Cliff Stamp
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I was walking my dog the other night and I was carrying the Sirupati and as usual I had it out of the scabbard in in my hand. I do this because I want my wrist to become used to the knife (I live in a really rural area and besides the occasional Sasquatch sighting things are pretty calm). Anyway I run into one of my friends and he notices that the Sirupati is radically different in shape than the other khukuri he has seen (Ang Khola). So we discuss this while I keep an eye on my dog who is watching me trying for a jail break.
Anyway, the question of durability comes up and I basically comment that while its not in the same league as the Ang Khola it can do fairly heavy work. I then point out an old fence post that used to be part of a barb wire fence that was taken down a few years ago. I take the Sirupati and lodge it in the top with a decent smack and torque the blade to the right. The fence post was fairly thick (3.5" radius) and the blade was not set that deep so there was no way it was going to split (unlike the Ang Khola incident I posted about awhile ago), I was interested to see what kind of a angle it would flex on with just a one arm push.
Unfortunately I never got to see that as when I twisted to the left the post snapped off violently at the base. I then pull up on the khukuri which then has a 4' pole suspended from it. An impressive visual to say the least.
I have to start taking a camera with me.
Note in all seriousness, the post was decayed at the base from being in the ground - I would not recommend you try this with a Sirupati with a full body push on a fresh piece of wood. However it did take considerable strain, the handle showed a slight flex.
-Cliff
Anyway, the question of durability comes up and I basically comment that while its not in the same league as the Ang Khola it can do fairly heavy work. I then point out an old fence post that used to be part of a barb wire fence that was taken down a few years ago. I take the Sirupati and lodge it in the top with a decent smack and torque the blade to the right. The fence post was fairly thick (3.5" radius) and the blade was not set that deep so there was no way it was going to split (unlike the Ang Khola incident I posted about awhile ago), I was interested to see what kind of a angle it would flex on with just a one arm push.
Unfortunately I never got to see that as when I twisted to the left the post snapped off violently at the base. I then pull up on the khukuri which then has a 4' pole suspended from it. An impressive visual to say the least.
I have to start taking a camera with me.
Note in all seriousness, the post was decayed at the base from being in the ground - I would not recommend you try this with a Sirupati with a full body push on a fresh piece of wood. However it did take considerable strain, the handle showed a slight flex.
-Cliff
