The sarkis send me superfrogs that are not super. Pix. Must read for wait lists.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Here is a superfrog. It is well made of good quality thick leather and substanially put together. This is what I ordered but not what I got. What the sarkis sent me was something that looks similar but I think they searched for the thinnest leather they could find.

I just received the first five Millennium specials and they are excellent all except for the frogs. Same with five more Ganga Ram Specials. And, a few other assorted models. All very high quality but with superfrogs that are something less than super.

I tried to tear one of these less than super frogs apart with my bare hands because I thought I could but failed. It was stronger than it looked but certainly is not what I wanted. I have emailed Gelbu voicing my displeasure with the sarkis regarding this frog and I can assure you one way or the other I WILL get the superfrogs that I want. I have come too far to give up now.

I am going to go ahead and send out these beautiful and excellent khukuris with this lousy frog along with a promise to replace the frog when I get the superfrogs that I want. Check your knives and if you want a replacement frog (some may be okay with what they get as some were made of thicker leather than others) return the skimpy frog so I can send it back to Gelbu and get one made the exact same size.

I am declaring war on the sarkis until they get this frog right.

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Uncle Bill
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Well hell Uncle!!
Just when you thought you were making headway too.
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You will get there.I can see the Cherokee Warrior popping loose and the Warclub coming out of the ground.At least the scabbards must be up to the new requirements.
The frog can be replaced.The scabbards are a bit more difficult.

Glad to know that one of those is mine bad frogs or not.
I will be watching for Number 4 for the 4 Cardinal Directions.
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This is a nice feeling I haven't had for a while.Man I Love to Have Knife or knives coming my way!!

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Bill,

I sympathize with your disappointment about the frogs. But I gotta say that I elated to hear that the Milleniums are on the way!
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Any chance of a pix?

thanks,

sing

AKTI #A000356
 
I had to go to the VA hospital today for routine maintenance so had no time to get pix of the Milleniums but they did in no way disappoint me. Bura is in charge of this project and it showed. The knives are great.

I am going to call if I must and have my say with Gelbu which he can pass on to the sarkis. The kamis and I have come to an understanding, a meeting of the minds. Now I must do the same with the sarkis.

You are right, Yvsa. Yangdu chastised me today over an email I sent to Gelbu in which I sent my feelings to the sarkis. I may be old and crippled but the spirit still burns brightly inside. I will not quit until they get that damned frog right. And by the way, I checked the engraving and sure enough your name is engraved in Devanagari on the left side of the blade. I think Bura did the roses and they are beautiful.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
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Go after 'em, Uncle Bill! In my role as self-appointed leatherworking expert (we have to appoint ourselves; no one else is likely to do it for us) it is my (self-appointed) expert opinion there is nothing difficult about making a frog out of good thick leather. I can only think either they can't get thick leather (why not?) or they don't understand what you want (why not???)

Or they don't understand you won't settle for less. You can't buy leather by the yard like cloth ... you end up with small scraps left over from big projects and you want to use them up ... parts of the hide are not as good quality as others, so you want to use those parts for things that don't require the best leather ... you don't want to waste any, so you look for ways to use up the scraps and the belly hide.... I suspect that's what's happening; they think belly hide is good enough to make a frog out of ... they think they can get away with it.

I have a theory that sometimes people breathe so loud they can't hear you when you talk to them. If you grab them by the throat you can stop that interfering breathing noise for a minute while you explain it to them again, and then they can hear you better.

-Cougar Allen :{)


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Cougar,

That last part of your posting has got to be THE most perfect saying I've heard in a long time!
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I'll have to try that next time I get a loud breather.
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Take care and still laughing too hard to type,
John Johnson

"It takes a village to ruin a child."
 
Cougar, even my wife is chortling over that!

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Cougar, is there any chance that we could prevail upon you to make a super frog as a model that could be sent over to Nepal for the sarkis to see what we want?

Harry
 
The shop 1 frogs I have seen were made of thick, tough leather.

Who pays for the leather? Gelbu or the sarkis?

-Dave

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Thanks, Cougar. Gelbu pays for everything. I think the sarkis were looking for the easy way out -- it is much easier to work thin leather than thick. But this is not going to happen.

The sarkis are going to have to make replacements frogs for everybody who wants one.

The kamis now understand that quality is the ruler in the shop. The sarkis must come to that same understanding -- and they will or else I will set Gelbu in search of the Royal Sarki and his crew to replace our present staff. We have no room for second rate people or products.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
I absolutely love it, Cougar!
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Cheers,

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I may be goin' to hell in a bucket, Babe, but at least I'm enjoyin' the ride.


 
Bill --

I`m probably closer to number 10, so I imagine you don`t have my MS yet. If it comes in without the superfrog, please just hold on to my MS until you have one that you are happy with. I am out of the country and won`t be able to get it for a while anyway.

Thanks.

Steve

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