Well, my villager got a workout again today. For those who recall, this is the same knife that got used to attack a hedge row by my wife, got whacked a few times on a rock or some concrete, and generally was rode hard and put away wet.
Apart from using the chakma to straighten the edge, it has recieved absolutely no sharpening since that outing.
Today a couple, friends of ours, were working on two house projects. He and I were outside pouring cement and fixing a badly crumbling foundation in his garage. She (and my wife) were inside destroying the kitchen (destruction: the 'fun' part of remodeling). I took along the villager, since I thought it might come in handy someplace.
I came inside during a break and noted that work on dismantling the cabinets was going along swimmingly. She said that the Khukuri really came in handy. I inquired as to how it was being used, and I received this reply:
"Well, they put a lot of nails in these shelves, and its hard to pry them apart with the crowbar...so I use the knife to chop into the joint, pry it open, then hack through the nails with it. It does a pretty slick job."
Uh huh. The khuk probably hacked through over 20 nails. It has numerous nicks in its edge...steeling it with the chakma dressed the edge back to a ragged sort of shape, but it will now, at long last, actually require resharpening. It was used as a crowbar by two women (and me...I joined in for the last push to get the shelves out.
), as a hatchet, a chisel and as a nail cutter. It went through drywall, plaster, particle board, plywood, tile and carpet. 2+ hours of straight, unsupervised abuse.
Not a damn thing on it is loose, broken or bent. Its just needs sharpened (albiet badly).
Bill, thought you'd like to hear how its holding up.
Mike
PS lest anyone think ill of my friend, I told her the khuk was pretty indestructable and that she should not baby it. She took me to heart, I guess.
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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein
Apart from using the chakma to straighten the edge, it has recieved absolutely no sharpening since that outing.
Today a couple, friends of ours, were working on two house projects. He and I were outside pouring cement and fixing a badly crumbling foundation in his garage. She (and my wife) were inside destroying the kitchen (destruction: the 'fun' part of remodeling). I took along the villager, since I thought it might come in handy someplace.
I came inside during a break and noted that work on dismantling the cabinets was going along swimmingly. She said that the Khukuri really came in handy. I inquired as to how it was being used, and I received this reply:
"Well, they put a lot of nails in these shelves, and its hard to pry them apart with the crowbar...so I use the knife to chop into the joint, pry it open, then hack through the nails with it. It does a pretty slick job."
Uh huh. The khuk probably hacked through over 20 nails. It has numerous nicks in its edge...steeling it with the chakma dressed the edge back to a ragged sort of shape, but it will now, at long last, actually require resharpening. It was used as a crowbar by two women (and me...I joined in for the last push to get the shelves out.
Not a damn thing on it is loose, broken or bent. Its just needs sharpened (albiet badly).
Bill, thought you'd like to hear how its holding up.
Mike
PS lest anyone think ill of my friend, I told her the khuk was pretty indestructable and that she should not baby it. She took me to heart, I guess.
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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein
