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It's here. It's October. It may have been pushing 90 degrees yesterday, but the weatherman says that we can expect lows in the upper 30's tomorrow evening. The northern breeze is blowing, leaves are turning (and falling, meaning I have start raking:grumpy
, and Halloween will be here before you know it
I thought it might be kinda fun to see how artistic some of you fine folks are as well as how skillful you are with your khuks
I propose that we post up some pictures or videos of some carved pumpkins using only our HI products. We could all vote, and a winner could be crowned the Khukuri Pumpkin King/Queen. Maybe we could ever come up with a nominal prize or prizes depending on what kind of turn out we get.
Here's a couple of guidelines I was thinking about, and please feel free to chime in with your own
Here's something I'm doing to make it a little more fun for myself...
I plan on using one of the following khuks/blades:
12" AK
15" bashpati
15.5" ASTK
15" KLVUK
15" Kumar-made villager
14" Spear Vala
17" Tirtha Bowie
21" GRS
25" Kumar Kobra
36" Everest Katana
I'm going to assign each of these a number and select one at random. Will I get the nimble little bashpati or will I be trying to carve out a face using a 3+lb GRS? Stay tuned
The contest begins right now and runs through...oh, I dunno, whenever y'all stop feel like posting pictures, videos, and stories. Let's make October 27 the cut off date, but I honestly don't care how long or short this goes on. We'll vote on a winner, but I think the only real losers are going to be the pumpkins
I think we could all use a little levity in our lives, and hacking pulpy gourds to pieces always seems to put a smile on my face
So what do you guys and gals think?


I thought it might be kinda fun to see how artistic some of you fine folks are as well as how skillful you are with your khuks

I propose that we post up some pictures or videos of some carved pumpkins using only our HI products. We could all vote, and a winner could be crowned the Khukuri Pumpkin King/Queen. Maybe we could ever come up with a nominal prize or prizes depending on what kind of turn out we get.
Here's a couple of guidelines I was thinking about, and please feel free to chime in with your own

- Only HI products can be used. This isn't an official contest, but the fun of it is using only HI products.
- No kardas or Belt knife sized western blade styles. AK bowies, Chit Bowies, Cherokee Roses, etc are all fine since they will make an absolute mess of the pumpkin
- Have a good time with it! Before and after pics as well as pics and or videos are more than welcome. This really is just an excuse to destroy produce in a highly satisfying way.
Here's something I'm doing to make it a little more fun for myself...
I plan on using one of the following khuks/blades:
12" AK
15" bashpati
15.5" ASTK
15" KLVUK
15" Kumar-made villager
14" Spear Vala
17" Tirtha Bowie
21" GRS
25" Kumar Kobra
36" Everest Katana
I'm going to assign each of these a number and select one at random. Will I get the nimble little bashpati or will I be trying to carve out a face using a 3+lb GRS? Stay tuned

The contest begins right now and runs through...oh, I dunno, whenever y'all stop feel like posting pictures, videos, and stories. Let's make October 27 the cut off date, but I honestly don't care how long or short this goes on. We'll vote on a winner, but I think the only real losers are going to be the pumpkins

I think we could all use a little levity in our lives, and hacking pulpy gourds to pieces always seems to put a smile on my face

So what do you guys and gals think?