There can only be one!

SingleGrind said:
ChainWhip, both of my blades fit those specs, and I'm sure you'll like something similar. Regardless of the model, 16-18" and somewhere in the mid-20oz range is great for a general purpose blade. Heavy enough to handle decent chopping, light enough to use all day.
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That was exactly my line of thinking. But may end up with a 15" M43 too like Steely_Gunz mentioned too. (Oh no! Am I infected?)
 
Mine is actually a Yek Chuirra.

Number 6 from the batch, 18" 26 ounces

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Oooh yes, I remember that batch. Still haunts my dreams. I wanted #4 very badly, and still do :)

And ChainWhip, Yek = 1, Dui = 2, Tin = 3, and Chirra means Fuller. Those names, like Ang Khola ("back valley"), and even Reti ("file"), are just descriptions of the physical attributes of the blade. Someone also mentioned that Gopte means "heavy curve" or something similar, I don't remember if that was confirmed. I'm sure there are other models named similarly, which I either can't remember or don't know.
 
I'm still kicking myself for waiting half a day procrastinating on that one!

When I received it, the Thamar YK immediately reminded me of a cross between a AK and a M43 and it was the most traditional looking HI I had yet owned!
 
Thamar in my mind is the king of traditional. Smaller handles, more curve to the handle, I love that guy very much.
 
If I heard right Thamar was the Royal Kami Bura's assistant so in that sense his legacy and it shows, every piece he makes is amazing. I want one of his Khukuri very, very much. I want a Yek Chirra just as badly.
 
SingleGrind said:
Oooh yes, I remember that batch. Still haunts my dreams. I wanted #4 very badly, and still do :)

And ChainWhip, Yek = 1, Dui = 2, Tin = 3, and Chirra means Fuller. Those names, like Ang Khola ("back valley"), and even Reti ("file"), are just descriptions of the physical attributes of the blade. Someone also mentioned that Gopte means "heavy curve" or something similar, I don't remember if that was confirmed. I'm sure there are other models named similarly, which I either can't remember or don't know.
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Thx for the counting lesson. :)

I saw one with 5 fullers on that "other" site. Still biding my time here...
 
Bawanna said:
Thamar in my mind is the king of traditional. Smaller handles, more curve to the handle, I love that guy very much.
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Exactly! The crisp detailed cho, minimized cho creep, shorter curved handle is what I'm always looking for.

I never really cared for straight oversized too long handles.
 
Bawanna said:
Thamar in my mind is the king of traditional. Smaller handles, more curve to the handle, I love that guy very much.
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I'm with you 100% on your critique of Thammar and his handle formation in regards to tradition. All the Kamis seem to have specific interpretations placed into their work. I find each intriguing in their own right. I don't feel slighted in the least that I was not able to work with some of the past greats as I do with the current Kamis. I've been lucky to score beautiful works from Bura and Rajkumar and yes, they're magnificent. I prefer not to think of them so much as better, just different.
 
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