How do I cut "stuff"?

Could be worse,

That shiny dome could be under a chef's hat....

just recalling some posts concerning pelts as a minor taco-filling ingredient.
 
Bruise, why don't you kick the branch apart and save your edge?

Joke aside, my way to use a heavy knife like middle to long range khukuri is keep wrist and elbow at same angle through the whole stroke. Fix joints, then pull your elbow where you're going to lead the khukuri. It will follow your elbow, and thanks to forward curving blade, sweet spot will hit the target with slightly pull-cutting angle. The whole move is more of tenis stroke than badminton, like rubbing the target with your palm.

You may see the movement a little bit clumsy, it's safest as far as I've experienced.
 
Fir,
Too funny!
But remember that at the wing-dings Tsimi throws for membership drives, that very entree is the main course! Served up on a sharpened Khukuri. It adds to the appeal.:barf:
 
Rog, how declasse...ORDINARY cats!?!

Those nekkid cats are the special, expensive gourmet breed. You can get a nice, crackly brown skin when properly roasted. Just like a chicken.

That one looks a litte thin and stringy for eating though. Maybe he's a breeder or something.
 
Those nekkid cats are the special, expensive gourmet breed. You can get a nice, crackly brown skin when properly roasted.
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Having been "blessed" with a very visual imagination may I just say::barf: :barf: :barf: :barf:
 
The dog and cat gourmets -- great stuff.

You know in my travels to countries where eating strange meats is simply part of the daily diet I've probably unknowingly eaten dog, cat, monkey, snake and God only knows what else. Strange thing is if you don't know what you're eating and it tastes good and doesn't make you sick you're home free.
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
The dog and cat gourmets -- great stuff.

You know in my travels to countries where eating strange meats is simply part of the daily diet I've probably unknowingly eaten dog, cat, monkey, snake and God only knows what else.

Strange thing is if you don't know what you're eating and it tastes good and doesn't make you sick you're home free.
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Yea but when you're offered the head of a puppy outta the Lakota Stew then you turn it down, politely of course.:p :rolleyes: ;)
Bro that was Big Medicine and may have changed your life in ways you cannot imagine.;) :D
 
Bruise:

After many hours of consideration, plus some "RESEARCH", I have determined that the best way to cut with a khuk is to hold the round, wooden end in your hand and strike your target with the sharp, metallic end. It's much more effective than doing it the other way around, and you lose fewer fingers in the process.

S.

(Apologies, but I'm very much in touch with my inner-wisea$$ at the moment.)
 
Echo WrongFreind's word's "my way to use a heavy knife like middle to long range khukuri is keep wrist and elbow at same angle through the whole stroke. Fix joints, then pull your elbow where you're going to lead the khukuri. It will follow your elbow,"

I use almost this exact style for swinging/striking. The only difference (WrongFreing probably just didn't mention) was that the entire movement is initiated by the body itself (turn of the hips, dropping and transferring body weight through the direction of the cut), not by arm movement. This yields an extremely powerful blow. But by it's nature, is more of a commitment than an 'arm-style' swing -so make sure you have a clear path to follow through to, if necessary (avoiding legs etc...). Also It prevents alot of the fatigue associated with arm-style swings.
 
Looks to me like two extremes of swings for two kinds of job....

lighter khuk on smaller stuff that can be cut in one stroke-- shoulder-arm-based swing, with wrist snap for maxiumum velocity to get through thinner, bendy stuff, and a shorter more controllable follow-through. Machete work.

Heavier khuk and chopping/splitting--full transference of body weight, stiff elbow and wrist.
I tied and failed to describe this when I compared to using an axe or sledgehammer. Big khuks and firewood.

Best swing to use is probably in between, depending on the job, risk of getting fatigued, actual weight of knife etc. Too much joint action will give you tendonitis if your'e not used to it. And don't forget that precision splitting can be done by lightly placing the edge and then striking the spine with another piece of wood.
 
Thank you, billpaxton for completing what I wanted to say. I could never thought of an adequate description how HIP, whole body can drive a khukuri in hand.

This swing style has one more merit. Giving less momentum of the knife compared to its moving speed, it is easier (and safer) to stop its action. Wrist fatigue and/or slippery grip will fail to accelarate than to brake.

As firkin said, the best is somewhere in between wrist and whole body. I'm still learning to perform what Uncle Bill taught me, quoting Nepali wisdom "Let the khukuri do the job."
 
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