cutting such vegetation. Unfortunately, we don't have stuff like that
here.First version of my Kukri Index
Survival Talk- Kukri Recommendation
Please Read All Linked Articles Before Buying One.
Some problems arose with the first Kukri I bought.
20040404 Sunday 9:41 am
"Quite simply, the Kukri is one of the best fighting / survival knives of its size. It can cut with the power of a hatchet, but also be used for skinning or fine carving..."
These were my thoughts after buying that initial Kukri:
KUKRI KNIFE, INITIAL TEST, 16, NOVEMBER 2003.
Though Old Jimbo, of
http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/ltc.html likes to spell the name of this
knife as K U K U R I, it is most often found on the web as Kukri, or Gurkha
Kukri. While we are on the subject, it was Old Jimbo’s site that sort of got me
interested in the larger, curved knives.
I took a metal file to my “Simple Indian Reproduction” of a Kurkri Knife, (to quote one site on the web,) and it took an edge well. The reader should note that I am used to sharpening a machete, having done so for about forty years or so. The Kukri sharpens similarly, and I noted one safety aspect we use on the machete.
The first four inches or so on a machete, near the handle,
should never be sharpened. That is done so that if your hand slips off the
handle, it does not loose it’s fingers on the knife blade. The Kukri is
similarly wide and dull right after the handle. One cuts with the more curved
part of the blade.
ON TO ITS USE:
I am sold! The Kukri cuts as Old Jimbo said it would. If anything, it may cut
too efficiently! For the first test, I just went out and cut a walking stick. An
easy swing cut half-way through a sapling in a very controlled and "fluid"
manner. A harder swing would have chopped much deeper.
In Panama, where I lived for a couple of years as a boy, we used what is called a Machete. We pronounce it ma-shet-ee. Spanish speaking people pronounce something like this: ma-chet-a, where the final “a” is long.
In Panama the
grass grows to something like four feet high. The long- bladed machete was
an excellent tool for
cutting such vegetation. Unfortunately, we don't have stuff like that
here.
I have found a tool from another country, called a Kukri Knife, that will
cut through a wrist-thick sapling with one blow. The curved knife is swung
hard, and the angle of the blade caused is to "slice" through what it hits.
As you swing downward, the blade approaches the brush
at an
angle of shear that multiplies its force.
All well and good, you might say? What of it? The Kukri is a much more versatile survival tool than almost any other cutting edge.
You need to know that it will not replace an axe or hatchet, for felling small or large trees. You may still need those in your kit. What the Kukri does do is apply itself well to the kinds of brush-shearing-tree-limbing service you will need it for. I highly recommend it.
SAS Parang .htm John "Lofty" Wiseman recommends a knife with a curve similar to
the Kukri. What we are looking for is one carry-able knife that will do
serviceable survival work. (I intend to make the curve of the handle on my
re-made Kukri similar to the one in the picture on the above HTM. ) Referenced
HTM file is from The SAS Survival Handbook; ISBN 0 00 26531407
Master Kukri index. As I first began to work with the Kukri, I began to write about it.
Have written so much about the Kukri, and my opinions and favorites have changed
so much, this "master" index is needed.
You seem to have recommended two Kukris, which one do you mean? readers question
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Kukri Epoxy Handle Method link
Most Current, Best source for any kukri, Internet contains my comments and recommendations.
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What follows are my first pages written about the Kukri. For a simple overview, before you start reading them, You may want to read this Simple Overview, called New Kukri Index, then come back here.
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Important, Read this Warning !
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Two Kukris that ARE better than the first ones I bought - sources and evaluations from four months after the start of this web page.
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Two Kukris that ARE better than the first ones I bought
What My First Kukri Looked Like
Kukri Religiosity Removing the Dedication to false gods.
The Khukuri, Edge of myths & legends Tilak Sunar
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Trimming the side branches was even easier. As you swing it, the curved blade of
the Kukri both “chops and slices” at the same time. Very efficient.
(Since writing the above I found the knife is made from spring
steel.)
To quote one web site: "Quite simply, the Kukri is one of the
best fighting / survival knives of its size. It can cut with the power of a
hatchet, but also be used for skinning or fine carving. Many users consider them
stronger and safer than hatchets.
I would post-script to say that the Kukri Blade is much more "fluid" in the wood than any hatchet.
Paul
My "Kukri" section from the "What You May Need" file. Further information, more pictures, another, smaller, Highly Recommended Hunting Knife-Kukri from Imus Plus for $15 plus shipping.
Text File about the Military Use of a Kukri- (bloody, graphic)
Basic Sketches about Making a Kukri Some scans and dimensioned drawings and a PDF file that will yield an actual sized pattern.
Link to page with internet sites for the Kukri Knife
Two Kukris that may be better than the first ones I bought
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This is a good knife, with good features. However, some problems have arisen as I worked with this particular brand and cost-range Kukri Knife. Converting it for field use was the way I went with mine: Consider these articles:
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Under this link section are conclusions which should be read- click this line- Paul
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If you Buy a Kukri With a Black Sheath Warning (Article)
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Kukri Sheath Strap Some Kukris, with a very good blade, come with a very thin, inadequate strap, to hang them on the belt. This HTM file gives details on how to re-make them.
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Converting a Kukri to a Field Knife
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1) "M 40" Web Link about converting a Kukri to a Field Knife
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Ghurka/Kukri%20Modification.htm
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"Disk only" link to "M 40s" article , above
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2) Second "M 40" Web Link about converting a Kukri to a Field Knife
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Ghurka/Kukri_mod2.htm
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Disk only link to second article Same as above article
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Notes and pictures as I convert my Kukris as in above articles
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Two Kukris that ARE better than the first ones I bought
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Another Important Survival Knife, the ULU
Important, Read this Warning !
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As I first began to work with the Kukri, I began to write about it.
Have written so much about the Kukri, and my opinions and favorites have changed so much, this "master" index is needed. By no means complete, hope it leads to some clarity.
New Kukri 2006 May. htm Latest format changes
You have recommended two Kukris, which one do you mean?
2005 Recommended Kukri, Supercedes others- Kukri Service
2004 Recommended Best Kukri, Superceded by the above
"Newest" overall Kukri intro page
my first web pages about the Kukri.
Important, Read this Warning !
Kukri Epoxy Handle Method link
The best shape to modify a Kukri Handle to
Knife Sharpening, retaining the "Slicing Edge."
There is an audio file I recorded about the Kukri Knife, under this link
Large picture of three Kukris re-worked, "final" form
1) "M 40" Web Link about converting a Kukri to a Field Knife
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Ghurka/Kukri%20Modification.htm
"Disk only" link to "M 40s" article , above
2) Second "M 40" Web Link about converting a Kukri to a Field Knife
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Ghurka/Kukri_mod2.htm
Disk only link to second article Same as above article
Notes and pictures as I convert my Kukris as in above articles
What My First Kukri Looked Like
Kukri Religiosity Removing the Dedication to false gods.
The Khukuri, Edge of myths & legends Tilak Sunar
Other Kukri links- browsing can be fun. I wrote these as they came up, and need to find the files again, myself. Some repetition of above.
Listed by the folders they are in on my disks
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20040404 Sunday.htm first articles on the kukri
black_comes_off_Imus_Kukri.htm
Blade_Safety_by_Singularity.htm
Collectable Bayonets.htm archived web page lists Kukri like very first one
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Ceremonial_Kukri_Evaluation_Add.htm
Kuk_Cer_Cut_index.htm Pictures of the first use of the ceremonial kukri.
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Kukri_conversion_notes_2004.htm
Kukri_remake _continued_June_2004.htm
restating_my_original_recommenda.htm
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basic_sketches_on_making_a_kukri.htm
Kukri_Patterns_Produce_April2005.pdf
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Kukri_Epoxy_Handle_Method 2005 .htm
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Kukri_Service.htm one I recommend the most
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