Drawing a khuk

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Eric_425

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Not sure where this belongs. It's about a part of the safety sticky thread in this forum, so I'd venture a guess and say here. I have read it for a few years, and a little out of boredom, was looking over it again and noticed the part about how to draw a kuk. This image

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I don't have a khukri, but an AK Bowie. I always draw like that. Is this wrong? Even with a khuk, I don't see how this person could possibly cut himself with his hand in that position, short of cutting through the scabbard while drawing?
 
Eric_425 said:
short of cutting through the scabbard while drawing
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That is the problem. The khuks are sharp and can cut through the scabbard.

Rarely, but it could happen.
 
As a guy with a gimpie pinkie finger from cutting himself with a knife while drawing it like that. Even if it happens 1 in a million times, don't take the chance. my left pinkie only half works because i was careless with a knife. kinda sucks and i just cut myself no more than a 1/4" and just deep enough to slice through all the skin. Ya see, when you curl your fingers around like that, all your tendons jump tight to flex your fingers. That brings them right up to the top of the flesh and prone to damage.
I was just nicked by a cheap piece of stainless steel, now imagine if your AKB decided to take a big ol bite;)

The scabbards really are nothing more than 2 pieces of wood wrapped in leather. If the blade works its way between the wood slabs...well the leather and anything pressed up againt it is done for.

Please watch out for your piggies;)

Jake
 
Right, the 2 scabbard halves don't seem to be glued together, although I haven't taken one apart to prove this. I will soon.
The approved khukri draw makes good sense with any big blade. It's just as easy to do it right as to do it wrong.
 
It's just as easy to do it right as to do it wrong.>>>Bri in Chi


Thats the truth, and who wants to be wondering if the Sarkis glued which halves where of the wood together in the sheath? Regardless of construction, there can occure the "1000th time" of withdrawing the khuk improperly, and that's the time it finally made it through the sheath and into your hand.

When my Movie Model popped through the other side of the sheath it scared me, and I didn't even know I'd cut anything. (the sheath)

munk
 
I traded HD for his YCS. There are two places where the edge has sliced through the leather of the scabbard. Until you look really close its hard to notice. I had it outside the other day and noticed a glint of light. It was the blade actually protruding from the scabbard less than 1mm. I took that scabbard apart, and there is no glue holding it what-so-ever. Luckily I have been doing it the proper way. Don't take chances these scabbards are carved VERY thin and the leather covering them is thin too. Be careful.
 
Hell, I don't even like coming out of a metal scabbard like that, let alone a wooden one with a seam to it.

If you absolutely must wrap your fingers around the scabbard, be sure to maintain upwards pressure with the spine of the blade against the interior to help keep the edge away from it. I don't personally trust my own dexterity to do this safely in any sort of a hurry and it obviously wouldn't work with something with two edges, but there you go.
 
The wood halves of the scabbards are NOT glued together. It's very easy for the edge to slip between them while drawing, especially if the fit is tight. Once the edge is past that wood, there's nothing between that sharp edge and your little fingers but a very thin peice of leather. Knowing that, I NEVER draw a blade the wrong way anymore. I like being able to count to ten on my fingers if you know what I'm saying.
 
I don't draw my pistol with my finger on the trigger, either. It's too easy for things to go wrong, and it's just too easy to do it right.

John
 
I have a nice little 12" AK that cut just the last 1/4" or so of its scabbard. As far as the safety thread goes, all I can say is ...heed or bleed.;)

Mike L.
 
I had to have a new scabbard made for one of my Chitlangis because the edge had cut through a three or four inch section of it. Scariest part was that I didn't know when it happened. Looked at the chit one day and the edge was protruding through the scabbard. :eek: I've always drawn my khuks the right way and always will.

Bob
 
Man. I think I'm going to put some glue and some cut resistant material on it, just to make me feel a little safer. I'm clumsy and forget stuff like that. Got any suggestions? I'm thinking kevlar, or some thinner sheet metal bent and formed about the edge.
 
.....starting to remind me of the old horror movie, 'The Hand'; these khuks don't get blazing sharp, sentient, and start running down the hallways at night looking for someone to cut, you know, they're tools attached to our hands and brains




munk
 
Something not mentioned in the safety thread, but IMHO could stand to be included in this discussion is as follows; Khuk scabbards aren't equipped with safety straps, the knives are held in place through a combination of gravity and friction fit. Some folks store their khuks on a high shelf to keep 'em out of reach of little hands, and that's fine, but I've had more than one friend recount hair raising details of "close encounters" when getting the khuk down from the shelf. Tipped past horizontal, handle down, khuks have been known to leap from their scabbards as if spring loaded. Best bet when reaching for a khuk on a high shelf is to grab it right by the handle. If the scabbard happens to fall off, oh well, at least your toes will stay attached to your foot. :eek: :rolleyes: :D

Sarge
 
Eric_425 said:
Man. I think I'm going to put some glue and some cut resistant material on it, just to make me feel a little safer. I'm clumsy and forget stuff like that. Got any suggestions? I'm thinking kevlar, or some thinner sheet metal bent and formed about the edge.
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Eric if you want the po-boy version of kevlar with a bit of personality, you might try wet forming some raw hide. You could 1) make a new scabbard with a rawhide insert 2) wet form some raw hide around the outside edge of the scabbard and make a covering out of leather to protect it from the elements 3) wet form it around the outside of the scabbard and find some hard paint or finish to keep it from getting gummy. Raw hide dries really tough and hard, however it normally isn't immune to the wet. BUT i notice that it does take several hours of good dog slobber or a few days of stready rain to turn it into a noodle;) YMMV.

Jake
 
Of course the absolute best way to *Draw* a khukuri is with a good quality watercolor paper and a No 2 pencil, so that any mistakes can be erased and corrected.:rolleyes: :p
When you're done *Drawing* the khukuri you can bring it to life with some excellent acrylic watercolors.:thumbup: :cool: :D ;)
 
Yvsa said:
Of course the absolute best way to *Draw* a khukuri is with a good quality watercolor paper and a No 2 pencil, so that any mistakes can be erased and corrected.:rolleyes: :p
When you're done *Drawing* the khukuri you can bring it to life with some excellent acrylic watercolors.:thumbup: :cool: :D ;)
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For some of us "crayons" may be a better choice. The 128 pack of course!

Dick
 
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