Nelson Single Hand Rating - Lists of Values

ddean

ddean

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Nelson Single Hand Rating - Lists of Values

Let's get a bunch of values together
and see if we can get enough to show a trend.

[will add formulas here soon]

I'll update mine with the new formula soon.

Remember, this calculates a feeling of the balance,
nothing more.
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khukuris and other items
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Kages Katne
6.3" x 0.7" x 1.5oz / 1000 = 0.007 = 0.006 = 0.0
ver2=0.002 = 0.0

Bilton (village, horn)
8.9" x 1.4" x 3.6oz / 1000 = 0.05 = 0.1

Bilton (village, wood)
8.8" x 2" x 3.6oz / 1000 = 0.06 = 0.1

Mini-Jungle (Khukuri House)
10.5" x 1.8" x 7oz / 1000 = 0.13 =0.1

Sirupati 12" by LB Bura
12.4" x 2.8" x 10.4oz / 1000 = 0.4

Bureti (Bura Reti Kobra) by LB Bura
16" x 3.25" x 10.8oz / 1000 = 0.6
ver2=0.8

Wood Yardstick (cheap, light, assume 5" grip)
36" x 13" x 2oz / 1000 = 0.9

Atlanta Cutlery Chiruwa Military-Issue copy
16" x 2.8" x 23.8oz / 1000 = 1.1
ver2=1.6

Indian Tourist Kukri (horn, no lion head)
15.5" x 4.8" x 14.2oz / 1000 = 1.1

Older khuk (, broad-arrow 45)
16.5" x 3.5" x 23.8oz / 1000 = 1.4

C1820 Hanshee (John Powell HI raffle)
17.5" x 5.6" x 17.3oz / 1000 = 1.7
ver2=2.4

Kobra 20" by LB Bura
20" x 5.5" x 18.9oz / 1000 = 2.1
ver2=2.3

Extendable Baton (assume 5" grip)
26" x 5" x 17.3oz / 1000 = 2.2
ver2=2.6

AngKhola 18" by MR Murali
18.25" x 5" x 28.1oz / 1000 = 2.6

Older khuk unmarked (wood, early 20th Cent)
16.3" x 8.6" x 19.8oz / 1000 = 2.8

Kobra 25" SN + Sanu (partway through fullering)
25.5" x 8.1" x 37oz / 1000 = 7.6
ver2=8.9

Indian Tourist Kukri (Giant, horn, lionhead)
28.5" x 9.5" x 37.9oz / 1000 = 10.3
 
Dean;

From where do you measure the Point of Balance on one of these things? I see a couple places that make sense.

Don
 
Originally posted by Don Nelson
From where do you measure the Point of Balance on one of these things? I see a couple places that make sense.
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I balance it on something and measure
a line parallel to the centerline of the handle.
If I'm in a hurry, or the khuk won't balance without flopping around,
I grab it by the spine and find the best balance point.
I guess maybe where the tip and butt hang about equal.
Then measure the same line parallel to handle.
But once you hold it the balance point is pretty obvious.
 
Originally posted by ddean
I balance it on something and measure
a line parallel to the centerline of the handle.
If I'm in a hurry, or the khuk won't balance without flopping around,
I grab it by the spine and find the best balance point.
I guess maybe where the tip and butt hang about equal.
Then measure the same line parallel to handle.
But once you hold it the balance point is pretty obvious.
Click to expand...

I'm sorry, I didn't make myself clear, or maybe you're telling me the correct answer to the question, but I'm too muzzy headed to follow it. Always happens when I don't eat properly - get hypoglycemic and nothing makes sense to me.

Are you saying that you measure from the center of the handle, to where the piece balances?

On a sword, for example, as you know (but for the benefit of the non-swordy folks here), the Point of Balance is normally measured from the where the blade meets the cross (or guard). Not knowing anything about how a Khuk balances, it may well be that they balance pretty much where the blade meets the handle.

By the way - I am so bummed. The BAS's arrived today, but my kid was distracted and didn't answer the door. So now I have to go pick them up at the post office tomorrow when I get off work. poop

Don
 
Originally posted by Don Nelson ......Are you saying that you measure from the center of the handle, to where the piece balances?
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Sorry, Sorry.
My fault, My fault.

As one of daughter's old cartoon characters would say.
:D

Once point of balance is determined;
Since a khuk has no hilt/guard,
I made a choice to measure
from the point of balance
to the junction between bolster & grip material.
NamingOfParts.jpg

The components aren't well distinguished here;
but measured from just left of where '6' points to
a typical balance point just above where '8' points.

This seemed closest to your original intent to measure to
the grip-side of the guard.
 
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