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JohnnyRockets

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How much do the villagers cost? Could I get one that is just like the WW2 Khukri? If there is not a villager similar to a WW2, Would Himalayn Imports sharpen my WW2 for me before they ship it?
 
drop auntie yangdu a line at HIMIMP@aol.com
im sure she would be able to assist you with available villagers :thumbup:

regarding sharpening... every villager i own comes fairly sharp (paper cutting) :)
infact, most of the khukuris received from HI came fairly sharp villagers and polished models... i only have a few that need attention.
what degree of sharpness are you looking for?

im not sure if auntie yangdu provides sharpening services... :confused:
but im sure some one on the forum would be able to assist you on sharpening if needed be :cool:
 
You'll know your blade better if you sharpen it yourself, JohnnyRockets.

The knife should arrive able to cut paper. Seems to me Villagers show up sharp while every once in awhile a polished specimen has no sharpness at all. Could be mistaken, and it doesn't matter, because the fix is in your hands. There's a lot of info about sharpening in Blade Forums.


munk
 
Hell, sharpening has tortured me many a time.

edit; but it's a lot more fun than it used to be. It's even meditative.

munk
 
let me rephrase that...
"nothing is more satisfying than testing an edge after a successful sharpening" :D
 
LOL. There you go. I've spent a few days in hell trying to sharpen a knife where I was in the murk and getting nowhere.
I think sharpening is a bit of an Art.



munk
 
"A bit of an Art?" :eek: Munk. Tell the truth.

Sharpening is a dark craft, second only to levitation.

Scores of stones, oils, grinders, sanders and exotic grit sanding belts tell the tale in how many of our garages...

I've got an Emu-skin sharpening strop I sent away to Turkmenistan to get.


Mike
 
OK. It's a hell of an Art.

I didn't want to say it too loud because there are forumites who gleefully specialize in the sharpest blades imaginable....


munk
 
I personally DO NOT like to try and sharpen anything. It rarely happens for me. I have no patience for sharpening, that's why most of my blades are villagers.
 
You can learn a lot with a stone and some oil, and a knife that will sharpen and is not expensive. A breakthrough for me was the sandpaper paddle. I've one with a thin rubbery backing that gives just a little. Using various sandpaper grits brings quick results and is especially suited for the kukris convex edge.


munk
 
munk said:
You can learn a lot with a stone and some oil, and a knife that will sharpen and is not expensive. A breakthrough for me was the sandpaper paddle. I've one with a thin rubbery backing that gives just a little. Using various sandpaper grits brings quick results and is especially suited for the kukris convex edge.


munk
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munk,
What grits do you go thru on the edge? Like polishing or do you just start high around 1000 or so?
Thx,
DanR
 
If you plan to use a khurk, sooner or later you will need to sharpen it. I don't see how this could be avoided. Accept it as part of ownership. I will say that my last two polished khurks arrived as sharp as the villager I got about one year ago.
 
For sharpening I use 400 and (I may get the number wrong) 320. I've probably gone lower. Most the blades don't need a dramatic re-profiling; they need a final sharpening.


munk
 
this may sound odd, but i like to reasonably beat the khuk first before sharpening it.

1) reveals the edges characteristics.
2) some of my khuks have had this soft layer, so the edge looked really beat at the sweet spot. first thing i thought was poor heat treat. I than re-profiled it to a convex and wow. never happened again.
3) tests if everything is nice and solid.
 
That doesn't sound dumb at all, Dave. I always test my blades when they are new. That's the first thing one should do.


munk
 
I don't worry about getting a super-sharp edge on my big blades, but the small ones I do want to be able to shave hair. The big blades are choppers, so putting razer edge on one is (IMO, and doesn't apply to the longer, thinner martial arts models) a waste of time.

My villagers have arrived quite sharp. I also prefer their appearance, so the finer edge is a real bonus to me for a blade that is generally less expensive than the polished ones.

Andy
 
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