Karambit on Steroids: Cambodian Rice Knife

Just a quick look at a south east Asian rice harvesting tool.
Credit to Wmpyr for the most apt description of this very elegant blade - cheers to him.

Brutally honest feedback is, as always, most welcome.

Cheers

Category:

Education

Tags:

• rice
• knife
• cambodia
• cambodian
• cambodge
• couteau
• farm
• tool
• harvest
• harvesting
• crop
• ox
• horn

[BladeReviewscom]

That thing is wild man! Very cool, thanks for sharing - I do not know much at all about karambits so it's really interesting to see a glimpse at some of the history behind the tool.

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@BladeReviewscom It would indeed be interesting to find out which came first, or indeed if they both emerged around the same time. I can imagine variants of this tool having been used for centuries, but backing that up with evidence might be hard. It certainly is possible to see their resemblance though - this looks a bit kinder than the karambit to me though! Karambits just look vicious. Not necessarily in a bad way! Cheers once again for stopping by man

[Mr45Bullitt]

It loooks like the beak of a sand piper. Leave it to you to find this:) Very interesting I love unique items like this. Where did you film this? Great stuff!

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@Mr45Bullitt You know what, it does indeed! Good spot there man. It certainly is organic in its form.

This was filmed in some woodland near to where I live - not often I get a chance to get out there, but when there's time, that's where I'm headed.

Thank you for stopping by sir - I really do appreciate it. Cheers

[jcwoodstl]

Great piece! Never seen one like it.

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@jcwoodstl It sure is - pretty hard to find over here. Over there they're not too commonly for sale it seems, but certainly each one is pretty unique.

Cheers for watching man

[SurviveToLife]

@TheEnglishRedneck45 I am looking forward to the videos from your upcoming travels!

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@phishst1cks Thank you sir - those are very kind words, and I really do appreciate it.

It may have once been part of their EDC over there, especially in the rice fields during the harvest. And some people on here really do seem to carry quite literally everything in their pockets. No idea quite how they move, but hey, it seems to work for them. I would like to see one of them try to carry this one! Certainly would have pocket presence, that's for sure.

Thank you for watching sir

[phishst1cks]

nicely made,wonder if its part of there EDC,ive seen some on here that have pockets it would fit in,never ending gear..beautiful piece you have there,i enjoy seeing what you will pull out next.great stuff bro..

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@logcabinlooms I couldn't agree more - it is quite out-of-this-world in its design, yet somehow manages to look remarkably organic, and fits in with its environment. They know how to make good looking tools those Cambodians!