I'm totally with those that said convex edges and bevels.
If somebody wants to spend more time than it took to make the knife, sanding, oiling, and polishing the handle, that's fine.
If somebody wants to spend more time than it took to make the knife, etching and polishing the blade to a finish that makes the hardening line visible, that's fine.
If somebody wants to spend more time than it took to make the carda and chakma into finished and attractive usable tools that compliment the finishing work exhibited in the khukuri, that's fine, but just barely--they are appear to be essentially a nod to tradition.
If somebody has to spend more time than it took to make the knife using hand tools or spend an ammount nearly equal to the price of the knife on power tools to apply a proper convex edge/bevel that should have been there in the first place, that's not all right. Somebody on the originating end should be a bit embarrassed about that.
I've totally worn a few stones to nothing getting an approximation of what kind of bevel should have been there in first place. It was worth it, but I really don't think I should have had to do it when a bit of wrist rotation while final grinding in the bevel in the first place would have done the trick. I'm not asking for wonderful, crisp grinding lines or anything, just not hollow.
Bitch over, I still love 'em, but to me, magic stone or high polish on the horn are fluff compared to a decent convex bevel. I'll still buy them when I'm able, but I'd take a convex bevel over high polish anyday.
Maybe they could try putting in real convex grinds on a batch of HI villager models as anf experiment to see how shiny finish vs real convex grinds work out in term of customer response.
