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I had a wonderful weekend in CT, visiting a good friend one last time before he leaves for a 3-month trip to Costa Rica tomorrow. As usual, I brought some knives to play with. I brought my new Tamang and YCS Karda, plus the KLVUK that lives in my car. But this time was special. This time, I had just recieved my first real sword, the Tibetan Short Sword.
Opening the box, I was speechless. This thing is simply incredible. So beautiful, so powerful. Holding it in your hands, you're overcome by the feeling of invincibility. I'm sure it could slice clear through a telephone pole, like a lightsaber. I know that's probably a bit much, but it feels that way.
Here are some pics
This is the most beautiful thing I own, and it came in the most plain packaging imaginable.
It came with a nicely made hat, a gift from Yangdu and Kanchhi
The handle had a small crack in the horn on one side, which had already been epoxied. Totally negligible, and does not detract from form or function. It is just barely visible in this pic, right by the butt cap and yin yang
Blade markings on the blade are small, but very well done. It is interesting to me how the same kamis marks will vary in size, seemingly independent of blade size. I.e. the markings on the YCS Karda by Kumar are bigger than those on the sword.
Now, the day after receiving it, I get to show it off. Of course, Jake was as impressed as I was by the swords beauty, but it's power was still untested.
While working out in his backyard, be mentioned there was a big area of brush that needed clearing, and out came the steel. The Tamang and KLVUK made short work of the thick wood at the stump, but that was sometimes difficult to get at. Naturally, I suggested we try out the sword on some of the smaller stuff.
Grasping the sword in my hands, I eyed my target. It was a branch about 2 inches thick, sticking up at about a 75° angle. I imagined myself swinging the sword, passing through the branch and possibly hitting the one behind it. Now embodying a Tibetan warrior, I swung, and it was my jaw that dropped. The sword had not only passed cleanly through the branch I was eyeing, but also the two smaller branches before, and 3 branches after.
I was much too consumed by joy to remember about pictures, but I did manage to grab some of the Tamang's workout. I don't thing I posted any from when I received the YCS and Tamang, so I'll post those too.
YCS Karda goes perfectly with the sword. Still need to get a pic of them together.
I really like the scabbard on the Tamang, it has a cool crossed design on the front, and neat buckle on the back of the frog.
The markings on this one are also on the opposite sides as usual.
And here are a few shots of it's cutting ability. The straighter profile and thicker spine on this knife make it a better chopper than the KLVUK, while usability and overall function remain similar.
She made short work of this one, and the wood was not soft.
The final glory shot after conquering the behemoth of a shrub
Edit: had to finish the post after hitting submit instead of preview
Opening the box, I was speechless. This thing is simply incredible. So beautiful, so powerful. Holding it in your hands, you're overcome by the feeling of invincibility. I'm sure it could slice clear through a telephone pole, like a lightsaber. I know that's probably a bit much, but it feels that way.
Here are some pics
This is the most beautiful thing I own, and it came in the most plain packaging imaginable.
It came with a nicely made hat, a gift from Yangdu and Kanchhi
The handle had a small crack in the horn on one side, which had already been epoxied. Totally negligible, and does not detract from form or function. It is just barely visible in this pic, right by the butt cap and yin yang
Blade markings on the blade are small, but very well done. It is interesting to me how the same kamis marks will vary in size, seemingly independent of blade size. I.e. the markings on the YCS Karda by Kumar are bigger than those on the sword.
Now, the day after receiving it, I get to show it off. Of course, Jake was as impressed as I was by the swords beauty, but it's power was still untested.
While working out in his backyard, be mentioned there was a big area of brush that needed clearing, and out came the steel. The Tamang and KLVUK made short work of the thick wood at the stump, but that was sometimes difficult to get at. Naturally, I suggested we try out the sword on some of the smaller stuff.
Grasping the sword in my hands, I eyed my target. It was a branch about 2 inches thick, sticking up at about a 75° angle. I imagined myself swinging the sword, passing through the branch and possibly hitting the one behind it. Now embodying a Tibetan warrior, I swung, and it was my jaw that dropped. The sword had not only passed cleanly through the branch I was eyeing, but also the two smaller branches before, and 3 branches after.
I was much too consumed by joy to remember about pictures, but I did manage to grab some of the Tamang's workout. I don't thing I posted any from when I received the YCS and Tamang, so I'll post those too.
YCS Karda goes perfectly with the sword. Still need to get a pic of them together.
I really like the scabbard on the Tamang, it has a cool crossed design on the front, and neat buckle on the back of the frog.
The markings on this one are also on the opposite sides as usual.
And here are a few shots of it's cutting ability. The straighter profile and thicker spine on this knife make it a better chopper than the KLVUK, while usability and overall function remain similar.
She made short work of this one, and the wood was not soft.
The final glory shot after conquering the behemoth of a shrub
Edit: had to finish the post after hitting submit instead of preview
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