And so seeks a brash youth a first khuk

I was never a fan of sheaths like that, but I think that's the Bando coming out of me. Can you re-sheath your knife into that without looking? Does it offer any more safety against the edge cutting through the bottom than a traditional wooden scabbard?
On a slightly unrelated note, about where and how long is the sweet spot? Any good general rules of thumb for establishing the place and duration of the sweet spot?
 
MagenDavid said:
I was never a fan of sheaths like that, but I think that's the Bando coming out of me. Can you re-sheath your knife into that without looking?
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No, it's a quickdraw sheath, not a quicksheath sheath. I found that out the hard way. However, with a long kuk, they makes things a LOT easier.


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Does it offer any more safety against the edge cutting through the bottom than a traditional wooden scabbard?
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More? No. Less? No. It's a hard leather welt. I'd say it works as well as anything else at keeping the blade from cutting through.
 
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My third khuk just arrove today. I'd post a pic, but just look at the 11/20 DOTD at the M43. This thing is a mammoth. The only thing more glorious than this is the fact that my girlfriend things my newfound khuk habit cool.
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We used a rubber. You know, one of those ice skate guards.
I think this thread is starting to get a little dirty for knife talk.

Now, assuming it's not sacreligious to do so, has anyone had any experience re-mounting a khuk into a different handle? I was considering remounting my baby AK into antler. Difficult? Will the kamis hate me for ruining their sweet artwork?
 
No one will hate you. I forgot which thread it was in, but there was a cool pic of a small khuk with a stacked leather handle that was awesome lookin. I've onsidered doing that with my Kumar Karda, but I don't think I will. There seems to be a lot of khuk modification/customization done. I think it's one of the symptoms of really advanced HIKV.
 
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So the other night I was delighted to find that my M43 makes a wonderful cheese knife. For some reason a paring or kitchen knife didn't seem up to the task of cutting sharp cheddar for a grilled cheese sandwich. Then used it to make chips off of a log for starting a fire.
Is that a symptom of HIKV or that I need to be in a Ronco/Chef Tony infomercial?
 
MagenDavid said:
So the other night I was delighted to find that my M43 makes a wonderful cheese knife. For some reason a paring or kitchen knife didn't seem up to the task of cutting sharp cheddar for a grilled cheese sandwich. Then used it to make chips off of a log for starting a fire.
Is that a symptom of HIKV or that I need to be in a Ronco/Chef Tony infomercial?
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Definitely is.


Billy516 said:
He he...have you seen this video yet? I love this one...
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If you look back in the threads it posted as a topic, bill!
AND it is an H.I. khuk, bought here from the DOTD i believe.
 
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So... uhhh... yeah...
In my quest for a straight razor edge, I went to 1500 grit mirror fine sandpaper on Styrofoam. Is it my imagination, or does that give it a flat bevel?
It's starting to shave hair, but I can't get it quite like my EDC knife (Spyderco Native). Is it possible to achieve without a strop?
 
MagenDavid said:
So... uhhh... yeah...
In my quest for a straight razor edge, I went to 1500 grit mirror fine sandpaper on Styrofoam. Is it my imagination, or does that give it a flat bevel?
It's starting to shave hair, but I can't get it quite like my EDC knife (Spyderco Native). Is it possible to achieve without a strop?
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My guess is you would need a higher grit. I think final polishing grits can range between 4000 and 8000 depending on the application.
 
Where would I find a grit that fine? The local big box mart only had up so 220 grit; I found the 1600 grit at a local hardware store. Would a craft shop or the like have 4000-8000 grit sandpaper?
 
MagenDavid said:
Where would I find a grit that fine? The local big box mart only had up so 220 grit; I found the 1600 grit at a local hardware store. Would a craft shop or the like have 4000-8000 grit sandpaper?
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Try an auto parts store. They carry some really fine-grit stuff for autobody sanding.
 
Hey all, since this has kinda taken a turn towards a sharpening thread, do most of you leave the convex edge or have some gone with a flat bevel?
 
Billy516 said:
Hey all, since this has kinda taken a turn towards a sharpening thread, do most of you leave the convex edge or have some gone with a flat bevel?
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I do most of my sharpening freehand these days, which folk tell me is an ol' fashioned way to get a convex edge.

If I'm taking a dull new khuk or other blade to the belt sander for reprofiling, I'll do multiple passes freehand so that it's not truly a flat bevel.
 
I like to think this thread has really taken more of a turn towards a general random question thread. TFR has a thread like that, where people can just fire away questions to be either mocked (since said questions are answered elsewhere) or answered (since said questions are too short to justify their own thread).
I think that's what this thread needs to be. A question and answer thread for questions other than what kind of a khuk. Kind of ironic, since that was the thread's original intent.
So... random... how often does a bloke see a Hanshee on the DOTD?
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Also, I hope I don't sound retarded to ask, but how do I interpret that page with khukri dynamics? That 5th series with the lines, it claims, shows the sweet spot? How do I interpret that?
 
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IMHO the sweet spot is not simply an edge zone, but a combination of grip, swing, and edge zone.. and there's more than one good combination (a Pareto set, if you will).

So, mindfully analyze and experiment as you chop at length and with vigor, and you should arrive at a favorite method that minimizes fatigue and impact shock, and maximizes chopping efficiency.
 
MagenDavid said:
how do I interpret that page with khukri dynamics? That 5th series with the lines, it claims, shows the sweet spot?
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The sweet spot of a khukuri is the hardened edge at the belly of the blade, approximately a couple/few inches back toward the handle from the tip and ends where the recurve begins toward the handle. Most khukuri are NOT hardened the full length of the blade.
 
So here's one of the stranger questions to be asked on this forums. I have a friend whose mother is looking for a good kind of all purpose knife. It was my thinking that a BAS or even chitlangi would be good since I can't imagine needing it to do excessive chopping. She seems pretty devoted to a chiruwa blade, which more or less knocks it down to the CAK. Would a CAK be overly tiring for use in the kitchen?
The actual question is this... said family is of a very Christian spiritual heritage. All HI khuks are blessed. Would it be a tremendous insult to Yangdu or the kamis to ask for an unblessed khukri for a Christian family?
 
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