Anybody break an Ang Khola???

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I`m new to the forums and I was just wondering if anybody has ever broken an Ang Khola of any size? I ask the question because everytime I look for the strongest knife I always come back to the Himalayan Imports Ang Khola family of khukuries. I understand that they`re made of 5160 mercedes truck spring steel. I`d say thats gotta one of the most flexible/strongest steels or else they wouldn`t use it for truck suspension.
 
he, he,...... You must not know about the Ang Khola guarantee. FWI, yes as far as I know only a very few have been broken. Usually due to cho creep or bad heat treat, but I'll let the experts field this one.
 
Welcome, UGA DAwg.

The short answer to your question is "Yes". Yes there have been Ang Kholas broken. There have been khukuries of every type broken. However, these are exceptions to the norm. Most khuk failures come during religious times in Nepal where the shop is going to be closed down for an extended time. The Kamis get in a bit of a hurry and splash water where water should not be splashed weakening the steel.
HOWEVER, if you took the biggest, strongest hulk of a man you could find, put a chiruwa AK in a vice, and said, "Break this knife in half". I'd bet the farm on that khuk everytime.

Welcome to the Cantina:)

Jake
 
Steely_Gunz said:
put a chiruwa AK in a vice, and said, "Break this knife in half". I'd bet the farm on that khuk everytime.
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That's exactly what I do with every new person I introduce to a khukuri. I find a log, baton the khuk into the end of it, and tell them to break it. They strain and groan, but never can they break it. It wins many a person over to the path of the khukuri.

As for breaking an AK, sure, if there is a defect, it's possible, but never in my limited experience have I ever seen one come close to failing, or have feared that I would be in danger if it were to fail. They're thick, differentially tempered, and heavy duty. It would take either a he-man or machines to break one.

Welcome.

Travis
 
UGA Dawg said:
I`m new to the forums and I was just wondering if anybody has ever broken an Ang Khola of any size?
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Yep, but not many of them. The HI Ang Khola is probably the strongest knife in the known world, bar none.:thumbup: :D
Depending on your size and strength depends on the size you should get. Most of us average to large size fellers like the 17"-18" AK over the others. It's the best all around AK.
But generally most folks don't need that much knife and a 17"-18" BGRS works very well for almost any task needed doing!!!! :D :thumbup:

Welcome to the Cantina/Psycho Ward.;) :D
 
I haven't broken one yet, and I've put the 16.5" chiruwa through its paces. I managed to ding the edge up on steel trashcans but it was pretty minor. I once pitted a 20" AK against a laptop without any real issues - some nicks and rolls, but nothing that couldn't be fixed easily.

Bear in mind that if one sets out to destroy any tool, one can do so if they try hard enough. Were I to clamp the blade in a vise and take a sledge to the handle, I'm quite sure that I'd be able to break it; through normal useage, though, I'm confident in it.
 
remember that AK that broke earlier this year (or last year)? somebody posted on the forum about it and Bill offered two in exchange?

That's the second AK that's been broken.



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Well, if nothing else, that's one heck of a track record. Two broken in the entire time they've been offered. Impressive. Kukris are truly designed to take you there and back.


mike
 
Thank yall. I`ve always thought the Ang Khola or just about any other authentic, REAL khukurie was the strongest and best designed knife. They say Busses and Fallknivens are the strongest knives and I bet they are strong but I doubt they`d stand a chance in a prying contest against a HI Ang Khola. I doubt they`d stand a chance in just about any contest against an 18 inch Ang Khola!!!!
 
That's the beauty of the kukri. It's knife, hatchet, hammer, digging tool, etc. They will do pretty much anything. I honestly don't know of any "knife" that can do everything a kukri can, and live through it. They may perform small cutting tasks better, but that's what the karda's for. Knives don't chop, dig, hammer, etc. They're just not built for the stresses involved with these chores. They have their place, but it's sadly a side role. lol



mike
 
Raghorn broke a Chiruwa AK. I know because he gave me one of the two replacements he got back from Bill afterwards.

A first poster mentioned breakage due to cho creep. Cho creep has nothing to do with faulty tempering/heat treatment.

The poster who opined any tool can be destroyed is correct.


munk
 
Welcome UGA Dawg, I've heared of people breaking Ang Khola's but it's Very Very rare. I've tried breaking my 15" AK, it just laughs at me. It's done way more damage to me, then I have done to it. You can definantly count on an AK Khukuri.

Which ever blade you deside to get, remember to read the Safety Thread. I'm one of the unlucky ones in there! :eek: :o So, please learn from our mistakes and don't duplicate them.

Heber
 
I remember that one Heber, chopping some wood on a camping trip, AK glanced off a hunk of firewood, and made a pretty nasty incision on your left forearm. I'm guessing nowadays you roll up your sleeve and tell all the pretty girls about the time you fought the mountain lion. ;)
Just kidding, hope it healed up well, and glad to see you taking time to caution others about what can happen. It's like I used to tell my guys, "learn from other people's mistakes, 'cause you won't live long enough to make 'em all yourself". :D

Sarge
 
Yeah, Heber, how is your arm doing? For that matter, how's the elbow?

Jake
 
Thanks for the replies yall, I`m seriously thinking about getting one of them AK`s. Is the point penetration good on th Ang Khola or should I leave that up to the Karda???
 
That would depend upon what you were penetrating, wouldn't it?

It has adequate, not great point penetration is my guess.





munk
 
I`m talking about penetrating wood, or maybe whatever else you`d chop and destroy with a khukurie. How would it stand up against a car hood? I know this is completely off topic but is diamond unbreakable???????? I know it is harder than anything, but is it unbreakable by say lateral load??? It made me wonder because everything that I hear about super hard steels its very very very very brittle. Would that hardness make diamond brittle or are the rules changed with non man made stuff????????? Should I start a new thread for this???
 
diamond? nah, you put it on an anvil and hammer it you could dust it easily. Gotta love 2 years of geology...
 
Just another stupid question, is there anything on earth thats unbreakable, man made or not???? Will man ever make anything in this millenium thats unbreakable?????
 
Hard is not the same thing as tough or strong.

Diamond is very hard, as is carbide, but it is brittle and can shatter.

I think that this has been a problem with some ceramic blades.
You can make something very hard, but it may not be as tough. That is why Japanese blades are laminates of a very hard steel between softer outer layers. Japanese steel tools are great for holding an edge, but I personally like English chisels for chopping a mortise (Marples or Sorby). The English chisels are softer steel, but the stuff is tough and holds an edge while chopping.
I once needed to cut up a lot of Aluminum Oxide sandpaper, and Japanese knives were the only thing that I found that would work for any length of time.
I have a 16"panawal AK from GK, and it has a very thick blade - about 7/16" at the spine. The 12" Hi AK is a beauty, and much nicer than the GK blade, but I don't think that I would try to break it.
But I wouldn't try to break any knife.
 
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