Spyderco Khukri?

chasden

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SO what do you Spyderco fans think of their Khukri that was recently released?

A bit soon after Cold Steel's folding Khukri... but with a different enough design. Pretty cool looking.

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I like it :thumbup:

The Barong is pretty sweet too and both of them beat the bojangles out of any CS blade IMO.
 
Hadn't seen the barong before and just looked it up. Pretty sweet.

Just want to say up front that this is not a Spyderco bash thread. I definitely like the steel, VG-10, used for both of these over the AUS-8 of the Cold Steel kukri folder, the Rajah.

That said, the Spyderco Khukri seems a little small, considering what a kukri is supposed to be about. Compare it with the Rajah, which packs a whole lot more mass and cutting power with it's 6" blade, and 1/4" thick spine. The Spyderco has a blade thickness of 1/8". The Rajah features the Tri-Ad lock, designed by Demko, which has been discussed in several threads here, is about strong as it gets. Any thoughts on the Michael Walker LinerLock employed by the Spyderco?

I'd love to hear any field reports on this Spyderco Khukri, especially any comparisons by people who have owned the Rajah as well.
 
I agree the Spydercos are "small", smaller than i though they would be.
Iv only actually held the Barong but i presume the Kuk is about the same.
I like the look of the Kuk handle over the Barong personaly but the Barong was very comfortable.

The liner lock is a lock im not crazy about.
A frame lock would be my first choice, but its wasnt my choice :p

The liner lock on the Military is just fine and iv had no problems with it but i do carry the Para. alot more because i do like the compression lock.

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To me a khuk is to chop. This is a liner lock folder, with a single stop pin nestled in thin liners. It looks cool, but will not be able to handle the inherent "toughness" of a real khuk. I know that may not be the intention, but you know it's gonna happen: "I batoned... I chopped..." and the folder will loosen up or get sloppy. That's my 2 cents.
 
I would not want to chop with any folder unless I had no fixed blade with me and absolutely had to chop something (life or death situation). I've also found that blades with an inward curve are a real pain to sharpen when compared to straight edges and outward curves. The only thing I've got for sharpening inward curves is an old Lansky Dog Bone rod, but I just can't get the kind the sharpness with the Dog Bone I can get to with a green DMT flat sharpener.

I guess knives such as this are an attempt to combine the convenience of a folding pocket knife with the chopping potential of a fixed blade, but they (regardless of which company makes them) come off a little mall-ninjaish to me. But that's just my opinion.
 
i do not like it....it just does not do anything for me at all....my dad has one and i have held it and it is SMALL, think delica.....no sir i dont like it. well built for sure....but not built for me.
 
chasden said:
SO what do you Spyderco fans think of their Khukri that was recently released?

A bit soon after Cold Steel's folding Khukri... but with a different enough design. Pretty cool looking.

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I think that the intent of the knife was to follow the Khukri pattern and not the Khukri purpose. Comparing the Spyderco Khukri to a full sized Khukri is sort of like comparing a Bobcat to a D8 Cat. They both move dirt, but one moves a whole lot more.
 
I had no idea that they had released such a thing. Small or not, I am a big enough fan of actual Kukrhis to be interested in this one.
 
A.P.F. said:
I think that the intent of the knife was to follow the Khukri pattern and not the Khukri purpose. Comparing the Spyderco Khukri to a full sized Khukri is sort of like comparing a Bobcat to a D8 Cat. They both move dirt, but one moves a whole lot more.
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+1 I wonder if there aren't some surprisingly efficient ergonomics to go with this one.
 
i like the looks of the kuk and barong. love the foliage g10 and the ergos of the handles look great.

what i do not understand is why the edge on each is so short compared to the overall blade length. wasted space above the choil, especially on the barong. per the specs, it is nearly an inch unsharpened on both knives.


still waiting for the rock lobster!!
 
If it was a front lock, I'd be overjoyed to see it. As is, am mildly disappointed since it will never see any pocket time, although I realize that building it as a front lock without adversely affecting the handle shape may have been impossible.

As for the "timing", a bit of history may be in order. Ed designed this knife at least four years ago and built custom versions of it. The Spyderco version has been "in the works" for at least two years, possibly longer. And, while the timing of Cold Steel's version was unfortunate, and Mr. Thompson does have a well deserved reputation for jumping on bandwagons, they also have a considerable number of ethnic designs which are unique to them, so I'd have to give them the benefit of the doubt here.

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It's still called "Khukri" therefore the associations with the big, fixed, big brother versions. I am not saying it doesn't look "cool" but I think it's functionality will be outweighed by it's drawbacks (liner lock, stop pin, etc.) I think we have enough "cardboard slicers" in the world - a knife from that lineage (khukri) should adhere to most of it's principles. I don't like Cold Steel, but their version does stick to the khukri premise of tough chopper.

But I still love Ed's work; I'll just pass on this one.
 
No it's not a chopper and no it's not a big knife. However, it has superb ergonomics and is one of the best quality Spyderco's I've used. The liner lock is thick and locks up perfect.

This is a small size knife in feel but it cuts large. You won't find a better slicer.

Got mine a few days ago and can't put it down.
 
I have no idea of what the concept behind that folder is. Not my cup of tea, unfortunately but I applaud Spyderco's efforts to try new things for its fans.
 
I agree with RLR -- I think Cold Steel's Rajah is more in line with what a kukri should be: big, tough and heavy (yet pocketable). I've owned the Rajah for a while now and it is just outstanding in terms of build and quality. :thumbup:

No question that Sal and the guys at Spyderco do excellent work, though.

RLR said:
It's still called "Khukri" therefore the associations with the big, fixed, big brother versions. I am not saying it doesn't look "cool" but I think it's functionality will be outweighed by it's drawbacks (liner lock, stop pin, etc.) I think we have enough "cardboard slicers" in the world - a knife from that lineage (khukri) should adhere to most of it's principles. I don't like Cold Steel, but their version does stick to the khukri premise of tough chopper.

But I still love Ed's work; I'll just pass on this one.
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Its designed for heavy slashing and pull cuts, like a more versatile hawkbill, baby Ayoob.

If anyone could post pics in hand, that would be awseome.

Thanks,
Mark
 
Yeah, I'd never use a folder to chop with anyway, so you might as well make it a little smaller. Cold steel has had a habit of making enormous folders lately, I never really understood the purpose of that. I mean, the purpose of a folding knife is to carry it in your pocket, so why make it huge? When you have a knife of that size, you might as well use a fixed blade anyway.
With the blade shape of this Spyderco you get a huge belly for cutting, without a very big recurve, so you basically have all the good stuff of a Khukri, that you can put into a folder.
 
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