UBDOTD 9-27 Silver mounted Excellence!

[Bill Martino]

I have the khukuri and I have the pix but won't post the pix and story until tomorrow so stay tuned.

All I will say this evening as I am getting ready to sign off and drink some Heineken is this one earned Kumar a very well deserved excellence bonus.

And here it is!

This is an 18inch, 18 oz., Kumar Kobra made and marked by Kumar and it is one of his best efforts to date. Fit perfect, finish magic stone mirror, hardness about 60 Rc and edge will take a couple of hairs off my arm. Jet black horn handle has white-gray streaks. I noticed Bura has taught Kumar how to make a sword of Shiva as it should be made -- looks like it has been done with a machine. Perfect, like everything else on this rig.

As you can see, buttcap, and HI habaki style bolster are silver and beautifully done.

The karda and chakma are excellently done and have silver bolsters, too.

The silver tipped scabbard is beautifully made and tooled by the sarki with no name. He has put on a daphne (pheasant) and Swaymbunath temple. The frog is 100 year HI superfrog.

We will deliver this masterpiece to your door for $150.

Call or email if interested.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
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[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 09-27-2000).]

 

[Tatsuo]

arrgh!!

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Tatsuo
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"He who laughs at himself laughs best"

 

Gee, Uncle Bill, I hope you realize this will trigger a HIKV pandemic and clean you out of khukuris for the next 3 months at least.....

Harry

 

[Brian C]

Silver mounted & by Kumar, oh my! Here I am trying to save a bit for November's NY knife show & this comes along.

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Cheers,
Brian

He who finishes with the most toys wins.

 

[Steven F]

Uncle Bill, this kind of teasing borders on cruelty!

 

[Yvsa]

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I hope it's a 15"-16" Sirupati, but then of course if I don't get it then my day will be ruined completely!!

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[fausto nasafiaschi]

Uncle bill, I guess I know which khuk you are talking about. I can't wait to see the pix.
Fausto

 

[mohd]

GONE!

Forumites --- You know ... I have a real wide grin on my face while keying in the word "GONE!" for my posting ... what's your reaction when you read that word in my posting? Isn't that word "GONE!" puzzling you ... ?

MOHD! Are you joking ... ? YES!

NEPAL H

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[Endura Duck]

Tease....Quack

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[jim_l_clifton]

Bill,
Save all my buds pain, just post this K at 3am & it "may become invisable".Koz just think, no HIKV, until the next shipment!I
will help by teaching patience!
jim

 

[Mochiman1]

Hmmm...Silver mounted? Must be the fabled Lone Ranger khukuri.
Uncle Bill, I don't recall you ever describing exactly how the bonuses work. Is there a contest of sorts where the single best-made knife of the week, or maybe two weeks, is chosen and its maker is rewarded? Or is the bonus system less structured than that?
In any event, I for one really enjoy seeing pix of those khuks that get singled out for this distinction, even when they're a special order that's already spoken for. So I'll be checking back later today to learn the story.

 

[Bill Martino]

Well, there it is finally and it is definitely a winner. Lucky fellow or gal who grabs this one.

The bonus system is completely aribitrary and is based purely on individual performance rather than comparison to the work of others.

We have a very unusual bonus that I will be posting a thread about very soon. This one if for Sanu and it is customer driven.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
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[Brian C]

Beautiful! Let the games begin...

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Cheers,
Brian

He who finishes with the most toys wins.

 

[Tatsuo]

gone

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Tatsuo
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[Tatsuo]

IFF i made it in time, that is....

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Tatsuo
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[Bill Martino]

Gone!

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
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[mohd]

MOHD teasingly said GONE!
Tatsuo said GONE!
Pakcik Bill finally said GONE!

Who is the winner?

I wake up this morning and I saw the grapes were all GONE! ... Oww ... again ... ! It seems you have a lot of sour grapes Pakcik Bill!

At 1st I say: NEPAL H

But ... come on ... cheer up!

At last I say: NEPAL H

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[Tatsuo]

Mohd:
in this case both Uncle Bill and tatsuo were right (of course, uncle bill is ALWAYS rght, so...)

good luck on your quest for UBDOTD#3, hope you made it in time

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Tatsuo
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[mohd]

Tatsuo --- Congrat! Alhamdu-li-(A)llaah! I love life the way it is ... I guess I really can enjoy life the way it is ...

That's why I enjoy Umar Khayam's, such as:

How long, how long, in infinite Pursuit
Of This and That endeavour and dispute?
Better be merry with the fruitful Grape
Than sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit.

NEPAL H

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[This message has been edited by mohd (edited 09-28-2000).]

 

[TomF]

One of these days I'm gonna see one of these silver-upholstered beauties first...

Tom