Holy Smokes!

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The CAK is a monster Khukuri!

Thanks to an exceptional member and incredibly generous person, RayseM RayseM , his GAW gift showed up today. Immediately after I unpacked this brute, I knew I was in for a treat. I remember reading the specs on HI's website, but that still didn't prepare me for how big this fella was.

Well I decided to waste no time at all and took it into the woods to give it a go(my first real Khukuri experience). It was fantastic! It look me a little while to get my strikes down, trying to hit that sweet spot. After I took out some small branches and brush, I thought I'd take it to this overgrown vine, I can say with 100% certainty, that was the most fun I had destroying one of them. I grabbed some pictures to post(simple cellphone pictures, but they work).

I told you they were thick(but the CAK absolutely annihilated it in a few good swings).
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Victory shot!
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Blooded the blade(vine blood that is).
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Overall, I'm overjoyed by the absolute raw power Khuk can generate. I'm also still stunned by how amazing this forum is. The grandest people on the Internet, by far! Thank you again, RayseM RayseM ! I'll enjoy this CAK until I physically can not wield it anymore.
 
Real fine knife and really good pictures. Thanks for posting those.

Enjoy, I just know you will.
 
I love seeing these McFeeli. You've made my day :)

They are fun and awesome tools aren't they? :thumbsup: :cool:

Ray
 
I love seeing these McFeeli. You've made my day :)

They are fun and awesome tools aren't they? :thumbsup: :cool:

Ray

They really are great fun. I just thought I'd post my appreciation for such a fantastic Khukuri as well as the person who made it possible. My new CAK definitely won't be collecting dust in a closet, it's built for use and I'll be sure to do my part in using it. Thank you again, Ray.
 
I think you may be missing the "sweet" spot on that blade. Try moving the target area out about 2"-3" toward the tip and see how it feels for you. My KVLUK chops best at the widest point of the blade.--KV
 
I think you may be missing the "sweet" spot on that blade. Try moving the target area out about 2"-3" toward the tip and see how it feels for you. My KVLUK chops best at the widest point of the blade.--KV

Huh, I thought I was actually hitting a bit too far forward. I thought the sweet spot was right at the bend, an inch or two from the start of the curve to about the center of it. I actually had to train myself to get used to swinging my hand closer to the target than I'm used to(machete use).

I'm still pretty new to Khukuri use so I'll give it a shot. The first one or two swings usually hit about where you're talking about, at least until I set up to hit it where I thought the sweet spot was.

So far I'm thrilled with how it performs. The CAK is a stunner. It's no wonder why everyone raves about them.
 
Huh, I thought I was actually hitting a bit too far forward. I thought the sweet spot was right at the bend, an inch or two from the start of the curve to about the center of it. I actually had to train myself to get used to swinging my hand closer to the target than I'm used to(machete use).

I'm still pretty new to Khukuri use so I'll give it a shot. The first one or two swings usually hit about where you're talking about, at least until I set up to hit it where I thought the sweet spot was.

So far I'm thrilled with how it performs. The CAK is a stunner. It's no wonder why everyone raves about them.

Let the Khukri show you were it wants to hit. In other words, experiment. You might be hitting the sweet spot, or it could be an inch or two further forward. Practice, practice, practice. For certain types of cutting, you want to hit the sweet spot (where ever it is) and for other cuts you might want to hit lower back. When I'm cutting branches off a stick for roasting or shelter building, I frequently use the recurve. The Khukri is a chopper, and a draw knife, and sometimes a brush knife. ;)
 
Its tempered harder on the belly area too and thats where most of the weight is so it will perform better if you can hit there. Rather than using an overhead clubbing motion use a short wrist snap and you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to take some really big chunks with very little effort. ENJOY!
 
Its tempered harder on the belly area too and thats where most of the weight is so it will perform better if you can hit there. Rather than using an overhead clubbing motion use a short wrist snap and you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to take some really big chunks with very little effort. ENJOY!
What he said! The HI khuks are differentially tempered and the belly is the hardest and on mine, the sharpest part. A three finger hold and a wrist snap. You have a lot more weight than a machete so it's a different technique.--KV
 
"sweet spot" is usually right in the belly. There is a picture of the differential hardness of khuks on here. Or you can find it yourself by etching one.
Tip, soft, belly, hardest, hollow(recurve), in the middle.
 
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