When was the last time you used your HI khuk/knife?

JayGoliath

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Used Gelbu Special to clear off some fallen branches in nearby hillside.:)

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Jay,

You seem to bond with your Pala GBS. I see a lot pix you took with it.

Understand what you mean. Regular chopping helps us understand our khukuris more.
 
Hung,

This is probably THE khuk that got me into the USE SO YOU WILL UNDERSTAND MORE mode.

It took me less than 5 secs to decide this was the khuk to get during the Dotd.The hollow forged means it's super light yet strong.It came very sharp.
Turned out that it's a khuk that felt very lively, tough enough to do heavy chopping (it chops better than my ASTK) and nimble enough to throw.
The Walnut handle smells very nice as well.:)

Now you should show the NEW Mr.Singh :p
 
Jay,

I use my Bonecutter almost daily around the farm.

Recent uses of note:
I was in a pinch last week and needed to clean 3 deer (taken as part of our management permit) and all I had was my Bonecutter. For this I used the karda, it worked great and was more than capable.

The week before, I was in Kansas at an international eagle falconry field meet and used it to clean rabbits and jackrabbits that our birds caught. That is probably closest to one of the original uses of the karda.

As part of our program to keep poachers and trespassers off the property, we had to mount and hide cameras all over the property. I used my Bonecutter to clear out branches and brush to mount the cameras.

People are amazed at how quickly and efficiently the kukri does its job. Before they can take the chain saw out of its case, the job is done and we are ready to more on. I love it!

Bill
Virginia
 
I forget when, but I think it was in the kitchen: it hacks the ends off of corn-on-the-cob quite nicely. (I'm actually better at using a khuk in the kitchen than anywhere else, right now.)
 
I use my small cak to pop Ironwood and other handle materials into smaller more useful sizes, the kitchen is a great place for an khuk to get used daily too.
I use my PALA handled karda every day, thank you Pala, Yangdu. and the HI staff.
 
Last night- martial arts practice with the Tamang! Nothing crazy...time demands are rough!
 
I use my PALA handled karda every day, thank you Pala, Yangdu. and the HI staff.
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YES! i have the handle smoothed (the whiff of walnut in the air is soothing)
and patina on the blade and para-cord on the lanyard. Will take some pics later.
Now i really need the tung oil.

Good utility knife from a very useful Karda.:thumbup:
 
Well that second cabbage I made short work of last week. :)
Destroyed some electronics packaging. I use the little bilton everyday around my bedroom.
The last thing it opened was a huge TV box or was it that bag of banana chips I treated my friend to. :p

The 15 inch Ganga Ram gets taken to the park when the roommate asks for new branches for the house plants. :p
 
used my AKB about 3 hours ago.. I rotate through my knives but I like to give them all the opportunity to see daylight every now and again...
 
Today I used my 15in Bonecutter to kill and chop a pumpkin and a butternut squash for roasting in the oven. Winter squashes are the Rodney Dangerfield's of the vegetable world - no respect, I'm telling you.
 
Hung, i eagerly await to see ur Singh :)

Jay, we need Tung oil! Either u or me will be getting it :)
 
I think eventually there will more khukuris owned by Americans than all of Nepal the way we buy them here. That doesn't even include the sales from the website or custom jobs. :D

They make short work of whatever needs it, once ya figure out how to use it!
 
Since it is my little girl's first Christmas, my wife and I elected to buy an over priced live tree from the local Boy Scout lot.

The one we picked out had a slightly uneven cut at the bottom. So slightly in fact that we had to have them use the chainsaw to trim it by 3" to make it flush:rolleyes:

The downside, the ample amount of trunk I would have for the stand is now gone. I had no choice but to "trim the tree" with my Farm Knife. Of course, doing this on the the fly as 15 and 16 year old young men try to wedge a 7' tree in your overly full truck bed makes for a good show.

The guys seems pretty impressed. One of the dads even had to come over and take a peak at the guy with the rambo knife:p
 
Steely_Gunz said:
The one we picked out had a slightly uneven cut at the bottom. So slightly in fact that we had to have them use the chainsaw to trim it by 3" to make it flush:rolleyes:
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Are you saying you had them cut it so the bottom is flat? You don't want to do that. The angled cut allows the tree to absorb more water, leading to it living longer and losing less needles.
 
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