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As I mentioned in my short comparison of the Junglas with the Busse Bushwacker, I planned to do some more in depth "testing". My idea of testing is to use a knife for several hours when I do chopping and burning on my property. No, it's not a trip to the Amazon, but Old Yard Man Adventure Training can give me a pretty good idea of a knife's capabilities. Today was cooler than recent days, a good day for some cutting and burning. I used the Junglas to chop up some dead Red Bay tree limbs and branches and burned them. I used the knife for over 2.5 hours and my hand has no blisters at all. This handle is just right for me.
After a couple of hours of chopping, I took out a particularly gnarly piece of bay wood that I have stuck a golok or two in to split. The knives always got stuck, so this time I decided not to try and split it in half, but to take it in smaller bits. So the Junglas had a beating. While not a heavy, thick chopper, the Junglas held up well and got the job done with no damage at all.
Even after all this chopping and batoning, the edge was still sharp enough to slash green vegetation with ease. This jungle knife makes a fine camp knife that can double as a short machete. The thick heavy choppers just wear you out doing this, so I find the 3/16" thick Junglas a more versatile and practical knife than some of my really heavy choppers. I could recommend the Junglas to anyone seeking a good all around camp knife. It is easy swinging with neutral balance, fast in the hand, comfortable to use, and chops with the best of them.
After a couple of hours of chopping, I took out a particularly gnarly piece of bay wood that I have stuck a golok or two in to split. The knives always got stuck, so this time I decided not to try and split it in half, but to take it in smaller bits. So the Junglas had a beating. While not a heavy, thick chopper, the Junglas held up well and got the job done with no damage at all.
Even after all this chopping and batoning, the edge was still sharp enough to slash green vegetation with ease. This jungle knife makes a fine camp knife that can double as a short machete. The thick heavy choppers just wear you out doing this, so I find the 3/16" thick Junglas a more versatile and practical knife than some of my really heavy choppers. I could recommend the Junglas to anyone seeking a good all around camp knife. It is easy swinging with neutral balance, fast in the hand, comfortable to use, and chops with the best of them.
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If the Junglas is anything like the BWM it's a balanced great all around knife. The Dogfather is a blade heavy bruiser but actually weighs less.
