Klvuk

My first khukuri, a klvuk, arrived yesterday. Today I used it for a project- to remove stubby broken limbs from a pine tree right by my front door. I once nearly lost an eye to one of those foolish spearlike stubs....

Went fine. Was much fun. Largest thing I removed was a 2" diameter branch that dangles too low over a path, it's kind of a forehead-smacker. I used my klvuk to remove it and shape it into a nice little walking stick.

I think for the price this is a can't-go-wrong entry to the world of khukuri's. I know I've been meaning to buy one for a while, but wasn't willing to spend too much because I wasn't sure it would be for me.... this is a solid capable tool at a price where you can take a risk that you might not like it. But you probably will.... :)
 
Congrats, Greg. The KLVUK is a very capable tool on yard duty. Now you just need a nice shiny one to go with it!
 
Congrats, Greg:)

One of the first duties my KLVUK was to put a split pine tree out of it's misery. A quick flash of steel and it was all over. Wicked sharp:)
 
my KLUVK (#7 from the latest round of deals) just arrived in the mail, Ill get some pictures up later and let you know what I think, first impressions are WOW! what a great blade for a cheap price! the details on it are very rough, but the blade seems solid and the working edges seem very well made!
 
You're going to love it. It truly is a khuk that was MADE to be used. A ding here, a scratch there, it's all part of the charm of a knife that is designed to be used hard for generations.

I absolutely love the thin, sharp edge this beauty takes. It took me forever to dull it up enough to need a touch up. Even at that, I just took it to a stone for about 5 minutes, stropped it on some 400 grit sand paper, and buffed out a little bit of the "tooth" with a loaded strop. Pops hair, splits wood, and even has enough grace to whittle a stick.

I'm actually going to do something that I NEVER do. When I take my little camping trip in a couple of weeks, I'm ONLY going to use my KLVUK. No SAK, no belt knife, no Mora, not even my prized Fiddleback Woodsman. I'm going to make camp with just this khuk.

It'll make the fire, hammer in the tent pegs, make a marshmallow stick for my daughter, prep dinner, and serve any other function I can think of. I'll try to get a few pics and give a little more detailed review. I don't get out very often, so using a khuk for everything is going to be a real joy:)
 
I found my KVLUK sliding in and out of the KMFR sheat a little too easily, so I cut the sheath down to size. Now it fits nice and snug, especially using the original button snap.

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that is a brilliant modification blue! If I didn't use my KMFR sheath for all my knives Id probably do the same. Though it also seems that you removed the loop at the end of the sheath, I find the leg tie to be one of the best features of the KMFR sheath as it prevents the blade from flopping around while going about my business
 
Thanks! I shortened the sheath considerably, so the loop at the bottom had to come off. I could have reattached it, I guess, but it's less necessary since the sheath is shorter now. This was a really "quick and dirty" modification, I didn't even sew anything. I just cut the excess sheath off, used some of that scrap leather to make a new "spine" for the sheath, and glued it all together with shoe goo. It's ugly but it works!
 
Okay, new khukuri user question here. Mine came with only a so-so edge, but some time on a loaded strop has fixed that. Now to use that edge, for everything.... it seems pretty natural to me to choke up on the knife by slapping the shoulder into the palm of your hand and gripping the spine (and the forge scale) for work that needs fine control.

Does anyone do that?
 
Many chefs do just that. I have a friends daughter who is a chef and admired some of my Khuk's. My pen knife and bashpati especially. I suggested that since she has small hands they would be perfect. She said they would be perfect with no handle at all as she never uses the handle. Far better control grabbing the spine when slicing and dicing and doing what chefs do.

Course I'm not a chef I'm a hack so I gotta take her word for it. Which reminds me I gotta get her a nice HI knife one of these days. Known her since she was carry on and she's like 24 or 25 now.
 
HI should make a chef's knife of some sort. I'd definitely buy one. I'm sure it'd be robust enough that I wouldn't have to worry about my wife snapping it like she does with most of my nice kitchen cutlery.
 
GregY said:
Okay, new khukuri user question here. Mine came with only a so-so edge, but some time on a loaded strop has fixed that. Now to use that edge, for everything.... it seems pretty natural to me to choke up on the knife by slapping the shoulder into the palm of your hand and gripping the spine (and the forge scale) for work that needs fine control.

Does anyone do that?
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I needed to use a draw knife awhile back and didn't have one handy. I held my KLVUK with one hand on the handle and the other hand on the spine and found that it did a lot better than any draw knife I've ever used. The control was great and the curved blade sliced into the wood at just the right angle to produce good shavings with little or no effort. If I ever find my draw knife I'll give it to someone who needs it.
 
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