Sweet Spot

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It's the part of the blade that chops most efficiently. Because the curve and weight differ slightly on each khukuri, it often takes a trained eye or just some careful use of the khukuri to find it.
On HI khuks it is often easier to spot. On my favorite pieces by Bura, it has a slightly more acute edge bevel and is noticeable after some study. That's why he's the master. :)
 
Ooooo. Good question. It's somewhere at or near where the blade is widest. Where are the scientists when we need them?
 
just like a golf club, baseball bat, etc. have a sweetspot...so does the blade on a khukuri.
it's the spot bywhich you ('contact here' and) get the greatest outcome. I'm hoping others will chime in on this because the technique (referring to khuk usage) plays a big role as well.
hope that helps
-WarrenR :)
 
is a colloquialism for the CoP, or Center of Percussion. It is a physical property of any swung object, and can be calculated by feel.

The Center of percssion is opposite from the center of balance or point of balance in a sword and most knives. In an axe, the point of balance and the center of percussion are very near each other.

Sir Richard F. Burton writes in his 1884 masterwork _The Book of the Sword_: "By the experiment of cutting along the entire length of the blade, and then comparing the effect, the swordsman at last comes to a point ... where there is no jarring feel, .. and the whole force of the blow becomes effective." This is the center of percussion.

He goes to great length to describe a buddy's scientific means for determining the CoP, but it is impractical for me to count vibrations at points of a sword using pendulums and such.

The CoP in all HI khuks is the hardesst part of the steel, for good reason.

Keith
 
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