The YCS by Kumar from 7/6 DOTD's arrived Friday. (Just two days from Reno to the rural west Florida swamps. Thank you, Yangdu, for the GREAT service!!) 
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C'est Formidable!!!! (That's "Waycool!" for those of y'all not from the South
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The picture and description did not do it justice! Fit and finish are awesome!
And the depth and figure of the staisaal (sp) handles have to be seen to be beleived. Good thing because I'd be afraid to woodchuck a handle with inlays anway. The non-Habaki bolster and non-Chirawa handle (on the YCS) are a big plus as far as I'm concerned. The scabbard fits all three knives and the awl perfectly. One surprise was that the chape was glued on with some sort of semi-translucent adhesive instead of the ususal laha. another was the asymetrical five-pointed star (instead of the usual six-pointed star) retainer for the buttcap.
Everything about this rig is a bit bigger than what than what I'd come to expect from the HI website and postings here on the forum. The khukuri is just a tad under 19 inches long O.A., 7/16" thick at the bolster, and weighs in at 33 oz. The handle is proportional to the size of this khuk but much larger in diameter than any of my other HI khukuris. Larger Karda is 9 3/4 inches and the small karda is 7 3/4 inches. Both kardas have Chirawa style handles. The awl still has a blunt point which I gather is usual. If this blade wasn't marked with a six-pointed star and the initials K. B. I'd be tempted to ascribe this rig to Sher. Even the edge is what Uncle Bill used to describe as Sher's semi-convex edge. Could there be collaboration at BirGhorka?
Or sibling rivalry? 
Doesn't matter to me. I'm delighted to finally get a YCS!!!!
Been wanting one since I first saw the pic and read the reviews of the prototypes wayback in 2000. Finally convinced myself that somtimes one needs a little present just to keep the rats from winning the ratrace. 
One little problem, Y'all might be waiting a long time for a field report on this khuk. It's just too purdy to use!!!!!!!
All in all I couldn't be happier with this rig. I'd give it at least a 10/10 rating.
Thanks again, Yvsa, for designing such a well thought out package of blades.
Thanks to Kumar, et al for interpreting that design.
Thanks especially to Yangdu for making it possible to obtain such wonderful Khukuris.
Now for the question:
All three blades arrived with droplets of an oily substance on one side only.
But both sides had a sort of mottled, frosted pattern similar to condesation.
On general principles I applied a coat of khukuri oil ( I use Rusty's receipe)
but the frosty-looking mottling remains. I've not seen anything like this on any of my other HI knives. Have any of you experienced this?
And, if so what did you do about it?
.C'est Formidable!!!! (That's "Waycool!" for those of y'all not from the South
)The picture and description did not do it justice! Fit and finish are awesome!
And the depth and figure of the staisaal (sp) handles have to be seen to be beleived. Good thing because I'd be afraid to woodchuck a handle with inlays anway. The non-Habaki bolster and non-Chirawa handle (on the YCS) are a big plus as far as I'm concerned. The scabbard fits all three knives and the awl perfectly. One surprise was that the chape was glued on with some sort of semi-translucent adhesive instead of the ususal laha. another was the asymetrical five-pointed star (instead of the usual six-pointed star) retainer for the buttcap.
Everything about this rig is a bit bigger than what than what I'd come to expect from the HI website and postings here on the forum. The khukuri is just a tad under 19 inches long O.A., 7/16" thick at the bolster, and weighs in at 33 oz. The handle is proportional to the size of this khuk but much larger in diameter than any of my other HI khukuris. Larger Karda is 9 3/4 inches and the small karda is 7 3/4 inches. Both kardas have Chirawa style handles. The awl still has a blunt point which I gather is usual. If this blade wasn't marked with a six-pointed star and the initials K. B. I'd be tempted to ascribe this rig to Sher. Even the edge is what Uncle Bill used to describe as Sher's semi-convex edge. Could there be collaboration at BirGhorka?
Or sibling rivalry? Doesn't matter to me. I'm delighted to finally get a YCS!!!! Been wanting one since I first saw the pic and read the reviews of the prototypes wayback in 2000. Finally convinced myself that somtimes one needs a little present just to keep the rats from winning the ratrace.
One little problem, Y'all might be waiting a long time for a field report on this khuk. It's just too purdy to use!!!!!!!
All in all I couldn't be happier with this rig. I'd give it at least a 10/10 rating.
Thanks again, Yvsa, for designing such a well thought out package of blades.
Thanks to Kumar, et al for interpreting that design.
Thanks especially to Yangdu for making it possible to obtain such wonderful Khukuris.
Now for the question:
All three blades arrived with droplets of an oily substance on one side only.
But both sides had a sort of mottled, frosted pattern similar to condesation.
On general principles I applied a coat of khukuri oil ( I use Rusty's receipe)
but the frosty-looking mottling remains. I've not seen anything like this on any of my other HI knives. Have any of you experienced this?
And, if so what did you do about it?
