I thought I'd tell you how pleased I am with the modified AK Bowie:
It is the easiest meat chopper of my cleavers. Just great.
If the AK Bowie's edge could be straightened and the swell and dip removed, I knew it would have more utility. I was less sure of it's beauty...but that's another matter. I have previously tested this on wood chopping and it does well- better than the original AK bowie. I can see a great TV ad where you chop all day and come into the cutting board and barbecue and section the meat too. There is a Chinese heavy cleaver for comparison, it weighs 30 ounces. Works well too, but HI's offering is better at meat. It weighs 32 ounces.
It is the easiest meat chopper of my cleavers. Just great.
If the AK Bowie's edge could be straightened and the swell and dip removed, I knew it would have more utility. I was less sure of it's beauty...but that's another matter. I have previously tested this on wood chopping and it does well- better than the original AK bowie. I can see a great TV ad where you chop all day and come into the cutting board and barbecue and section the meat too. There is a Chinese heavy cleaver for comparison, it weighs 30 ounces. Works well too, but HI's offering is better at meat. It weighs 32 ounces.
Yes, I love my AK bowies. However, I have to say that the Munk Chunk Cleaver took over the spot of my beloved standard AK bowie. That's saying a lot! My old bowie and I had been through tons of adventures. However the shear brute strength of the MCC beats it hands down. Granted, the MCC makes the standard feel like a fighter as it weighs in at 2lbs and is 1/2" thick! 
Out of morbid curiousity, I took a coconut and covered the top of it in some of that 1/2" egg crate foam and gave it a whack. The damage was remarkable...also my wife told me that if i ever try another "experiment" like that, that is has to be done in the garage. I'm also suppose to drain the water out of the coconut first as well
