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ALright is there a khukri heavy enough enough to split a bamboo stalk in a couple hits while mainting a non-freak look on the belt
 
Depending on the diameter of the bamboo, there are a number of Khukuris that would fit the bill. Something like an 18" Ak will chop through most anything. Honestly, though, I don't have a lot of bamboo around here.
 
well i mean 18 inches of man beast on my belt wouldnt look to great around my neighborhood i just want a heavy but small khukuri o man i dont know what i want i wish i was RICH
 
The 'pen' knife might work, it's usually 12" overall and seems to be well regarded. I haven't got one of my own yet, so I can't speak from personal experience.

If you tell us what diameter of bamboo you're talking about, and whether it's green or dried, you might get some more answers out of the older hands.
 
Kazeryu said:
If you tell us what diameter of bamboo you're talking about, and whether it's green or dried, you might get some more answers out of the older hands.
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Yup, the diameter and the condition of the bamboo is a critical piece of knowledge and has to be known before we can advise you.

If you were cutting 1/2" to 5/8" green stuff like our local river cane a 12" Pen Knife might be all right.
Anything an 1" in diameter is going to take a 15" knife to be effective, anything larger and you're gonna need a larger khukuri.
 
Remember that the 12" knives have handles that are quite small. I wouldn't go smaller that 15" for a chopping blade.
 
I'm not sure where your neighborhood is, but there aren't many places I can think of where you could wear even a 12" khukuri and not draw a little attention. In most residential areas I've been in, anything more than a folder gets some attention and in some places, even that gets a lot.

Would the blade profile of the pen knife be conducive to chopping something with the physical properties of bamboo? It seems you'd be better off with something with a larger, flatter, sweet spot.
 
well i plan to wear it hrizontaly so i mean yea
i mean i just want one that could get down a sapling and other little trees sorry i dont know what i want
 
28 ounces, 18" length. Not all khuks created equal, though. I've a WWll now I think I might work on the edge some since it needs to chop a little better. It is not chopping as well as the Villager AK I recently had with the same specs. Silly me, gave the AK away to a good friend. Well, not so silly.



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Anyone carring a Kuk in a sheath on his belt these days would attract attention. The person carring a Kuk is not a freak. But is someone that knows a functional knife.

Thanks, Steve
 
Consider, historically speaking, that most swords carried into combat in ancient times weren't too terribly much larger than our khuks... Roman gladius was only 14-18 inches in length (blade) toward the end of the empire... and with the exception of medieval european swords, a khukuri would qualify by most standards.

And it's good forethought to worry about how your local *friendly* law enforcement officer (no offence guys) is going to think of your khuk. I had to answer about thirty minutes worth of questioning when helping a friend clean up his yard after a hurricane this last summer. I think he was just looking for an excuse to confiscate the thing... not that I can blame him, but...
 
brokenhallelujah said:
And it's good forethought to worry about how your local *friendly* law enforcement officer (no offence guys) is going to think of your khuk. I had to answer about thirty minutes worth of questioning when helping a friend clean up his yard after a hurricane this last summer. I think he was just looking for an excuse to confiscate the thing... not that I can blame him, but...
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i'd be a trifle annoyed with a cop worrying about my yard clearing tools while on private property. it'd be quite another thing if you were walking down the street, or in a public garden, or a state park... but hacking down trees even on your front lawn? puh-lease. as for confiscation, if he ain't going to arrest you, he'd better not take it. imho, ianal. :)

bladite
 
Bladite said:
i'd be a trifle annoyed with a cop worrying about my yard clearing tools while on private property. it'd be quite another thing if you were walking down the street, or in a public garden, or a state park... but hacking down trees even on your front lawn? puh-lease. as for confiscation, if he ain't going to arrest you, he'd better not take it. imho, ianal. :)

bladite
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Yup.
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Yeah, I agree with you both completely, and... I still have the khuk. But that won't stop them from harassing you if they want to. Yes, even on private property. Just something for a new owner to think about.

That's how things are down here on the gulf coast. It's actually one of the reasons I want to leave...
 
Its not better anywhere else. Look in the cantina at the thread titled:

Since when has a little thing like the constitution stopped them

Read what Thomas Linton has to say.

I still say you need to stay at or above the 15" models. You're going to want the handle to fit in your hand for any type of chopping chore.
 
brokenhallelujah said:
Yeah, I agree with you both completely, and... I still have the khuk. But that won't stop them from harassing you if they want to. Yes, even on private property. Just something for a new owner to think about.

That's how things are down here on the gulf coast. It's actually one of the reasons I want to leave...
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I am in Beaumont, and I do not have any problem with it, or even with my XXL Survival Golok...
 
the answer is simple!!!!!!!!!!

HI most popular 15" AK................

or my favorite 16" WW 2
 
You should ask Danny about HI knives and bamboo! :D

As for the police, I know officers who have very nice collections of knives and they didn't buy a one. My friend had his new 1996 First Production Run Gerber folding Applegate/Fairbairn knife "confiscated" by an officer who said the "dagger" was illegal in the PRK.

Of course the top edge was unsharpened, as how in the hell could you close a folder if you had to slice your hand open on the exposed edge each time you closed it, but it sounded good at the time and being intimidated and not knowing the law he just gave up his new hundred dollar knife. No charges were ever filed of course.

I'm sure the "weapon" was subsequently turned in, at least after 6 or 7 years of field testing... :rolleyes:

Norm
 
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