Keshar Lal Bash Cutter vs 8inch Pine

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Short and sweet field report.

The Bash Cutter which looks like a rat tang version of a BoneCutter is an impressive heavy chopper.
(18 inch 36 ounce villager fit and finish Bash cutter)
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Did extremely well on a 8inch pine
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But a nose heavy 36oz requires a strong wrist. After cutting many 1-2inches branches with a single blow, it didn't feel safe to keep going with one hand. The pine on the picture was done two handed.

This Bash cutter looks great and work even better :-) I'm very happy.
 
I would assume that the rat tail handle absorbs the shock from striking an object better than the regular full tang on the Bonecutter. What do you think?
 
Good job sno.

You are right in my experience, cul. Precisely why I prefer the hidden tang style.
 
I don't have that much experience working with both rat tail and full tang at the same time to tell how much of a difference it makes.

It seems to be a common belief that rat tail has better shock absorption and is less tiring to work with.
What I wonder is if the size and shape of the blade has a lot to do to transmit that shock.

As an example, I'd be curious to compare a BoneCutter and Bash Cutter of similar weight. That's a thick and bulky blade. I suspect it would not transmit a lot of vibration. So the difference would not be as obvious compared to let say a KLVUK and a ATSK that have relatively lighter and potentially more vibrating blades.

What do you think?
 
Seems like the hypothesis could work Snow, But I have no idea if the reality matches the logic LOL. I think we need more data to prove or disprove. Personally though I think of it more as a single impact shock each strike not really vibrations of the blade, so I don't know if the lighter blade would actually relay that to the hand more than a thicker blade would.
 
Great field report, thank you for sharing
 
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