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'This little thing ... throw it away" what arrogance and pride.. the Nepalese people know what they are doing when they created kukri with its acessories plus the choil.... typical redneck white man....

Hi, very interesting, but I was a little surprised you simply chucked the Karda and Chakmak - the sharper of the two, the Karda, is a small utility knife for very fine tasks, so it is a bit like chucking a Swiss Army Knife because you have an axe. The Chakmak is often described as a sharpener, but the ones on most cheap Kukri and on most modern remakes aren't any harder than the steel of the main blade, so they don't work. Nevertheless, makers of Kukri, such as KHHI, suggest that their Chakmak are designed to be much harder and they are not used to "sharpen", but to "burnish", a bit like a hone. This may or may not be true, but it also has a function as a flint striker and could probably be used to strike a ferro rod. In either case, I find it impossible to believe that the average Nepalese villager would include these items in his kit for no good reason, let alone a Gurkha going into battle. WWI military issue Kukri had no companion tools, but the current British issue does and the British Army aren't going to waste money on something purely useless. (They have progressively reduced the size of standard issue Kukri over the decades since WWI and esp. WWII in order to save money, so they could certainly drop these if they thought them of little value.) By the way, some traditional Kukri are differentially hardened - see Blackie Thomas's recent vid on caring for his Kukri on that - not for fighting but because it is intended to be used for different tasks. While some modern axes with modern steels can take a razor's edge and retain it even during heavy chopping, most traditional axes have a thicker and slightly duller edge to help with splitting, while many knives are sharper because of the need for fine control and a clean cut. The average workaday Kukri offers both, a very sharp and narrow edge near the notch and a thicker edge near the thickest and heaviest part of the blade. Where I disagree with Blackie is on the matter of the point. I have a blade similar to his and it has a dull point, but that is only because the blade has been repeatedly used and the original point has clearly been dulled over time. Many working Kukri have very sharp points, one very large one being used by the traveller, Dervla Murphy, to lance a large boil on someone's cheek when she was in Nepal. This is not to say that there are not Kukri that are razor sharp from end to end, I have several and cut myself on one and did not immediately notice, due to the speed and fineness of the cut. However, the slenderness of the spine and the configuration of the blade indicate that it was probably always intended as a personal sidearm or battlefield weapon and not meant to be used for chopping wood. Also, I have seen one or two fine-edged Kukri - made with modern steels - that can chop wood and even cut through a nail in the wood and survive. The point is, modern steels. Some youtube vids make a big thing of Kukri being made of spring steel and even spring steel from Mercedes! But there was no such steel in 1700s Nepal or even in the late 1890s or even the early 20th C. Most authentic Kukri were forged from Carbon steel, some of very good quality, others not so much. They are wonderful blades, but they are not supernatural. Despite being brought up to believe that the average Nepali/Gurkha uses his Kukri for absolutely every possible task, it just isn't true. A villager might have his own knife and his wife might use a bigger and thicker blade to chop firewood and another to chop meat. While Gurkhas have used kukri to cut brush, they were often issued machetes for chopping heavy jungle in Burma, presumably so they didn't dull their knives for other uses. In the modern army, the British don't really expect to see them used in combat, so they are returned to being useful general utility knives - although they do have their propaganda value. So, it is great if you can get a razor's edge on your blade and esp. if your blade can withstand heavy usage without dulling, but not all Kukri are the same and some are (intentionally) less sharp for a reason. On another point, I find it interesting and odd that your particular Kukri has a long ricasso from the handle to the notch, on most traditional models, including military issue, this is a relatively small area and even on very large blades there may only be a short section of metal between the bolster and the notch. BTW I won't be debating the issue of the notch with anyone, since no one really knows and that applies in Nepal as much as outside of it. The idea that it allows spring or whatever doesn't seem to work, since other differentially hardened swords - with some degree of flex, such as the Katana or even the Viking longsword , don't have similar features. While a religious explanation is probably true, it is also likely that there is a functional one, since engraved and decorated blades are not unknown and an engraved symbol would be much easier than cutting a large chunk out of the blade.

drink a shot of whiskey every time he says "okaaaay"

That clears up the hinge. He did not point out the long slots at the top which are termed "blood gutters." They allow blood to flow as long as you have it sticking in them, but ya wanna saw it in and out. Psych. Ya look silly carrying a kukri in the house or at camp. Keep it low key.

These knives work very well. I just trimmed the sht out of a big mulberry tree. (I probably killed it...)

Have you got your blade bloody before?

I know this is a 7 year old video. But I bought kukri from the Ex Gurka Cougary house And it was very very poorly made the steel was not properly he traded and was literally like butter I ended up having to send it back They sent me another one and it was in the same condition So I got a refund and ended up find one from Frank At knife's by hand Excellent craftsman ship Also made in Nepal. I have bought several throughout the years from different places and I would have to say the one from the ex Gurkha kukri house it's by far the worst that's just my experience

Hello, what sharpener is it at the beginning?

that's funny because the "hinge" or the kukri notch is not actually what you say it's for...it's a traditional/religious Hindu mark that is the shape of a cow's hoofprint - it is forbidden to slaughter a cow using a kukri..at the same time, it's also a promise by those who wield it (the Gurkha) to never kill women and children with it.

Can you make a kuhkri "too sharp"? Probably not. Is there any real point in making it "shaving sharp" when it is meant to be used as an agricultural tool for chopping wood and plants? No. It just has to be sharp enough, and a normal scythe stone is enough to get a working edge on it, and it also a lot more practical if you are using it for heavy work and need to stop every hour or so to resharpen it. We don't all carry honing stones and strops with up to put a new mirror edge on our kuhkri ever hour or two. I doubt Nepalese farmers even own such things, they probably use a rock out of the river. And yes, I am perfectly capable of putting a shaving edge on a kuhkri. I just did it. I suspect that will last about ten minutes of heavy use, although it will stay _sharp_ much longer if it is a halfway decent blade. If you just like putting really sharp edges on blades, go ahead. i can't blame you, that is my hobby too. But don't pretend that you actually need to be able to shave with your kuhkri, it has nothing to do with its intended purpose. I have never heard anyone bragging about how they can shave with their scythe (although I have seen people do with an ax, for equally pointless reasons).

Thank you Sir.

Where can I get a sharpening rod like that?

i thought you were about to get mauled by a bear there sir haha good dog

i got one that is not sharpened at all. i was think belt grinder to remove material and then polish and sharpen. what do you recommend?

It's actually used to break fence wire

The khukuris strength is in its weight forward, heft and momentum. I have used a "Kuk" in the US Army since 83 and sharpen it like an axe. It will cut paper, and I will use a razor to shave with, but the Kuk blasts thru wood by inertia, not needing a hair popping edge......to each his own !

How do you clean the strop of the black stuff for the next blade.

Verbal dihorea mate

U really don't know that part of the blade is for catching ur opponents blade and yank it from thier hand 🤷‍♂️ thats a fact by the way look it up

Good info, thanks!

Yep, that's a nice kukri

There are plenty of Kukri's like those made for camping and more for chopping than slicing, that are incredibly thick, almost closer to a knife-shaped hatchet than a big knife. You really wouldn't want to put such a razor fine edge on that, because it's just too fragile for what you use those types of blades to do.

I really need to know how to sharpen one

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Why would blood make the blade slippery, if you've ever cut yourself you know it gets sticky if you have blood on your fingers...

Not sure what the ahole attitude is needed for, makes for cringy vids but to each their own i suppose.

That notch on the bottom is there to lock another blade and catch it. The Gurkhas used them

this guy is a idiot and it takes no time at all to sharpen a kukri.

The toughness of the edge isn't about how sharp it is, but what angle the knife is sharpened at. If you have a dull 10° edge vs 40° very sharp edge the knife sharpened at 40° will retain it's edge whey longer and the blade won't bend as easily as with the 10° angle, if it's razor sharp that doesn't mean that it'll dull the first time you swing it, the double edge razors and olfa knives are damaged fast because they are sharpened at a very low angle (like a 5° or 3° idk) , making them very weak, but very very sharp.

What an idiot

I personally disagree about the shaving sharp comment, but then I’ve never used an authentic Kukri. Could you elaborate for me? My understanding ist is a utility blade, so a thinner edge would not always be best. Also, what kind of steel “stays sharp”, so that I don’t have to worry about having too fine of an edge? Depending on the blade and use that would be a concern... I genuinely want to know so if any of that sounds sarcastic then I apologize up front for it.

I deployed to Haiti in 95 as part of the UN. I traded all my wet weather gear to a Nepalese soldier for his. The blade is scratched from my attempts to sharpen. How to get them out ?

This guy cracks me up.

Its called khukuri not kukri

I always heard the notch with the point was that if a kukri was drawn without seeing blood you have to cut yourself with that point.

OK ALRIGHT

Whats the metal on this blade? 5160?

you don’t know anything about the history of the khukuri and yes that small knife they do have some purpose don’t throw it away 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

Do you bother with a stone at all?

The cutout in the bottom of the blade is also good for cutting cigars

I just bought one. Been working at it with the chakmak that came with it. Tried shaving at my arm with it to see how far I had to go to get it "shaving sharp". Now my arm has a bald spot. AND my fingers sting from a dozen super fine little cuts from where I ran them lightly over the blade to see where it needed work the most. :P I think I might be done with it for now.

You're right, it's not to drip blood. It's there as a religious Hindu symbol, Krishna.

A real pleasure observing your technique, I play the cello and guitar & dig what you are teaching. Cheers to you.👏

You don't need to get your kukri shaving sharp............. Said no Gurka ever!

I keep all my knives as sharp as possible. That’s why I have knives lol If I wanted to hunt, work, prep with a butter knife I’d be outta business lol

Wow this kinda looks like a copy of some other sheaths iv seen. Lol

Did it work? I'm soon to do the same thing. Were having a party next weekend. About a dozen children and I discovered this nest. Been hit 4x so far

You are correct sir!!! Unlike most hard use knives, a Kukri is supposed to be as sharp as you can get it!!!

Any reason why u go back wards opposed to forwards?

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