Most Unusual Use of Khukuri?

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Namaste everyone!

What is the most unusual use of a khukuri that you've heard of?

Harry

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"Khukuris are my obsession and I'm late for therapy!"
 
Umm....administering a spanking with the flat side of the blade.

-Mike L.


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My brother and I went to pick up some Oak that I had cut a couple of years ago.Ronald left the rt.door open.I didn`t pay enough attention,because when we got the Oak on,the door was stuck in a log,due to the springs sinking.What to do?I couldn`t pull forward,I couldn`t go back,without tearing off the door.I`m not going to unload the PU.I had an entrenching tool and a BAS in the PU.I could have sworn that I had an axe in there.I took the BAS ,not my first choice,I`d prefer a WW 11,or the AK,but it`s handy,and chopped the wood from under the door.(Quoth the Raven,never more.Couldn`t resist.)Door is free and all things righted,god is forgotten,and soldiers slighted.
For the new members,you are not supposed to understand this.Don`t waste your time scratching your head.

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I just used my 15" AK Shop 2 Villager blem to chop up an old computer.

Worked pretty well. Only damage sustained by khukuri were a couple of notches on edge and dents in spine inflicted when I would accidentally chop or pound all the way through the various components down to the asphalt on the parking lot.

All easily repaired.

Reason it was a blem was a foldline on the tip. I _somehow_ managed to exploit that foldline and ripped the tip apart about 1/16", but I was able to pound it back together fairly well, and after a couple minutes' work with a cheapie hardware store hone the khukuri was as good as new.

My compliments to the kami! Blade is 1/2" thick and totally indestructible other than foldline on tip.

-Dave

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"I'm not a complete idiot; some parts are missing."


 
Dave,

That sounds therapeutic!

Perhaps this is an idea for a business. I could set up outside of Microsoft with a few old computers and some khukuris, and charge hundreds of dollars for the employees to smash them.

Actually, any office building would be a source of customers.


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Howard Wallace
Khukuri FAQ

 
Well, actually Uncle Bill, when I _finally_ graduate this winter, I'll be needing a job.

I'm willing to travel to Nepal.
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How much would an apprentice kami make?

-Dave

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"I'm not a complete idiot; some parts are missing."


 
Be carefu, Mohd!

Dave, Pala said since you have a college degree he could probably start you at 20 cents per hour and all the rice you can eat. Your first assignement would be marking the blades properly.

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Uncle Bill
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Dave,
Think about it - travel, adventure, dhalbat - what more could a Lewis & Clark grad hope for?
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Namaste,
Jeff Paulsen

"Oh, a magic khukuri. Why didn't you say so?"
 
Well, our most famous grad got to work directly under the President in the Oval Office... (heh heh heh)

Pala's offer actually sounds pretty good, Uncle Bill. Especially when compared to becoming some sort of temp in a cubicle.

My thesis should be all wrapped up by January.

How far does 20 cents an hour go in Nepal? Would it cover food and rent?

So far I have travelled around Ireland, Germany, Morocco, Tunisia, and Israel.

(Not all on the same passport, of course.)

And only as a tourist. I lived for about three months in Glasgow in Scotland, but that was as a student.

Could I make it as an apprentice kami in Nepal, Uncle Bill?

-Dave
 
Lewis & Clark. Hmmm….

I did my undergraduate work at Reed. My sister turned into a lawyer at Lewis & Clark.

Truly, there would be a lot to learn under the master kamis in Nepal. A very unusual education, and the opportunity to bring information and techniques back to a receptive community. The benefits extend far beyond monetary compensation.


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Howard Wallace
Khukuri FAQ

 
Dave, to be brutally honest with your back I don't think you could make it in the shop. I know I couldn't.

Pala tells me that a degreed school teacher makes roughly 10,000 rupia per month in Nepal today. That is roughly $140 per month. School runs 6 days per week so figure about 26 days per month. Pay then is a little over $5 per day -- maybe 50 or 60 cents per hour.

So, to answer your question 20 cents per hour would keep you alive in Nepal. You would eat meat maybe once or twice per month and live in small quarters with no amenities but it can be done.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
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One way to approach it would be to work in the US for a few months, living frugally, and save up a few thousand dollars. Then head out to Nepal with a little slush fund, so you can treat your friends to a bottle of rakshi, and have a buffalo burger every once in a while.

After my freshman year of college I took a year off, worked in Alaska for a few months to get a grubstake, then hopped a plane to Asia. The money can go a long way over there.


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Howard Wallace
Khukuri FAQ

 
Hah! sounds like a plan. If the company I work for keeps going the way it is going I may see you over there. Back to the topic though, the most unusual use for my khukuri...scratching my back, use the same caution as with shaving - strokes perpendicular to the blade!
 
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