. I found yse;f coming back to it time and again. The ebst way for em to describe this is like finding that rough, well worn tool that someone has - its not the prettyest and was never meant to be, but someone must have thought an awful lot of that tool to use it so much, and then when you use it you suddenly see why it was used so much. I RALLy like this as a working khukm and heartily give it a recomendation. Weight/blade shape wise it really reminds me of perhaps a ganga ram that someone has used for 20 years. I can totally see myself buying more of thee for friends!
I have to commend Ms. Yangdu and the Kami's - I'm not sure what has changed or what si being done differantly, but these two khuks are the sharpest ones I've ever received out of the box. Edge hardness and shape was perfect and required nothing from me.
Thank you to everyone at HI Nepal and also to Ms. Yangdu,without whom none of this is possible. As always, I encourage everyone to add a 5 spot or so to thier order for the Kami fund. That $5 that means skipping that double latte at starbucks means food for days, or much needed medicine for their children. The feeling of knwoing of bettered thier lives lasts longer than the coffe for me anyways.
In closing - If you dont have either one of these and were considering one, run - don't walk - to the HI store and get one... or two...
My new current problem is deciding which one to play with more!
The gelbu I think has become my new favorite for a fighter - the fullers [almost hollow ground looking] give it the unique, striking appearance like a chitlangi, that also funtion as a way of making the blade lighter and faster to swing, yet not too relieved as it still retains enough weight to do a surprisingly large amount of chopping work. I would define this model as probably THE best "all around" model - For me - in that it works fantastic as a self defense fighter and yet still stands ready to help make camp, prepare and make a fire, or whatever other activity might be calle dupon it in a camping or survival situation. It will never have the raw power that a Chirowa AK will as its no where near that massive, so I won't be felling any trees with it, but it is more than adequate for everyday type activities and very fast in the hand. I think of it as a fighter thats work ready. I believe this will be replacing my Chitlangi, and I'm working on making a new rig for it - I hope to finish it and have pics up within a week to two.
The LVK was a knife I was buyng because A) I didn't have one, and B) I would thought it would make a nice user/beater. Well, I was partially right - its a heck of a user, and it will certianly take a beating if asked to. The unpolished side flats give it an appearance of "been there, done that, heck I designed the t-shirt" that one might expect of a Khuk that someone made 20 years ago and used everyday humping it through the bush. I was expectig it to just have a "rough" look, but instead it has a rustic "been there done that" look immediately grabbed my attention. I found yse;f coming back to it time and again. The ebst way for em to describe this is like finding that rough, well worn tool that someone has - its not the prettyest and was never meant to be, but someone must have thought an awful lot of that tool to use it so much, and then when you use it you suddenly see why it was used so much. I RALLy like this as a working khukm and heartily give it a recomendation. Weight/blade shape wise it really reminds me of perhaps a ganga ram that someone has used for 20 years. I can totally see myself buying more of thee for friends!
I have to commend Ms. Yangdu and the Kami's - I'm not sure what has changed or what si being done differantly, but these two khuks are the sharpest ones I've ever received out of the box. Edge hardness and shape was perfect and required nothing from me.
Thank you to everyone at HI Nepal and also to Ms. Yangdu,without whom none of this is possible. As always, I encourage everyone to add a 5 spot or so to thier order for the Kami fund. That $5 that means skipping that double latte at starbucks means food for days, or much needed medicine for their children. The feeling of knwoing of bettered thier lives lasts longer than the coffe for me anyways.
In closing - If you dont have either one of these and were considering one, run - don't walk - to the HI store and get one... or two...
Those are some keepers you got there. The LVK is an incredible blade. I used mine to do some brush work last weekend and it was a breeze. No dulling no rolling. Just super fast, super fun chopping fun