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I love the 12in villager AK I have. I also love the Pen knife I have.
There is less surface on the blade to drag when I split wood with the AK, and the weight distribution is better on the AK for chopping.
But it really isn't a competition for me. The Pen is one of the original run, and has been to Afganistan and back, so I treasure it.
The 12in AK villager was made for the likes of me to abuse, so it is most often carried. I put a belt clip on the sheath, and one of Greg Sikes' little file knives as a karda. It is easy-on, easy-off, and is perfect for general utility walking around.
None of the 10-12 inch blades are practical for me in hunting or skinning--wrong angle for me, and too much blade. I do prefer the point of the AK over the Pen knife for trying to get meat off a deer carcass, whe I have had to.
Your mileage may vary. For general utility, any of these are just fine.
For chopping, I prefered the Bura 15in AK I had, but then, I wasn't harvesting wood for the winter, nor deforesting the north like Philthgeezer. (Get him to show you some pictures of up North! Not a tree left after he got started with H.I. Khuks.)
There is less surface on the blade to drag when I split wood with the AK, and the weight distribution is better on the AK for chopping.
But it really isn't a competition for me. The Pen is one of the original run, and has been to Afganistan and back, so I treasure it.
The 12in AK villager was made for the likes of me to abuse, so it is most often carried. I put a belt clip on the sheath, and one of Greg Sikes' little file knives as a karda. It is easy-on, easy-off, and is perfect for general utility walking around.
None of the 10-12 inch blades are practical for me in hunting or skinning--wrong angle for me, and too much blade. I do prefer the point of the AK over the Pen knife for trying to get meat off a deer carcass, whe I have had to.
Your mileage may vary. For general utility, any of these are just fine.
For chopping, I prefered the Bura 15in AK I had, but then, I wasn't harvesting wood for the winter, nor deforesting the north like Philthgeezer. (Get him to show you some pictures of up North! Not a tree left after he got started with H.I. Khuks.)
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