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Rumour has it that Alexander the Great left the khukuri in his wake, subsequent to his travels through the Himalayas, by introducing the kopis to the people his army encountered in those lands.
I have no idea whether or not that's true. I wasn't there.
But, I've had a fascination with khukuris for many years, particularly as a tool for building mountain biking trails here in BC. No other blade of similar size can generate the highly effective shearing cut that a khukuri can, or create the kind of inertia that can chop through wood with as much ease. There are a lot of reasons why you don't see many khukuris in the US, but primarily because the bowie style straight blade is so popular. However, just let me remind you that Dracula was killed with a slice to the throat by a khukuri and a stab to the heart with a bowie. See, we can all get along
Okay, no one here needs a history or literary lesson- that's what Wikipedia is for- but I was thinking that some of you might want to take a look at this project I just finished. I actually made two of these, and if you want to check out the whole process, peruse this thread on
Nathan the Machinist
's subforum.
This knife is made from 8mm thick Bohler A2. The handle scales are Terotuf laminated to vulcanized fiber, and the tube pins are stainless steel. There are low rebound rubber damping pucks inside the handle, which may or may not be a gimmick. There's no way to know.
Thanks for looking
I have no idea whether or not that's true. I wasn't there.
But, I've had a fascination with khukuris for many years, particularly as a tool for building mountain biking trails here in BC. No other blade of similar size can generate the highly effective shearing cut that a khukuri can, or create the kind of inertia that can chop through wood with as much ease. There are a lot of reasons why you don't see many khukuris in the US, but primarily because the bowie style straight blade is so popular. However, just let me remind you that Dracula was killed with a slice to the throat by a khukuri and a stab to the heart with a bowie. See, we can all get along
Okay, no one here needs a history or literary lesson- that's what Wikipedia is for- but I was thinking that some of you might want to take a look at this project I just finished. I actually made two of these, and if you want to check out the whole process, peruse this thread on
Nathan the Machinist
's subforum. This knife is made from 8mm thick Bohler A2. The handle scales are Terotuf laminated to vulcanized fiber, and the tube pins are stainless steel. There are low rebound rubber damping pucks inside the handle, which may or may not be a gimmick. There's no way to know.
Thanks for looking
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Very glad to have a khukuri in my kit too.
