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Well, since it came up on the other Bone Cutter thread and Mr. Graves posted the video and all... and since I now am the owner of the Keyboard Kutter, I felt it only right that I should post some photos and do a review of the blade. First, I do not have a scale, so I cannot tell you what it weighs. You should be able to get the other dimensions from the pictures as I have thoughtfully provided scales in those pertinent to measurement. 
This is one of Sgt. Khadka's pieces. It was then given a mate finish with 00 steel wool by the previous owner. I shined it up for this photo review with Flitz so it would look as nice as possible. The only damage the blade shows from its previous life is a tiny nick in the edge in the "sweet spot" but it doesn't seem to be affecting the cutting ability of it at all. It holds a nice edge and is quite sharp at the moment.
So I decided to trim a tree out front that had a few low hanging branches on it. These branches make it hard to mow around this tree and I am also unable to wait in the comfort of the shade for my mail because of them. THEY HAD TO GO! Here is the pile of branches I wound up with once I was finished chopping...
It took me a number of chops on the big ones. On the biggest one I lost count of how many actually. It was at an odd angle and above my head so it wasn't really optimal for a chopping exercise. The smaller branches, say anything an inch or under came off with a single swipe, nice and clean too. I really didn't have trouble with the big ones, no hot spots on the handle and such but it really isn't the khukuri I am going to use the next time I do something like this either. It was a bit too big for inside the tree work and so it wasn't able to be swung to it full extent, plus the blade lacks follow through. The weight is pretty even on it, no fullers, so it is like swinging a steel bar. I am far more likely to use my small CAK the next time as it is sort of made for the job. Once I had the branch out of the tree, I did cut one of its branching pieces off (2" dia) that I could position it and really swing. That went well and it wasn't near as bad as trying to do it over head in a tangle of branches. (duh)
Then I went inside and cleaned the blade off with rubbing alcohol to get the sap off of it, the dried it off and oiled it again with gun oil. Here is the after picture to show the edge suffered no damage from the testing I did and how nicely it cleaned up...
So there you have it! I do like the khukuri a lot and it is definitely one of the ones staying with me in the coming purge.
First off, here it is in its scabbard
and now out of it along with the chakmak and karda...
and here is a shot along the spine...
and now out of it along with the chakmak and karda...
and here is a shot along the spine...
This is one of Sgt. Khadka's pieces. It was then given a mate finish with 00 steel wool by the previous owner. I shined it up for this photo review with Flitz so it would look as nice as possible. The only damage the blade shows from its previous life is a tiny nick in the edge in the "sweet spot" but it doesn't seem to be affecting the cutting ability of it at all. It holds a nice edge and is quite sharp at the moment.
So I decided to trim a tree out front that had a few low hanging branches on it. These branches make it hard to mow around this tree and I am also unable to wait in the comfort of the shade for my mail because of them. THEY HAD TO GO! Here is the pile of branches I wound up with once I was finished chopping...
You have to look but there are about ten or so along with the two big ones in there.
And here I am holding up the biggest in diameter of them along with the blade...
It is about 3" dia branch.
And here I am holding up the biggest in diameter of them along with the blade...
It is about 3" dia branch.
It took me a number of chops on the big ones. On the biggest one I lost count of how many actually. It was at an odd angle and above my head so it wasn't really optimal for a chopping exercise. The smaller branches, say anything an inch or under came off with a single swipe, nice and clean too. I really didn't have trouble with the big ones, no hot spots on the handle and such but it really isn't the khukuri I am going to use the next time I do something like this either. It was a bit too big for inside the tree work and so it wasn't able to be swung to it full extent, plus the blade lacks follow through. The weight is pretty even on it, no fullers, so it is like swinging a steel bar. I am far more likely to use my small CAK the next time as it is sort of made for the job. Once I had the branch out of the tree, I did cut one of its branching pieces off (2" dia) that I could position it and really swing. That went well and it wasn't near as bad as trying to do it over head in a tangle of branches. (duh)
Then I went inside and cleaned the blade off with rubbing alcohol to get the sap off of it, the dried it off and oiled it again with gun oil. Here is the after picture to show the edge suffered no damage from the testing I did and how nicely it cleaned up...
So there you have it! I do like the khukuri a lot and it is definitely one of the ones staying with me in the coming purge.
