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Magnum22

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My very first big chopping knife was a BGRS villager that I got a couple years ago during the Christmas specials for $60. At the time I didn't know that I really hit the bullseye on the first shot.

This weekend I had some work to do in the yard and that blade just works. It was good to see it get a little dirty again.

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The bigger pieces, 5" or so in diameter, are concealed at the bottom. They were no trouble. I was building good rhythm and running through 2" branches in a single stroke with a clean cut. No stripping, snapping, or fraying.
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What a great knife. Nothin like quality time up in a tree with an old friend. Many (too many) blades later with sophisticated steels and high price tags, I can still genuinely say: Thanks Yangdu. UB, too.
 
I keep tellin everyone that'll listen that the 17"-18" BGRS and 17" Foxy Folly are two of the best choices for a first khukuri, bar none, for very good reason!!!!:thumbup: :cool: :D




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Magnum22 said:
At the time I didn't know that I really hit the bullseye on the first shot.

Many (too many) blades later with sophisticated steels and high price tags, I can still genuinely say: Thanks Yangdu. UB, too.
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Thanks for your insight and honest evaluations. :thumbup:

The search for the perfect [insert item of your own choosing] as shown in our following purchases can be obsessive, unfulfilled and so very expen$ive!:(

Yvsa said:
I keep tellin everyone that'll listen that the 17"-18" BGRS and 17" Foxy Folly are two of the best choices for a first khukuri, bar none, for very good reason!!!
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Who listens to Yvsa anyway?;) Me with my 17"FF, thats who!:D
 
Nice pictures, thank you
 
I feel the same about the ganga ram. Through the years of getting different models I think my favorite is still my first...a 17.5 inch villager ganga ram.
 
Magnum22 said:
i dunno about norway but if you can suggest something like that you're probably right! i honestly wouldn't know it was maple if i hadn't seen the leaves.
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I'm not arborist or anything, but maybe Yvsa or another forum regular who really knows their trees could identify it. Looked familiar to me though, cause we have a lot of 'em in our part of the city.
 
C.S. Graves said:
I'm not arborist or anything, but maybe Yvsa or another forum regular who really knows their trees could identify it.
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Huh? :eek: Sorry guys, I'm not an expert or anything and I only know a few of the southern trees so I'm not gonna be any help this time, never heard of a Norway Maple actually.;) :o



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Yvsa said:
Huh? :eek: Sorry guys, I'm not an expert or anything and I only know a few of the southern trees so I'm not gonna be any help this time, never heard of a Norway Maple actually.;) :o
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Sorry for the confusion Yvsa... you definitely seem to know your southern trees (and then some) rather well, but I didn't take into account the range of maples and all. I s'pose there's no point knowin' a tree like the back of your hand if there ain't any of its kind for hundreds of miles around!

As per the BGRS, what with this thread, and the nice little villagers that have been showing up lately, the temptation to snag one as a Bonecutter substitute is strong! :(
 
Yvsa said:
But C.S., Skyler is right!:thumbup: :) Besides, it's not tempting anyone when you're right, it's simply stating a fact.:p :p ;)

Wish I had a Bonecutter although I don't know what I'd do with it.:rolleyes: :o



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Yvsa, could I convince you that the struggle of man versus truth (and therefore, debt) is an ancient and time-honoured one? :D

What to do with it? If your health issues permitted you to hold it aloft and shout "BONECUTTERRRRR!" every once in a while, that'd be enough fer me.
 
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