The Collected Works of Bill Martino – A work in progress

"A little work never hurt anyone." That's what my wife keeps telling me when she drags me away from my play with the FAQ. It really is fun, so all the thanks aren't necessary, though they are appreciated.

Bill,

Books are old technology. This is the electronic age. By the way, I've been meaning to bring up your practice of wrapping the khukuris in newspapers when you send them out. Don't you think floppy disks would be better?
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Also, I'll change to Kami Sherpa's preferred spelling of Gorkha next time I update the FAQ.

Kozak,

How to go about steeling or burnishing is one of the most frequently asked questions in this forum. I'm pretty sure Cliff will cover it. In any case, it will be in the FAQ sooner or later.


[This message has been edited by Howard Wallace (edited 30 September 1999).]
 
I keep telling myself that I am going to take a weekend off -- yet, I will soon be at 500 days at this screen without having missed a single day. For a 66 year old I suppose that is both bad and good.

Yes, we are staying with our program of packing with recycled items. I know it is not the professional way to do it but as I have often said we march to a different drummer here at HI. For example....

Yesterday, I had a fellow who simply refused to believe that I would send him a khukuri without having first received payment. I told him, "try me!" So far this year not a single customer has reneged. As I said, trust breeds trust.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
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Howard, et al. This publication is GREAT work! I didn't have the time to do a whole lot of reading, but the layout and pictures are very nice. I especially like the area that shows the different styles of khukuris. Very well done, by all accounts! I have reviewed all of my khukuris in the Review section at BFC, so if you want to use any of them, parts of them, or whatever, please feel free. Also, I am an amateur photographer and I have a good setup for taking very close-up shots. Would you be interested in using some of my photos? I'd stick to detail shots of engraving, buttcaps, interesting handles, etc. Just let me know. No cost to you, of course!
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Thanks for your offer Chiro. Right now I could use a Chainpuri picture, a sequence showing the different chos, and shots showing close-up of the sword-of-Shiva, both with brass inlay and without. Electronic format is by far the easiest for me.

Thanks for the offer to use your reviews also. I'll look them over.

NEWS FLASH: John Powell has agreed to contribute shots of historical khukuris, and to provide historical information.

Bill, Take a break. You're not going to lose any sales if you take a few days off. Taking care of yourself is a necessary part of the skillful means of accomplishing good works.
 
This publication is GREAT work!
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Chiro.
Agree with you! - I'll wait for the publication of this work.
I had a fellow who simply refused to believe that I would send him a khukuri without having first received payment
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Pakcik Bill.
Most of my friends just don't want to believe me when I told them about the way you make business!
Take a break.
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Howard.
YES!


[This message has been edited by mohd (edited 01 October 1999).]
 
If we ae going to declare books as "old tech" and obsolete then our khurkris must really be old tech. Perhaps we should embrace the new millenium and change this from a khukri forum to a chainsaw forum. Anyone want to see pix of my chainpuri style Stihl or my Ang Kohla Poulan? (lol)

Mike
 
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