Big tree in the way

Kismet said:
HD?

I don't mean to upset you, but rumor has it the Ents have become aware of your activities.

Be careful.

Be very careful.




Baroooom boom boom
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I just hope that that was not the last of the EntWives!!!:eek:
 
Kevin the grey said:
Mine rings on hard wood. I was worried at first because of the thinness. The ringing to me almost sounded like over hardening and I was afraid of chipping but so far so good:thumbup:
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You know I have a hammer that rings . I should say it sings cause its a good sound . Its been my theory up till now that as long as the sound rang true that it was a good thing . Kinda like the metal was in harmony with what it was doing .What do you guys think ?

B:T:W: Hollowdweller , at least the tree is on a slope so you can move the chunks where you want (as long as its downhill ! L:O:L) . Thats an awesome job on the surface of your Khuukuri . Is that what etching does ?[/quote]

One of my axes does that, and if you run your finger along the edge it 'sings' making a kind of whining or humming sound!!! It is really amazing, and it makes me wander if that is where the legends of 'singing' swords comes from...
Here is the axe I have that does it... A Truckman...
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hollowdweller said:
VERY cool axe James!!!

Is that a "can opener" type thingie on the back??:confused:
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Exactly what it is for... To cut through sheet metal like a can opener cuts through cans...

Also used to turn gas valves...
I brought it up to work here during Hurricane Rita, "Just In Case"tm:D

I brought it over to a friends house and let him use it to remove a ROOF(!!!) that fell in his yard!!! It came from a trailer three lots away!!! And there was no room to drag it out of the yard, so he had to cut it up...
Worked well, but it has NO edge now... And it is no longer mirror finished.:( ... I have a LOT of work to do to it... But it is amazing how it 'sings'!!!

Here is a very funny review of my axe...
http://www.epinions.com/content_92678819460
 
jamesraykenney said:
Exactly what it is for... To cut through sheet metal like a can opener cuts through cans...

Also used to turn gas valves...
I brought it up to work here during Hurricane Rita, "Just In Case"tm:D

I brought it over to a friends house and let him use it to remove a ROOF(!!!) that fell in his yard!!! It came from a trailer three lots away!!! And there was no room to drag it out of the yard, so he had to cut it up...
Worked well, but it has NO edge now... And it is no longer mirror finished.:( ... I have a LOT of work to do to it... But it is amazing how it 'sings'!!!

Here is a very funny review of my axe...
http://www.epinions.com/content_92678819460
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Thanks James. That is a cool axe. I have a good Gerber camp axe, but this thing looks like another whole order of magnitude tougher.

BTW, I had to search for 20 minutes before I found out that it is about 20" long and weighs just under 3 lbs. I couldn't tell how big it was by the pic.

Norm
 
So Yvsa kind of inspired me to try to do the tree with one khuk, so today was sunny so we worked on it for about a half hour this morning with the Foxy Folly. I touched it up a little between last time and this time but I'm waiting on new sandpaper to really get it keenly sharpened but it still did a great job.

We really kind of were concentrating in getting the crown out of the creek and limbing it today. The crown was partially on top of a real nice azalea that grows right at the woods edge there.

Here you can see I've stacked up some of the crown and also cut that big section that was hanging in the air in the last set of pictures and rolled it down by the fire pile. I may burn it or keep it for a seat cause the party is in Feb.

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Out near the end of it it was pretty tough going. It was not rotted and very dry. Still no bending or warping.

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Finally here's where we stopped. All limbed and the crown removed. Next time I fool with it I'll see if I can cut it in short enough lengths to get out of that brush it's in, but not so short I wear out my arm cutting multiple sections:thumbup:

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Good job and great pix Hollow!!!! That really encourages me about the 24 ounce Foxy Folly, shows it's a real worker after all!!!!:thumbup: :D :cool:

Maybe I don't need to order the special 28 ounce one I thought I needed after all.;)
 
Okay, what the devil is a "foxy folly?" I looked on the HI site and found nothing of the sort. Help.

It's freaking gorgeous, by the way.
 
Do a search for "Foxy Folly" on the forum. They currently come in at 17" and 24oz, but according to Yangdu they'll soon be made at 28 oz and with slimmer handles. :thumbup:

HD, thanks for the review and pics. Brings back memories of all the trees I've dispatched.

Bob
 
brokenhallelujah said:
Awesome pics... Can you still buy one? How would I ask for it?
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Just send Yangdu an email asking if she has any in stock or on the way from Nepal. She'll let you know.
 
Hey Y'all my computer went down at home but thought I'd pop in here.

Gonna try to get it finished next sunny day at home.

Mine is 23 oz. I found a little better used 600 grit at home and I can tell you one thing. There maybe some tempering failures with this blade as Munk mentioned and I think Danny said he experienced, but my particular example could possibly be the hardest khuk as far as tempering I own.

Like I said previously I was almost afraid of brittleness because of the way it rings, but I noticed on that very hard pine, that as the sweet spot lost a little of it's sharpness like they do and I backed up and used the rear half of the edge more, which in my experience generally is where I get the bends and rolls there was zero edge damage!!

Yvsa, a few more ounces would DEFINATELY improve the DEPTH of each chop but IMO it would proportionately reduce one's ability to swing it fast enough to cut with one swipe springy branches of small diam.

Oh Yea! Yvsa! D*MN good call on sizing this down and getting the whole balance right!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: I think this is an outstanding khuk?? I hope Foxjaw got one, did he?

When I get the handle finished I'll do a pic. I've sized it down quite a bit and through selective sanding have even put a little curve in it. I can't wait to get more sandpaper and put a hair shaving edge on it. It has cut so well with just a "sharp" edge I can't wait!!:D
 
Hollow, I did another round of handle reduction, and made the grooves a lot bigger. It now fits into my hand perfectly. I chopped up some downed pine limbs this weekend. It served well to say the least. I'll post pics of the new handle soon. No edge damage during the work.
 
hollowdweller said:
Yvsa, a few more ounces would DEFINATELY improve the DEPTH of each chop but IMO it would proportionately reduce one's ability to swing it fast enough to cut with one swipe springy branches of small diam.

Oh Yea! Yvsa! D*MN good call on sizing this down and getting the whole balance right!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: I think this is an outstanding khuk?? I hope Foxjaw got one, did he?
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Hollow you're no doubt correct that a little more weight might slow it down a bit but even with my heavier khuks in the same size range I personally haven't had any trouble.
But then that's probably because of where we are individually contacting the branches. I seldom cut branches off anywhere except at the trunk.
If I were to cut them off halfway or further out on the limb I can see a lighter khukuri making a big difference.:thumbup:

The gang here at the HI Forum/Cantina made the call on the weight. I would have been happier with the 26-30 ounce model but almost everyone was calling for 24 ounces.
And apparently that was an excellent choice for some.:thumbup: :D
I haven't had a chance to really use either of mine except for initial testing but I will.:D :thumbup:

I'm more than probably gonna get one of the new 28 ounce models with the slimmer handle.
I'm gonna make mine a special order I think and ask for a well hardened karda and a chakmak that will strike a spark just to see what the kamis do.
I also want brown leather on the scabbard. I know they can do it because I've seen a custom 21" Sirupati with a beautiful brown scabbard and special tools.:cool: :D :thumbup:
 
I have done some chopping with my 24 oz FF and found no weakness. I do think extra weight couldn't hurt. I'd want it to be an all-arounder, and it could be, but I don't think I'd pry with this one. I've done some pretty heavy prying with my CAK and GRS. In order for this one to pry another few ounces on the blade would be good.

HD what do you think of this blade as a prying tool?
 
aproy1101 said:
HD what do you think of this blade as a prying tool?
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Have no idea. I have never had the opportunity to use any of my khuks for prying or really even splitting. For me it is mostly trail and brush clearing. I can see if I was felling and cutting firewood where you would be carrying the khuk specifically to go chop something heavy to have it heavier. Really depends on intended use.:thumbup:
 
I finished cutting up this tree but the hard drive on my computer at home died. I should get it back next week and I'll post pics of the job completely done!:thumbup:
 
0K,

My computer is now working so thought I'd finish it up.

Cutting the stem up. This was pretty dried
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Here's the tree starting to be cut into sections. The hardest part is going to be that section connected to the trunk cause it's laying right on the ground, at an angle, and is the thickest:thumbdn:
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Here's cutting thru the thickest section near the trunk. As you can see the position and thickness resulted in my busting my knuckles on the log a bit as I got down near the bottom.
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Here's the whole thing cut and stacked. I rolled the big sections down and then cut a few in half using the bottom logs as a saw horse.
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Here's the final pic of the lumber stack
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