Saw Blade Khuk Spine

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i was wonderin what the feasability of putting a saw edge on the back of a khuk, whether it would work ok, and how to do it.AND HOW LONG TO HAVE THE SAW EDGE ON THE SPINE AND WHERE ONTHE SPINE???.
i often wished in the bush i had a saw some times. what do you guys think.
the only thing i thought against it was the fact it would catch as it was put into the scabbard. but this could be easy fixed by a slide on steel protector,or similar,before scabbarding. or even simpler a thin stainles steel strip epoxied inside the back edge of the scabbard.:D
come on give me some ideas, before i start.:eek: :confused:
I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING. THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE DONE IN THE NEXT 4DAYS,WITH MY TRUSTY DREMEL.:p :D
 
might be a little awkward trying to saw when the blade is reversed and you might have to bend your wrist a little too much forward for sawing motion
 
This is as close as they come. Stout heavily recurved blade with sawback.

n2s
 

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Hi all,
could be useful to have, as long as it's an efficient design of saw. Best design I've found is the one on the swiss army knives, quite a complicated design, but very good.
If the saw part was on the flat part of the back nearest the hand it would be OK.


Jeff
 
A good folding saw is fairly light, inexpensive, and won't take up too much room in your kit. Just a thought.

Quick note on saws, if you ever need to cut limbs/brush quietly, a saw is the way to go. The sound produced by hacking and chopping can travel some distance and give away your position.

Sarge
 
Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn
A good folding saw is fairly light, inexpensive, and won't take up too much room in your kit. Just a thought.

Quick note on saws, if you ever need to cut limbs/brush quietly, a saw is the way to go. The sound produced by hacking and chopping can travel some distance and give away your position.
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And sometimes a saw is simply more practical - here's a review/discussion of folding saws:

http://outdoors.free.fr/s_article.php?id_article=4
 
A good folding saw is fairly light, inexpensive, and won't take up too much room in your kit. Just a thought.

Quick note on saws, if you ever need to cut limbs/brush quietly, a saw is the way to go. The sound produced by hacking and chopping can travel some distance and give away your position.

YEP HADANT THOUGHT OF THE THICKNESS OF THE SPINE.
the folding saw is the way to go, thanks guys. any idea what the brand name of that green one is i like it.;) :D :D
 
I just added a fileworked section onto a kukri in the same location as you mentioned for a saw, and noted that there is a bit of "grab" on the sheath. A saw in the same place would definately impede the draw.
 
it's tough to imagine what you would want to saw that you couldn't cut. I wonder if there is any way to improve a khuk...would a small hole below the spine be of any use?

sort of reminds me of those cheap survival knives popular still with compasses, fish hooks, hell, put some bandages in there, some aspirin, amphetamine for the Doomsday Mission (ala WWll) a GPS in the hilt, and maybe a small tv screen too. Yeah, send them to Japan to be refined. Micro electronic Khukuris.

munk
 
that should slow you down munk:D
gps,survival knife how bloody ridiculas :rolleyes:

how would you power the thing ;)

at least a saw was an attempt at something usefull to add on a khuk.

cant say the same though of you holding a khuk,
kinda useless attatchment:eek:
 
how dare you poke fun at my ridiculas saw idea
that turned out ridiculas :rolleyes:
and wouldant work as it would be to thick,
like me :rolleyes:

if we all thought addons were no good nothing new would be invented.:D :D :D :D
AM DRILLING HOLES AS WE SPEAK, HMMMM TO MANY I THINK :eek:
now have more holes than khuk.:D :D
 
My favorite saw is the Gerber LST Sport Saw. (not the exchanging blade one). It's got a tooth pattern sort-of like a chain saw. I think the price is about $10-12, but I haven't seen one in a few years. Wal-Mart might be a possibility.

(edit) There's also a folding buck saw on the market that's really nice (my current saw of choice). A 20" saw that collapses into a tube about 1.5" diameter, a foot and a half long, or so. It uses a bow-saw type blade, but works a whole lot better. I forget the exact company name, but the Cutlery Shoppe carries them, and prices are reasonable - about $20. You can also order on-line from the Canadian manufacturer. Probably less weight than a khuk, easy to tote in a pack, and will put in more wood than anything short of a chainsaw.

Here's a link to the manufacturer:
http://www.trailblazerproducts.com/Takedownsaw/takedownsaw.asp
 
I think Uncle Bill nailed it about using the flat of the khukuri spine for saw placement. Along with the unsafe/akward position the khukuri would have to be held.

However on a longer khukuri, you could use the first 3-4 inches of the business end of the blade -where the cho is, since it's thin enough. This would let you place your other hand on the flat of the spine to help 'push along' the saw cutting. Of course the kami's probably wouldn't appreciate it and you'd have to harden that area which could easily lead to broken blades :(
 
Hmmm, Kendo, I'm the last to spoil the fun, but... I've spent last few minutes pretending that my khuk has a saw on the back and IMHO it doesn't look too useful. I'd rather add a saw section somewhere on the edge, as BillTheCat suggests. Notice how similar it gets then to the traditional one-hand saw.

And an anecdote: my friend was using the poll of a hatchet to drive the nails into a solid wood. It bounced and he got a nice vertical scar right between the eyes. Since then he always uses a hammer.

A khuk was designed to chop, not to saw. Improper use may be harmful or fatal, as the manuals says. But I'm curious what you'll do. Pics appreciated!

Oh wow, my first post without smilies!
 
maybe a person could take two 30" khuks, bind the handles together with the blades pointing up in opposite directions, and make a propeller--or a twirling baton for a REALLY tough majorette!:D



Kis
 
For the woods, a 25" Kobra and a 36" Sandvik bowsaw; the most perfect combination of complementary hardware since the matching .44/40 Peacemaker and Winchester...
 
any idea what the brand name of that green one is i like it.
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The little bolo pictured above was manufactured by the state owned Fabrica Nacional de Toledo (Spain). It was an arsenal piece made up for their special operations troops during the 1950-60s. Depending on what reference you come across it may have been issued to some airborne, rapid deployment, or and mountain troops; it is not a common piece. The knife has a very lively balance, the blade is made from 1/4 stock with rasp like teeth running for a couple of inches in front of the integral guard.

The Government closed the factory down during the early 1980s and the buildings currently houses a college. Most of the records for the well known and highly regarded 200 year old factory appear to have been lost. Hopefully something will turn up in somebody's basement at some point.

(edit. I posted a site that had one but it's gone) :(

They turn up on the web every so often. EBAY had one listed by a European seller a couple of weeks ago.

n2s
 
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