18" And 28 Ounces

[Nasty]

Hollow, you and I both know there is only so much the tool is going to do, and one's strength beyond that is useless and even dangerous.



munk

Caught ya talkin' about me again, didn't I?

18x28 for me too... :thumbup:

 

[hollowdweller]

We're on the same page, Hollow- just two wood hawkers trying to figure stuff out.


I've noticed you can get the job done with big and large, and smaller, slighter, and lighter.

munk

I'll try to post some cutting pics with big and large soon:thumbup:

Good topic Munk we've had fun with this all day but you still owe me some chopping pics

 

[hollowdweller]

Caught ya talkin' about me again, didn't I?

18x28 for me too... :thumbup:

NOW you got me laughin

 

[munk]

Hollow, much of my chopping was done when Bill and Rusty were still here.

My back has two disinigrated disks, and two blown apart disks. This season I bought some wood and have not chopped as much. But I will be chopping, and I guess sending you photos or figuring out how to post them myself.

I chopped only two Pick Up loads this season. Previously there were lots more.

Sure love sharing this stuff.


munk

 

[hollowdweller]

Hollow, much of my chopping was done when Bill and Rusty were still here.

My back has two disinigrated disks, and two blown apart disks. munk

Use your upper body more. The 2 things that really aggravate my back are carrying manure in a wheelbarrow and running the weed eater for longer than 3 hours at a stretch. Something about the pivoting on uneven ground. Luckily I haven't had any numbness for like 3 years.

With the khuk I kneel rather than bend over and that helps too. Back problems are a BI*ch!

 

[munk]

Same. I fell a tree with my knees on the ground.


munk

 

[Big Bob]

Khukuris at 28oz or more work the best for me, though the heavier ones can be quite taxing when felling trees. My 22" GRS is close to 3lbs and can be a bear to use while the tree is still vertical. But once horizontal...it can really chew through the wood, green or seasoned, especially when the 9" thick felled tree is partly resting on one of the pines your folks planted several years ago. :grumpy: I've found that different blade profiles and shapes play a role in how efficient a khuk at a certain weight can chop. My 28oz Chainpuri isn't that impressive when chopping, but my 21"GS which is also 28oz if that heavy can put good deep cuts in a 6" to 6.5" tree with no problem (green wood at least). Handles and their size/comfort can't be overlooked either.

I have three 28oz khuks: my 17" M43, 17" BGRS (with Nasty until the weather warms up enough for him to sharpen it), and my 21" Chainpuri. I've been planning to do a comparison test with them this spring to see how they fare against each other. This thread has given me extra incentive.

Bob

 

[Nasty]

It's 20 here today...and there's no heat in the garage. Bob's khukuri is happily resting in a drawer with a couple of mine...all awaiting their beauty shop treatment when it warms up.