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Apothecary

Apothecary

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you received a request from Uncle Bill and the HI kamis to design a special khukuri, what features would you add to it to make it a distinctive offering from HI?

Why would you add those features?

Let's have a little fun with this topic...
 
How about a fairly straight back chiruwa AK khukuri with a heavy 16 inch blade and a full (extended) two handed grip (about 24-26" OAL). Add a convexed edge and you have a real (and safer) tree chopper. Just swing it like a 3/4 axe for best effect.

n2s
 
Could you explain to me what a convex edge is? Seems like they aren't used but you guys like them.
 
DAMASCUS !!

I think that would be something special or deep engravings like the type seen on older khuks.

The kami marks are very unique so other than that I think some material changes. I was thinking the other day what a titanium khuk might be like. Too light maybe but the design would still be efficient.

Who knows ??
 
I'd like to see a BAS blade with a socket instead of a tang, so it could be fitted with a 4 foot long, inch-and-half-diameter hickory shaft, to make the ultimate billhook. Cutting undergrowth & brush and trimming felled lumber often calls for a long-handled tool, but the traditional blade profiles - well, they ain't khuks.

And as for the combat potential - the imagination boggles...

Any takers for a khuk-on-a-stick?
 
Could you explain to me what a convex edge is?
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It is also called an apple seed edge. The cutting edge is formed by two expanding curves rather than two flat sides. The result is a smother transition which increases the cutting efficiency and a much stronger edge. The down side is that it is harder to maintain. The older HI khukuries were usually provided with convexed edges, and it is often found on many traditional knives.

n2s
 
I would add a lanyard loop to the butt of the grip. You could run parachute cord or a leather strap through it and string it like the old police billyclubs.--- stick your thumb through the loop, run the two sides of the strap across the back of your hand, and grip the Khuk. This keeps the khuk from slipping from your grip while in use.

I use this setup on my military machetes, and it cuts down on arm fatigue since you don't have to keep your grip as tight.

-Craig
 
Hmmm, a brand new khukuri designed from the ground up. Last time that happened I got a pretty dadgummed good knife out of it. Can't wait to take that Pen Knife hiking where I can wear blue jeans and hiking boots.:D

Sarge
 
and to add some more spice...any addition is something that the HI kamis are capable of doing with the equipment available to them.
 
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Originally posted by Tom Holt .....BAS blade ...... could be fitted with a 4 foot long.....shaft, to make the ultimate billhook....
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Hmmmmm......
How about a walking stick with
a half-round or full-round
cylinder 'cup' receiver at the top,
into which one could strap the khuk.
Could use 'Water Stone' or other casting
material for a custom fit in the
half-round receiver.
A slot at the top of the receiver would
index the blade position and keep it from turning.
It could be made from wood
and carved into a decorative motif,
and perhaps reinforced with a metal
plate or rod inside.
Originally posted by Tom Holt ..........as for the combat potential - the imagination boggles.
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Chinese 'horse chopper' ---- long handle and short handle pu dao.
With the cutting edge on the other side.

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Below: Japanese Naginata
ditto RE the cutting edge

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AND

Historical development in European Polearm/Halberd
from 1200's to 1800's:

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Heehee! That's the stuff, Sarge! Hel, just widen the Sword of Shiva, make it double edged, put the runes in and rename it to the Sword of Tyr! Cool...

Actually, I have to laught because my 21" GS from Kesar has a heart-shaped cutout cho (symbol sacred to Freya and the Vanir), and Kesars' flag looks like a "B" rune, (Berkano, Birch Goddess). Fortuitous marks on a blade, from a country miles away. Actually the Norse and Anglo Saxon pantheons are closely related to and paralllel Hinduism. Eddas are Vedas, but the characters and content are quite pareallel...

Keith
 
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