I received one as a gift but I'm not really sold on them. Mine at 10"/15" and about 500grams looks a lot like your smaller one with similar aesthetic design in the blade, but it has a brass looking material inserted into some of the pattern and all of the steel is silver. The butt cap vibrated loose on the first use and that cap is so sharp that it cut one of my jackets and a shirt while walking around sheathed. But I just balled a half a roll of electrical tape around it. I've put quite a few full days on using it around our property on things like trail clearing and bridge building. It only holds an edge for about 30 seconds and is absolutely exhausting to use. An afternoon worth of trail clearing with it can be completed in 15 minutes with my little cordless brush saw lol. But I keep on carrying it because it looks cool and it's handy for smashing rotten stumps and junk out of the way to save the chainsaw/brush saw blade, making notches and rough carving tasks, etc. I highly doubt mine has any special heat treating, it's like sharpening a shaft of frozen clay. One feather-weight lengthwise stroke with a sharpening stone creates a burr equal to 10 or 20 hard strokes on a ceramic stone with a typical fixed blade. I ordered a different one from condor, just to see if there's anything better out there - hence my arrival at videos like this while I wait...
Blackie I am a big believer in the Khukri house in Nepal and a huge believer in their products! So much so they have a pic of me under their Dbad preacher. That said I am checking out your entire series on the Khukri again excellent job my friend!! You truly are a wealth of knowledge hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
i like very much recurved blades, had several kukris since i was young, but unfortunatelly they all were tourist souvenir grade unsuitable for minimal hard work. Lately i got a king kukri from Condor TK , this beast won't dent or edge roll
Blackie, have you seen the movie "Black '47"? I believe it takes place in Ireland. An Irish lad returns from service in the British Army in Afghanistan...he just thought his troubles were over. His EDC is a khukuri ...let's just say, it's an action film. Good cinema. I have 3 and gave one to my Nephew...all direct from the Khukuri House. Latest is the Panawal Dotted Supreme...bad to the bone. 🙂
I’ve been fascinated by the design since i bought my first one when I was 16 “I’m 39” …it’s a machete,hatchet,draw knife all rolled into one. I can’t believe anyone would choose another design! …even the perfect grip insures it’s not going to fly away via sweaty hands. The only thing I’ve came across that feels ALMOST as good in the hand is a Philippine Bolo… But everyone I’ve ever picked up feels cheap as dirt. These things let you actually FEEL where your money went to. To me, there is simply no more logical of a design.
I agree. There is a model that will fulfill a person's needs from the chitlange for machete as a main use, to smaller 9" blades for hiking and only using if needed, to heavy 2+ pound choppers and many styles in between. My HI Siru Pate has been a faithful tool.
....I just ordered a Khukri, from United Cutlery. They have a couple of different models. I chose a more modern, utilitarian one, but, I intend to buy more, from several other Mfg's.
guloguloguy I just ordered one as well. Christmas gift to myself. Mine is coming straight from Nepal though. I ordered an authentic one from Kukri House. I chose an 8 inch blade because I wanted something more like a Bowie Knife than a Machete.. Mine is made from the leaf spring suspension off a truck.. Handmade.. Cost me $50 buck.. I got the Iraqi Freedom Angkhola model.. True full tang.. Virtually indestructable.. Comes with a buffalo hide sheath, little skinning knife and a sharpener..
I have a Himalayan Imports Siru Pati with a 12" blade and weights 600 ( just over 21 ounces) grams. It has been a great all around woods tool. It's a little heavy for a machete but will get the job done. It might not chop as well as a heavier kukri, but still serves. Making walking sticks, building shelters, or even removing the head from a deer while skinning and quartering the animal, no problem. It is a great general purpose tool.
Say Heah Blackie, You sure know your Khukuris, Yeah, you got me started on mine. I have both Khukuris and Kukuris, Infact W. C. Custom made me my Paul'ies Delight which I call my Straight Kukuri. If you hold it, it feels like a Tactical Hatchet but with a cutting edge down along the handle, yeah it has a dual grind. The beauty is I had it made in 3V tempered by Peter's Heat and Treat and they deferentially temper all their blades, Outstanding !!!, When I scout and do overnighters, I don't need to bring a Hatchet along, a saw is all I need. I also had William make me a smaller knife to match my Paul'ies Delight, I named it my Paul'ies Pride, both complement eachother like soup and sandwich. Nice to see you again, you did good, I really enjoy your video's and getting aboard with W. C. Dilly Dilly.,,.p
In my personal opinion and people will surely disagree but I think the best knives come from Nepal.. You can argue which Kukri from Nepal is real or a tourist model.. All I know is I prefer the tourist ones because they are more robust and come with a full tang instead of the rat tail tang.. I dont ever plan on using my knife for combat unless its a last resort. They are tools for survival. Ive got a rifle for combat and shotgun for home defense. The tourist models are still almost indestructable and Im going to have them make a custom Bowie knife in the near future. They will make custom blades for you and everything is so affordable.. 9 inch Bowie knife with my initials engraved on the part of the blade right above the handle will be coming up soon.. I will only buy my fixed blades from Nepal from here on out.. You cant beat the price or quality and you are helping the villigers of Nepal who are good people and great warriors..
Never saw this video but, I bought a Cold Steel Machette Kukri around the time of this vid. Used it a LOT since then-especially this Summer and now into the Fall to clear the property. Vines, Weeds and small trees and branches. It's my EDC Tool here.
I am in the process of hand gorging a KHUKHRI style knife/chopper from a just over quarter inch leaf spring. It's my first of this kind of knife to forge. I believe that it will suffice for my uses! I live in Wyoming and believe that it will be a fine tool I Do own an Assam Khukuri from Windlass steel crafts and another from Khukuri House! I love them as great, usable tools. They can be used to skin, chop, slice and any other camp chore one could imagine! Kudos on you channel and videos!
I've had my Cold Steel kukri machete for 15 years. It's a beast. You can treat it like you rented it, and it bounces back. I got it for all those "I need a tool I don't care about" jobs, and I kinda love it now. The sheath they send you is crap, though. Make yourself a PVC one and you'll be set. I have a beaut Nepalese one, too, and it chops and cuts like an angry samurai, but it's so pretty and expensive I hesitate to use it for all the dirty jobs I use the Cold Steel for.
Love your series on the kukri, they have inspired me to replace my hatchet with one. What is the blade length of your panawal. Keep up the great videos.
@@JungleBoyUKProductReview Not Blackie, but mine's 11". It's not a perfect replacement for a good hatchet, but it's so much more versatile that it's replaced mine in my camp box AND is my primary tool for processing kindling at home. I use it literally every day during the winter. Whatever kami forged mine knew what they were doing, despite being a wood chopper, all it takes is a lick of the whetstone every 2 weeks to get it shaving sharp again.
I just got my new kurkri in today. it's a ww1 replica. and I am so pleased with it. but I dont know how to use it properly. so thxs for this video series. the other one I have I dont use cuz it is an antique from I think ww2 that is really fancy and I dont wanna mess it up. lol. so I bought a new one and I truly love it. the other one I have is missing the 2 little pieces that go with it but my new one from Nepal came with them and I have no idea what they r used for. so thxs again. .
I found one on Amazon from Nepal it is fairly inexpensive. Why do these blades come from that region un - sharpened? Also some will make the claim that a real Kukri will not be as thick. I think I am going to hold off on one of these. All I am finding is junk.......
I would suggest Tora blades or Himalayan Imports for Traditional khukuri and the Cold Steel Ghurkha Khukuri for an American version. The CS MACHETES are great but they're MACHETES. Dan Tope makes a wonderful American version that is VERY nice and also very expensive 😂😂 For outdoor camp digging and fire pit maintenance we use the CS Special forces shovel...it's a shovel, But it can be sharpened and used as a hatchet etc. To great effect😀 Good video
They're beautiful blades. I don't know what it is about South East Asia and the Philippines but they have the largest variety of absolutely beautiful and sometimes bizarre looking knives and swords. It seems like every other persons grandfather or dad is a blacksmith.
Say Heah Blackie, I really enjoy all your Khukuri Videos What inspired me to get both of my Traditional Khukuris was the fact it's a copy of a British Issue Khukuri that was made as strong as the Ang Kola. Yeah, My M-43's my Smaller one with White Bone Handles and my Larger one The Beast with Black Buffalo Horn Handle are Rock Solid Performers. Yup, both are Full Tang. Also Deferentially Tempered out of a Mercedes Benz Leaf Spring. Yangdu's and her Husband (R. I. P.) verified this. Bill even signed mine in his Native Language. Yangdu's use to own Blade Forum and that's where we met. They also owned Himalayan Imports and had Kami's working for them as well as Uncle Bill who made mine. Having two Traditional Khukuris, I also appriciated buying my Cold Steel Kukuri Plus in O1. The reason being is the Tang was made Stronger. It's been a Work Horse for me. Infact I teamed it with my C. S. Mater Hunter in the VG-1 San Mai 3. Infact the new C. S. San Mai 3's now are made with the 3V cores. But I find the VG-1 core holds as good of a edge retention as some of my O1 Blades. Yet it's tougher than a VG-10. But doesn't hold as good of a edge retention of tge VG-1 but it's ever so slight, for that reason I like my Master Hunter in the older San Mai 3. But I do have (2) Master Hunters in the 3V. But not San Mai 3 but a solid 3V, for the $$$ I think it's a excellent knife. Anyhow, When I use my Cold Steel Combo, all I bring is my Wicked Tough Saw or my Agawa Canyon 21 Boreal Saw also a Folder and a Multi Tool. Yeah, It's a lovely piece of kit, and you my Friend did good, Thanx You, Blackie.,,.p
I've been watching your videos for awhile now.. I truly enjoy them.. Thank you for continuing to put out great content.. I would also like to invite you to join gunchannels.com. It's made up of guys that put out TH-cam content. We would love to get you on some of our live stream shows and pick your brain.. Especially with this hurricane coming though. Thanks man
I have trained with the kukri through Bando. It is a great go to weapon and tool. Mine has been through the Bando black belt ceremony. It is not a weapon to be messed with.
I like the Master Woodsman and your Kukri. Heat tempering is paramount to a good knife. It can make it or brake it. Looking forward to the next segment.
What are the blade, & handle lengths of the two kukris you show in the video? Also you mention one is EGKH (ExGurkha Kuhkuri House), but is the other HI (Himalayan Imports)? I would prefer the speed of delivery, & assurance of buying from Amazon as the delay with Covid is looking six month wait.
I have been told that the Kukri made in India are all made from jeep leaf springs and the steel is the equivalent to 1045. I have watched most of your vids, I didn't see one on sharpening the Kukri. If there is one my bad.
@@BLACKIETHOMAS I am looking through the series now, I will catch up with it. I am looking to purchase a Kukri with a 12 inch blade or would you recommend a smaller one with say a 9 inch blade. Thanks Blackie I appreciate what you do.
The notch is called the cho. You can learn all the other parts of the khukuri from this image below: goo.gl/images/5BFpcC As far as what it is for, we no longer know. It could be religious or it could be a benefit for shock distribution as Blackie states in a seperate video. The one thing I can guarantee it is not is as a way to keep the blood from flowing onto the handle. I saw a video debunking that as myth then recreated it on my own and found it to be false. Sorry that we can't give you a better explanation.
I received one as a gift but I'm not really sold on them. Mine at 10"/15" and about 500grams looks a lot like your smaller one with similar aesthetic design in the blade, but it has a brass looking material inserted into some of the pattern and all of the steel is silver. The butt cap vibrated loose on the first use and that cap is so sharp that it cut one of my jackets and a shirt while walking around sheathed. But I just balled a half a roll of electrical tape around it. I've put quite a few full days on using it around our property on things like trail clearing and bridge building. It only holds an edge for about 30 seconds and is absolutely exhausting to use. An afternoon worth of trail clearing with it can be completed in 15 minutes with my little cordless brush saw lol. But I keep on carrying it because it looks cool and it's handy for smashing rotten stumps and junk out of the way to save the chainsaw/brush saw blade, making notches and rough carving tasks, etc. I highly doubt mine has any special heat treating, it's like sharpening a shaft of frozen clay. One feather-weight lengthwise stroke with a sharpening stone creates a burr equal to 10 or 20 hard strokes on a ceramic stone with a typical fixed blade.
I ordered a different one from condor, just to see if there's anything better out there - hence my arrival at videos like this while I wait...
Blackie I am a big believer in the Khukri house in Nepal and a huge believer in their products! So much so they have a pic of me under their Dbad preacher. That said I am checking out your entire series on the Khukri again excellent job my friend!! You truly are a wealth of knowledge hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
i like very much recurved blades, had several kukris since i was young, but unfortunatelly they all were tourist souvenir grade unsuitable for minimal hard work. Lately i got a king kukri from Condor TK , this beast won't dent or edge roll
Blackie, have you seen the movie "Black '47"? I believe it takes place in Ireland. An Irish lad returns from service in the British Army in Afghanistan...he just thought his troubles were over. His EDC is a khukuri ...let's just say, it's an action film. Good cinema. I have 3 and gave one to my Nephew...all direct from the Khukuri House. Latest is the Panawal Dotted Supreme...bad to the bone. 🙂
Thanks for your overview of the kukri! I had to order 1 tight away after watching! Keep up the good work!
Very well explained as usual. Yep the MW was khukuri inspired. The curves is what make the design work. Appreciate the mention as always my friend.
my pleasure ..its my favorite knife
Yes, I also highly recommend KHUKURI HOUSE ,, incidentally, that's a very strange pronunciation of the name sirupate, ,!!!
lol sorry my southern speaking butchered it so bad.. safe journeys
blackoracle69 , Si, as in Simple , roo as in kangaroo, and pate almost sounds like party,,
SI-ROO-PARTY,,
easy -peasy,, ha ha,,, all the best buddy,,,
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Excellent series my friend. What are your thoughts on the Condor Heavy Khukri?
it looks very good and the reviews seem to show a good knife..i have not handled on in person yet..if i do you can bet i will do a review
I'd like to see you review a cold steel rajah 2 folding kukri and get your opinion
👍👏👏
huh.the video didn't show up in my subscriptions tab for some reason.
I would like to send you a khukri sometime for testing and to make improvements.
Don't know that Col Sanders started making youtube tutorials 👍
I’ve been fascinated by the design since i bought my first one when I was 16 “I’m 39” …it’s a machete,hatchet,draw knife all rolled into one.
I can’t believe anyone would choose another design! …even the perfect grip insures it’s not going to fly away via sweaty hands.
The only thing I’ve came across that feels ALMOST as good in the hand is a Philippine Bolo…
But everyone I’ve ever picked up feels cheap as dirt.
These things let you actually FEEL where your money went to.
To me, there is simply no more logical of a design.
Same here…wider spread of time for me lolz for a lot of years I only used it to break down the Christmas tree .
I agree. There is a model that will fulfill a person's needs from the chitlange for machete as a main use, to smaller 9" blades for hiking and only using if needed, to heavy 2+ pound choppers and many styles in between. My HI Siru Pate has been a faithful tool.
....I just ordered a Khukri, from United Cutlery. They have a couple of different models. I chose a more modern, utilitarian one, but, I intend to buy more, from several other Mfg's.
guloguloguy I just ordered one as well. Christmas gift to myself. Mine is coming straight from Nepal though. I ordered an authentic one from Kukri House. I chose an 8 inch blade because I wanted something more like a Bowie Knife than a Machete.. Mine is made from the leaf spring suspension off a truck.. Handmade.. Cost me $50 buck.. I got the Iraqi Freedom Angkhola model.. True full tang.. Virtually indestructable.. Comes with a buffalo hide sheath, little skinning knife and a sharpener..
I have a Himalayan Imports Siru Pati with a 12" blade and weights 600 ( just over 21 ounces) grams. It has been a great all around woods tool. It's a little heavy for a machete but will get the job done. It might not chop as well as a heavier kukri, but still serves. Making walking sticks, building shelters, or even removing the head from a deer while skinning and quartering the animal, no problem. It is a great general purpose tool.
I bought my first kukri over 53 years ago off an Indian being kicked out of Malaysia.
Thanks for a very informative video! Happy Trails!
I love my kukri, and it's a panawal kukri.
How long is the blade of the larger kukri ?
Qhat is a good blade lenth for a true kukia
what is the length of your panawal kukri?
Great video. Thank you!
another good video ,thanks for taking the time to do this one.
Say Heah Blackie, You sure know your Khukuris, Yeah, you got me started on mine. I have both Khukuris and Kukuris, Infact W. C. Custom made me my Paul'ies Delight which I call my Straight Kukuri. If you hold it, it feels like a Tactical Hatchet but with a cutting edge down along the handle, yeah it has a dual grind. The beauty is I had it made in 3V tempered by Peter's Heat and Treat and they deferentially temper all their blades, Outstanding !!!, When I scout and do overnighters, I don't need to bring a Hatchet along, a saw is all I need. I also had William make me a smaller knife to match my Paul'ies Delight, I named it my Paul'ies Pride, both complement eachother like soup and sandwich. Nice to see you again, you did good, I really enjoy your video's and getting aboard with W. C. Dilly Dilly.,,.p
In my personal opinion and people will surely disagree but I think the best knives come from Nepal.. You can argue which Kukri from Nepal is real or a tourist model.. All I know is I prefer the tourist ones because they are more robust and come with a full tang instead of the rat tail tang.. I dont ever plan on using my knife for combat unless its a last resort. They are tools for survival. Ive got a rifle for combat and shotgun for home defense. The tourist models are still almost indestructable and Im going to have them make a custom Bowie knife in the near future. They will make custom blades for you and everything is so affordable.. 9 inch Bowie knife with my initials engraved on the part of the blade right above the handle will be coming up soon.. I will only buy my fixed blades from Nepal from here on out.. You cant beat the price or quality and you are helping the villigers of Nepal who are good people and great warriors..
Custom Smith's do various heat treatments for different blades as well. It's not exclusive to Nepal
Generally, western tools are uniformed heat treated.
I've got a Ka-Bar kukri and it has never failed me yet.
thanks for watching
Never saw this video but, I bought a Cold Steel Machette Kukri around the time of this vid. Used it a LOT since then-especially this Summer and now into the Fall to clear the property. Vines, Weeds and small trees and branches. It's my EDC Tool here.
I am in the process of hand gorging a KHUKHRI style knife/chopper from a just over quarter inch leaf spring.
It's my first of this kind of knife to forge. I believe that it will suffice for my uses!
I live in Wyoming and believe that it will be a fine tool
I Do own an Assam Khukuri from Windlass steel crafts and another from Khukuri House! I love them as great, usable tools. They can be used to skin, chop, slice and any other camp chore one could imagine!
Kudos on you channel and videos!
What part of WY?
I've had my Cold Steel kukri machete for 15 years. It's a beast. You can treat it like you rented it, and it bounces back. I got it for all those "I need a tool I don't care about" jobs, and I kinda love it now. The sheath they send you is crap, though. Make yourself a PVC one and you'll be set. I have a beaut Nepalese one, too, and it chops and cuts like an angry samurai, but it's so pretty and expensive I hesitate to use it for all the dirty jobs I use the Cold Steel for.
Great overview of a legendary weapon/tool! If you could only take either a Kukri or a Tracker knife to the field, which would you choose ?
it would be the kukri..i have used the tracker in field tests but the kukri is a better field tool for me at least
Love your series on the kukri, they have inspired me to replace my hatchet with one. What is the blade length of your panawal. Keep up the great videos.
@@JungleBoyUKProductReview Not Blackie, but mine's 11". It's not a perfect replacement for a good hatchet, but it's so much more versatile that it's replaced mine in my camp box AND is my primary tool for processing kindling at home. I use it literally every day during the winter. Whatever kami forged mine knew what they were doing, despite being a wood chopper, all it takes is a lick of the whetstone every 2 weeks to get it shaving sharp again.
I just got my new kurkri in today. it's a ww1 replica. and I am so pleased with it. but I dont know how to use it properly. so thxs for this video series. the other one I have I dont use cuz it is an antique from I think ww2 that is really fancy and I dont wanna mess it up. lol. so I bought a new one and I truly love it. the other one I have is missing the 2 little pieces that go with it but my new one from Nepal came with them and I have no idea what they r used for. so thxs again. .
I found one on Amazon from Nepal it is fairly inexpensive. Why do these blades come from that region un - sharpened? Also some will make the claim that a real Kukri will not be as thick. I think I am going to hold off on one of these. All I am finding is junk.......
I would suggest Tora blades or Himalayan Imports for Traditional khukuri and the Cold Steel Ghurkha Khukuri for an American version. The CS MACHETES are great but they're MACHETES. Dan Tope makes a wonderful American version that is VERY nice and also very expensive 😂😂 For outdoor camp digging and fire pit maintenance we use the CS Special forces shovel...it's a shovel, But it can be sharpened and used as a hatchet etc. To great effect😀 Good video
Nice explanation blackie the Collins i have is kinda kukri slash butcher blade it works ! Ya the one I have is a longer thin blade take care brother
Nice explanation blackie the Collins i have is kinda kukri slash butcher blade it works ! Ya the one I have is a longer thin blade take care brother
They're beautiful blades. I don't know what it is about South East Asia and the Philippines but they have the largest variety of absolutely beautiful and sometimes bizarre looking knives and swords. It seems like every other persons grandfather or dad is a blacksmith.
Nice explanation blackie the Collins i have is kinda kukri slash butcher blade it works ! Ya the one I have is a longer thin blade take care brother
Say Heah Blackie, I really enjoy all your Khukuri Videos What inspired me to get both of my Traditional Khukuris was the fact it's a copy of a British Issue Khukuri that was made as strong as the Ang Kola. Yeah, My M-43's my Smaller one with White Bone Handles and my Larger one The Beast with Black Buffalo Horn Handle are Rock Solid Performers. Yup, both are Full Tang. Also Deferentially Tempered out of a Mercedes Benz Leaf Spring. Yangdu's and her Husband (R. I. P.) verified this. Bill even signed mine in his Native Language. Yangdu's use to own Blade Forum and that's where we met. They also owned Himalayan Imports and had Kami's working for them as well as Uncle Bill who made mine. Having two Traditional Khukuris, I also appriciated buying my Cold Steel Kukuri Plus in O1. The reason being is the Tang was made Stronger. It's been a Work Horse for me. Infact I teamed it with my C. S. Mater Hunter in the VG-1 San Mai 3. Infact the new C. S. San Mai 3's now are made with the 3V cores. But I find the VG-1 core holds as good of a edge retention as some of my O1 Blades. Yet it's tougher than a VG-10. But doesn't hold as good of a edge retention of tge VG-1 but it's ever so slight, for that reason I like my Master Hunter in the older San Mai 3. But I do have (2) Master Hunters in the 3V. But not San Mai 3 but a solid 3V, for the $$$ I think it's a excellent knife. Anyhow, When I use my Cold Steel Combo, all I bring is my Wicked Tough Saw or my Agawa Canyon 21 Boreal Saw also a Folder and a Multi Tool. Yeah, It's a lovely piece of kit, and you my Friend did good, Thanx You, Blackie.,,.p
I've been watching your videos for awhile now.. I truly enjoy them.. Thank you for continuing to put out great content.. I would also like to invite you to join gunchannels.com. It's made up of guys that put out TH-cam content. We would love to get you on some of our live stream shows and pick your brain.. Especially with this hurricane coming though. Thanks man
look me up on facebook..and pm me..i have done a few shows like that i would be happy to share and learn..
I have trained with the kukri through Bando. It is a great go to weapon and tool. Mine has been through the Bando black belt ceremony. It is not a weapon to be messed with.
Thanks for mentioning that the Kukri is on Amazon as well. I find the manufacturer's websites a bit confusing.
Nice video Blackie.... I can see uses for the Kukri but it's just not practical in my neck of the woods so I have never really used one.
It's khukuri that how it is pronounce not kukri.
What is the name of your fixed blade kukri?
am watching this series with interest, as i bought a military khukuri a week back,
As always, a super video. I attribute my usage of kukri's to your videos. Keep them coming.
I'm rocking a Himalayan Imports
how good are there blades?
I have the 3 fuller Beast from exgurka house. Excellent tool
I like the Master Woodsman and your Kukri. Heat tempering is paramount to a good knife. It can make it or brake it. Looking forward to the next segment.
Thank you, sir. Very well done.
Great video. I really like this series. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoying this, Himilayan imports is another excellent khukuri maker.
Yes...excellent khukuris, as well as Tora Blades
Maybe I missed it, but how long is your main kukir?? Is it 10in long cutting surface and 16in overall??
mine is 16 inches over all
yep thats the measurements
Can you share a link to the one u bought??
What are the blade, & handle lengths of the two kukris you show in the video? Also you mention one is EGKH (ExGurkha Kuhkuri House), but is the other HI (Himalayan Imports)? I would prefer the speed of delivery, & assurance of buying from Amazon as the delay with Covid is looking six month wait.
himalayan-imports.com/ this is where i got mine from
@@BLACKIETHOMAS how many inches is it and thanks for sharing how to sharpen it.
Love the kukri, I carry the condor 10". A great multi tool. Great video.
the kukri is my go to woods tool for camp building and firewood
I have been told that the Kukri made in India are all made from jeep leaf springs and the steel is the equivalent to 1045. I have watched most of your vids, I didn't see one on sharpening the Kukri. If there is one my bad.
I have shown that before..its pretty easy as long as you follow the bevel
@@BLACKIETHOMAS I am looking through the series now, I will catch up with it. I am looking to purchase a Kukri with a 12 inch blade or would you recommend a smaller one with say a 9 inch blade. Thanks Blackie I appreciate what you do.
Anyone know what the notch is called & used 4 ????
blackie has stated that it is a shock absorbing feature.
The notch is called the cho. You can learn all the other parts of the khukuri from this image below:
goo.gl/images/5BFpcC
As far as what it is for, we no longer know. It could be religious or it could be a benefit for shock distribution as Blackie states in a seperate video. The one thing I can guarantee it is not is as a way to keep the blood from flowing onto the handle. I saw a video debunking that as myth then recreated it on my own and found it to be false. Sorry that we can't give you a better explanation.
It's the sacred symbol of the cameltoe.