ok i admit, its taken too long.. and i still dont have many pics of this khuk, and yes its still my only one (for now.. i want 3 more ww2's)
i got my khuk in july, and it kept its pretty polish for all in 2 hours... what a solid chunk of beauty !!! i remember opening the box and just trying to fathom what on earth would possess someone to make a knife so thick, so large, i mean.. my first impression of it was an axe that got mutated !!!
it never got razor sharp.. i mean, it would knock some hair off my arm no problem, but the edge profile was just too thick i believe to really get a razor edge onto it, i pondered complaining because on the forum, some guys just seem to get that lazer sharpness that i was craving, but then i thought to myself, wait.. what do i need razor sharp for, this thing will lop through an 8 inch wide coconut in one swing !!! (no pics, but i should get some)
it could be sitting up on my shelf still, with a metal polish/preservative on the blade so it doesnt loose its shine, but honestly, this blade was made to be used, and it has quickly become my hiking companion of choice.. what was once in my opinion a big chunk of metal, good for chopping heavy stuff, has now become an extremely useable knife design, i mean honestly, ive never used a blade that chops quite like this !!!.
i will however point out that it absolutely hates casurina... every attempt ive made on casurina branches thicker than my leg have ended with edge rolling, maybe the HT wasnt quite there, i'll give it a try with another khuk next time i get one, but in all honesty, that wood is miserably hard, my uncle has a landscape company and whenever he has to do any trimming of casurina trees, he rents chainsaws instead of using his own.
anyways, its been used heavily, the edge has taken a beating (i always take my time to restore a good cutting edge) the point has been used to dig, its traveled miles with me, its my 3 and a half year old nephews favourite thing in the world, its got a rough looking patina, but, more importantly, its my khuk and i love it !!!
a few pics, i'll add more to the thread im sure.
taking a break from clearing a path into a gully, i swear i just tapped it into the tree, but it has a mind of its own and seems to have been created to cut things.
it took part in helping me and my nephew build his first ever shelter !!! this is why i should never be asked to do any gardening
actually, the only manmade impliment i used in the creation of this shelter was my khukri, the wood frame is held together by long strips of palm branches, cut thin enough, it makes for some really strong cordage.
approval, this kid goes on 2 mile hikes with me already, and is quite adept at making his way up some fairly steep rocky inclines, future khuk knut for sure
this is an older pic, when i first made my baldric rig, teaching zack what the karda is, location? 5 minutes walk from my house
i got my khuk in july, and it kept its pretty polish for all in 2 hours... what a solid chunk of beauty !!! i remember opening the box and just trying to fathom what on earth would possess someone to make a knife so thick, so large, i mean.. my first impression of it was an axe that got mutated !!!
it never got razor sharp.. i mean, it would knock some hair off my arm no problem, but the edge profile was just too thick i believe to really get a razor edge onto it, i pondered complaining because on the forum, some guys just seem to get that lazer sharpness that i was craving, but then i thought to myself, wait.. what do i need razor sharp for, this thing will lop through an 8 inch wide coconut in one swing !!! (no pics, but i should get some)
it could be sitting up on my shelf still, with a metal polish/preservative on the blade so it doesnt loose its shine, but honestly, this blade was made to be used, and it has quickly become my hiking companion of choice.. what was once in my opinion a big chunk of metal, good for chopping heavy stuff, has now become an extremely useable knife design, i mean honestly, ive never used a blade that chops quite like this !!!.
i will however point out that it absolutely hates casurina... every attempt ive made on casurina branches thicker than my leg have ended with edge rolling, maybe the HT wasnt quite there, i'll give it a try with another khuk next time i get one, but in all honesty, that wood is miserably hard, my uncle has a landscape company and whenever he has to do any trimming of casurina trees, he rents chainsaws instead of using his own.
anyways, its been used heavily, the edge has taken a beating (i always take my time to restore a good cutting edge) the point has been used to dig, its traveled miles with me, its my 3 and a half year old nephews favourite thing in the world, its got a rough looking patina, but, more importantly, its my khuk and i love it !!!
a few pics, i'll add more to the thread im sure.
taking a break from clearing a path into a gully, i swear i just tapped it into the tree, but it has a mind of its own and seems to have been created to cut things.
it took part in helping me and my nephew build his first ever shelter !!! this is why i should never be asked to do any gardening
actually, the only manmade impliment i used in the creation of this shelter was my khukri, the wood frame is held together by long strips of palm branches, cut thin enough, it makes for some really strong cordage.
approval, this kid goes on 2 mile hikes with me already, and is quite adept at making his way up some fairly steep rocky inclines, future khuk knut for sure
this is an older pic, when i first made my baldric rig, teaching zack what the karda is, location? 5 minutes walk from my house
. Great pix:thumbup:
