My Super Salyan khukuri arrived and will forever be called (by me) as the MEGA SALYAN! When I picked it up the postage office attendant carried the package with both hands and said it was heavy. His first question was is it car parts. I said no its a khukuri. He was curious so we opened it up and had a look. We were both impressed with the Super Salyan.
The basic dimensions of the khukuri are O.A.L. 20.5, 4.055 at its widest, blade length approximately 13, 0.808 (hard to believe but it is really almost an inch) at its thickest and 2 5687 g or 5.65 LB. The circumference of the handle is 5.5 which means it is for really large hands. The handle rosewood (very nice) and as are handles on the chakma and karda. The butt cap, bolster, and wood on the handle are the best I have seen from Shop 2.
Surprisingly, the khukuri will slice paper and easily cut the tissue paper I used to remove some of the grease. I dont know what grease H.I. is using but it sticks well and should be excellent for preventing rust if the khukuri is to be stored or shipped. It would not shave hair but will with very little effort.
The only thing I have tried it on is a piece of soft iron that Cliff Stamp had sent me. I had meant to gently tap on the iron but my control was rather poor with such a heavy khukuri. The edge was undamaged, but the iron block received some relatively deep cuts. I suspect that for me do the same amount of damage to the block with Mission MPK (it simply does not have the weight), I would need a full force swing.
I am a bit concern about the handle size. Like Yvsa I may have to reduce the size of the handle a bit. Currently I have no problems with it but I have yet to do any serious work with the Mega Salyan. I will make sure nobody is in the line of travel when I take it out to the woods. The handle was actually quite secure when I did some thrusting and chopping against air at home. I got tired very quickly since it takes quite a bit of energy to accelerate and decelerate the Mega Salyan.
The only problem I can find with the khukuri is that the cho was not very well finished. This is a very minor detail and does not bother me. The scabbard has a small but what I would consider serious problem since it affects functionality. The nails on the chakma sheath are loose and stick out so that the chakma handle is scratched. Also, with all my previous H.I. khukuris I could securely set the chakma and karda into their pockets. This is not the case with one of the pockets with loose nails. I will try and fix this as soon as possible with some epoxy. It is so loose that I can not hammer the nail back into place.
So far, I am extremely happy with the Mega Salyan and expect chopping performance to be in the most excellent category. This is provided that I can get it to move fast enough, and I have sufficient endurance. Perhaps my limit was the 22 Ang Khola. Does anyone else have a khukuri that approaches 5.65 LB?
Will
The basic dimensions of the khukuri are O.A.L. 20.5, 4.055 at its widest, blade length approximately 13, 0.808 (hard to believe but it is really almost an inch) at its thickest and 2 5687 g or 5.65 LB. The circumference of the handle is 5.5 which means it is for really large hands. The handle rosewood (very nice) and as are handles on the chakma and karda. The butt cap, bolster, and wood on the handle are the best I have seen from Shop 2.
Surprisingly, the khukuri will slice paper and easily cut the tissue paper I used to remove some of the grease. I dont know what grease H.I. is using but it sticks well and should be excellent for preventing rust if the khukuri is to be stored or shipped. It would not shave hair but will with very little effort.
The only thing I have tried it on is a piece of soft iron that Cliff Stamp had sent me. I had meant to gently tap on the iron but my control was rather poor with such a heavy khukuri. The edge was undamaged, but the iron block received some relatively deep cuts. I suspect that for me do the same amount of damage to the block with Mission MPK (it simply does not have the weight), I would need a full force swing.
I am a bit concern about the handle size. Like Yvsa I may have to reduce the size of the handle a bit. Currently I have no problems with it but I have yet to do any serious work with the Mega Salyan. I will make sure nobody is in the line of travel when I take it out to the woods. The handle was actually quite secure when I did some thrusting and chopping against air at home. I got tired very quickly since it takes quite a bit of energy to accelerate and decelerate the Mega Salyan.
The only problem I can find with the khukuri is that the cho was not very well finished. This is a very minor detail and does not bother me. The scabbard has a small but what I would consider serious problem since it affects functionality. The nails on the chakma sheath are loose and stick out so that the chakma handle is scratched. Also, with all my previous H.I. khukuris I could securely set the chakma and karda into their pockets. This is not the case with one of the pockets with loose nails. I will try and fix this as soon as possible with some epoxy. It is so loose that I can not hammer the nail back into place.
So far, I am extremely happy with the Mega Salyan and expect chopping performance to be in the most excellent category. This is provided that I can get it to move fast enough, and I have sufficient endurance. Perhaps my limit was the 22 Ang Khola. Does anyone else have a khukuri that approaches 5.65 LB?
Will
