The Kunai; used for digging, prying, climbing and throwing. An all around all purpose tool. Not all kunai were created equally though. Some were meant for very specific purposes. To build in the balance of use one may find themselves owning a few kunai to fill all the jobs.
The 3 major are; One prying and removing stone, Two working the soil for harvest and 3 fighting.
A prying kunai had a thick handle and blade with a blunt end so to give extra surface to hammer it into place. This ``Thick`` end made the Kunai balance move more towards the center of the tool, great for throwing. This tool would have been used to take apart walls and dig traps.
Working the soil kunai would have a wooden handle around its steel tang. This style makes it easy to feel for root structures and for digging since the handle was wider and thicker than both of its brothers. The balance of this kunai was not great for throwing.
Fighting Kunai looked like its brothers yet its handle formed into a ring allowing it to carry a rope if need be. This kunai would be able to hide as a farming tool, yet when needed could spring to life as weapon. Adding rope allowed one to gain distance with the tool, the distance depended only on the rope that was carried. The Kunai had a forward balance making throwing interesting yet keeping rope work fun.
Kunai have had a long history. There ability to function is still around today. As the Top and bottom Kunai are both built by Nine Directions.com and the center Kunai is being mass produced today in Japan as a gardening tool.
The 3 major are; One prying and removing stone, Two working the soil for harvest and 3 fighting.
A prying kunai had a thick handle and blade with a blunt end so to give extra surface to hammer it into place. This ``Thick`` end made the Kunai balance move more towards the center of the tool, great for throwing. This tool would have been used to take apart walls and dig traps.
Working the soil kunai would have a wooden handle around its steel tang. This style makes it easy to feel for root structures and for digging since the handle was wider and thicker than both of its brothers. The balance of this kunai was not great for throwing.
Fighting Kunai looked like its brothers yet its handle formed into a ring allowing it to carry a rope if need be. This kunai would be able to hide as a farming tool, yet when needed could spring to life as weapon. Adding rope allowed one to gain distance with the tool, the distance depended only on the rope that was carried. The Kunai had a forward balance making throwing interesting yet keeping rope work fun.
Kunai have had a long history. There ability to function is still around today. As the Top and bottom Kunai are both built by Nine Directions.com and the center Kunai is being mass produced today in Japan as a gardening tool.
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