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Once again I have completed some testing on a Khukuri that I received from Uncle Bill. I thought a villager 20" Chiruwa Sirupati was coming in, but something different came in. This Khukuri has a Chiruwa type handle and a blade shaped like the Malla konvention Khukuri. The blade has three fullers! One on each side of the blade (from the cho to the tip) and one on the last forward half of the spine. The overall Khukuri weighs 1.9 lbs. and has an over all length of 18.2 " . By the way the blade was made by Kumar. The horn slabs didn't fit the tang very well, but I proceeded to make it look and feel good. After some grinding, filing, and sanding the handle is now very comfortable.
Now for some tests. This Khukuri really feels different. The blade flows and doesn't feel 1.9 lbs.. I tried this Khukuri on my tatami man and as usual this blade cut through 3" - 3.5" diameter tatami limbs with a dried bamboo core with no problems. Only one pass was needed on each target! I like to use tatami rolls for some of my tests, because it feels real close to actual muscle tissue when being cut. The dried bamboo core simulates the bone. I proceeded to cut some tree branches from 2" to a log that was 6" in diameter. No problems. Even though the rivets were aluminum the handle slabs were still tight. They seem to hold up. I next tried to chop up a dried coconut and this khukuri didn't let me down. Once again no problems. For the final test, I decided to wrap some tatami over some cow spine. Since, I tried the Everest Katana this material and it passed, I wanted to test this khukuri on this stuff also. On my first attempt I was able to make it only 3/4 of the way through (my technique wasn't good), on the second attempt, I tried a running attack, this time the Khukuri did its job! This baby cut clean through! I checked the edge, and there was no damage. Overall, this Khukuri passed with flying colors. Time to get some more cow spine at the local market.
Now for some tests. This Khukuri really feels different. The blade flows and doesn't feel 1.9 lbs.. I tried this Khukuri on my tatami man and as usual this blade cut through 3" - 3.5" diameter tatami limbs with a dried bamboo core with no problems. Only one pass was needed on each target! I like to use tatami rolls for some of my tests, because it feels real close to actual muscle tissue when being cut. The dried bamboo core simulates the bone. I proceeded to cut some tree branches from 2" to a log that was 6" in diameter. No problems. Even though the rivets were aluminum the handle slabs were still tight. They seem to hold up. I next tried to chop up a dried coconut and this khukuri didn't let me down. Once again no problems. For the final test, I decided to wrap some tatami over some cow spine. Since, I tried the Everest Katana this material and it passed, I wanted to test this khukuri on this stuff also. On my first attempt I was able to make it only 3/4 of the way through (my technique wasn't good), on the second attempt, I tried a running attack, this time the Khukuri did its job! This baby cut clean through! I checked the edge, and there was no damage. Overall, this Khukuri passed with flying colors. Time to get some more cow spine at the local market.
