Some M-43 choppin (pic heavy!)

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This thing is great! I had some pretty weather today so I decided to try out my new Khukri and I was amazed:thumbup: I will note that this thing is HEAVY. I work out four nights a week and this thing had my forearms screaming in about 4 minutes.

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Vim made that one, eh?

Looks great. I have a couple of his khuks. My YCS has sorta the same bolsters...sort of an abbreviated habaki style.

Some sweet curves for sure. :thumbup:
 
ilbruche said:
Vim made that one, eh?

Looks great. I have a couple of his khuks. My YCS has sorta the same bolsters...sort of an abbreviated habaki style.

Some sweet curves for sure. :thumbup:
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I have no idea what that means but thanks:thumbup: Does he make a good Khuk? I assume he does as this one is awesome.
 
l have a 25" sirupati by kami Vim and the edge hardening on it is excellent.

Yes Vim makes a good khukri.

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That is awesome!

An M43 is on my short list. I kinda wonder why I don't have one already, because I have always loved that profile.

Of course you realize that now you have to get another Khuk with a narrow tang and compare the relative chopping comfort with your chiruwa/panawal. ;)

BTW- What kind of tree was that you were hacking on? Just curious- I couldn't really tell from the pix.
 
MacHete said:
That is awesome!

An M43 is on my short list. I kinda wonder why I don't have one already, because I have always loved that profile.

Of course you realize that now you have to get another Khuk with a narrow tang and compare the relative chopping comfort with your chiruwa/panawal. ;)

BTW- What kind of tree was that you were hacking on? Just curious- I couldn't really tell from the pix.
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The handle felt great, took some getting use to because I am used to the thinner handle of my Busse. I did not notice a lot of vibration or shock coming up through my arm:thumbup: That tree is an old half dead apple tree
 
Apple is hard as hell.

Hills try out a 17" Ganga Ram next. (my favorite):thumbup:

In general I think the Kamis make the handles too fat. That's the good thing about the partial tang ones. You can slim them down easier.

When I am chopping I like to hold the khuk loose, but sometimes that's hard when the handle is fat. I like a slimmer handle with a wide bell at the back.
 
hollowdweller said:
Apple is hard as hell.

Hills try out a 17" Ganga Ram next. (my favorite):thumbup:

In general I think the Kamis make the handles too fat. That's the good thing about the partial tang ones. You can slim them down easier.

When I am chopping I like to hold the khuk loose, but sometimes that's hard when the handle is fat. I like a slimmer handle with a wide bell at the back.
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HD do you have a pic of a Ganga Ram? Not sure that I've seen one before. What do you like about them?
 
hollowdweller said:
Just the overall ergonomics by the way 3 khukuri fans from WV in this thread!!!
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Wow those look like very clean cuts. And the surplus of khukri fans is probably due to WV's semi tropical climate! The khukri is well suited to this enviroment:thumbup: I swear in June-Aug this place feels like a rain forest.
 
Boy, I'd love to have that apple sawn up and let it sit for 4 or 5 years....
 
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