20" AK work out

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After opening the HI package, the excitement was mounting. Working with khukuris is like using my hammers on a job. 16 oz for nails, 12 oz for trim work, and of course, 23 oz for framing. The 20" Ang Khola is a framing type tool. It does get your forearm burning.

I soon grew tired whittling away on my hard oak stump. I swung a few warm up chops, then got down to business. I heard a "ring" and with tense feeling looked at the blade. Perfect!!!!!!
Not so for the old stump the impact of multiple mighty "whacks" caused the stump to give up a good size chunk of wood. It just sort of "blew up". I tried my hardest to make the blade fail but the wood and my arm surrendered long before the monster khukuri stopped cutting, slicing and chopping! I have a keeper. I sure feel lucky to have a variety of khukuris for any task.

What an awesome blade. A younger man could probably use this khukuri to clear a pine forest. Heavy to be sure, but a great tool for cutting wood. I don't think this will be carried on my belt. Just in the box in the pu truck for when a tree is blocking one of the backwoods hunting or fishing trails.:D

The photo is the "monster" with a BAS for size comparison.
 
Working with khukuris is like using my hammers on a job. 16 oz for nails, 12 oz for trim work, and of course, 23 oz for framing. The 20" Ang Khola is a framing type tool. It does get your forearm burning.
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I like that analogy. Is this one a Sher?
 
Two questions:

Your BAS looks like it has white streaks in the handle. Are they there, or just in the photo?


Also, how does the 20" AK balance? Looks like there's lots of steel way out in front of the handle.
 
Yes this AK is by Sher and has great "feel" to it. kind-a-like a M43 on steroids;)

The BAS by Bura & has slight streaks with a very minor crack, not as bad as the photo though.

Every HI Khukuri has a feel of it's own. Some day I will go in detail on how they "talk". If I had to say what feels the best, the M43, but only slightly.

The important aspect for me is how they "swing". I can hit an ant on a log with everyone but the WW 11. I suppose it is the foward weight to the blade, which makes the WW 11 a devasting "fighter". I can't use it on vines and lite vegetation, it almost flys out of my hand. It "sorta" says you're wasting my steel on that?:eek:
 
Hi Munk, I don't have a scale so, the info by Uncle Bill said 2&1/4 lbs. I can say the weight is even throughout the blade so it is not "tip" heavy at all, just heavy. It balances just fine and swings very controllably. [does that make sense?]:rolleyes:
 
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