small children and Khukuris

Safe gun and khukuri handling are the same. Yesterday I was slicing turpentine/resin laden slivers out of that old Moss Back I cut down. Yvsa told me if you saved these rich peices of wood and carried them along in a pack or coat pocket, it might save your life. The stuff is natural fire starter.

I was holding the log with my left and swinging the khuk with my right. This wasn't right, as my hands were too close together.

A khuk could remove fingers so easy.


munk
 
The amazing thing about Thailand, and I suspect many other South East Asian countries, is the familiarity that kids have with knives. They grow up from day one using them as normal tools and so learn respect from a very early age, like about 2 years old. Am embarresed to say that the kids handle my knives better than I do.
What scares the heck out of me though, (still a lot of toddlers scampering around the house up country) is a boiling pot of water or skillet of oil left unattended on the stove. Or the live/frayed/drooping electrical wiring too evident in upcountry houses.
Rad
 
I like your attitude, Munk. Every child is different, and every situation is also. What works for me, might not for you, and vice versa. Kids have to be taught respect, and it should start early on. Much better than this uptight "Get all the guns out of the house" b.s. This is one of the reasons that I dislike these laws that force people to lock up their guns - what if you need them in a hurry?

I originally come from a very gun-friendly area of the country, and we had guns everywhere, and almost no crime or accidents. Go figure.

I have 2 kids aged 2, and I take their safety very seriously, and as they get older, they will be very well trained in gun and knife safety, much to the horror of all the local soccer moms. I'll probably do it while smoking a cigar... :eek:
 
Kids in Nepal start using a khukuri as soon as they are big and strong enough to swing a small one. Yangdu probably has 10 or 15 small scars on her hands put there by khukuris when she was a little girl trying to chop up a little kindling for the fire or perhaps helping Mom do some kitchen chores.
 
I like your attitude also, Nils. Liked what you had to say in the second amendment thread.

Bill's wife has hand scars...hmmm. Bill, does 'royalty' in Nepal have hand scars?

Dear old Ma told me the royalty in China insisted upon 'unsheathed' rice. (is how I say it, I'm sure there is a better way, de-husked?)We call that white rice. But when trouble comes, and times are hard and food scarce, the vitamins missing from the "royal rice' hurt the royal health. Peasents ate the husks and did better-those that had food.

munk
 
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