that ol' magic

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TomFetter

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Last night we had a fire in the fireplace, sat 'round singing songs with the kids etc. And I brought out the Sher AK that Sarge sent me just before Christmas to get the wood ready. It had been a month or so since I'd been out chopping with it ..

Damn. The power in that thing just leaps out, given a chance. I know it's all physics - weight forward, belly to the blade, edge dynamics, angle of hit etc.

But Damn. When it all comes together, it is simply black magic. God help any body part that got in the path. I've used lots of edged tools in my time, but a well thought out, well crafted Khukuri is in a league of its own.

Thanks again to HI for making these available to us mortals. And to Sher, for this particular blade. It's an 18" with golden proportions (about 28 ounces), and between Sarge's reworking of the handle and a couple of further mods I made (giving the handle a slight bit of curve), it feels like an extension of my arm. A sharp, heavy, perfectly balanced extension, that is ...
 
A good khukuri is like that good shotgun and good dog... just not as traditional.

Internet makes the world smaller. Maybe in Nepal they're enjoying something traditional of ours.

Wonder what it might be?


Mike
 
Sounds great Tom, especially the part about the sarge reworked handle. I have a few like that, that just don't want to leave your hand. Sounds wonderful!

Norm
 
Yeah, the handle's great. Satisal wood, that Sarge had worked down into an upside-down egg shape. That felt really good in the hand, but as I looked at a few of the pictures Spiraltwista's put up from time to time, I thought I could do a bit more. Still plenty of size to the handle to play with.

So using the same upside-down egg shape, I gradually tapered the overall size of the handle as it approached the butt, and gave the top of the handle a bit of curve in line with the spine of the khuk itself. Narrowed the bottom of the handle just before the butt flare, which both made the flare out to the butt-cap a bit sharper, and more secure in the hand. Used a hacksaw blade to keep the lines cut in the handle in the same position, and keep the edges of the ring nice and crisp.

The hardest part was stopping, when it felt right. Not taking it too far. As it is, this thing is now quite literally made for my hand, and I've never felt anything more secure.

t.
 
Sher makes some dyn-o-mite stuff, I have a 24 oz. BAS, very heavy duty:thumbup:
 
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