Mandaya kinfe

[Marc]

And, how thick are the blades of these knives? I just got one recently, but I'm still undecided about if it's a practical exemplar or something exclusively made to be sold as souvenirs. Just trying to gather more data, in fact...

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Marc

And, how thick are the blades of these knives? I just got one recently, but I'm still undecided about if it's a practical exemplar or something exclusively made to be sold as souvenirs. Just trying to gather more data, in fact...

The blade on mine is thin less than 1/8 of an inch and is quite stiff but for a knife that is used for cutting grain such as rice or other light chores it is fine. This blades at least mine is made from laminated steel so I really doubt that they are souvenirs.

Lew

[Bill M]

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

The blade on mine is thin less than 1/8 of an inch and is quite stiff but for a knife that is used for cutting grain such as rice or other light chores it is fine. This blades at least mine is made from laminated steel so I really doubt that they are souvenirs.

Lew

Same here. Need to clean the blade a bit to see if laminated. Hey, it is probably twist core!

Anne is using it right now, one of her favorite kitchen knives. Does quite a job on veggies. She likes it better than the little khukuri she was using, but not as much as the Henckel knives.

BTW, mine, I mean HERS, is about 14" long. How does that compare?

[Marc]

Mine's got even bit of beadwork in the scabbard, but the handle's wood could use a bit of treatment... I'll check the blade, also, who knows...
Thank you very much, gentlemen .