Here are the Keys to Khukuri Safety:
1. A khukuri is a sharp blade. Treat it with respect always. No exceptions.
2. Know how to handle a khukuri properly. Know your target and make sure that if you miss, the blade goes out of harm's way. No thigh tappers, knee cappers, shin splitters, toe loppers or splitting headaches then.... See picture below for example:
3. Be sure others who may handle your khukuris, do so in a safe manner. If any doubt exists, do not let them handle it. After all, what responsible khukuri owner would give a sharp knife to an idiot?
4. In sheathing and unsheathing a khukuri(or for that matter, any sharp blade), always keep the sharp edge away from your fingers. Also make sure that you do not poke the blade through the scabbard and slice your hand resting on the back of the scabbard. See the pictures below on how to do this properly.
And the below pictures show WHY you should do it the right way.
5. Do not handle or use your khukuris if you are in no condition to do so.
6. If the khukuri is loose in its scabbard, fix it. Nothing is more embarrassing than having to explain how a 15 inch khukuri wound up stabbing your foot to the medical personnel.
7. Do not simply point your unsheathed Khuk to or at any living creature within killing range. Do not ever mimick stabbing, striking or throwing your unsheathed Khuk at any living creature within killing range.
8. You are completely responsible for your khukuri. Whatever your khukuri did is what you did yourself, even if the khukuri was not in your hand. This includes all followings; cutting, chopping, popping, slicing anything. Taking rust also.
9.. Keep these safety keys in mind always.
Also remember that the above demonstrations were performed by safety conscious professionals to demonstrate certain hazards and many of the precautions taken by them are not obvious to the untutored eye. In other words: "DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS"!!!
If anyone else has any further suggestions for improvement, please add your reply to this thread and I will update the "Keys to Khukuri Safety."
Credits for the above go to Uncle Bill, Tom Marker, Howard Wallace's FAQ's and the many HI khukuri knuts out there for their contributions.
Thank you.
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Harry
HI Khukuri Range Safety Officer
[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 09-29-2000).]
[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 10-01-2000).]
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1. A khukuri is a sharp blade. Treat it with respect always. No exceptions.
2. Know how to handle a khukuri properly. Know your target and make sure that if you miss, the blade goes out of harm's way. No thigh tappers, knee cappers, shin splitters, toe loppers or splitting headaches then.... See picture below for example:
3. Be sure others who may handle your khukuris, do so in a safe manner. If any doubt exists, do not let them handle it. After all, what responsible khukuri owner would give a sharp knife to an idiot?
4. In sheathing and unsheathing a khukuri(or for that matter, any sharp blade), always keep the sharp edge away from your fingers. Also make sure that you do not poke the blade through the scabbard and slice your hand resting on the back of the scabbard. See the pictures below on how to do this properly.
And the below pictures show WHY you should do it the right way.
5. Do not handle or use your khukuris if you are in no condition to do so.
6. If the khukuri is loose in its scabbard, fix it. Nothing is more embarrassing than having to explain how a 15 inch khukuri wound up stabbing your foot to the medical personnel.
7. Do not simply point your unsheathed Khuk to or at any living creature within killing range. Do not ever mimick stabbing, striking or throwing your unsheathed Khuk at any living creature within killing range.
8. You are completely responsible for your khukuri. Whatever your khukuri did is what you did yourself, even if the khukuri was not in your hand. This includes all followings; cutting, chopping, popping, slicing anything. Taking rust also.
9.. Keep these safety keys in mind always.
Also remember that the above demonstrations were performed by safety conscious professionals to demonstrate certain hazards and many of the precautions taken by them are not obvious to the untutored eye. In other words: "DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS"!!!
If anyone else has any further suggestions for improvement, please add your reply to this thread and I will update the "Keys to Khukuri Safety."
Credits for the above go to Uncle Bill, Tom Marker, Howard Wallace's FAQ's and the many HI khukuri knuts out there for their contributions.
Thank you.
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Harry
HI Khukuri Range Safety Officer
[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 09-29-2000).]
[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 10-01-2000).]
[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 10-01-2000).]
