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Ive had my BAS for 2 weeks now and I have been chooping, slicing, prying and stabbing everything I can get my hands on. Uncle Bills fears of failure have been silly if this knife is anything to go by (no offence Uncle !!). It has peformed better than I could have possibly imagined.
I was chopping some very hard wood yesterday but normally I just have to drop the belly into a block of wood and it sinks in but it just dented this wood. I was trying to split it up for firewood. I eventually split it in 2 after beating the block onto the floor about 20 times with the BAS gouged in it. I split 1 half in 2 with 1 chop and 2 or 3 smacks and just wanted to whack the wood once and see it split in 2. I hit the last log really hard and the wood snapped in 2 like a twig but my BAS's belly slamed into the concrete. I thought, ~@$% Ive gone and bent the blade. I looked and no damage, the concrete had a chunk missing but the khuks was fine. I split the rest of the wood and hit the concrete once again by mistake - still no damage.
As far as cutting, its like a steak knife and Ive sanded the varnish off the handle which I find improves my grip and when I stab trees and cardboard my hand doesnt feel like its going to slip across the blade and end my piano playing days. I have only been using the chakma and a kitchen sharpening rod to keep the edge and its still shaves like a gillete.
I love my BAS and if the AK20 or GRS is the king of chopping I think I will have to get one maybe both (HIKV).
I missed both the latest PGAs, 2 AKs I missed them both. Cant believe my bad luck. Oh well my khuk will come to me
I was chopping some very hard wood yesterday but normally I just have to drop the belly into a block of wood and it sinks in but it just dented this wood. I was trying to split it up for firewood. I eventually split it in 2 after beating the block onto the floor about 20 times with the BAS gouged in it. I split 1 half in 2 with 1 chop and 2 or 3 smacks and just wanted to whack the wood once and see it split in 2. I hit the last log really hard and the wood snapped in 2 like a twig but my BAS's belly slamed into the concrete. I thought, ~@$% Ive gone and bent the blade. I looked and no damage, the concrete had a chunk missing but the khuks was fine. I split the rest of the wood and hit the concrete once again by mistake - still no damage.
As far as cutting, its like a steak knife and Ive sanded the varnish off the handle which I find improves my grip and when I stab trees and cardboard my hand doesnt feel like its going to slip across the blade and end my piano playing days. I have only been using the chakma and a kitchen sharpening rod to keep the edge and its still shaves like a gillete.
I love my BAS and if the AK20 or GRS is the king of chopping I think I will have to get one maybe both (HIKV).
I missed both the latest PGAs, 2 AKs I missed them both. Cant believe my bad luck. Oh well my khuk will come to me
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