Villager YCS for 7/17

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Yangdu

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VILLAGER FIT AND FINISH YCS BY DIL KAMI

Overall length --18''
Weight --33 oz
Spine thickness --3/8''
Satisal wood handle
White metal bolster, buttcap and tip
Red leather scabbard
Out standing work by Dil
This Knife came extremely sharp and ready to use
Yours for $185. *SOLD*
Email to order
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Now that's a YCS I could live with, plain chiruwa style handle and satin finish blade :thumbup: Would like to see a closer pic of the scabbard since it looks like tools aren't included on this one ;)
 
So is it the blade geometry itself that makes the YCS?

I was under the impression it was that and the whole package of two kardas and an awl? :confused:

I will admit it is a wonderful blade all by itself, no doubt about it. :thumbup:
 
warty, the first plain handled models of the YCS only came with a standard darda and chakma. The folks that wanted the plain wood khuk handle and the three YCS tools had to be reordered. This one doesn't appear to include either karda or chakma.

Yvsa's original design was to have the two variable sized kardas and the three cornered awl to use as a punch. Someone at BirGorkha knocked the tip off of the original model and the awls have come like that since. The design was for a set of tools that would be useful in the field. I appreciate the tools included, but to me they're secondary to the design of the blade. The full curve with the two deep fullers and Yvsa's first one came in at 1 pound 6 ounces (22 oz). A big enough khuk to do some work, yet light enough to carry and use.

PS-Hope you got it AOE4-if you did its a nice grab. Welcome to the forum.
 
YCS knife came without a karda
 
Thanks SF, holder of the ancient lore of the archives and spender of much more time searching them than I. ;)

I like the blade a lot and would certainly have snagged this one (if I was not so stinking broke) as a working blade.
The ornate one I have feels like it would do a great job chopping and cutting.
Since though, it is all fancy, I have relegated it to wall hanger status.
Like the animal headed ones I find some of them are just for looking at and cutting air now and then.
 
Warty, your zoomorphic blades are quite a sight to behold! One thing I have noticed about the YCS is that they are a dressed up Foxy. How the heck do you dress up a Foxy? Leave it to the Kami's to "kick it up a notch".

Kev
 
Well, the YCS did come first, but who's counting :D

These chiruwa ones are a little more neutrally balanced, they feel great. This one looks to be a good one for a real user.

The very old ones (pre-2002) were a regular tang and were more front heavy. But they were overall lighter maybe, so it had about the same effect, just a different feel.


mPisi the YCS and Sarge shark... someday I'll get that YCS display together.
 
mPisi: Are you the one with the complete YCS collection then?
I know someone has one but can't remember who off hand.
If so, I am really hoping you get the display together and photographed for us.
I think that would be a real treat, especially if you would be so kind as to "narrate" it for us. ;)
 
Not nearly complete, but I do have 5 I think. They are my favorite non-standard HI khuk. You can find some pics if you go back far enough in the archives. Unfortunately I have zero photography skills or at least patience, so they are crappy pics. Perhaps I can try again sometime. I did have plans for a display of the 3 fancy ones I had (one from the first pair of chiruwa ones that were made, one checkerboard handle and one osage orange handle from the special order that was done in '04 or so)... but then last year I got one of the dragon-engraved ones, so that screwed up my planned display case since I need to fit 4 now.

Dan Koster worked on my first one, a Sanu, to clear up some ripples in the blade, and now it is my "fancy user". He also built a very cool kydex sheath for it as well. People admire the knife when they see it, but I have to tell them it is actually the least pretty of the ones I have :D You can see "after" pics from his site: 1, 2
 
Thanks for the photos, mPisi. Man, that is beautiful. And a Sanu to boot. I am in awe.

I remember Bill saying there were times he thought that Sanu was as good or better than Bura. I was able to pick up a Sanu 25" Kobra and it is a balance khuk. What a craftsman.
 
The Checkerboards were my favorite inlays, it would be cool to see those again or to get one for myself someday.

Thanks for the info!
 
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