Kukri my next purchase?

[John]

Well I finally ordered a BSI pattern two,can't wait to test it on a few limbs, possibility they may belong to burglars  if not wood will do    

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Just remember that you'll never break it, and use it accordingly

[John]

Just remember that you'll never break it, and use it accordingly

Yeah I'll follow your guide   good job in the kitchen Mike!  
 Mike's

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

Nope mine just had the Karda

Which is fine, as it's a 4 inched, recurved bushcraft knife, instead of the silly little one's you usually get

Where's the proper link to that one then?  

Ahem!...still wondering how you got the single karda setup...khuk-tease

[Dizos]

Just remember that you'll never break it, and use it accordingly

Yeah I'll follow your guide   good job in the kitchen Mike!  
 Mike's

Wow, that was fun to watch.

[John]

Nope mine just had the Karda

Which is fine, as it's a 4 inched, recurved bushcraft knife, instead of the silly little one's you usually get

Where's the proper link to that one then?  

Ahem!...still wondering how you got the single karda setup...khuk-tease

Maybe it's like this set up   
https://torablades.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=55

[ducktapehero]

I had a Kukri when I was a teenager. I did some trading with my friends and ended up with it. I have no idea if it was a good one or a cheap copy but I had fun with it. Until my Mom saw me playing with it and told me to put it up before I scare the neighbors. Since I couldn't play with it anymore I traded it for something else that I could play with.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Just remember that you'll never break it, and use it accordingly

Yeah I'll follow your guide   good job in the kitchen Mike!  
 Mike's

Awesome vid

See you can use them for damn near anything

@Dave. It's this one, but for some reason they've gone back to the original Chakmak/Karda
https://torablades.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=52

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

@Dave. It's this one, but for some reason they've gone back to the original Chakmak/Karda
https://torablades.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=52

I'll trade you a Spirit and a Surge for it...but you'll have to throw in something extra...

That would be a good trade or am I crazy?  

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

@Dave. It's this one, but for some reason they've gone back to the original Chakmak/Karda
https://torablades.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=52

I'll trade you a Spirit and a Surge for it...but you'll have to throw in something extra...

That would be a good trade or am I crazy?  

Hey I thought we banned you Nikko

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

@Dave. It's this one, but for some reason they've gone back to the original Chakmak/Karda
https://torablades.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=52

I'll trade you a Spirit and a Surge for it...but you'll have to throw in something extra...

That would be a good trade or am I crazy?  

Hey I thought we banned you Nikko

No, it's not me...really...

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

@Dave. It's this one, but for some reason they've gone back to the original Chakmak/Karda
https://torablades.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=52

I'll trade you a Spirit and a Surge for it...but you'll have to throw in something extra...

That would be a good trade or am I crazy?  

Hey I thought we banned you Nikko

No, it's not me...really...

Oh that's ok then, for a minute there I thought you we're a compulsive BSer too

I need another Kukri now

Maybe a Sirupate this time

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

What distinguishes the Sirupate? A longer, more slender blade?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

What distinguishes the Sirupate? A longer, more slender blade?

Pretty much

The emphesis is much more on fighting, rather than bushcraft/survival

And they feel so fast in the hand. Think beefy machete

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

Mmmm...beefy...

Have you ever tried the Chakmak as a flint striker? They are supposedly made to function that way in addition to being a steel. I'd have less objection to the traditional Karda/Chakmak pair being in the sheath if it did work that way.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Mmmm...beefy...

Have you ever tried the Chakmak as a flint striker? They are supposedly made to function that way in addition to being a steel. I'd have less objection to the traditional Karda/Chakmak pair being in the sheath if it did work that way.

I never really got it to work, as I think it really does rely on having absolutely bone dry tinder, and given how small the striking area is anyway (especially if you've anything more than tiny hands) it was more than a little fiddily

So while I think it's possible given the right conditions. I wouldn't want to bet my life on using one as a firesteel

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

What you probably need is some charcloth. So it will throw sparks at least then?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

What you probably need is some charcloth. So it will throw sparks at least then?

Well I'm going back about 8-10 years, but yes it did throw some (feeble if i recall) sparks. But not to the degree that my old firesteel (which Ryan now has) did

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I can't get any sparks of my Indian or Nepali...they are pretty low quality Khuks 

...just wondering if the more expensive ones were made to function properly.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I can't get any sparks of my Indian or Nepali...they are pretty low quality Khuks 

...just wondering if the more expensive ones were made to function properly.

Well the Tora one's are exquisitely well made, especially for the money

Certainly if it was made in the west it'd cost around the £250-300 mark

[John]

I can't get any sparks of my Indian or Nepali...they are pretty low quality Khuks 

...just wondering if the more expensive ones were made to function properly.

Well the Tora one's are exquisitely well made, especially for the money

Certainly if it was made in the west it'd cost around the £250-300 mark

Yeah I'm so glad they're made in Nepal keeps the cost down for us,also most good kukri are made there  I don't know which ones sporks on about?

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

These two JohnM...

[John]

These two JohnM...

Got ya  where did you get those and were they from a reputable kukri dealer?

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I bought them years ago...the Nepali one is stamped '89

I suspect both of them were made by Windlass Steelcrafts as I bought them from Atlanta Cutlery - they still sell the same models today.

[John]

I bought them years ago...the Nepali one is stamped '89

I suspect both of them were made by Windlass Steelcrafts as I bought them from Atlanta Cutlery - they still sell the same models today.

Comparing theirs to Tora's I would say tora are much better quality but! that maybe just me 

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I'm suspecting you are correct about that...twenty years ago these were the only Khukuris readily available for purchase.

[John]

I'm suspecting you are correct about that...twenty years ago these were the only Khukuris readily available for purchase.

Yeah and I suspect during the last 20 years customers have demanded better quality and they seem to be getting that now,I mean if your living is dependant on making kukri then making/selling quality kukri's will keep you housed and fed I guess

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well Simon (bloke who own's Tora) pay's the Kamis and only commisions those that are at the top of there game, so buy with confidence

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Bought it yet?

[Benner]

Bought it yet?

If you are talking about John, he did 3 days ago