Tamang Knife

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Yangdu

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Beautifully done 16 inch 15.5 ounce villager fit and finish Tamang Knife by Vim Kami. Neem wood handle. All fittings are white metal. Midnight blue color leather scabbard. This Knife came from old stock.
An elegant Knife for your ever-growing collection at $175. *SOLD*





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Unfortunately I cant use my toothless Gums on this beautiful Knife. Look at that scabbard!
 
NICE! Good size and weight and the handle is gorgeous. It sings.
 
I have a very similar one in dhar wood handle and I can attest that the tamang is a pleasure to use for chores or forms practice. You'll be hard pressed to find a better genuine khukuri that swings like a knife.
 
I don't know if this a record or not, but, I just called, and this knife was still there. I just got a "done deal".
 
Hmm so couple of peripheral questions (as usual from me)
Tamang blades?

Also Ive noticed that a lot of the farm style blades are blackened and not... polished (guessing on the terms), so does anyone know the reason?
 
I believe that's forge scale, and is a by-product of the forging process. No idea if it has any benefits or not. I'm considering removing it from my KLVUK - on the one hand, I kind of like the look of it, but it would be a fun project. If there are any practical reasons to leave it on, or not to, I'd love to know.
 
Congrats man...That's one hell of a special kukri. Read the story about it in the HI catalog. Auntie has a nice story to go along with that style blade.
 
The black IS forge scale, carbon build up, on the steel which occurs during the forging processes. It may come off easily, but not usually. It is less time consuming for the smith to leave the scale on the blade. A benefit to the buyer can be realized by doing so by causing the final price to be reduced. Usually, forge scale also hides surface imperfections on the blade since a bright finish is not required. By removing said scale, you might not like what you see once the blade is cleaned off. Hammer marks and other surface unevenness may rear their ugly heads and be so deep that they may not polish out. Just my two cwnts.
 
Forge Scale is a particular finish choice that a number of blade makers use, even some that are very high end on particular styles. Some people love the look, some don't. As Bookie points out it means other finishing types were not used so results may vary. Some folks here have removed it to get some really cool looking hammered mark texture. Others soak it in a weak acid (or base) like vinegar or lemon juice to give a nice patina. The forge scale usually also preserves the blade as bit from rusting ect. If you search the forums you can see multiple ways and pictures of results of folks removing it.
 
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