Bamboo Cutter

thanks, and good job resisting... temptation is a powerful force, you're a good man...

but if your collection was smaller and you had lots of surplus money, ya shoulda gone for it :D
 
Kinda looks like the ancient Japanese design Take Wari used for cutting & splitting bamboo:

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Looks also like klewang, pedangs, goloks, some bolos... :D

Munchi Kool said:
Welcome kukulza28 to HI. Please allow me to express my thanks for your questions and comments on Asian blades elsewhere which have been most helpful.:thumbup:
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Really? well I'm glad my own seeking for information and clarification has helped others...
 
'tis true :D

nice parang by the way, hopefully it had taken many heads:thumbup:

but not by you... right? :eek:
 
Neat to see a variety of blades from HI!!
Doc

PS: Still LOVE the Biltong that Yandu sent!!!
Did not know I really liked the Khuks 'till I received it!
 
Received the Bamboo Cutter today. So far.... WOW! Took it out to where we are clearing brush out of the creek & beat on it a bit to make sure it wouldn't break. It didn't.

Had a slight surge of adrenaline when I took a swipe at the branches of a felled tree. Wanted to see how it would chop a 1.5 inch diameter branch near its base. Didn't even take a full swing in deference to all the safety warnings from posters on this site after I bought a 20" AK. Bamboo Cutter went through the branch.... and then through two more that I didn't expect. This is one very impressive blade. Watch for a full review after I go out again with increased respect for the power of this thing.
 
C.S. Graves said:
Can we expect photos? Plleeeeeaaaseee? That way I can get the full effect of what I'm missing. :D
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I have to go to work so I can't do a real review today. But I did snap some shots...

The sheath is surprisingly easy to carry on the belt. Much flatter & less bulky than trying to strap on a 20" AK:

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Compared to a 20" AK:

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Compared to a 27" Thai machete:

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Thank ye thank ye for pics galore! With regards to the brass keeper cutting into your palm, do you find your hand sliding down the handle with use? Had I bought the thing up like I was tempted to, I probably would have filed the thing down as best I could, since I doubt I'd be able to jury rig the abalone covering you've got planned.
 
cool knife. as it's a user, i'd be tempted to file the rough edges of the brass bit and the horn and put a nice smooth blob of epoxy steel over the whole thing (a little carbon black added in to match the horn color better). a quick fix would be to wrap a ring of duck tape around the grip covering the brass (i'd still file smooth the sharp bits).
 
C.S. Graves said:
With regards to the brass keeper cutting into your palm, do you find your hand sliding down the handle with use?
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I must apologize for assuming that the cut on my palm came from the handle of the Bamboo Cutter. After using it again, I realized that the brass plate is below where my grip is. I must have cut my palm in some other part of the activity that day. Its actually not a problem.... my bad, everyone...
 
Ahhh... well, I wouldn't have been completely surprised with some of the buttplates on certain khuks. I had to do a LOT of filing on my Samsher to get it fairly comfortable. It would give me a little slice in the palm, probably due to handle slab shrinkage.
 
Nice pictures, sorry for the cut I have already asked Bura to take care of brass bolster probem.
 
Fellow sharks..... I dug up this old thread to re-recommend the HI Bamboo Cutter. I'm tellin ya folks - this is one heckuva knife. Its the perfect hybrid between a BIG chopper & a machete. It handles way bigger stuff than a machete & its much easier to use on smaller stuff than a chopper. Takes a killer edge with a thick spine behind it & swings easy. Dunno how many will be made available, but I highly recommend that you shark the next one that shows up.
 
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