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I have been REALLY unimpressed with any of Cold Steel's offerings for Khukuri. I'd take the RBK in a heartbeat, or failing that, a Himalayan Imports. Or, of course, one of my own.

And speaking of chopping, just got this guy handled:

 
Whats the steel on that one Crimson?

Sweet hatchet bro!

I want to run a full sized hawk that is the same exact design as the hex hawk. Obviously the cutouts wouldnt be functional then but i think it would look cool.

But man.... That would be a lot more hand filing than on the minis LOL
 
I still think my favorite CS is the Recon Scout. Burly little bowie. Mines barely seen any use at all... mostly BNIB! ;)



And I think we can all agree that RBK is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
 
worldwood said:
Whats the steel on that one Crimson?

Sweet hatchet bro!

I want to run a full sized hawk that is the same exact design as the hex hawk. Obviously the cutouts wouldnt be functional then but i think it would look cool.

But man.... That would be a lot more hand filing than on the minis LOL
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Unless you left the cut outs the same size...
 
Looks like we have more snow coming in for the weekend. I personally don't mind it so much, but all the salt that folks are using on the sidewalks is hard on the dogs' paws. :(
 
Chameleonbear said:
Unless you left the cut outs the same size...
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Yea but then it wouldnt look right LOL

I just like the design.. yea i know im bias.... But id like one scaled up to about 15-17"

Already mentioned it to my waterjet guy, I plan to do it eventually, when i do it i will run either 2 or 4.. I would run 1.... But 1 is just not cost efficient when you calculate in the CAD fees, cut fees, and due to the design there would be a lot of waste from the steel doing one. Id end up paying nearly the same for 1 as i would for 2...

But.... im not starting anymore projects until i get moved and situated. I have a couple ideas to bring to life then.. But these 60 little hex hawks are keeping me more than busy, then i have a surgery next month, then I move in July... Dont want to start stuff i cant finish.
 
crimsonfalcon07 said:
I have been REALLY unimpressed with any of Cold Steel's offerings for Khukuri. I'd take the RBK in a heartbeat, or failing that, a Himalayan Imports. Or, of course, one of my own.

And speaking of chopping, just got this guy handled:

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I can be there to pick it up within 3 hours, depending on traffic.

I've never handled a HI or a CS kukri (other than CS' kukri machete) but the Ontario Kukri is pretty good. Can't wait for the RBK.

I would really like to get a Trailmaster but they're not cheap and everyone says they don't chop as well as a BK9. I've thought about buying one of those Mtech knockoffs.
 
gmoneyluv said:
Looks like we have more snow coming in for the weekend. I personally don't mind it so much, but all the salt that folks are using on the sidewalks is hard on the dogs' paws. :(
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:thumbdn: Please don't remind me :( I don't want anymore!
 
crimsonfalcon07 said:
I have been REALLY unimpressed with any of Cold Steel's offerings for Khukuri.
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Me too. They're OK I guess, but they're mostly "khuk-shaped" machetes... which doesn't impress me at all. I have not gotten my hands on the heavy one WW mentioned; that might be better. I don't know.

crimsonfalcon07 said:
...a Himalayan Imports...
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Don't believe the hype. After reading about them and dang near buying one for years, I had an opportunity to re-handle one.

I was deeply disappointed by it. The steel was soft as mud, the grinds were just plain awful, and the fit/finish was what one might kindly call "flea-market quality". One good thing was, it was easy to tear down... two drilling procedures through the aluminum "bolts" holding it together and it fell clean apart, exposing all the rust underneath. It took longer to clean the gunk out of my drill's flutes than it did to dis-assemble it.

It was a huge PITA to put new scales on it simply because the tang was so crooked and wobbled and uneven and just generally wrong that I couldn't even find a straight line or plane from which to start. If I had re-ground it straight and true, there would have been almost nothing left :grumpy: Silver lining? I learned to use neoprene liners to fill in all the horrific gaps and sent it back out with a handle I wasn't completely ashamed of.

All history and "legends" aside, my professional opinion is that when you pay people in third-world countries a couple dollars a week to cobble stuff together out of old rusty leaf-springs... you kinda get what you paid for.

I'll say this much, though... the deep scratches all over it were buffed real shiny, and it was damn sure easy to sharpen. :rolleyes:
 
james terrio said:
Me too. They're OK I guess, but they're mostly "khuk-shaped" machetes... which doesn't impress me at all. I have not gotten my hands on the heavy one WW mentioned; that might be better. I don't know.



Don't believe the hype. After reading about them and dang near buying one for years, I had an opportunity to re-handle one.

I was deeply disappointed by it. The steel was soft as mud, the grinds were just plain awful, and the fit/finish was what one might kindly call "flea-market quality". One good thing was, it was easy to tear down... two drilling procedures through the aluminum "bolts" holding it together and it fell clean apart, exposing all the rust underneath. It took longer to clean the gunk out of my drill's flutes than it did to dis-assemble it.

It was a huge PITA to put new scales on it simply because the tang was so crooked and wobbled and uneven and just generally wrong that I couldn't even find a straight line or plane from which to start. If I had re-ground it straight and true, there would have been almost nothing left :grumpy: Silver lining? I learned to use neoprene liners to fill in all the horrific gaps and sent it back out with a handle I wasn't completely ashamed of.

All history and "legends" aside, my professional opinion is that when you pay people in third-world countries a couple dollars a week to cobble stuff together out of old rusty leaf-springs... you kinda get what you paid for.

I'll say this much, though... the deep scratches all over it were buffed real shiny, and it was damn sure easy to sharpen. :rolleyes:
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Oh man, I feel a shark attack coming on....
 
Just last week in the chat room James was going on and on all about a fully jimped HI kukri, Going as far as saying it was the best thing ever.... I almost believed him until i smelled the peanut butter remains on my mustache.. AT that point reality hit me like a brick in the face and i knew he must just be drunk again.

:D

I have never used ANY kukri or kukri like knives.. Closest i have gotten is the machax. So i have no idea how the Ghurka would perform.... But i like the specs. I do have the ontario khukri on the way so i will soon get to see how that one performs anyways.
 
worldwood said:
Just last week in the chat room James was going on and on all about a fully jimped HI kukri, Going as far as saying it was the best thing ever.... I almost believed him until i smelled the peanut butter remains on my mustache.. AT that point reality hit me like a brick in the face and i knew he must just be drunk again.

:D

I have never used ANY kukri or kukri like knives.. Closest i have gotten is the machax. So i have no idea how the Ghurka would perform.... But i like the specs. I do have the ontario khukri on the way so i will soon get to see how that one performs anyways.
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The Ontario Kuk Its actually not a bad knife, but it needs the edge thinned if yours is anything like mine WW.
The Cold Steel LTC Kukri, that they dont make anymore is actually pretty damn nice, but like I said, they arent making it anymore. I am super excited about the RBK !
 
james terrio said:
Me too. They're OK I guess, but they're mostly "khuk-shaped" machetes... which doesn't impress me at all. I have not gotten my hands on the heavy one WW mentioned; that might be better. I don't know.



Don't believe the hype. After reading about them and dang near buying one for years, I had an opportunity to re-handle one.

I was deeply disappointed by it. The steel was soft as mud, the grinds were just plain awful, and the fit/finish was what one might kindly call "flea-market quality". One good thing was, it was easy to tear down... two drilling procedures through the aluminum "bolts" holding it together and it fell clean apart, exposing all the rust underneath. It took longer to clean the gunk out of my drill's flutes than it did to dis-assemble it.
It was a huge PITA to put new scales on it simply because the tang was so crooked and wobbled and uneven and just generally wrong that I couldn't even find a straight line or plane from which to start. If I had re-ground it straight and true, there would have been almost nothing left :grumpy: Silver lining? I learned to use neoprene liners to fill in all the horrific gaps and sent it back out with a handle I wasn't completely ashamed of.

All history and "legends" aside, my professional opinion is that when you pay people in third-world countries a couple dollars a week to cobble stuff together out of old rusty leaf-springs... you kinda get what you paid for.

I'll say this much, though... the deep scratches all over it were buffed real shiny, and it was damn sure easy to sharpen. :rolleyes:
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Could you post a picture of it?
 
tradewater said:
I think Kipling would sound good with a Kentucky accent. I'm going to try this.
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So what's funny is, Frost and his contemporaries used to go out and do public readings, and Dartmouth (iirc) has a collection of recordings of Robert Frost - a little of which I heard on the local NPR some months ago. Apparently, he was a lot like a musician might be now, trying to get his poetry out there so the people would buy it. It struck me because I guess I mostly thought of him as a recluse. ...but to hear his voice with that NH accent....really fascinating.
 
iwouldhurtafly said:
Was just looking at KC's 2015 preorders and saw some interesting stuff... Simple carbon steel designs coming out of crkt, kinda interesting. Benchmade is releasing some simple 1095 woods blades with plastic handles and leather sheaths for around 100 bucks. A Bowie and a (if I remember) Bolo, they remind me a lot of a BK9/BK4. Little more interesting... But I think the most interesting is the CPM 3V Master Hunter from Cold Steel for around a Benjamin. Definitely going to have to check that out... Also hopefully the Becker Khuk, and some KA-BAR EK will be available soon....
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This one caught my eye, would be even better if it was CarbonV, or better yet, 3V. (BTW, it's 420HC)

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