Kailash Blades
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- Nov 21, 2015
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A blend of modern and traditional here! 18" and 12" sirupate blades blended into our slimmer scourge handle.
As you can see this is quite a broad blade compared to our sirupate, but that gives it a commanding presence in hand and helps it be a fearsome slicing blade.
The full 18" really dwarves the scourge handle. This is about the largest blade we'd spec the scourge handle with. While it has a lot of retention for chopping it needs a touch more length and counterweight beyond this point we feel.
Here's the blade next to it's smaller 12" sibling.
Big and little sister here. The 12" would make a great bushcraft blade as well as a fast fighter. The 18" could definitely handle heavy machete work also- a real bush sword.
A peek at the ergonomics of the handle. A nice amount of indexing for less grip force needed while chopping but not so much that you can't adjust your grip a bit.
The lack of cho is potentially a controversial feature but it frees up a lot of space for carving and makes for a cleaner silhouette I feel.
A very sleek package overall and certainly intimidating. Could you imagine yourself using a hybrid like this? Or would you keep it traditional?
Take care,
Andrew and the team at Kailash
As you can see this is quite a broad blade compared to our sirupate, but that gives it a commanding presence in hand and helps it be a fearsome slicing blade.
The full 18" really dwarves the scourge handle. This is about the largest blade we'd spec the scourge handle with. While it has a lot of retention for chopping it needs a touch more length and counterweight beyond this point we feel.
Here's the blade next to it's smaller 12" sibling.
Big and little sister here. The 12" would make a great bushcraft blade as well as a fast fighter. The 18" could definitely handle heavy machete work also- a real bush sword.
A peek at the ergonomics of the handle. A nice amount of indexing for less grip force needed while chopping but not so much that you can't adjust your grip a bit.
The lack of cho is potentially a controversial feature but it frees up a lot of space for carving and makes for a cleaner silhouette I feel.
A very sleek package overall and certainly intimidating. Could you imagine yourself using a hybrid like this? Or would you keep it traditional?
Take care,
Andrew and the team at Kailash