Busse FFBM vs Himalayan Imports 18" AK Chopping Video.

Ankerson

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What I have done here is take the Busse FFBM, the Best Bowie style chopper and put it against the Himalayan Imports 18" AK. Now the HI AK is 1/2" thick and weighs twice what the Busse FFBM does and it's a Khurki. This video shows what the next step up in choppers does.

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Good stuff! For chopping, pretty much only a full sized axe will beat a khukuri, and the HI's are great products! A little heavy on the hips for long hikes, though.. ;)
 
1/2" thick?!? Damn. That AK looks like it would be a bitch to carry around and use for an extended period of time. Thanks for the video and pics.
 
sodak said:
Good stuff! For chopping, pretty much only a full sized axe will beat a khukuri, and the HI's are great products! A little heavy on the hips for long hikes, though.. ;)
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Yeah I know, only an AXE or a chainsaw will out do them. :D


Kaizen1 said:
1/2" thick?!? Damn. That AK looks like it would be a bitch to carry around and use for an extended period of time. Thanks for the video and pics.
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At 4 pounds they are a little heavy. :D
 
anderson i usually do'nt look at kukriis but the mirrow polish on thsat mdl. is a 1st for me.thanks for the pics.
 
I have a HI WW2,It's 18" long and 1/2" at the spine too.It's a monster knife to heft around.But then again I'm a monster guy so it evens out.It'll out chop anything up to my Snow and Nealley Hudson bay.I like it for snowshoeing.
 
savagesicslayer said:
I have a HI WW2,It's 18" long and 1/2" at the spine too.It's a monster knife to heft around.But then again I'm a monster guy so it evens out.It'll out chop anything up to my Snow and Nealley Hudson bay.I like it for snowshoeing.
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I can understand that, they are big blades. :D :thumbup:
 
Ankerson please tell me where you got that kukri. all the ones i've had came from atlanta cut. & did'nt look anything like that beauty. it's probably a custom normally i'm not into bells & whistles on straight knives but that baby is hypnotizing. thanks dennis.
 
Ankerson you are on a roll this week. Got some really nice looking still shots too.:thumbup:

You gotta do me a favor and chop all the way through that log next time dude.
 
GrinderMcgee said:
Ankerson you are on a roll this week. Got some really nice looking still shots too.:thumbup:

You gotta do me a favor and chop all the way through that log next time dude.
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When I do the NMFBM video I will chop all the way through it with both the NMFBM and 18" AK, it will be 2 videos. ;)
 
Just for clarification, the weight is going to be somewhere closer to two pounds versus four. I've used a bunch of HI khuks and have never seen an 18" that weighed anywhere close to 64 ounces. ;)
 
t1mpani said:
Just for clarification, the weight is going to be somewhere closer to two pounds versus four. I've used a bunch of HI khuks and have never seen an 18" that weighed anywhere close to 64 ounces. ;)
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It's about 3 pounds. :)
 
Kaizen1 said:
That's still over a pound heavier than my Rodent Waki:eek: How does the HI AK steel compare to INFI?
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It's completely different, Hand fordged and heat treated. :)

It holds up great though, INFI holds an edge longer.
 
Kaizen1 said:
That's still over a pound heavier than my Rodent Waki:eek: How does the HI AK steel compare to INFI?
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It's truck spring steel, so is generally thought of as 5160 even though other steels often get used as leaf springs. Whatever it is, they do it well---I've never had anything but good experiences with HI products. The biggest issue new users face is learning to sharpen such an extreme recurve, although most of your edge wear/damage is going to occur in the front half away from the bend as that's the sweet spot for chopping.

The other major difference with INFI is that 5160 (and its similar brethren) is in no way stainless, so unless kept clean and preferably oiled you'll see some gradual loss of sharpness just due to oxidation. High polishes help to curb that tendency a bit, though, and a chopping edge should be a polished one regardless. :thumbup:
 
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