Another possible function of the 'cho' ?

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Astrodada

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Does the 'cho' on a khukri provides additional shocking absorbing properties ?

The vibration being dampened at the cho area..........? :o
 
Astrodada said:
Does the 'cho' on a khukri provides additional shocking absorbing properties ?

The vibration being dampened at the cho area..........? :o
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No.;)
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I don't know that anyone but an engineer could tell us what a gap might do to vibration at that point. I do doubt much if any is dampened. I've mildly wondered about that and about flex.

Not to mention blood drain.


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Are you guys telling me that it's not a sight for throwing? Because I was just about to praise the Salyans for their superb peephole match sights... ;)
 
Satori said:
Are you guys telling me that it's not a sight for throwing? Because I was just about to praise the Salyans for their superb peephole match sights... ;)
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That explains why I keep cracking those carved horn, mountain elk and stag handles when they hit butt first... I wasn't using the sights. I thought they were defectively balanced.
 
The cho is in an area of the blade where it somewhat weakens it, especially in a chop or twist, it also makes the blade flex a bit more but considering the usual thickness of kukri blades the difference against a no_cho blade is neglible. If the blade is tempered soft enough - as I have understood the case to be - the actual effect on strength also is mainly theoretical.

For all practical purposes its effect on vibration damping is nil, cho itself changes vibration properties a bit because of the effect on stiffness but again the effects should be so small that one can forget them.

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That explains why I keep cracking those carved horn, mountain elk and stag handles when they hit butt first... I wasn't using the sights. I thought they were defectively balanced
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That made me cringe even though I knew you were kidding :eek: :D
 
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