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 A
great number of Khukuris are produced in the eastern part of
Nepal, mainly in Dharan, where the beautiful shape and form of
the Khukuri are specially hand crafted and designed. The making
of a single knife keeps four men fully occupied for an entire
day, sometime even more. All raw materials such as steel, brass,
wood, buffalo horn and hide and other things are first carefully
selected and only the best are utilized. Then only the actual
process of making the Khukuri start. Most of the craftsmen make
the Khukuri in their own home. It requires four ment to make
each blade. First of all, a skillful craftsman measures the
length, weighs the steel and by the help of helper he is able to
give an accurate shape of the Khukuri. A skillful craftsman only
does it by beating and hammering the red-heated steel again and
again. Everything sharpening, tempering on the edge of blade and
shaping the sheath are done by hand with carefully and only the
machine is used to lather for shining the Khukuri. |
