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man that ube,love it.just not my time right now,nice blades.if the heat in my house hadn't went out 2 days ago,i would be fightin for that. if it aint one thing its another lol. gotta keep my family warm,,brrrr .priorities..lol.
 
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Tks pugs. I have the UBE. It's very solidly built. But not sure whet the handle is full tang but hidden in the wood or it's rat tail tang or kangeroo tang?
 
ntt said:
Tks pugs. I have the UBE. It's very solidly built. But not sure whet the handle is full tang but hidden in the wood or it's rat tail tang or kangeroo tang?
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Most of them have whats called a rat tail tang, HI makes some very stout tangs, should never have an issue with them.
 
pugs75 said:
Most of them have whats called a rat tail tang, HI makes some very stout tangs, should never have an issue with them.
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Tks Pugs. The knife feels n look solid. The thickest part of its spine near to the handle is 11 mm. It should be gd enough for heavy usage( but I won't bc it's too beautiful for that). The strongest knife in HI range is chiruwa AK, according to auntie.
 
ntt said:
Tks pugs. I have the UBE. It's very solidly built. But not sure whet the handle is full tang but hidden in the wood or it's rat tail tang or kangeroo tang?
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I believe you got the UBE from Yangdu's Oct 31st posting. The photos in that posting show a keeper at the end of the pommel. Typically the HI tangs go all the way through the handle and are peened over the keeper. This very strong setup is what HI calls "full tang" as distinguished from "chiruwa style" where the tang is the full width of the handle.

I can't tell from the photos if the end of the tang is peened over the keeper, but it probably is. All the UBEs that I've seen are like that. Take a look and let us know.
 
I was tripped up. Auntie spelled it BUE but it is what I thought it was a UBE. My first thought was dang another model I never heard of. One of those is high on my want list too. I need to start going by what I see I guess.

Somebody scoop that beauty up before temptation takes over and I get another beating from Mrs. Bawanna. She's an expert at not leaving marks. But the pain is very real.
 
Well I just want to thank you all again. These things are addictive. Ya, Im already hooked. Already plotting my next move. I vividly remember seeing the scene in Bram Stokers Dracula when Professor Van Helsing, played by the most awesome Anthony Hopkins, draws that KUHKRI out and lops off Draculas brides heads. Ahhhhhhh memories. I've always wanted one.
I know my Dad will LOVE his as soon as I figure out which one to get him. The model available that I am considering is the Dingla by Rajkumar. It is very cool, but may be out of my price range. Good thing is my wife is so cool. I showed her what I bought today and she thinks they're awesome too. Now there's a keeper boys!
 
Tedward Scissorhands said:
Good thing is my wife is so cool. I showed her what I bought today and she thinks they're awesome too. Now there's a keeper boys!
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Let us know how she feels after you buy about ten more and if she still loves ya we got some talking to do:D I gotta figure out what your doin:thumbup:


Somebody scoop that beauty up before temptation takes over and I get another beating from Mrs. Bawanna. She's an expert at not leaving marks. But the pain is very real.
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Mrs Bawanna must be talking to Mrs Ndog. Think were in the same boat!
 
Awww man! That UBE is playing a tune in my head! Does that look like a Bawanna knife to anyone but me? Hmmmm. I'd say it's worth the beating. I'm very torn. It loves me? It loves me not? It loves me, It loves me not. It loves me, It loves me not. The wife beats me, she beats me not.
I fear I might be doomed.
 
You better tell her ahead of time cause if she gets ahold of that knife before you shes gonna do some serious hurt!
Bawanna said:
Awww man! That UBE is playing a tune in my head! Does that look like a Bawanna knife to anyone but me? Hmmmm. I'd say it's worth the beating. I'm very torn. It loves me? It loves me not? It loves me, It loves me not. It loves me, It loves me not. The wife beats me, she beats me not.
I fear I might be doomed.
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I JUST LOOKED AT THE PICTURE OF THAT UBE, AND I COULD'VE SWORE I SAW THE NAME BATWANNA APPEAR ON THE BLADE AND THEN WHOOSH.......GONE. A SIGN? A VISION? DESTINY? WHO REALLY KNOWS.
THEN AGAIN I DIDN'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON AND IT MAY HAVE SAID BANANA? Not sure and I can't find my glasses!
MAYBE YOU SHOULD STARE AT IT SOME MORE AND TELL THE MRS YOU SAW YOUR NAME APPEAR. IF SHE LOVES YOU, SHE WILL BELIEVE YOU NO DOUBT!
 
I would do that but I've used that ruse so many times it doesn't work anymore. Thought about a new wife that hasn't heard all my begging excuses but I'm kind of partial to this one most of the time. And the replacement cost makes these find knifes look like lunch money, course peanut butter sandwiches in a paper sack don't cost much.

I put a curse on your glasses for calling me Batwanna, you'll never find them now. Oh alright, maybe I over reacted, I'll remove the curse and you should find them under the cushions of the couch where you just had your afternoon nap.

I'm gonna go stare at it some more and see if my name magically appears. Hopefully someone will scoop it and ease my pain.
 
Bawanna, you could tell her that all the other guys have one and were laughing and making fun of you, and if you dont get it, you will be an outcast and a mockery to HI? Think that might work??????:) :)
 
Even better yet link paypal to one of your Swiss accounts and have it shipped to my address. Your wife will never know.
 
Bawanna. Tell her Pugs has already made a sheath for it. That will cover two beatings in one!
 
pugs75 said:
Bawanna, you could tell her that all the other guys have one and were laughing and making fun of you, and if you dont get it, you will be an outcast and a mockery to HI? Think that might work??????:) :)
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She already knows this. She claims I'm a mockery everywhere I go. Where did that come from? I try to fit in and just be one of the guys.
She's heard 1000 times that so and so has one so I should have one too. Absolutely no sympathy whatsoever.
I'll try the Pugs sheath story, I've only used that one 3 or 4 times so far, maybe she'll buy that one.

I think she has the secret Swiss accounts and I don't have access of course, if I did we wouldn't have Swiss accounts for very long, me and money never hang out together for very long.

And I don't have Jens address, this plan just isn't working.
 
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