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That would present some interesting possibilities.
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Brandishing a khukuri would show you are a "qualified man" and deserving of "respect"
Bit of trivia: the khukuri shape is not unfamiliar in Sicily. This is a pic of a falcata from Sicily, 200 BC. The falcata was a Mediterranean descendent of the Greek Khopis, derived from the Egyptian khopesh.
<img src=http://www.tcsn.net/doncicci/falcata.jpg>
Brandishing a khukuri would show you are a "qualified man" and deserving of "respect"
Bit of trivia: the khukuri shape is not unfamiliar in Sicily. This is a pic of a falcata from Sicily, 200 BC. The falcata was a Mediterranean descendent of the Greek Khopis, derived from the Egyptian khopesh.
<img src=http://www.tcsn.net/doncicci/falcata.jpg>
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Hi Sis:
the grandfather of the khukuri and what a beautiful piece it it! Many thanks for taking the time to post this. It is a real beauty.
Bill
the grandfather of the khukuri and what a beautiful piece it it! Many thanks for taking the time to post this. It is a real beauty.
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Back up Martino. As an old 'brown shoe' I have NO FEAR of a tin can sailor's colorful and quaint verbage. You wanna hear some swearing? Sit in a cockpit some dark and rainy night when you're way below glideslope and the carrier deck is pitching like 20 feet and some guy just tried to turn your plane into scrap just because you put a couple of CBUs on top of his crumby SAM site and your low fuel lite is wildly winking at you and you haven't gotten mail in a month and you think your girlfriend is back home doing the cha cha with your best friend and ya gotta go so bad your eyes are yellow and...oh, never mind.
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Actually, John, under those circumstances I think I would be praying rather than swearing.
But as you know the tin can sailors were the real sailors of the Navy -- at least they were when I was in eons ago. And the saying goes, "swear like a sailor," not swear like an aviator. You ain't got a chance!
Bill
But as you know the tin can sailors were the real sailors of the Navy -- at least they were when I was in eons ago. And the saying goes, "swear like a sailor," not swear like an aviator. You ain't got a chance!
Bill
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You're right Bill, nasal radiators are the true gentlemen of the Senior Service, so I will bow before the more foul man.
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I don't believe that in 200 BC ,too many Sicilian husbands cared to tease the lovely lady of the house while she was mincing capers for the caponata with her falcata.
The Falcata or "Baccala Broadsword" was a most versatile precursor to the khukuri. Its my understanding,although the rumors are unconfirmed, that the concave,recurved portion of the blade excelled at bagel slicing for bagellino parmigiana,the handle was really a garlic clove separator, and the Mezzaluna shaped forward part of blade enabled one to chop all the ingredients for "Lenticchio Imbotito"
My spirited,red-headed Sicilian grandma would start it with a V. Depending on the crescendo of her emotions, various flourishes would be added for suitable emphasis,such as "Ah Vah..Fan culo" etc.
I'm snickering as I type this, just thinking about it.
I don't personally care for the author's use of tomato paste as a base in many sauces,but one of the most charming cookbooks I have read lately,chock full of funny anecdotes and stories from Sicily is:
Mangia, Little Italy! : Secrets from a Sicilian Family Kitchen -- Francesca Romina;
Amazon has it. It brought back fond memories of hanging around my Grandma's kitchen.
And you thought Khukuri style blades were just for chopping chicken and Canadian firewood.
Stay safe and all the best ,Phil <-------<
The Falcata or "Baccala Broadsword" was a most versatile precursor to the khukuri. Its my understanding,although the rumors are unconfirmed, that the concave,recurved portion of the blade excelled at bagel slicing for bagellino parmigiana,the handle was really a garlic clove separator, and the Mezzaluna shaped forward part of blade enabled one to chop all the ingredients for "Lenticchio Imbotito"
My spirited,red-headed Sicilian grandma would start it with a V. Depending on the crescendo of her emotions, various flourishes would be added for suitable emphasis,such as "Ah Vah..Fan culo" etc.
I'm snickering as I type this, just thinking about it.
I don't personally care for the author's use of tomato paste as a base in many sauces,but one of the most charming cookbooks I have read lately,chock full of funny anecdotes and stories from Sicily is:
Mangia, Little Italy! : Secrets from a Sicilian Family Kitchen -- Francesca Romina;
Amazon has it. It brought back fond memories of hanging around my Grandma's kitchen.
And you thought Khukuri style blades were just for chopping chicken and Canadian firewood.
Stay safe and all the best ,Phil <-------<
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Mangia, Little Italy is one great book. Page 44 has a great recipe for "Il diablo orrichete del bastardo in brodo" roughly translated: My rotten no good enemy's ears in soup. And page 380 for the quaint "Stiletto Stew". Good stuff, good reading. Thanks Phil.
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You got it, Cobalt.
John Powell, thank you for your wise concession as to the champions of profanity.
Phil, our personal email had convinced me of your ability in the culinary arts but I was still impressed with your post about historical kitchen cutlery.
Bill
John Powell, thank you for your wise concession as to the champions of profanity.
Phil, our personal email had convinced me of your ability in the culinary arts but I was still impressed with your post about historical kitchen cutlery.
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Ain't that something, Sis? I've seen them come from the north red haired and freckle faced but not from down our way.
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JP , My pleasure. Did ya run out and get it or could you have possibly had Frenzee's Mangia lying around? Hey, Stiletto Stew is on topic at bladeforums.
Cobalt, as usual you opened up a can of anacondas. Now go enjoy that Hoya de Monterrey and Maker's Mark bourbon.,while admiring your growing collection of HI khukuris.
DC, Yikes! is an understatement. I trust you know a wee bit about Sicilian temperaments. Now add two X chromosomes and red hair.
I miss her dearly. An avant garde,rebel female of humble peasant stock originally from Palermo, with a talent for cooking,and a penchant for unconditional love.
Sometimes she would whip up a dish after my brother and I were stuffed from earlier ones, and Grandma would hover with the spoon offering a taste. "No,thanks Grandma Fannie,I'm full." Come on Filippo, just a taste!" "No,really,no thanks."
"FACE BRUTA!!"
Bill, I kinda figured red headed females from around Palermo were a rare breed.
Also, I bet a few HI khukuris went to Italy. An interesting thread might be a listing of the countries Himalayan Imports khukuris landed in,enroute to their new owners.
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <----<
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Cobalt, as usual you opened up a can of anacondas. Now go enjoy that Hoya de Monterrey and Maker's Mark bourbon.,while admiring your growing collection of HI khukuris.
DC, Yikes! is an understatement. I trust you know a wee bit about Sicilian temperaments. Now add two X chromosomes and red hair.
Sometimes she would whip up a dish after my brother and I were stuffed from earlier ones, and Grandma would hover with the spoon offering a taste. "No,thanks Grandma Fannie,I'm full." Come on Filippo, just a taste!" "No,really,no thanks."
"FACE BRUTA!!"
Bill, I kinda figured red headed females from around Palermo were a rare breed.
Also, I bet a few HI khukuris went to Italy. An interesting thread might be a listing of the countries Himalayan Imports khukuris landed in,enroute to their new owners.
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <----<
[This message has been edited by Phil Squire (edited 12 March 1999).]
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Hi Phil and Cobalt:
Is it food for thought or thought for food?
That statement about Grandma hovering over you, almost forcing you to eat more, rings so true! Mangia! Mangia!
Did I spell that right?
Bill
Is it food for thought or thought for food?
That statement about Grandma hovering over you, almost forcing you to eat more, rings so true! Mangia! Mangia!
Did I spell that right?
Bill
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HI Bill and Cobalt,
Cobalt, Aw shucks, thanks for the good words. Macanudos are smooth too. Last time when I had one(infrequently) it was with a snifter of Remy. At the time, I unfortunately wasn't pondering attenuation of khukri vibrations.
Bill, those 2 idioms I use interchangeably.
Been busy lately, and I'm still working on the spec sheet.
Thanks for backing me up on your recent khukuri post Cobalt.
Last time I was at my Dad's, I rummaged around his kitchen draw and found a few cheap taiwanese stainless(prob420) knives.I guess the kind you get at the gas station for filling up. I snapped the handle off, raced down to the basement,locked it in a swivel vise,and attacked it with a mill file. Recontoured it with sleek profile,false edge,kewl bevels etc Wow! A boot knife. Found some pressure treated wood and sliced off 2 slabs on the miter saw,hunted like a silly old prospector looking for a nugget of gold and found a dual tube of epoxy in Dad's junk draw.
My first knife! Not too bad,IMHO. When you get the bug,it's bad. Now like I previously mentioned, I'm getting the urge to heat leaf springs and pound them on railroad ties. Knifeforums,Bladeforums,and Bill, you created a monster!
And you instigating accomplices on this Forum are aiding and abetting. But you guys and gals(Can't forget Donna and DC) are the best. Now fess up, who else is getting the urge to make a knife?
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <---<
Cobalt, Aw shucks, thanks for the good words. Macanudos are smooth too. Last time when I had one(infrequently) it was with a snifter of Remy. At the time, I unfortunately wasn't pondering attenuation of khukri vibrations.
Bill, those 2 idioms I use interchangeably.
Been busy lately, and I'm still working on the spec sheet.
Last time I was at my Dad's, I rummaged around his kitchen draw and found a few cheap taiwanese stainless(prob420) knives.I guess the kind you get at the gas station for filling up. I snapped the handle off, raced down to the basement,locked it in a swivel vise,and attacked it with a mill file. Recontoured it with sleek profile,false edge,kewl bevels etc Wow! A boot knife. Found some pressure treated wood and sliced off 2 slabs on the miter saw,hunted like a silly old prospector looking for a nugget of gold and found a dual tube of epoxy in Dad's junk draw.
My first knife! Not too bad,IMHO. When you get the bug,it's bad. Now like I previously mentioned, I'm getting the urge to heat leaf springs and pound them on railroad ties. Knifeforums,Bladeforums,and Bill, you created a monster!
And you instigating accomplices on this Forum are aiding and abetting. But you guys and gals(Can't forget Donna and DC) are the best. Now fess up, who else is getting the urge to make a knife?
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <---<
Hi Bill. Godfather was inspiring, really you would not believe how many hip hop groups liked it, that and Scarface. I have the Godfather set. Didn't see "The Last Don" or "Bella Mafia", maybe I should see the latter to see if DC is in it.
Falchata,that's a word I havent heard in a bit, beautiful design, beautiful name like the Schiavona rapier. Course I like the name Lorica ala Lorica Segmentata, old Roman armor.
Peace,
smoke
Falchata,that's a word I havent heard in a bit, beautiful design, beautiful name like the Schiavona rapier. Course I like the name Lorica ala Lorica Segmentata, old Roman armor.
Peace,
smoke
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Phil, it's funny you mention making knives, because I have this big, old long bar of Steel that says; Ingersol Rand Sandvik Made in Sweden. Apparently there is one custom maker that was interested in the bar. But I have a friend who has a forge and all, and I could attempt to make several knives out of it, but I don't know if I want to take the chance in ruining the steel. The Bar is from the 1930's or 40's, is 1.4 inches in diameter, octagonal and 6 ft. long. I think 3 or 4 khukuri's could be made out of this sucker. I have not decided what to do with that bar yet.
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Cobalt, let us hope none of our kamis ever have the chance to see that bar. They would try to get it from you by hook, crook, or whatever they could think of.
Bill
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