18" Ang Khola/16.5" Chiruwa Ang Khola Questions.

CalmAsHinduCows said:
I would definitely get the 18 inch if I could. The only reason I went with the 16.5" is that I keep reading about the variances in the blade length. Some people ordered the 16.5" and it ends up coming out an inch or two longer anyway.

I'll be happy with any 16-18 inch CAK. 😃
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Hi Calm

I wouldnt worry about this at all,i had few specific requirements that i have asked Mrs Yangdu Martino,when ordering....All of them were successfully passed onto Kamis and product was made exactly as required to be,once finished... completely flawles example of 20 "CAK,,,man this blade is going through the logs of wood like butterknife through butter! If you seek heavy duty utility tool,than you do need size and weight.If you worry about weight on these and seek some lightweight tools designed more for fast manipulation, than you will better be looking for other models,such as Kumar Cobra or Sirupate,,,CAK and AK are probably toughest heaviest ones here.I d however have all confidence in ordering here,HI will do blade for you according your exact expectations,you just need to express this,when ordering to Mrs Yangdu Martino,she will definitelly take care of that.

Enjoy your first purchase here

Best Regards
 
Ndog, thank you so much for the detailed pictures. That really helped to make everything so much clearer for me. :D:thumbup:

I do like the CAK for its heft and weight. I'll probably go with the 18" because I will be doing a mix of chopping some bigger logs, smaller branches, and skinning bark.

Thank you all again for helping me decide.

I'm now 99.9% sure I'm going with the 18" CAK. :o
 
It's OK Calm, khukuri dynamics can be quite perplexing at the best of times. Add it different experiences and opinions and it only gets worse...
I try to match a khukuri to a persons height, weight, physicality and intended purspose... it seems to be the best way.

Some people will prefer lighter khukuri because they are easier to swing and less tiring.
They will have to swing it twice as much to achieve the same effect as a heavier khukuri. They will have to exert strength to chop while the heavy khukuri user will just be exerting strength to lift the khukuri and then dropping it on target. The heavier khukuri does half the work.
On thick spined khukuri, the mass behind the edge drives the edge deeper than the hardest strike a lighter khukuri can achieve.

I've proven this to myself many times over. One notable example comes to my mind....

I had a normal 15" AK bowie with 1/4" or so spine. It chops well.....
A member sent me an old AK bowie he bought directly from UB for some work. This thing was The same length but with an inch thick spine and double or triple the weight.

I used the same stroke for both and i'll be darned.... the heavier AKB sank far deeper than the lighter one ever could unless I added a lot more power to the stroke. The heavier khukui also allowed me to worry less about striking and gave better control.

If anyone doesn't get my drift i'll try to explain another way.
 
Karda said:
It's OK Calm, khukuri dynamics can be quite perplexing at the best of times. Add it different experiences and opinions and it only gets worse...
I try to match a khukuri to a persons height, weight, physicality and intended purspose... it seems to be the best way.

Some people will prefer lighter khukuri because they are easier to swing and less tiring.
They will have to swing it twice as much to achieve the same effect as a heavier khukuri. They will have to exert strength to chop while the heavy khukuri user will just be exerting strength to lift the khukuri and then dropping it on target. The heavier khukuri does half the work.
On thick spined khukuri, the mass behind the edge drives the edge deeper than the hardest strike a lighter khukuri can achieve.

I've proven this to myself many times over. One notable example comes to my mind....

I had a normal 15" AK bowie with 1/4" or so spine. It chops well.....
A member sent me an old AK bowie he bought directly from UB for some work. This thing was The same length but with an inch thick spine and double or triple the weight.

I used the same stroke for both and i'll be darned.... the heavier AKB sank far deeper than the lighter one ever could unless I added a lot more power to the stroke. The heavier khukui also allowed me to worry less about striking and gave better control.

If anyone doesn't get my drift i'll try to explain another way.
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Well explained.

I can agree with your assessment, My 18" 5/8" spined CAK, bites deeper then my 16" 3/8" spined AK. The 18" has more control, but I can swing my 16" for a longer duration without fatigue. Even though the 18" does most of the work, I still must be careful, because I do not want to miss my mark, or go through my mark (when not expected), and take off a lower extreminity that I may want to keep...lol.
 
Very well explained. Thank you, Karda.

I leave in June for my work and I'll definitely have to pick out something by then, haha. This khukri is definitely going to get its workout and trials this summer in the Bangladeshi mangroves. :D:thumbup:

I'm leaning more towards the 18" for my first buy. My brother-in-law managed to find his 16.5" CAK that he had in storage today. I got to play around with it and it is a beautiful blade. It will be my second purchase for sure.

I believe the 18" is what I'm going to need. I don't mind the extra weight and I really love the thick, durable spine it has. :D
 
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