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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 0:24:00 GMT
Got my Cold Steel Magnum Khukri today. Needs some sharpening but guess can hack out of the box (er plastic wrap). Not too big, not too small, guess it's my poor man's version of a falcata. BTW Cold Steel is making more machetes in ancient sword fashions. A kopesh styled machete and a sax styled one are on display on their website and go for $29.99 each. Rather wait to get them on eBay for somwhat less..........
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 2:46:04 GMT
I love Cold Steel's machetes. You've seen how many I have (so far ;D), and I haven't had any troubles with any of them. They are TOUGH. I'm glad to see yet another among us taking an interest in the ultimate poor man's cutting tool.
Heck, I might break off and start my own site: Machete Buyers Guide! ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 23:19:47 GMT
I'll get (in a while, finances are downhill now) the Cold Steel Seax and the Kopesh, to add to the poor man's cutlery collection.....their prices are very good......one thing though I got a sharpening stone but I'm rather noob at sharpening so I dunno well how to do. I know it got two sides, a lighter one and a darker one......which one to begin with remains the aquestion
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 23:31:18 GMT
Use the rougher side first, then the smoother side as you refine the edge. I put a nice edge on my cold steel kukri machete(the regular one) with a stone just like that. Generally the darker side is the rougher one, but not always. Also, when you start to refine the edge further with the smoother side of your stone, you might want to use some oil for lubrication.
They make it really easy for you too. Best way to do it is to hold the knife in one hand, the stone in the other(mind your fingers) and hold the stone flat against the beveled edge. With firm, even pressure, scrape the stone from base to tip again and again, keeping it even on both sides. This will slowly remove that black junk they bake onto the blades and create a very interesting aesthetic of all black blade and a nice silver polished cantle for the edge. Looks menacing if you ask me.
Note: this will more or less simply touch up and hone that natural grind they put on the blade. You, in theory, COULD put an appleseed beven on this bad-boy, but it'd be a LOT of work, and wouldn't give it any benefit, since by nature these are very thin blades to begin with. I've gotten mine hair-shaving sharp this way, which isn't best for a machete, but it's dang good for tameshigiri, or as Shootermike coined, 'waterbottleshigiri' or somesuch.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 23:42:23 GMT
Thanks Adam!!! Food for thought thou shall get karma for thy deed, oh noble swashbuckler!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2007 5:06:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2007 5:08:22 GMT
"saito" haha sorry akuzokuzan , I was looking at your avatar
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2007 23:54:23 GMT
No prob hobomurai!!! Saito is my favorite character in Rurouni Kenshin, and I think his Aku Soku Zan way of living is the right one
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 1:17:25 GMT
When I hear the name 'saito', i think of Morihiro Saito, the head of the Iwama Dojo for years and years and the guy that codified the Aikido Weapons System(ken and Jo stuff).
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 1:46:11 GMT
there was a Hajime Saito for real in 19th century Japan. Rurouni Kenshin and other anime borrow SOME aspects from him to create the characters that appear on their respective shows.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 5:38:27 GMT
yeah saito my favorite character too "GATOTSU ZERO SHIKI !!" hahaha
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2007 18:30:56 GMT
Got my Cold Steel Magnum Khukri today. Needs some sharpening but guess can hack out of the box (er plastic wrap). Not too big, not too small, guess it's my poor man's version of a falcata. BTW Cold Steel is making more machetes in ancient sword fashions. A kopesh styled machete and a sax styled one are on display on their website and go for $29.99 each. Rather wait to get them on eBay for somwhat less.......... I was very exited by this series of offerings. The 18" Bowie or spear point look appealing. What do you think of the handle of you Khukri? Have you tried using it yet for any serious work (e.g. trimming trees)? I have your Magnum's little brother, the 13" Khukri Machete, with the same hard plastic handle with ridges. The handle tears my hand up. I've tried wrapping it with paracord (too big), filing and sanding (still too many irritating surfaces). I guess I'll just have to reshape the butt end which is the problem spot where the heel of my gripping hand rubs. Any ideas?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2007 21:56:21 GMT
Larry, I recently wrapped my Kukri Machete handle in 1/8" cotton cord. I haven't used it this way, yet, so there's no telling how durable it will be (probably not nearly as tough as a paracord version), but the cotton cord is enough thinner than para that it makes for a less bulky grip, and it keeps my hand away from the flared end of the grip (at least in dry handling).
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