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I understand Will. My nephew thought I'd give him a good deal on making a realistic Kukri for him. I told him the materials and HT on 3/8" thick L6 would run near $200 with no profit for me. He was flabbergasted. I told him a real Kukri runs between 1/4 to 3/8 " thick and I wouldn't consider making it thinner. I sent him to Atlanta Cutlery who has real Kukris made as far back as 1890. There was no way I wanted to forge one. I use the college for forging and their blacksmith class isn't always open. I trade teaching advanced TIG welding techniques for forge and power hammer time. A Kukri would take all day and then another day to grind it. I'm not Nepalese and happy for 50 cents an hour. LOL
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Now it says Guru and it used to say Master. I think I like Master better, though skilled would be the best description
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