Sometimes I wonder

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Cpl Punishment

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Looking at some of the collections here (of which mine is meek and paltry), I have to wonder what the Nepalese think of us Americans.
I mean they probably go most if not all of their lives with one kukri that does just fine.
I mean, it's a tool to them. It's probably like us wondering at someone in another country that collects garden shovels.

And here we are buying one after another searching for that "perfect" one, when we really don't use them anywhere near as much as they do, and just about any we have would serve for a lifetime with no trouble.
 
I found the perfect khukri last year. It's the chitlangi.

JMO of course.


I discovered khukris in 1987. I was 16 years old at the time.

After I got one, I used it extensively around the farm and out in the woods. I still do. The khukri is my blade-of-choice for most applications.

:thumbup:
 
I discovered "kukris" when I was 19. Problem is, I didn't like them because all I had seen were the bent machete types,a nd they just didn't seem right to me. If I had seen an HI back then, I never would have gone to college, I would have been too broke!

My perfect one is my 20" CAK. I love the thing.

But yet, I still compulsively buy more. . .

Worse yet, now I'm into the tarwars and find myself lusting after their knives as well. . .
 
Buying HI khukris is the most guilt-free buying I do. Do I need another? Of course not, and my wife hates them. But not only are you helping Yangdu make a living, you're directly supporting -- putting meat on the table -- probably a couple or few dozen people in one of the poorest countries in the world. That's why I enjoy the pictures from the workshop so much. It makes me feel connected in a way that most charities can't. As a bonus, I get an amazing khukri and I know the money goes me=>Yangdu=>Bir Ghorka families. I don't need another khukri, but I know the HI families in Nepal sure need that $100 more than I do. Feel good about it!
 
brachal said:
Buying HI khukris is the most guilt-free buying I do. Do I need another? Of course not, and my wife hates them. But not only are you helping Yangdu make a living, you're directly supporting -- putting meat on the table -- probably a couple or few dozen people in one of the poorest countries in the world. That's why I enjoy the pictures from the workshop so much. It makes me feel connected in a way that most charities can't. As a bonus, I get an amazing khukri and I know the money goes me=>Yangdu=>Bir Ghorka families. I don't need another khukri, but I know the HI families in Nepal sure need that $100 more than I do. Feel good about it!
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That's reason enough for me. I'm sure I need another khuk like I need a hole in the head. But like you said you're doing more than buying a functional tool that is also a work of art, your helping people.
 
I have too many. But I still look. I'm looking for that hooked handle wonderkhuk that makes my wallet uppity...
 
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