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The project!:
The tools!:
(Yes, I cut all that lumber with just this small BDC! What a knife!!)
Seriously, I guess not the _only_ tools, but it gives me a good segue anyway.
After seeing a couple on the DOTD last week, I wrote to Yangdu and asked her about getting one of these new "small" chandan BDC's for myself. She was nice enough to get this to me ASAP, and as I'm building a pergola this week thought I would put it to use. I have several hundred feet of western red cedar to put up, and the little BDC came in handy for everything from scribing lines in wood and trimming line, to cutting layout pegs, to cleaning out notching cuts, something I would normally use a rasp or a dowel saw for.
I needed some crude survey stakes for nylon line, and the mini-BDC chopped up the pegs and sharpened them in a couple of minutes.
It's a handy little knife, and I have wanted to get one for a long time in Chandan, and now a few have been coming in. You can see the matching ones by Vim at 18" and a 14" by Bura, so this completes the trio.
The handle is short, but the best way to describe holding it is to compare it to a pocket pistol; a Seecamp, or a Colt Mustang, etc. You're not going to get your entire hand on the grip, so don't try. Just tuck it into your fist and wrap your pinkie around the bottom of the grip. It's surprisingly effective this way.
The specs: 10.5", 11.7 oz., .325 spine at the bolster, with a gradual distal taper to .310" about halfway down the 7" blade, down to .190" just before the tip bevel. Blade at widest point is 1 5/8" (1.625"). Handle length is just 3.5".
I didn't etch, but a file drags just over an inch past the cho, then skates the rest of the way to the tip. But simply chopping with it shows it was done right.
The scabbard is very well fitted on this, with the new "double fold" karda and chakma pouches in thick leather. Way better then the old rolled leather tubes IMO.
I really like this knife. The 14's might be a better all around choice, but this can do things the big one can't, and in a really useful blade shape to boot. The pretty fullers don't hurt its looks either.
I chopped hard with it, and it held up nicely, and still sliced shavings neatly.
Here's a pic with its two year old counterpart, a horn model made by Kumar at 11" and 12 oz. You can see this new one (by Bura) has more curve to it.
The handle slabs on this one are interesting. One side is the standard dark purple, while the other is the newer stripy stuff we've been seeing. Nice contrast.
This fills a niche in the HI line, and if you're a fan of the BDC this would be a cool addition to your collection. :thumbup:
I'm out of picture space on this post, but will post a pic of it in my hand to so you get an idea of what I'm talking about. I have large hands, and was still able to use it no problem.
Norm
The tools!:
(Yes, I cut all that lumber with just this small BDC! What a knife!!)
Seriously, I guess not the _only_ tools, but it gives me a good segue anyway.
After seeing a couple on the DOTD last week, I wrote to Yangdu and asked her about getting one of these new "small" chandan BDC's for myself. She was nice enough to get this to me ASAP, and as I'm building a pergola this week thought I would put it to use. I have several hundred feet of western red cedar to put up, and the little BDC came in handy for everything from scribing lines in wood and trimming line, to cutting layout pegs, to cleaning out notching cuts, something I would normally use a rasp or a dowel saw for.
I needed some crude survey stakes for nylon line, and the mini-BDC chopped up the pegs and sharpened them in a couple of minutes.
It's a handy little knife, and I have wanted to get one for a long time in Chandan, and now a few have been coming in. You can see the matching ones by Vim at 18" and a 14" by Bura, so this completes the trio.
The handle is short, but the best way to describe holding it is to compare it to a pocket pistol; a Seecamp, or a Colt Mustang, etc. You're not going to get your entire hand on the grip, so don't try. Just tuck it into your fist and wrap your pinkie around the bottom of the grip. It's surprisingly effective this way.
The specs: 10.5", 11.7 oz., .325 spine at the bolster, with a gradual distal taper to .310" about halfway down the 7" blade, down to .190" just before the tip bevel. Blade at widest point is 1 5/8" (1.625"). Handle length is just 3.5".
I didn't etch, but a file drags just over an inch past the cho, then skates the rest of the way to the tip. But simply chopping with it shows it was done right.
The scabbard is very well fitted on this, with the new "double fold" karda and chakma pouches in thick leather. Way better then the old rolled leather tubes IMO.
I really like this knife. The 14's might be a better all around choice, but this can do things the big one can't, and in a really useful blade shape to boot. The pretty fullers don't hurt its looks either.
I chopped hard with it, and it held up nicely, and still sliced shavings neatly.
Here's a pic with its two year old counterpart, a horn model made by Kumar at 11" and 12 oz. You can see this new one (by Bura) has more curve to it.
The handle slabs on this one are interesting. One side is the standard dark purple, while the other is the newer stripy stuff we've been seeing. Nice contrast.
This fills a niche in the HI line, and if you're a fan of the BDC this would be a cool addition to your collection. :thumbup:
I'm out of picture space on this post, but will post a pic of it in my hand to so you get an idea of what I'm talking about. I have large hands, and was still able to use it no problem.
Norm
not much more so, but it's not a chiruwa either.