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Post by pgandy on Apr 9, 2022 22:25:48 GMT
You might say today got cancelled due to rain. That being said I had more time than usual and went to YouTube. On the opening screen I saw another kukri test video. They are a dime a dozen and ordinarily I would have passed but something caught my attention so I opened it. That was a total turnoff leaving me disgusted beyond words. I still can’t get it out of my mind. While eating my noon meal I got to thinking and wished that I’d saved the URL to share. I have spent much time searching for it without success but was surprised to see the number of kukri videos out there. I knew there were many, but WOW!! The number I’ve looked at has erased the details from my memory but it seems like he was reviewing as something Battalion from one of the well-known forges. It was no junk piece. He first demonstrated his familiarization, or the lack of, with kukris by fully grasping the scabbard with a minor struggle to draw it. Then to demonstrate its cutting ability began chopping a log which went so-so, nothing to write home about but was OK. Next came a wood screw, not a soft iron nail, but a hardened wood screw that he tried to cut. That of course chipped the blade, which he had a comment about. Then he tried multiple times to cut the screw to cut the screw with no success and totally destroying the blade. To show his discuss he then threw the kukri in the river with less than favourable comments. Too bad no one has come up with a cure for stupidity.
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Post by soulfromheart on Apr 9, 2022 22:38:10 GMT
I think I know the video you're mentioning, abusing a GGK khukuri if I recall clearly ( is it that one ?).
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Post by pgandy on Apr 9, 2022 23:07:55 GMT
That’s the one. I didn’t realize when watching but he continually calls the screw a nail, meaning no slip of the tongue. He doesn’t know the difference between the two. I would say something here but it would probably offend too many of our members. Thanks for finding the video. I hate to see any tool abused. And when the tool is used for something it was never intended for and fails then to get badmouthed is too much. That was no cheap junk that he destroyed out of stupidity.
For those that don't know screws are hardened otherwise their heads would be torn apart while nails are lron and left soft.
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Post by eastman on Apr 10, 2022 0:52:55 GMT
what a dumazz
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Post by howler on Apr 10, 2022 1:15:13 GMT
Yep, this test was "screwed". He never even corrected himself at a later date in the comments section, after MANY people mentioned the diff between nail and screw.
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Post by pellius on Apr 10, 2022 14:48:18 GMT
… He first demonstrated his familiarization, or the lack of, with kukris by fully grasping the scabbard with a minor struggle to draw it… He described how to draw a kukri seven videos earlier, yet seems not to have followed his own instruction. Yeah, also the screw thread acts as a hardened cutting edge. I would think a chipped blade would be inevitable. In the video, he stated the kukri did not pass his test. I wonder if any knife with a hard cutting edge has ever passed his test.
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Post by tera on Apr 10, 2022 15:40:36 GMT
As a helpful future tip, unless you disabled the feature you can find previously watched videos in your "History" in Youtube. Depending on your device, this option may be under the "Libraries" menu tree.
As for the video, not much surprises me anymore. Content is content. Anything to appease the algorithm means you don't have to go back to the grind of your day-job with a gap in your resume that you can only fill with the usually unimpressive "Youtuber".
I've seen so much incredible, and dangerous, nonsense on firearms channels that this just seems par for the course.
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Post by pgandy on Apr 10, 2022 17:21:41 GMT
The OP video was the first I’d seen of his. The second is also incorrect, going to show that anybody and his brother with a camera can be a star on YouTube, unfortunately. I would be remiss if I didn’t elaborate on his error in the second video. By the way, I think this is a guy to avoid. I see no issues with his draw, it is his return that could get someone in trouble. He is grasping the back of the scabbard below the peak, towards the tip end to be clear. Actually the scabbard has no peak, that is a term for the blade, but if the scabbard had one that’s where it would be. I’ve been told that it is possible for the blade’s tip to come through the back of the scabbard on the return. And later sure enough I saw evidence of that. Fortunately there was no injury, other than to the scabbard itself. The man had just received his kukri and sent the point through the back of the scabbard in the mentioned location above on returning it. In short, the point does not always negotiate curve in its channel and may continue straight. I’ve had mine to snag but I never have pushed them through. A kukri is a great, versatile tool and I love them as such but they can be easily mishandled with varying degrees of sorrow. For clarity I’ve posted two photos. Points coming through the scabbards/sheaths are not restricted to kukris. I have scorpion tail bowie with a vicious tip and have sent it through the back of the sheath twice. Once at the pickup station on receiving it and the second later at my desk when I really took my first look at my new treasure. Fortunately due to handling kukris I had automatically gripped the sheath safely.
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Post by pgandy on Apr 10, 2022 17:22:10 GMT
As a helpful future tip, unless you disabled the feature you can find previously watched videos in your "History" in Youtube. Depending on your device, this option may be under the "Libraries" menu tree. As for the video, not much surprises me anymore. Content is content. Anything to appease the algorithm means you don't have to go back to the grind of your day-job with a gap in your resume that you can only fill with the usually unimpressive "Youtuber". I've seen so much incredible, and dangerous, nonsense on firearms channels that this just seems par for the course. Thanks Tera.
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Post by nddave on Apr 10, 2022 23:53:29 GMT
Damn it! I was going to start cutting wood screws in my videos but I guess this guy beat me to it...😉
His mistake was not using a katana... at least I know that, lol!🤓
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Post by pgandy on Apr 11, 2022 1:13:59 GMT
A katana would be a good choice. I’ve heard they could cut a tank, or was it the tank’s barrel?
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Post by nddave on Apr 11, 2022 2:22:29 GMT
A katana would be a good choice. I’ve heard they could cut a tank, or was it the tank’s barrel? Both I think last tank cutting I saw it was front to back so the barrel and tank were both cut.😆
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Post by squalembrato on Apr 12, 2022 21:03:29 GMT
Some German sword blades were marked "Eisenhauer" implying a top quality blade with the ability to cut iron. I have read that some sword makers tested such blades by cutting iron wire or nails without damage to the edge. I do not know if the wire or nails were soft pure iron or had some carbon added making them a low grade steel. I have cut soft iron baling wire laid on logs with kukris, large Bowies, machetes without edge damage.
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Post by pgandy on Apr 12, 2022 21:51:17 GMT
Some German sword blades were marked "Eisenhauer" implying a top quality blade with the ability to cut iron. I have read that some sword makers tested such blades by cutting iron wire or nails without damage to the edge. I do not know if the wire or nails were soft pure iron or had some carbon added making them a low grade steel. I have cut soft iron baling wire laid on logs with kukris, large Bowies, machetes without edge damage. When you get around to testing your blades on a steel wood screw please fill us in on your results.
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Post by squalembrato on Apr 12, 2022 22:26:21 GMT
Some German sword blades were marked "Eisenhauer" implying a top quality blade with the ability to cut iron. I have read that some sword makers tested such blades by cutting iron wire or nails without damage to the edge. I do not know if the wire or nails were soft pure iron or had some carbon added making them a low grade steel. I have cut soft iron baling wire laid on logs with kukris, large Bowies, machetes without edge damage. When you get around to testing your blades on a steel wood screw please fill us in on your results.
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Post by squalembrato on Apr 12, 2022 23:14:56 GMT
As I said, I test on soft iron baling wire which is not carbon steel and is not even case hardened. However you seem to ignore the basic fact that combat blades are expected to and even intended to make blade to blade contact at times (Parry/Riposte). It is a valid test to find out if a blade you are going to stake your life on will catastrophically fail when it hits another hardened and tempered steel blade. Trying to cut a hardened steel screw is one way to simulate blade to blade contact. There are other test mediums. The best test is to fix another blade in a vise and strike it with your own kukri,saber,katana or whatever. If you are in a life or death struggle you don't want your weapon to snap in two the first time it hits an opponent's sword --a few nicks on the edge are acceptable.
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Post by theophilus736 on Apr 13, 2022 1:12:52 GMT
He's like 22. You're like 88. I bet you were a dumb $emprini at his age as well .
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Post by theophilus736 on Apr 13, 2022 1:14:28 GMT
Some German sword blades were marked "Eisenhauer" implying a top quality blade with the ability to cut iron. I have read that some sword makers tested such blades by cutting iron wire or nails without damage to the edge. I do not know if the wire or nails were soft pure iron or had some carbon added making them a low grade steel. I have cut soft iron baling wire laid on logs with kukris, large Bowies, machetes without edge damage. Read no longer. Some sword smiths today still use iron rods to test their swords against before final finishing. I have a blade in the marketplace by Tomek Kowmal that he sent me a video of where he takes it to a metal rod before final sharpening and cuts good chunks into it. I definitely wouldn't cut steel with a sword though. Ignoring of course the obvious steel on steel applications.
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Post by Simpleman on Apr 17, 2022 15:39:50 GMT
Khukuris arent made for cutting nails. Also he has his own company (Madras Arsenal) and is testing a competitors Khukuri. So not much more to say. Its nice since he seems rather young to have his own company but for the value of the video otherwise, save nails and khukuris for what they are intended.
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Post by pgandy on Apr 17, 2022 15:59:01 GMT
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