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Well my Churi from the Khukri house arrived toaday, and iv'e got to say........................it' s a beast :eek:
I will get some pics up later, but it's a beast alright.
Just sharpening it up a little, it will need a fair bit, it was sharp but not razor so am working on it.
Mark
hollowdweller
21-03-2006, 20:27
Khukuri's are great
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/hollowdweller/k5.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/hollowdweller/khuks.jpg
laurens ch
21-03-2006, 20:57
Is a churi that smaller knife made by the kukri smiths, or just an alternative spelling of kukri.
Is the churi not that 'woodlore' type knife? If it is I would very keen to see some pics and here a review :)
-Switch-
21-03-2006, 21:29
Pics please :red:
And by the way Hollowdweller, the second knife in from the left in your picture - can you tell me any more about it? :)
Iv'e not had long to play with it, but here goes..................
The knife arrived in it's sheath, oiled and wrapped. My first impressions where that I wasn't going to be that keen as it wasn't beautiful. That said, what it lacks in beauty it makes up for in brute force and ignorance. This is the knife loosley based on the woodlore, and i say loosley.
The knife stands a full 10 inches from tip to toe, 5 inches of indian rosewood handle and 5 inches of blade, the depth of the blade is1 and a quarter inches with a width of...............a quarter of an inch. This knife is a no nonsense tool, it's quite heavy, although iv'e not wieghed it yet.
The knife came sharp, but not razor sharp, so iv'e started to fettle it, it's not quite there yet but it's got a nice clean edge. I imagine the steel quality will not be perfect, but again this is a no nonsense knife.
In total the knife cost me £32.00, most of which was delivery from Katmandu!. The actual cost of the knife is $25.00, not at all much for such a knife.
The build quaility is good, very sturdy, and i reckon i could pick bricks out of a wall and it wouldn't bend!
This is just a quick round up of my first impressions, here are some pics.
Oh and the sheath is horrible :( I will be getting a new one.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/marktheminx/P1010030.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/marktheminx/P1010028.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/marktheminx/P1010027.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/marktheminx/P1010025.jpg
The knife is a little bigger than I expected when I looked at it on the site, mind you it will save you carrying an axe :)
It maybe looks a little ruff but it is meant to be a user and not a work of art, of course you can get users that are both but they do cost around 10 times as much.
If it can take a good edge it might be worth finding out if they will make one to a custom size.
Oh it's definately a user :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
I have spent a bit of time on it and it's now getting quite a nice edge, it's also drawn first blood!
Like I said it's not the prettiest of knives, and yes it's big and bulky, but i went chopping some hazel yesterday, and for that heavier type of work it feels great.
Mark