Khuk on a stick?

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Tom Holt

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My dad's place is surrounded by tall beech and hazel hedges - tough, springy wood that's tiring and difficult to cut. When testing my 20" sirupati, I found it was the ideal tool for the job of trimming these hedges (a chore I usually hate); but of course I couldn't reach the upper branches, and had to go back to slashing at them with a staff-hook. No fun.

Then it occurred to me; how about a khukuri blade with a socket instead of a handle, so you could fit it on a 3 foot pole? Not just a matter of reach; think of the leverage. The cutting power would be awesome; just the job for clearing impenetrable tangles of scrub and briars (which I have to do on a regular basis...), pruning trees, hedging etc

And for those of you with a more warlike disposition; the ultimate halberd?

What do you think, guys? Let's hear it for mechanical advantage...
 
Tom, there is the khukri bayonet but a closer similarity is what you'd call a 'Banana Cutter', a machete type or shorter blade attached to a short pole.
Vietnam and the Philippines have them though South America might have them as well. The Philippines call it a Panabas and in the south some had a khukri shaped blade, the rarest type however.
 

I've tied my khuk to an old mop handle to get the reach neccesary, but I found it was easier to just climb the tree!

- D
 
Hey guys, the Panabas has the cutting edge on the other side of the curve. I have one and it is a real head turner. My neighbors seem to think I'm odd because I don't use power tools when I trim up my yard.
 
I know what you mean, BA. My neighbors, too, consider me rather strange for that same reason. But that's the best part of having a yard full of shrubs and trees: you've got stuff to use your khukuris on! My son is certainly happy about his ol' man being a khuk knut -- I keep his yard trimmed up as well as my own.
 
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