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First an apology for posting the...
"Okay!!! I am going to Stop..." thread as due to the recent unpleasantness some may not choose to read it. I was excited and that Cherokee smart @$$ came out in me. My bad.
However you can read about my first impressions and some spec's of the YCS there.
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum5
3/HTML/001157.html
Oh! The blade on the Khukuri is very nicely hardened at about 59-60 Rc in the extra Long Sweet Spot!!! And is harder than usual, about 57 Rc in the areas that are usually around 55-56 Rc. I said in the other post that this khukuri may not be one suitable for using a chopping while twisting method of cutting and it may not be, but let me get back to y'all on that _After_ some _Carefully_ done testing.
The YCS and my 1943 WW II model are almost the same thickness about 1/2" from the edge, however the WW II model is easily filed while the YCS is not easily filed and there may be a hardness, toughness issue here. Like I said, "let me get back to y'all on that."
The "little" tools.............
Pix without something for scale always fool me even when spec's as to length etc. are posted. I could get some comparison because of the 1st model I started and didn't finish, but these are _Way_ beyond my expectations!!!
The biggest karda in the group is 8 1/8" oal with a 4 7/8" blade that's a tad over 1"
at its widest point with a nice recurve. The karda has a "drop" of 1 3/8" inch.
The small karda which takes the place of the chakma is 7 3/16" oal and has a "drop" of 1 5/16" inches with a
3 3/4" blade.
Both blades have a high bevel and are distally tapered. They have a sorta flat, almost hollow ground bevel that makes sharpening to a really sharp edge possible and they are both Much Harder than normal.
I would guess around 60 Rc. When held in a reverse grip the points are in what I think is the perfect position for skinning large or small game.
I have given thought to making a double sheath for them for individual carry when I may not want to take the Khukuri along. I believe they are going to become some of my favorite using knives.
The handles on both are so close to the same size it doesn't matter which one you pick up to do a certain chore, the length of the blade will determine that more than anything else. I designed the handles so that when you hold it the pinky finger closes into the palm just behind the handle and by doing so it makes the knife safer when a stabbing or entrance cut is made. I really like the "feel" but after all I made them comfortable
for me.
I believe that the YCS would make an ideal deer hunters rig because it has everything anyone will need to dress any deer out completely!
The full tang, three cornered punch speaks volumes for the kami's skill in forgeing. It comes to a needle sharp point and is perhaps 54 Rc which is very good for this kind of tool. And I think something to "punch" holes with is an often overlooked tool. I have made holes with a knife many times, only to have the material split much further than desired and most times made more work in repairing the split or tear.
The Frog is the Best I have seen to this date!!!! It is cut from ONE Piece of hide and folded over and extends to the bottom of itself and double sewn!!!
Uncle Bill has described the scabbard as it is and it is also one of the best ones I have seen to date.
I do wish the pocket for carrying tender had been added, but there are alternatives to that.
The YCS and her tool's are 98% of the model and the minor differences are small.
All in all I am going to rate this as a 12 out of 10 rig!!
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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
........unknown, to me anyway........
Khukuri FAQ
Himalayan Imports Website
First an apology for posting the...
"Okay!!! I am going to Stop..." thread as due to the recent unpleasantness some may not choose to read it. I was excited and that Cherokee smart @$$ came out in me. My bad.
However you can read about my first impressions and some spec's of the YCS there.
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum5
3/HTML/001157.html
Oh! The blade on the Khukuri is very nicely hardened at about 59-60 Rc in the extra Long Sweet Spot!!! And is harder than usual, about 57 Rc in the areas that are usually around 55-56 Rc. I said in the other post that this khukuri may not be one suitable for using a chopping while twisting method of cutting and it may not be, but let me get back to y'all on that _After_ some _Carefully_ done testing.
The YCS and my 1943 WW II model are almost the same thickness about 1/2" from the edge, however the WW II model is easily filed while the YCS is not easily filed and there may be a hardness, toughness issue here. Like I said, "let me get back to y'all on that."
The "little" tools.............
Pix without something for scale always fool me even when spec's as to length etc. are posted. I could get some comparison because of the 1st model I started and didn't finish, but these are _Way_ beyond my expectations!!!
The biggest karda in the group is 8 1/8" oal with a 4 7/8" blade that's a tad over 1"
at its widest point with a nice recurve. The karda has a "drop" of 1 3/8" inch.
The small karda which takes the place of the chakma is 7 3/16" oal and has a "drop" of 1 5/16" inches with a
3 3/4" blade.
Both blades have a high bevel and are distally tapered. They have a sorta flat, almost hollow ground bevel that makes sharpening to a really sharp edge possible and they are both Much Harder than normal.
I have given thought to making a double sheath for them for individual carry when I may not want to take the Khukuri along. I believe they are going to become some of my favorite using knives.
The handles on both are so close to the same size it doesn't matter which one you pick up to do a certain chore, the length of the blade will determine that more than anything else. I designed the handles so that when you hold it the pinky finger closes into the palm just behind the handle and by doing so it makes the knife safer when a stabbing or entrance cut is made. I really like the "feel" but after all I made them comfortable
for me.
I believe that the YCS would make an ideal deer hunters rig because it has everything anyone will need to dress any deer out completely!
The full tang, three cornered punch speaks volumes for the kami's skill in forgeing. It comes to a needle sharp point and is perhaps 54 Rc which is very good for this kind of tool. And I think something to "punch" holes with is an often overlooked tool. I have made holes with a knife many times, only to have the material split much further than desired and most times made more work in repairing the split or tear.
The Frog is the Best I have seen to this date!!!! It is cut from ONE Piece of hide and folded over and extends to the bottom of itself and double sewn!!!
Uncle Bill has described the scabbard as it is and it is also one of the best ones I have seen to date.
I do wish the pocket for carrying tender had been added, but there are alternatives to that.
The YCS and her tool's are 98% of the model and the minor differences are small.
All in all I am going to rate this as a 12 out of 10 rig!!
------------------
>>>>---¥vsa---->®
"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
........unknown, to me anyway........
Khukuri FAQ
Himalayan Imports Website
