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Cpl. That rig makes me miss ole Bruche.
Get a khukrui. Get it from HI.
Get a khukrui. Get it from HI.
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Anybody use a Khukuri
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Yep, carry an HI 20" Chiruwa Ang Khola
In a nice baldric rig (the BEST way to carry a big blade).
Always liked your rig. I would keep it for life.
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This weekend I was chopping with my HI Chitlangi 21". The handle is long enough to choke up a little or use two hands to generate a really powerful swing. I couldn't believe how quickly I could chop through wood. And when I was beating on some kind of very hard wood, I thought there's no way the edge will be completely healthy afterward. Well I was wrong. I noticed no loss of sharpness. Still slices paper. There's no binding when chopping. I wouldn't carry this beast when hiking. It's not practical. But it's a lot of fun in the woods.
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I've never had an issue with my M-43 while hiking either, and it's a monstrous example of its species at 1/2" thick. Damn near the mass and weight of a CAK.
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The rest of my gear is light enough that a couple pounds of khuk doesn't bother me, especially after all the heavy stuff Uncle Sam made me carry for four years. I don't always need the khuk, but sure as death and taxes, I'll need the thing the one time I leave it at home. So the khuk comes with me.
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i am not sure if this was adress to me but the bottom one is a cleaver made by ARCOS from Spain, just google it you'll find it
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My favorite style of khuk is the 18" OAL Pen knife, designed for HI by Dan Koster. I like it because it has a straighter style than many models of khuk, it is somewhat thinner in the spine, so it is lighter than many. It has a rat style tang rather than a full tang, so that makes it even lighter, but IMO also more comfortable to chop with. In the 18" length, it has enough blade weight for very good chopping.
I used it today to clean up some blowdowns....
I do have a specific technique for chopping with a khuk. I chop two-handed whenever possible, and I use a grip sort of like a golf grip. I take the butt of the handle in the palm of one hand, and the rest of the handle in the other. When chopping from high right to low left, I pull with my left hand gripping the butt of the handle, actually guiding the stroke with the upper hand.
Andy
I used it today to clean up some blowdowns....
I do have a specific technique for chopping with a khuk. I chop two-handed whenever possible, and I use a grip sort of like a golf grip. I take the butt of the handle in the palm of one hand, and the rest of the handle in the other. When chopping from high right to low left, I pull with my left hand gripping the butt of the handle, actually guiding the stroke with the upper hand.
Andy
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That's a beautiful CAK, Horn Dog.
I have two M-43's one weighs in at 24 oz. w/o sheath the other like CRR's is 1/2 inch thick and weighs in at 27 oz. w/o sheath. I have carried both on hikes where I've gained several thousand feet in altitude within 5 miles in the Goat Rocks Wilderness Area. Never was a problem.
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Neither do I.
And there's the rub.
No offense to anybody, but It's funny to hear some folks expound upon being lightweight, yet have huge pack lists of a LOT of stuff (albeit lightweight, and high cost stuff). If you carry LESS STUFF, you have more "spare ounces" to spend on your important stuff.
YES, I carry my kukri, and mine IS a CAK, 20", special order and in the vicinity of 57 ounces. Yeah, a little over 3.5 pounds.
I just consider the kukri such an essential piece of equipment that I very seldom even consider not carrying it.
Like Corp I have learned what is essentioal to me and only carry that. However my equipment is heavier than some folks more modern gear. But it has already lasted longer than most of their high tech stuff has been around.
One of the biggest things the kukri gives me is great versatility of use, enabling me with a bit of skill to improvise and construct nearly anything I need from available materials.
Like Corp I have learned what is essentioal to me and only carry that. However my equipment is heavier than some folks more modern gear. But it has already lasted longer than most of their high tech stuff has been around.
One of the biggest things the kukri gives me is great versatility of use, enabling me with a bit of skill to improvise and construct nearly anything I need from available materials.
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They may not always be ideal, but a kukri and an R-10 are all the blades you'd need to do pretty much anything. Since I have them both on my baldric, I see little reason to not take them, and carried that style, I hardly feel the weight.
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With my M-43, R-10, and the little karda which came with the M-43, there isn't much I can't get accomplished. I've heard that the quality of the karda can vary some, but mine's excellent.