Originally Posted By: Matthew_Long
Thanks all for the comments. I have been doing some surfing and the "raw" (unpolished) series at Khukuri House looks pretty interesting. Anyone have any experience with their products or service?


No. Having said that however, I did receive one as a gift and it hasn't left the bookcase. Here's why:

The handle is carved in such a way (with a ridge in the grip and the flare at the hilt) that I'm pretty sure it'll blister me up when the knife is used with a chopping motion. That's entirely speculation on my part, and some reshaping would fix this, but that's more time and effort than I want to invest.

The sheath is of mediocre quality - the leather is barely acceptable and the stitching loose enough that I wouldn't expect to have the knife more than a day or two if I were crashing through the brush with it on my pack or belt. Regardless, a month of heavy use or a season of moderate use would be its demise. (Unless you happen to be using it in Morocco, perhaps?)

But it sure does look nice in the bookcase with all the other spearpoints and such.
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(posting this as someone that has unintentionally done a bunch of stupid stuff in the past and will again...)