Sirupate arrived today (pictures to come)

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My 15" Sirupate arrived today. Here are my first impressions.

First, I expected a kukuri to be heavier. When the post office worker brought me the box, I lifted it from the counter expecting much more weight. I nearly threw the box over my head because the whole thing was so light. I opened the box in the car just to be sure.

I didn't really open and look at the kukuri until I came home, and I am amazed at the beauty.

I didn't expect to like the idea of the karda and chakma, but they are nice little tools as well.

Yangdu recommended a 15" knife based on my size, and I agree that this size knife will just look more natural on a guy my size. I might still go back and pick up a 12" blem because a slightly smaller knife would be easier to keep in my coat during the winter. I might also pick up a larger one at some point as well.

I'm curious about the oil that I see on the blade. If that oil is good enough for shipping, I'm guessing that oil would be a good long-term preservative. What do you recommend?

The handle is horn. Do I need to do anything to treat the handle?
 
Sirupati's are one of the lighter models.
Like most things any oil will do on the blade, just need to keep it oiled. I don't know what the oil they use is but most knives I've gotten were swimming in the stuff which is good. It's a long ways from Nepal to Reno and then to it's final and forever home.

I use auto paste wax on my knives that don't get used often. I use Macguires mostly because that's what I had on hand. Liked it on my cars back in the days when I used to wax cars.

I just use Ballistol on horn handles and blades too for users. It's main ingredient is mineral oil which is good for most everything. If you got a horse (I have two) and have hoof flex, that's good stuff.
Don't need it often, just have to keep the horn hydrated.
I think the bad thing for horn in working with it is heat. Should be a big issue unless you leave your knife on the dashboard of your Studebaker down in Arizona especially right now, it's durn hot down there. I asked a friend down there how hot it was and he said it was damn hot!

Take care of your khuk and it will take care of you, like most things in life.
 
The linked instructions are pretty good. I'm planning to use my newly purchased blades for dirty work (chopping back vines and brush around my yard), clean and dry with a cost of mineral oil is my approach. I've also read that a good mineral oil soak is good for the blade, handle, and traditional scabbard.
 
Bawanna said:
. . . down in Arizona especially right now, it's durn hot down there. I asked a friend down there how hot it was and he said it was damn hot!
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Only a comfy 96 here. Not like the brain broiling 113 degrees in Phoenix right now.
 
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Explaining these images is pointless because everyone here knows more about what I'm showing than I do. As I said previously, my first impression is that this knife is beautiful.
 
The two best blade protectant against corrosion I have found are Froglube and Eezox. Froglube if you need something food safe otherwise Eezox is best. Hooflex is best for horn handles.

Your Sirupate is very beautiful, lightest blade by the inch HI makes, very cool.
 
I use mineral oil on all my khuks horn or wood, it seems to be one of the best remedies to re-hydrate your handle. It is also very economical. I usually soak a full day or two. When you take out your horn handle you might see colors in it that were not there before you soaked it, mostly whites and gray hues but some times green and reddish hues are in there as well. Its always fun to see the colors that will be there. Give it a shot you wont regret it.
 
The U.B. is marked on all of them in honor of Uncle Bill. The other side is marked with the Kami that made the blade. BUT!!!
Can anyone help identify that Kami's mark? I have the same mark on my BAS and I compared to all the marks in the thread for Kami ID and couldn't really decide whose mark that is?

I also use mineral oil as it's great, it's as cheap as dirt, (cheaper than good dirt actually), and it's totally food safe and wont really stain...it is an oil though so it KINDA can. Just dont rock it on silk if I remember correctly. Or maybe I'm imagining that.

Sure it doesn't last as long as some waxes, but if you're like me you look at your wall/collection at least once or twice a week, inspect them and take them out in rotation for varying needs.
 
I believe it's Ram Kumar but it's not struck very good. I have a little Bowie with a very similar mark that I know is Ram.
 
IMG_9769.JPG Does it match this mark? If so, this is a BAS and Yangdu said in the description the Kami is Ram Lal.
 
There's a lot of Rams lately but I think Ram Lal is correct. Ram Kumar is very similar. My head spins trying to keep track of it.
 
The writing above the Kami mark looks the same.
Just trying to help. I usually take the picture of her description because I don't want to forget the Kami mark.
 
I try to remember to hang tags on mine when the arrive. Some of the smaller ones I don't bother or think I'll remember and then I don't.
Memory is a terrible thing to waste and they didn't waste much on me.
 
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