I'm getting a second Kukri already 20" Surupati

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I just bought a 15" BAS and thought it would be my one foray into the Kukri world. I just wanted to try one out. Now I am already buying another one.:rolleyes:

It is a 20" Serupati (spelling?) I am getting it from a BF member that is selling two Kukris. Here is the link. Maybe someone remembers this one.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=379909

Anyway, I was planning on getting a big chopper like a GRS or an AK but the longer thinner ones were an option as well because I love my machete. Maybe I don't need a big chopper after all.

I'll let you guys know what I think of it after I get it and have a chance to try it out. I was not in love with my BAS but I respected it for what it was. It is a real tool not a gimmick. I think I just prefer the cutting action of a longer thinner blade. Keep in mind, I have used a 18" U.S. Issue machete for over 15 years and I may have grown too used to that length and weight to switch to a short heavy chopper. I like the reach and ease of a longer lighter blade I guess. I have a feeling that I am going to be happier with the Serupati than I would be with a short heavy chopper. I do mostly light cutting like brush clearing and tree limbs and only once in a while will cut trees bigger than 4-6" so the machete has served me well. maybe the 20" Serupati is what I was looking for the entire time.
 
yah, i'm definitely looking at something like an 18" AK or related, nothing TOO outrageous. don't need an ultimate chopper, but more like that all around everyday campknife and general purpose woods tools. also in the same "boat" having bought a kobra recently. price was reasonable what with shipping included. YOU got a nice deal on that 20". veddy nice. i feel sad i missed the holiday specials - dang! had i returned from my shopping hiatus even two weeks earlier.

now, if you ever get tired of your 15" BAS, you know where to sell it :)

bladite
 
out of this collection -

khukuri-collection.jpg


i found that the 20" siru was my favorite for limbing. while not as heavy as the 18" ang khola (about 4oz lighter), the added length allowed for a faster swing, and it was overall less fatigueing.

(the one to the far right (the 42" massive one) isnt HI)
 
I just got my 20" Surupati. It is much heavier than I expected. I was expecting a lighter thinner blade. I have not ried it out yet but I will this weekend. It is in much nice shape than I thought it was going to be in. Very well made and has a handle that is plenty large enough which is nice. I am just so suprised at how heavy it is. It is no machete that is for sure. It can be used as a chopper with all that weight so I wil have to see what it can do.

"now, if you ever get tired of your 15" BAS, you know where to sell it"
I was thinking about getting rid of that one but after holder the Suru next to the BAS, that BAS has a certain feel that is good. The BAS feels like it has no weight to it because it is so well balanced. The Suru is very blade heavy but the Bas which has a pretty decent sized blade feels weightless. It is very interesting and my respect for the HI Kukris is growing.
 
ah yes...

the beginning.


"They say that falling in love is wonderful...."


wacherass, please.
 
I just back from trying out the Suru on some hard wood and some lighter brush. It works well on both. It really swings with a lot of force so safety is even more improtant when you get into the larger and heavier Kukris I can see. This could do some serious damage if it were to glace off and stike a shin or something.

It takes more effort to swing it than the 15" BAS I have. No big surprise since it is a lot longer and heavier. I like the added reach because I don't like geting whipped with thorns and twigs. It is long enough to keep your hand free form most of the brush.

I still have not mastered the chopping action but I am getting much better all the time. When I hit hard wood, I have been having a lot of glancing blows that are dangerous and ineffective. When I hit a good blow with the Suru, it doesn give a much deeper cut than even the best that I can do with my old machete. It doesn't stick in the wood at all so I don't have to fight it like I do the machete. With some more practice, I can see this become a serious work Kukri that can chop as well as a medium sized ax.

Another thing that I like about the Suru is that there seems to be a much larger sweet spot. On my 15" BAS, there is only a couple of inches of sweet spot and if you don't use that part of the blade, the strike is not effective. The 20" Suru has at least twice as much effective sweet spot and it extend further out towards the tip. I was surprised at how far away I could chop and still get a good strike. I was chopping Briar root which most of you know is hell to chop because it is so hard and tough.
 
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