I missed the Hanuman Khuk special the other day. Bill kindly and graciously offered to sell me one anyway, and I took it about as fast as a leftover hitting the deck next to a Terrier.
Both my Hanshee and Movie model have tasted wood. There isn't a khuk I own that hasn't worked. I cut down a tree with my 19" chilangi. But this model speeding its way through the post is arguably too, 'nice to use'
We hear that all the time. Sniff. "I wouldn't dream of letting anything happen to it." I've never sneered nor snarled at anyone collecting khuks to look at under glass or by cloak of darkness.
It made sense to me. It makes sense to all of us. Too much sense, in my opinion.
As Yvsa has pointed out many times, he made his beautifull Cherokee Special to use. Somewhere between the flagship Khuk, name of which I can't pronounce, coated in silver and jewels, and the lowly Villager, naked and eager to please, there is a line we draw.
In some ways, you could say no Khuk should be used from HI. They are beautiful and most jobs can be done with some power tool. If you have more money than needed for a power tool, and less time, you can hire most clearing, wood hawking, and gardening done.
There is even an aspect of shame regarding using such a fine looking tool. As if we don't deserve to. My parents both grew up in the Great Depression. We know what money means. Dad ate chicken every night for three years and was glad to have it. The .22 he used has X's on it for each squirrel shot and brought to table.
We don't use our beautiful khuks because we feel we cannot afford to. Most Nepalese cannot and would not purchase an HI khuk when a Village model will suffice. Our standard of living is much greater yet many of us feel the same way. Why is that?
I think I'm going to use this one. It is the survival khuk, the Swiss army knife of Khuks, and if you were lost in the woods, it may be the single best Khukuri choice.
There is a joy that happens occasionally when being out of doors and using a functional and beautiful tool.
I'm not much of a collector anyway, so I might was well get the other side of the experience.
Yes folks, we deserve to be happy.
munk
Both my Hanshee and Movie model have tasted wood. There isn't a khuk I own that hasn't worked. I cut down a tree with my 19" chilangi. But this model speeding its way through the post is arguably too, 'nice to use'
We hear that all the time. Sniff. "I wouldn't dream of letting anything happen to it." I've never sneered nor snarled at anyone collecting khuks to look at under glass or by cloak of darkness.
It made sense to me. It makes sense to all of us. Too much sense, in my opinion.
As Yvsa has pointed out many times, he made his beautifull Cherokee Special to use. Somewhere between the flagship Khuk, name of which I can't pronounce, coated in silver and jewels, and the lowly Villager, naked and eager to please, there is a line we draw.
In some ways, you could say no Khuk should be used from HI. They are beautiful and most jobs can be done with some power tool. If you have more money than needed for a power tool, and less time, you can hire most clearing, wood hawking, and gardening done.
There is even an aspect of shame regarding using such a fine looking tool. As if we don't deserve to. My parents both grew up in the Great Depression. We know what money means. Dad ate chicken every night for three years and was glad to have it. The .22 he used has X's on it for each squirrel shot and brought to table.
We don't use our beautiful khuks because we feel we cannot afford to. Most Nepalese cannot and would not purchase an HI khuk when a Village model will suffice. Our standard of living is much greater yet many of us feel the same way. Why is that?
I think I'm going to use this one. It is the survival khuk, the Swiss army knife of Khuks, and if you were lost in the woods, it may be the single best Khukuri choice.
There is a joy that happens occasionally when being out of doors and using a functional and beautiful tool.
I'm not much of a collector anyway, so I might was well get the other side of the experience.
Yes folks, we deserve to be happy.
munk
