How The Gurkha Khukuri (Kukri) Knife Is Made - HD
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- This video will demonstrate how Nepalese craftsmen make Khukuri (or Kukri) knives. These beautiful and functional knives are made using the most primitive of tools and techniques, yet have proved to be of greatest value to military as well as civilian population, worldwide.
nepalese are good people. .humble. hard worker and very friendly.
These guys are master craftsmen. Every knife they create is a unique work of art. These knives are not stamped out crap from a factory. Plus the cost of these wonderful knives, so rich and full of history, is about a third the price of some stamped out name brand knives. Give me one of these any day. Thank you craftsmen of Nepal. Great job. Thank you so much.
I SALUTE YOU GUYS NEPALESE WHO WORK HARD TO MAKE THESE KNIVES OF EXTINCTIONS. BRILLIANT WORK. I HAVE SEEN ONE HERE IN LONDON UK DURING THE NEPALESE GUARDS PARADE AND EXHIBITION. FANTASTIC KNIVES. IT IS AN ARTWORK.
Major respect for blacksmiths the world over.
My uncle gave me a Khukuri when I was 10 when he visited Nepal, I've had that exact same one for years, I am currently 22 years old and still have it, it still works good as new, I fucking love this thing to death ...
Maximum respect for these folks who make them
No human in the world can meet up with their loyalty.
Short pants, no eyewear, barefeet, sleeveless. Man these people have balls.
Alan S Tan or don't know better
raymond weaver They probably know for a fact that if you put metal into fire it gets hot. These people are not fucking retarded just cause they don't have any saftey equipment. They do make the best kukris in the world after all...
Their lack of safety gear is more out of financial constraints than out of bravery.
We Nepalese people know how to make a deadliest weapon for thier
Enemies salute to those nepali brothers who made this deadliest weapon people from NEPAL are the most brave+ hardworking peoples in the whole world proud to be Nepali
PROUD2B NEPALI I would credit the user more than the knife. In a good mans hands a butter knife is deadly
PROUD2B NEPALI much love and respect from austraila we love knife down here
bubba29741 so why don't they use butter knife instead of a khukuri
Nishu Soni . Ji have you ever heard Chopping enemies head off by butter knife ?
Still the best knife I owned and proved to be the best in close combat. I will always be grateful to my dear friend and the village that gave it to me as a gift. It saved my life on a few occasions.
jesus, man. who are you, agent 47?
Proud to b Nepali....thanks bro for uploading this
I recently got my EGKH AEOF Kukri and it's amazing! 16 inches overall of 5160 high carbon leaf spring steel with rosewood handles. The blade is super thick "about a quarter to half inch thick" and is perfectly shaped. These men have amazing talent!
I've seen probably 5 comments of yours extolling this fact on various videos. You must like your kukri that much.
lazyknob Most definitely! Get one and you'll understand why!
how doyou get is any way you can buy directly from them? thanks
jesus angel You can go to their website. Type in Ex Gurkha Kukri house and it should come up or do like I did and go on Amazon and get it cheaper! I paid $66 for my EGKH AEOF Khukuri so do your research on Amazon and try to get a good deal. They're awesome blades!
thanks
Most of us in nepal use wooden handle coz
Quality woods are available in plenty,
Easy to repair at home or even make yourself,
It breathes,
Not as slippery and stiff as horn and
When Wet, it grips more coz your palm gets sweaty as you use long time continuous.
A friend here in the states just forged one for me, wooden handle.
khukuri that is made in Salyan (western nepal) is the best khukuri. Thats the place where khukuri originated from. when u travel to nepal ask for salyaney khukri.
jai nepal
Rachit Ghimire vai le bhojpuri khukuri dekheko rainaxau
I'm 60 now. I bought my first Khukri at 13 and still have 4 nice Nepalese made models and use all of them. So much hard work and the result is well worth it. Much respect to you.
I found one of these in an antique shop many years ago, its my prize knife and now i have a new appreciation for this fine tool, ty for the video.
God that takes me back to when I was a kid. We lived in Dhahran in Nepal. everyday after school I used to go round the factories and watch them making them. They didn't have power tools then, though, fair do's, I went there that often they made me my own kukri. and I used to march behind the Gurkha recruits. I loved it there.
Amazingly ingenious
craftsman working with what is available, creating masterpieces. I feel like whatever they charge is probably well below the actual time and skill involved in their creation. Thanks to the Nepalese craftsmen for making the sun shine brighter from the top of the world!
Primitive tools yes but not primitive techniques. There's skill and muscle memory in those hands, they craftsmen in their field and they know every inch of that weapon.
Much respect to these smiths and the Gurkhas, who i consider to be one of, if not the best warriors we have today.Also, has anyone noticed they're using sledgehammer heads and railroad spikes for their anvils and raising stakes?
These men are the real deal and truly are craftsmen, hard working craftsmen!!
I got mine (17" blade, 21.5" overall) from my dad, who got it as a gift from a Ghurka soldier around the India, Burma, Nepal area during WWII. Takes a wonderful razor edge using various DMT tools.
Man, ya gotta applaud these guys on their ingenuity. Amazing what people can produce with minimal tools in a minimalist "factory".
@2:07
this guy is a pro, spins the blade on the anvil.
Yes !!! with their barely hands without gloves or even not using of heavy machine.
also i think that the anvil is a sledge hammer head, turned upright. placed in a hole, in the floor.
was he holding the pliers with his toes.damn get that man a vice,and get them all some proper tools.this makes my work day look like a joke.GOD LOVES A WORKEN MAN.keep up the good work fellers.and take it easy.boss man hook them up for working so hard,some breaks and tools!!
when I see things like this, I cannot help but t want to reward them by buying one from them. Even if I have no real need for it. Id buy it just because I know some people busted their asses to make it!
Pure art. I can't even squat like that, let alone forge a knife!!
Glad I’m not the only one who was thinking that 😂
I bought a Khukuri many years ago, I don't remember what I paid for it but it was very inexpensive for the quality of knife I got. When I ordered it I wasn't expecting much, I thought it would be crude and poorly made I was wrong on all accounts.
I remember taking it out back of my house where some small trees had died they were very hard wood not soft like pine, I thought there was no way the edge would hold up and would surly be quickly dulled and useless. When I started chopping I was surprised at how the wood chips were flying and in no time at all I'd chopped the small tree down. I inspected the edge of the blade and it was still razor sharp, no damage at all!!!
My Khukuri is one of my most prized possessions and is favored over all my other knives...
We that is people living in Wales have great affection for the Gurkha , and so have all people living in the British Isles ,
Kami Dai haru ley j hos Nepal chinakoi xa sansar vari afno kala ley , 100yau barsa samma pani yo kala gumeko dekhnu na paros audo vavi pusta haru ma yo kalaa hastantaran huney kram jari rahos ra yesari nai khukuri ko madhyam dwara nepal ra nepali lai sansar ley yaad gari rahos , jai hos kami daju vai haru ko !!
Kami daju bhai haru paw ni taw ghorkhali nai ho aathaba nepali aani kina kami bhanu .... nepali aathaba gorkhali banay nay jaanai ram ro hun tyo ni .. maw lai tes to lago .....
Durgay Khanal Ho ni , kasley haina vandaixa ta , hami sabai Nepali /Gorkhali ho .. Tara ya kaam / Seep / Kalaa ko kura hudaixa ani Kaami jaati harko kaam Khukuri banaune ho tyei vayera nepal ko 100yau jaati madhhey ko euta jaati prati maile naam nai tokera dhanyabaad ani garba garna khojeko matra ho ... Paaji na samjhi dinu hola
Danya baath dhai .. taw pai lay ram ro san ga buja yeko ma
We Nepali are the best knife makers.....legend of the khukuri dates back to anglo-nepal war where our knifes were revealed to the world...
Heart breaking how hard these people work and for pennies, their skill in forging is amazing and timeless. I have owned a number of kukri's made in nepal and these knives are powerful tools, with blades much stronger than factory ground blades from bar stock, which we pay much more money for...
माताको दूध शिशुलाई शिक्षा मातृभाषामा, प्रभाव पर्छ सृस्टिलाई प्रकाशको गतिमा।.... यी माथिका हरफ मेघालय शिलोंगका नेपालीभाषी पुस्तक ब्यबसायी श्री बिष्णु गौतमले बिगत १० वर्ष देखि जोड तोडका साथ प्रचार प्रसार गर्दै आएका छन् । उनले प्रकाशन गरेका पुस्तक, बिजक, लेटर प्याड, पुस्तक सुची जताततै यी हरफ देख्न पाइन्छ । नेपाली, अंग्रेजी, खासी र बंगाली भाषामा लेखिएका यी हरफले मातृभाषाको शक्तिले सृष्टिको रक्षा र यस सुन्दर बहुरंगी विश्व-बाटिकालाइ द्रुत गतिमा सुमुन्नत बनाउन टेवा मिल्ने संदेश दिन्छ ।. जन्मेपछि सम्बाद गर्न सिकेको पहिलो भाषा नै मानिसको मातृभाषा हो । संसारमा ज्ञान, सोच र कल्पनाको बहुरंगी विविधता कायम राख्न पनि मातृभाषालाइ बचाईराख्न र विकास गर्न जरुरि छ । मातृभाषामा दिइने शिक्षाले सम्बन्धित भाषा त्यसको लिपि, जातीय संस्कार र संस्कृतिको विकास तथा समाजमा उत्प्रेरणा र चेतनाको अभिवृद्धि हुन्छ । यदि कुनै भाषा लोप भएर गयो भने त्यस जतिको संस्कृति पनि लोप भएर जान्छ । संस्कृतिक सम्वृद्धिमा सबैभन्दा ठूलो योगदान भाषाको नै हुन्छ । मातृभाषामा दिइने अभिव्यक्ति सबैभन्दा परिपूर्ण र सहज हुन्छ । यदि मातृभाषा सम्पन्न भयनन भने संसारमा धेरै कारोबार हुने सम्पर्क भाषाको अवस्था पनि खोक्रो हुन जानेछ । ससाना हजारौ मातृभाषाका कारणले नै संसारका सम्पर्क भाषा सम्पन्न र हराभरा भएका हुन् । यदि कारोबारी भाषामा लिप्त भएर मातृभाषाको लोप भयो भने ज्ञान बिज्ञानको संसार उराठिलो मरुभूमि जस्तो बन्ने छ । त्यसैले शिक्षा मातृभाषामै हुनु पर्छ । मातृभाषा मानिसको मौलिक ज्ञान, शिप सृजनाको खजाना हो । यस्तो महत्वपूर्ण खजानाको रक्षामा ध्यान नदिएर क्षणिक लाभको निम्ति कारोबारमा चलेका भाषामा मात्र लिप्त हुनु समाजको भविस्य माथि गरेको बेइमानी र बाल अधिकारको हनन हो ।. प्रसिद्ध साहित्यकार रवीन्द्रनाथ टैगोरले भनेका छन्, ‘मातृभाषामा शिक्षा पाउनु मानिसको जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार हो । हामी जसरी आमाको कोखमा जन्मेका हौं त्यसैगरी मातृभाषा पनि हाम्रो कोख हो । यी दुवै आमा हाम्रालागि सधैं सजीव र अपरिहार्य छन् ।’ उनले मातृभाषाको महत्त्वलाई बुझे र बुझाउने कोसिस गरे । प्रसिद्ध राजनीतिज्ञ नेलसन मण्डेलाले भनेका छन्- इफ यू स्पिक टु अ म्यान इन अ ल्याङ्वेज ही अन्डरस्ट्यान्डस, इट गोज् टु हिज माइन्ड बट इफ यू स्पिक इन हिज ल्याङ्वेज इट गोज टु हिज हर्ट । यदि कसैसँग उसले बुझ्ने भाषामा कुरा गर्नुभयो भने त्यो कुरा उसको दिमागमा मात्र पुग्छ । यदि उसको मातृभाषामा भन्नुभयो भने मुटुसम्म पुग्छ । मण्डेलाले मातृभाषाको द्रुत असरलाई प्रस्ट्याए ।. संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघको अध्ययनअनुसार यतिबेला कारोबारमा नचलेका करिब ५३०० मातृभाषा संकटमा परेका छन् । शिक्षामा मातृभाषाको महत्त्वलाई नजरअन्दाज गरेर अबको शिक्षानीति बनाइयो भने सामाजिक र राष्ट्रिय मात्र होइन मानव जातिकै अस्तित्व संकटमा आउन सक्ने स्थिति बन्नेछ । संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघमा सन् १९९९ बाट यस मुद्दाले स्थान पाइसकेको छ । अब यसलाई संसारभरि उपयुक्त कार्यान्वयनको खाँचो छ ।. _____________________________________________________________________________________ सर्व शिक्षा मातृभाषामा नहुनु सुक्षम गतिमा दास हुनु हो | बग्ने पानी पुग्दैन वर्षा नै चाईन्छ, सुसम्पन्न समाज बनाउन सर्व शिक्षा मातृभाषा मा चाईन्छ मनपर्योमनपर्यो · · Share PMO-Narendra Modiलाई मनपर्यो
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All I can say after watching this is, thank God for modern manufacturing methods. Not cutting down their craftsmanship, just saying it's much quicker, safer, consistent and probably cheaper to modernize.
But I think the quality would go down. Although some good steel is around, Hand hammered, hand forged and hand made is better in my opinion. Kinda like Ford vs Mclarin. Or a more relative example would be Case knives. They used to source from the good ole US and hand hammer each blade adding carbon each time along with the hardening benefits uneven hammering adds. Over time as they grew the modernized and slowly phased out the old way. Completely turning off their customer base. And for good reason as the xxx was a superior blade.The old knives with the xxx Vs xx were worlds apart when it comes to toughness as the quality went down so did the customer..Todays Case is such a piece of crap, I wouldn't give one to my Grandma.. =/
A lot of skill and tradition goes into making these blades. I just placed an order for a AEOF Kukri from KHHI and I can't wait for it to get here!
Have a few of these blades from Himalayan Imports and ExGhurka Kukri House. All are magnificent; and to see how they do this is amazing. Nothing but respect for the Kami; true craftsmen/Artisans.
Excellent video. I own a number of Kukri knives which I purchased in Nepal in 1970 or earlier. The good ones are truly works of art. There is also a larger version about twice the blade length which was used for chopping of heads, generally a water buffalo calf, for the goddess Kali
Excellent craftsmanship! I used to have a WWII era Khukuri years ago, I didn't know what I had and I let my cousin talk me out of it!!! To this day I'm paying for that act of idiocy!!!
cool video. people see made in India, or made in Nepal and they think oh its not american made its poor quality, or its no good. But really sometime things that are made by those men in the video are better than things made hear. i would rather have a blade made by seem men who take pride and do it right than a machine. so cool video man.
Beautiful tool and weapon. Incredibly skilled craftsmanship - they shud have their initials / names on like grans fors axes. H&S bit of an issue. Id happily pay more for this work and to help local people - only if employer invests and looks after his people
I have a beautiful one stamped Nepal 2005 and my 3 handles are Water Buffalo Horn.
I believe the one you have is produced by the same group that outfits the Gurkhas. I have a pair I bought a few years ago, stamped Nepal 2009. Also water buff. horn handles. Mine came wrapped in heavy wax paper and covered with grease. The real deal.
Thank you for the information!!
so awesome!!! very old craftsmanship is alive and thriving. thanks nepal
Us British are PROUD to have Gurkhas in our armed forces, but to our shame we don't do enough for our brave troops and their families, there should be an automatic right of residency in the UK for all Gurkhas and their families!!!!
Saludos al Nepal desde la Patagonia Chilena,mis respetos a esos forjadores.
Really it is a wonderful art. I admire the craftsmanship of nepalis. Thanks.
Great to see the next generation been taught the Craft ! I feel great Respect for these Men .
Excellent craftsmanship. Whatever they charge it's worth it and more.
I wish there was a longer version that showed all the missing little details so I could try making my own!
I just had one forged for me here in the states, it’s not a genuine nepali blade. But damn it’s certainly a great blade. He forged it from a railroad e clip, which is basically spring steal like they’re using with more si and mg in it.
I bought an officers Khukuri made in Nepal for about $30 off of a bargains table at the Texas Renaissance Festival about 16 years ago. It's beautiful. It has some small copper accents that looked like they were beaten into the blade near the spine. It was only missing one of the patch knives. Came with the original buffalo hide covered sheath. One of my favorites.
wow. working a forge in shorts and a tang top? And I thought cooking bacon without a shirt on was a bad idea.
Excellent video. Those guys work damned hard and produce quality knives. Thanks they must take great pride in their work.
fantastic skills a tradition that isn't lost I hope as as we move forward in manufacturing
I had the honor of receiving one of these from a Soldier I worked with in Afghanistan.....from what I understand they don't give these to just anyone. They really have to like you...he was a good friend of mine but could not understand a word he said....lol
Great video and very informative. Much respect for the Nepalese and the Khukuri. Recently an SAS operator took out 5 ISIS when his rifle ran out of ammo and went mano and mano and Khukuri that a Ghurka had given him. Saved his life and decapitated one of the 5 and turned the tide of battle.
ratagris21 bullshit
Well it might be, but it was well published. The SAS guy was cornered and ran out of ammo, and the Daesh idiots decided to try to take him alive.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/527129/SAS-soldiers-take-out-ISIS-nutters-in-knife-attack
Amazing video.exceptional. craftsmanship.many thanks for the video,
amazing blades!! MABUHAY NEPALESE PEOPLE...
I have 14 of them my grandfather used to make those long time back he is no more but we have those khukuri he had made. 😍
and i have 2 of the khukuri of my uncle when he was in nepal army he died during civil war in nepal ❤️❤️ total 16 😎😎
My back hurts just watching, no tables?
David Spin It's called loyalty
CrazySpinach 79 Or third world...
David Spin Or tradition (they have been doing these for generations)
Many eastern societies work, eat, sleep, and etc at floor level.
Sure, i'll just go ahead and swim to Nepal from Canada lol. You make it sound like going to Nepal is like a day trip for me. I'll stick to buying them from the site thanks.
I dont think people really know how skilled these men are .just hand forging and not even anvils..They should be on the TV series forged in fire.
they are true mastercraftsmen, it would knacker me sitting like that all day,
I didn't know there was this much work involved in the making of one I was introduced to the gurkha at a young age and have been very fond of them ever since
Magnificent !
The next time I see the question on the shop safety test .
About not hitting two hammers together , which can cause shard's of steel to brake off .
" At bullet like speeds "
I'm gonna squat down over the test .
Right there on the shop floor .
They are doing very hard work .god bless them
Thanku we Nepalese people are da most hardworking people GOD BLESS YOU too
PROUD2B NEPALI You're good people, I'm glad a serving man can get British Citizenship after they've served. It is only right and just.
Zoomberg yes Nepalese people are very friendly honest peoples I wish all the Nepalese people in uk need to get britishcitizenship without applying it cuz we fought for the British UK
PROUD2B NEPALI Im Sure The SAS would be rather proud to have you on board mate.
Yes hope so but am a girl like u sis hehehe
ive had mine for over 20yrs and still use it.
Wow the people at Nepal really know how to make fine blades.
im blown away every time i watch this video !!!!! thanks again !!
I have two Khukuri knives and am glad I was able to see the work that goes into making them. Thanks for posting the video.
This design is really old. I have heard they use old Mercedes leaf springs. As to the tang design it is centuries old, used and somewhat abused. A farmers tool that is used as a weapon. You can break any knife. You can also treat it right and it will last for years. Most old style knives were rat tail tanged. Even the long hunters knives. So you need to ask yourself, if that style didn't fail them, why does it fail you?
This idea of a farmer's tool becoming a weapon is also true of various weapons from karate, like the kama (hand sickle) and the nunchaku (rice thresher?), so if the kukri knife was originally used for farming type activities, that means its probably more than sufficient for war, given the other weapons that were in the same roles. The only people that would find fault are themselves people who know neither martial arts nor farming.
Yeah, they're leaf springs, although not just Mercedes (Isuzu is apparently just as coveted), which sounds strange until you think about it. The steel used to make leaf springs needs to be both strong and flexible. It is expected to be very corrosion resistant and capable of taking shock loads without issue. Really, it's the perfect steel for this sort of knife.
Just imagine how much effort and time would be saved by just one fly-press.
And, whatever you do, do not let anyone in Health & Safety see this video as they would have multiple heart attacks.
watching this counting fingers and toes.. amazing work
really makes me appreciate the one I have, had it a little over 5 years now
If the OSHA man were to walk in there he would have a hart attack LOL!! C YA
george johnson Fuck the health and safety coddle nazis
Haha, i know what u mean. It's called O.S.H here in NZ, and they are going nuts tightening the reigns putting in place more rules and red tape making things difficult. Heaven forbid somebody should draw blood from a tiny cut, if ya do ya gotta fill out an "incident report". Paperwork for every bloody thing. Friggin pathetic, aye.
That's what you get when you vote for socialist government
+Chris G: Blame the American culture of suing every company they can to make a quick buck! The company I work for has annual first aid requalification, half of which is about filling out the incident report in such a way that the company is not liable. A cut will give you an hours on-line paper work, most of which is irrelevant to the injury. Even the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), in the UK, has been known to say that plenty of restrictions are not about safety, but about denying liability.
Con Cahill Nuts huh. Well, at least your HSE is honest lol. Im not sure how many (if any) of our OSH execs would admit that. NZ (and im guessing most other places) it seems loves to baffle people with bullshit red-tape and endless paper work. Not just OSH but almost every other aspect of transaction as well. Pisses me off, so much time and effort for not alot to show for it.
I’ve bought several of these ,excellent knives n love how they make them
this is the real khukuri
made by hard work
jai gorkha ⚒️
Lol learned to make napalese anvil cement glue sledge hammer to cement base done. Wow brilliant! Needed one of those.
A very good Nepalese friend of mine gave me one of these wonderful knives as a gift.
I had no idea they were made in this primitive yet beautifully elegant way. Fantastic.
I wonder how easily I could import one to the UK?
Estos señores son unos extraordinarios artesanos, me quito el sombrero.
wow what amazing work ! thanks for an awesome video and showing us folks a great view on hard work and craftsmen-ship of a great tool ..
Haha, I noticed that, too. You gotta know where the balance point is on the blade in order to do this, which speaks volumes about his experience. Really impressive.
great skills these guys. hard workers
Can you imagine what the cost of one of the upper end Nepal Khukuri knives such as Himalayan Imports sell would be if it was made here in the states the same way they are made in the homeland, and with a Brand name such as Busse, Lile, Randall, Relentless, etc. attached. They would be astronomical just in labor costs. When you consider that, you will have a better appreciation of owning one of the toughest, strongest knives on the planet. They are not made to do everything, but there is very little that they won't do.
Great video. That Kukri is a real piece of art . Please upload one about the karambit. You have my like.
that's a lot of work... hard work would love to experience it myself i give my respect to the men making them
among the khukuries; BHOJPURI KHUKURIES are best. Khukuries were not made for only war purpose. we can do everything using it.
The knives here are probably for tourist trade because I noticed knife was not a full tang blade. The real things are probably made in the same conditions though.
Beautiful....love it so much.
One word, "Awesome!"
This guy is in tune with his feet... :)
What a fascinating process! I would love to go learn from them one day or even just watching would be beneficial.
Damn! Watching this video makes me want to buy one even more!
where can i order a knife like those ?
One of the great knives.
Mahan kalaa. yasko varmaa sansaar tharkaayo Gorkhali le. Ani hami swarthi Nepali le yasta shipalu dajuvai lai apahelana garxau. Daam ghataai ghataai kinxau. Aba dekhi teso nagarau hai ta.
I now know how mie was made. i bought it from Nepal from one of these local makers 3 years back for ₹300 only.
Using Kukri's to make Kukri's. It really is the ultimate tool that.
truly masterpiece ... worth of hard work.
Guys all u notice they don't use heavy machine, hands to curve or craft the molten steel indeed... This is India.
Nepal not India.
Joyento Sinha Dont compare nepal to india
Notice how khukuris are used in the making of khukuris? Nepali and proud
Belo trabalho, Parabéns ao povo do nepal!
long live the Nepalese people
those sheath makers tools were very instring, never seen those before.
great skill to detail.
What I learned from this video is that if you beat the shit out of everything you get a finesse.