Some khukuri thoughts on the full curving model again..

Yvsa

Yvsa

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On the Full Curving Khukuri,excerpted from an e-mail so please forgive any wandering.
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I am leaning towards a lighter blade rather than the dui chiarra type I first thought about. Here's why.

Most of what I am thinkng is based on my experience with the khukuri's that I have.
I won't get into all of them because they all have advantages and disadvantages.
And All of them are my favorites with a couple being,,,,,, naw that ain't so, I was gonna say that a couple were more favored than others. It ain't that, it's just that the work I do with them is usually similar so I generally pick the best one for that job which leaves a few not being used as often.
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The 18th. Century is one helluva knife and it chops with the best of them. It's not as thick as some which makes it penetrate deeper on the cut even being lighter than some of the others at about 1 3/4 pounds.

Mine is .450" thick at the elbow / .475" at the bolster and .275" 3/4" from the tip. At the edge bevel it is from .175" to .210 inch thick. The belly is close to 2" wide for a good ways and that makes for a Looooong Sweet spot!!

Don't get me wrong. There is No Way I am out to replace my 18" AK, but I feel there could be a place for a big wide lighter blade even if it's a quarter pound or so. Somehow something is telling me the full curve will be something extra special in the way it cuts.
Since I have the 2 GRS's I have learned that the sweet spot covers much more area than I first thought. I kinda have to compare my experience with what Tom has said about the 25" Kobra.

Since I have had some experience with the khukuri's now
I am beginning to have more of a "feel" for them all. They're actually much easier to use than a conventional knife in some areas that you wouldn't think they would be. Try telling that to someone who hasn't had much experience or any for that matter though. They will never believe it. I doubt that I would have in the beginning. LOLOL. This is beginning to sound like a post and here I am preaching to the choir.

I believe a 16" to 18" Full Curving Khukuri done with about 4 1/4" drop and about 3/8" thick with a belly of about 3" will make just what I am looking for after reading Tom's review on the 25" Kumar Kobra. I also feel it would be more in tune with the old antique models as well after talking with different ones. From what I understand the old WW I models were a little more beefy than the original issue WW II models, at least that's what I have been told and I believe the person who told me.
The original issue knives were not like what we get from H.I. Like the kamis say, "A thick blade won't break." and they won't. We all know that. I wouldn't put my 18th Century through something I might not even think about with my AK and that's true of several of my conventional knives as well.
The FCK may not be for everyone, but I believe there will be enough to sign up for a run when I ever get the prototype done.
The thoughts of this khukuri is on my mind a lot!!
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The dance outfit is coming along nicely and hopefully I will be danceing in August before the K Konvention.
If I get the outfit done before that the prototype will be the 2nd priority as there is something I Absolutely Have to Do before I do it.

I am really looking forward to seeing this made even though I know Uncle Bill will have to reassure the kamis that the knife will not be used for heavy use.(vbeg)


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Yvsa, my brother, remember the other brothers Sher and Kumar.

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¥vsa, I like the small GRS that I got recently and it comes close to what you've said here. See if Uncle Bill can spare you one to check out.

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Harry
 
Yvsa,

I would suggest that the kami’s harden the edge as close to the tip as they feel comfortable doing. I found that I hit with the near the tip much more often with the FCK than my other khukuri’s. In lending out the FCK everyone hit near the tip and commented on how easy it was to hit with the khukuri. On the down side nobody liked the FCK when it is compared to the similar weight 18” AK.

Will you post pictures of your costume?

Will
 
Yvsa, I'm really looking forward to your getting your FCK into production. I think it's going to be a terrific khuk. Any ideas on when you might have the prototype done?
 
It sounds like Yvsa's and my opinions of what constitute a forward curving khukuri are quite different. It's all a matter of semantics. I love you brother and am sure your version will feel wonderfull.

When Yvsa says forward curving, this is how I understand the khuk he is working toward:

The 18th Century and the Bura forward curving I think of as having straight spines very angled at the elbow, with a deeply curved edge and a point far below a straight line through the handle. When they talk of a double trailer rig "Jacknifing" on the highway, this is how I understand the kind of blade Yvsa is working on, one with a forward curving EDGE.

My concept of a forward curving khukuri is somewhere between that of a Sanu forward curving spine and an edge with the lesser point drop of a Sirupati. From point tip to buttcap is a single continuous arc along the spine.

Yvsa is working toward an axe and I toward a yataghan if I uderstand correctly.

Just finished a bit more shaping on the blade I'm doing. I ain't sayin' it's gettin real purty, but it reminds me o' that ditty bout the girl from Darjeeling -

"...who could dance with such exquisite feeling, that there wasn't a sound, for miles around, save of fly buttons hitting the ceiling."

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[This message has been edited by Rusty (edited 05-25-2000).]
 
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The full curving model I am thinking of _Is_ a full arc from butt to tip, Rusty, much like the little villager you sent me.
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My _regalia or outfit_ still has a ways to go. If everyone would loke I will put on what I have and have Barb take a pic and get Uncle Bill to post it. If I were to dress up as a cowboy then I would be in "costume."
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I am posting from our daughters computer in PA. My webtv is faster and easier.
 
If you dressed up as a cowboy I'd call it more of an identity crisis than a costume.
( Diagnostically speaking that is ).

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I'm playing with one that has the profile pretty much done like the little villager I sent you, but a much narrower longer stretched blade. In front of the bolster is a ratio of one, at the widest part of the belly is a ratio of 1 1/2, about 3/4 at near the elbow, and a ratio of 2 from tip to tip of buttcap. After I pull the handle I can complete the blade arc and bend the tag to follow the arc too. May have to send it back for reheatreating. reprofile that blade edge, polish, and it'll be ready to redo the handle.

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