"Service No. 1" from Nepalese Khukuri House
Apr 27, 2007 14:29:58 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2007 14:29:58 GMT
My Khukuri finally arrived yesterday, and i was exited like a little kid on christmas eve! I resisted the impulse to just rip up the package, and did instead run to get my dad's digital camera, so i could share a bunch of photos with you guys. I didn't have enough time to write a review yesterday, so i'll give you one today
It should have been here by friday last week but the delivery company here in sweden screwed up bigtime and my dad called them on several occaisons these last few days to get them to deliver it. They were finally able to deliver it to my dad's work yesterday afternoon.
First Impressions:
When I opened the shipping box, i found a big cloth package. removing the cloth it was wrapped in alot of bubble wrap and tape.
Good they did atleast make sure it would survive any rough treatment during transport.
they also included a dvd showing the process of making a khukuri.
When I'd finally made my way through the bubble wrap, I was amazed of how well made it was, the leather scabbard was very tight with no movement where there shouldnt be. I looks really professionally made.
When i drew the blade from its scabbard, i noticed how extremely tight it was, i had to really put some force into it, to remove the blade from the scabbard. well it ain't going to fall out by accident! As i drew the blade, i noticed a thick layer of protective oil (sorry i didn't take any pics of it) and a few very small cosmetic scratches on some places of the blade,they were really really hard to capture on camera so after a few tries i stopped trying, moving on.
the blade is really nicely polished, it's almost mirror polish. and feels very robust with no movement anywhere whatsoever. Though it came sharp, it didnt come as sharp as i had hoped for, but sharp enough. it can cut paper, but with some effort (probably due to the thick blade).
the blade is really thick (atleast compared to any other knife i have ;D ), It's 0.380 inches thick and about 16 inch long, wheighs around 650 grams with scabbard and 450 without.
There's also an inscription on both sides of the blade, close to the handle:
N.K.H - Nepalese Khukuri House, and Nepal 2007
the handle is very nice, it's made of water buffalo horn and feels very sturdy.
there were also 2 smaller knives in the scabbard, 1 mini knife (karda) and 1 chakmak (apparently used to sharpen the blade, if someone knows how to use this please let me know)
the karda:
and the chakmak:
this is what it looks like on the table stand that came with it:
Testing:
Later that evening i went out into the nearby woods to try out my new blades cutting ability. I convinced my dad to assist with taking some photos. it looks kinda dark in the photos but it was really brighter than that outside.
First i went at a small pine tree, lopping of the small twigs sticking out.
then i swung the khukuri with moderate force at the 2.5-3" thick pine tree. it took 3 blows to sever it, probablt because i'm so bad at aiming my blows, i think i could've done it in 2.
on the remaining part of the pine tree i set up a regular "cabbage head", which, as i expected, showed no resistance at all:
my dad have had some experience with photagraphy, so he was able to get a shot just as i cut through it.
next up, the 1.5 liter, waterfilled, plasic bottle.
i charge up to take swing at it with full force:
Damn, i just batted it away. don't pay attention to my facial expression, i punctured it so there was some spraying water.
thanks to my dads photo skills (and a bit of luck) he captured it in mid-air.
i tried to cut it several times, but it just didnt want to be cut.
next up, a approx. 4" thick tree.
took 4 blows, but i think i could've done it i 3 with better technique.
it only recived some minor cosmetic scratches.
this is how it looks after i cleaned of all of the "tree-gunk" from the blade:
I used some regular "anti-rust oil" i use for the chain on my bike, and some paper towels. i was able to clean it up some more later, so it looks a little bit nicer now than in the last pics.
This is my first review.
I hope you all liked these photos as much as i liked taking them.
Positive/creative critisism is always welcome!
/Skalman
www.nepalesekhukuri.com/user/ItemDetails.php?prodId=137&catid=8
It should have been here by friday last week but the delivery company here in sweden screwed up bigtime and my dad called them on several occaisons these last few days to get them to deliver it. They were finally able to deliver it to my dad's work yesterday afternoon.
First Impressions:
When I opened the shipping box, i found a big cloth package. removing the cloth it was wrapped in alot of bubble wrap and tape.
Good they did atleast make sure it would survive any rough treatment during transport.
they also included a dvd showing the process of making a khukuri.
When I'd finally made my way through the bubble wrap, I was amazed of how well made it was, the leather scabbard was very tight with no movement where there shouldnt be. I looks really professionally made.
When i drew the blade from its scabbard, i noticed how extremely tight it was, i had to really put some force into it, to remove the blade from the scabbard. well it ain't going to fall out by accident! As i drew the blade, i noticed a thick layer of protective oil (sorry i didn't take any pics of it) and a few very small cosmetic scratches on some places of the blade,they were really really hard to capture on camera so after a few tries i stopped trying, moving on.
the blade is really nicely polished, it's almost mirror polish. and feels very robust with no movement anywhere whatsoever. Though it came sharp, it didnt come as sharp as i had hoped for, but sharp enough. it can cut paper, but with some effort (probably due to the thick blade).
the blade is really thick (atleast compared to any other knife i have ;D ), It's 0.380 inches thick and about 16 inch long, wheighs around 650 grams with scabbard and 450 without.
There's also an inscription on both sides of the blade, close to the handle:
N.K.H - Nepalese Khukuri House, and Nepal 2007
the handle is very nice, it's made of water buffalo horn and feels very sturdy.
there were also 2 smaller knives in the scabbard, 1 mini knife (karda) and 1 chakmak (apparently used to sharpen the blade, if someone knows how to use this please let me know)
the karda:
and the chakmak:
this is what it looks like on the table stand that came with it:
Testing:
Later that evening i went out into the nearby woods to try out my new blades cutting ability. I convinced my dad to assist with taking some photos. it looks kinda dark in the photos but it was really brighter than that outside.
First i went at a small pine tree, lopping of the small twigs sticking out.
then i swung the khukuri with moderate force at the 2.5-3" thick pine tree. it took 3 blows to sever it, probablt because i'm so bad at aiming my blows, i think i could've done it in 2.
on the remaining part of the pine tree i set up a regular "cabbage head", which, as i expected, showed no resistance at all:
my dad have had some experience with photagraphy, so he was able to get a shot just as i cut through it.
next up, the 1.5 liter, waterfilled, plasic bottle.
i charge up to take swing at it with full force:
Damn, i just batted it away. don't pay attention to my facial expression, i punctured it so there was some spraying water.
thanks to my dads photo skills (and a bit of luck) he captured it in mid-air.
i tried to cut it several times, but it just didnt want to be cut.
next up, a approx. 4" thick tree.
took 4 blows, but i think i could've done it i 3 with better technique.
it only recived some minor cosmetic scratches.
this is how it looks after i cleaned of all of the "tree-gunk" from the blade:
I used some regular "anti-rust oil" i use for the chain on my bike, and some paper towels. i was able to clean it up some more later, so it looks a little bit nicer now than in the last pics.
This is my first review.
I hope you all liked these photos as much as i liked taking them.
Positive/creative critisism is always welcome!
/Skalman
www.nepalesekhukuri.com/user/ItemDetails.php?prodId=137&catid=8