10.25 inch 9 ounce Baby Khukuri

CallsThunder

CallsThunder

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This khuk is from the 6/02/06 dotd (by Sgt. Khadka). I gave this to my 11 year old daughter Emily as her first khukuri. She has had it sitting in her room looking pretty until today. She got out and did some real chopping today. I will allow her to explain her impressions of her baby khuk...DanR

Emily-

Here is the log that I will chop and the baby khuk stuck in it.

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Here is a second shot showing my lab Daisy. She was more interested in chasing the flying chips than helping get the log chopped.

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And now I'm starting to chop into the log.

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Now it's starting to get deeper into the wood. Every few minutes I would turn the log over and chop another groove until finally meeting in the middle.

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About 10-15 minutes later I am nearly through the log.

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After much hard work and concentration I finally chopped the log in two. My technique improved as I chopped through the log. In the beginning I wasn't getting much wood removed as I chopped. But later I could notice that more wood was being removed with each chop. I even noticed that good hits sounded better than the bad ones. After I was done I grabbed another log because I had some much fun on the first. I was forced to quit because it started to rain. I then went inside and cleaned and polished my khukuri. I really had fun and I hope everybody here takes their kids in the woods to chop and have fun. I hope you enjoyed this review...Emily :D

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edit: this log is from a pine tree
 
Good review Emily.

I love the sound of a good chop !!

Thanks for posting !


I have a baby AK I'll have to try out, now that I know it'll chop.
 
Leatherface said:
Callsthunder...I am really hoping I can be as kewl a dad as you bro!!

Ya rock!
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Thanks man. What's funny is how easy it is to be kewl. I'm really just doing what I love to do and my daughter does it with me....from khuks to canoes to camping. I never really have grown up I guess. I can remember begging my folks to do stuff with me (swimming, amusement parks). My daughters (I also have a 4 yr old) just say...hey dad, can we go wading in that creek (two days ago and cold)...I respond...okay :) and we all get wet and cold. Playing is fun!
Leatherface, if you are hoping to be kewl now I'm sure you will be. Just do all the things that you wanted to do as a kid and take your kids along.
DanR
 
Nice job on the review Emily. :thumbup:

Good of you to supply the next generation of sharks Dan. :)
 
Very nice review, Emily:):D:thumbup:
I have one just like that (only it's a smidge longer at roughly 11.25") that I use to fill the role of the 12" AK that I foolishly (not really;)) gave away. The good Sgt. makes some wonderful stuff. You got a keeper with that knife.

Jake
 
Thats awesome CT. Eleven huh? I've got a Sgt Khadka just that size too. Doesn't the Sgt do great work! I'm still missing something by him in the 18" range. Hmmm.:thumbup: :thumbup:

Great review Emily, and welcome to BF.
 
Thanks everyone for the kind comments. You made Emily's day. She had big fun and I think she has been more excited about seeing how many views her post has had than thinking about Christmas...maybe. I was really surprised at how well that little Sgt. chopped. I doubt I ever would have tried that but she insisted on doing what I was. I started her out just limbing small stuff off of the logs, but she quickly decided that was kid's play and wanted real work. Dave-I think you're right. I was thinking of giving her one of my 15" pens.

Emily says thanks.

Happy Holidays everyone.
DanR
 
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