Christmas for forumites and visitors

May all who read this be greatly blessed. I am amazed that He would humble Himself by being made flesh, born in a barn amidst livestock and their dung, and sleeping in the feed trough. Keeping company with shepherds (a line of work held in low esteem in that culture), Roman tax collectors, prostitutes, and other folks like us. Imagine, the mighty Son of God, without Him, nothing was made, to choose to be subjected to the limitations of men in that time, and come down here to show us how it ought to be done, and make a way out from all the junk we get ourselves into. Amazing, granting access to all who want it. But I hope you don't take my word for it; it's all in the book and more.

I pray He will mightily bless you this Christmas, that we will be in His presence, where all troubles will melt away, and we will all get altered at the altar. May we be kept well and safe during this holiday and beyond, and have a fresh revelation of Christmas made real in our own lives.

I can't help but wonder what kind of khukuri a Jewish carpenter would prefer.

Dan
 
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Dear Lt. Dan,

Very well said.

Merry Christmas to all--near and away.

Chris S.

(And for those who don't celerate Christmas, let me leave you all with what one of my Physics professors used to say,
"Have a happy, happy; and a merry, merry!"

 
Lt. Dan,

You've said it so well there's nothing else to say except Merry Christmas and may God bless you & yours.

As for the Khukuri, I believe he would have chosen a Service Number 1, the Khukuri of the Gurkhas, who represent the qualities that we as men should strive to achieve.

 
It's amazing how many woodworking tasks can, in theory, be completed with a Kurkuri. I've tried to use mine for splitting timber acurately, for turning legs, as a draw knife. I think it would take little practise to be able to adapt the blade for such uses. Course, in practise, I terrified myself (don't try this at homw kids!) and soon gave it up while I still had my fingers!
Why would Jesus use a kukuri at all? The son of God don't need any kukuri, surely?
David
 
Hi, David. It's been awhile, and I hope you and the family are well, and the job is good.

Being a woodworker, I'll bet you would really enjoy the "Gurkha Steel" video...just amazing what those guys do with khukuris. While they use more traditional ferrier tools on hot steel, there are many jobs a khukuri does well. This is what I was talking about earlier. Introducing a new tool to Jewish carpentry 2,000yrs ago, which one would Jesus find most useful? Not that this tool would replace all others, but which niches would it fill?

Talking about the khukuri as a tool, I wonder, if He could have only afforded one, which would it have been? Perhaps it depends on the jobs at hand, maybe for rough cutting, splitting, cutting down trees. Anthropology not being my forte, there might be somebody out there who can offer some insight here. I'm all ears (or maybe eyes).

Blackdog's insight intrugues me. I'll guess that Jesus, being nothing unusual physically, might find a use for the 16" AK.

Be well....Dan
 
Hey there Dan! Hope the holidays are going well. All good here. Funny enough, I watched a full series of a show on Discovery today, very good fun, called "Lost in the Woods". Basically, its was two guys, one a chubby city boy the other an old wiry survival expert, who went out for about two weeks in the forests in Wales, (City boy wasn't so chubby when he went home)and leaned/taught a range of survival skills. The city guy had a load of camping and cooking gear which gradually got removed as the show went on, until he only had the clothes he was dressed in! He did very well though. The survival guru is the only white guy I have ever seen on TV using a kukuri! Apparently this guy (whose name wasn't used) served in the SAS for 23 years as an instructor... what he didn't use his kukuri for isn't worth talking about, but it wasn't much! The whole series was on for about 7 hours, but one thing I did note was the use of the burnisher to strike flint and light fires. The whole thing was very interesting.
No, I didn't video it.
It wouldn't work in US format anyway!
Probably the kukuri could be used for a vast range of woodworking uses... It is difficult to discard modern technology once you have it though!
It looked like the SAS guy was using a regular Gurkha SN, with the military style, two strap scabbard.
He used it for cutting scrub, lifting turf, heavy chopping, splitting firewood, cleaning animals, firelighting, accurate cutting and shaping for construction, digging and so on.
If I can find a link to it on the net, I'll post it.
Cheers, David
 
David, I read your post with great interest; neat stuff! Not being a world traveller, I'd forgotten about the different video formats. Maybe our PBS will pick it up, as I suspesct those guys just love to give subtle grammar lessons by showing more Brit productions. I'm especially interested in using the chakmak with a flint. Is it possible for you to describe the technique?

Maybe someday Craig will run off a few copies of the khukuri-making video in your format. There is some footage at the end of a bishwarkama striking a spark to burn a weed. I think you would enjoy the whole flick.

If you can, a link would be fun. Thanks much. Take good care and be well....Dan
 
Hi Dan (and everyone),
I think it must have been pretty low budget to have the series shown all on one day! I recall that 'guru' didn't use real flint, he used the stuff that goes into lighters, but a big chunk of it. To initially get from spark to fire he used cotton wool, and it worked very well. I haven't tried it, cos the only flint I have is in an old Zippo... Yeah, gave up smoking!
Dan, get real! The people in the 'lost in the woods' thing were real people, who spoke their own English, like me and you. Can't imagine why your PBS folk would like to teach you stuff you already know...
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I couldn't find any sort of link on Discovery Europe, but it does exist, I know, I saw it!
All the best in the new year Dan, and to all our fellow forumites. Hoping 2001 brings happiness, health, wealth and prosperity. Oh yeah, and kukuri's by the truckload!
Dave
 
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I just felt the desire to be part of this thread, Kind of humbles one to think he did this for each and everyone of us... Glad to be part of a forum that does not scream foul at His word... nor His deeds nor the Declaration of His truth... By the way did ya know the one way to prove there is but One true God... Ya never hear anyone say "Budda Damn" or "muhamid Damn" etc...

God Bless-paul
 
Tallpaul, I agree. The truth stands alone on its own merit. It's not about me at all, but all about Him. Because His ways aren't our ways, I could never understand anything until my cup was empty...it can never be done in the natural. There is nothing self-righteous about it, and all true revelation comes by the Spirit, not from me, the preacher, or any person. Just as nobody could make me understand, I can't really make another see. And the Word giving witness to and confirming all He does, I'm convinced that He is exactly who He says He is. Being lost in my own agenda, that He would seek me out first and open my eyes...it just blows my mind daily. Christmas is superficial in the world (being about material stuff), but overwhelming and humbling with understanding. May all our eyes, ears, minds and hearts be opened to what endures long after the last blade has rusted beyond recognition and the scabbard has rotted.

I'm still thinking Jesus might've found a use for the humble 16" AK (maybe with a wood handle), but welcome all other ideas!

Being set free and glad to serve....Dan

(He doesn't need my intelligence, but can do without my ignorance)
 
I just felt I had to be part of this thread, too! I returned home from vacation last week and now I am back at the grindstone. Concerning the interesting Jesus/khukuri questions, I would like to offer the following relevant application of the khukuri in Biblical connotation:

as background let me say that it is not easy to make everything the Bible says clearly relevant to all peoples under all circumstances. For instance, if you quote from the Bible that one should pray "give us our daily bread", you would confuse certain cultures who do not know bread. For them you would advise to pray "give us our daily manioc". In the same sense we would quote to the Nepalese hill people: "you will need the headdress of salvation and the khukuri of the Spirit, which is the Word of God" (Ephesians 6:17).
 
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