Anyone ever made a khukuri?

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Had a dream last night about hammering out a khukuri so I got to wondering

Has anyone here ever actually made a khukuri?

Either by forging or by stock removal. Seems like a neat project to try sometime. A good piece of steel and a lot of careful grinding should give a big useful knife. Don't know about zone hardening like the pros do it but could probably edge harden like Wayne Goddard does.

Anyway, it would be a learning experience. What do you think?

Ice
 
I think the more I try my hand at forging, the greater my respect grows for those kamis who turn these beautiful blades out.
 
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