This week I received a 25 inch kobra and an 18 inch kobra. The main purpose is for pruning avocado trees and hedges and anything else in my yard (and I think soon I'll be volunteering to use them in other people's yards). Up to now I had been using a GH 18 inch panawal (which is basically a chiruwa AK), a 25 inch machete, loppers, and a hand saw. Today I have retired my loppers, hand saw and machete. I have found my holy trinity- 18 inch Ak, and the two kobras. They are all I will be needing from now on.(But not all I will be wanting
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The 25 inch kobra is everything Tom Holt says it is. I just swing it and it cuts everything in its path. Like Tom, if I had to choose one it would be it. But the Ak and 18 inch kobra take over where the 25 inch leaves off. For heavier chopping of wood 4 inches and over the AK is still king. For thin twiggy stuff the smaller kobra slices right through cleanly where the larger one still tends to bend them or cut them a little choppy. It will still do the job, but I was able to sculpt my hedges better with the smaller one. Maybe i need to practce more with the 25 incheror get it sharper.
With avocado trees I usually use the machete to cut back the leaves and thin wood then the Ak for the fatter wood. If I don't clear away the green stuff first the Ak gets deflected by it or I hit a branch above me and miss my intended target. With the 25 in kobra I can just cut. It goes through the leaves, and branches effortlessly. Practically no aim required. The machete worked alright but dulls quickly and vibrates when it hits the fatter wood and then sticks.
Overall I'm very impressed with the kobras. They are really different animal than other khukuris. The lightness is amazing. I could swing them all day. At first the 18 inch felt like a toy with its narrow handle but being longer is actually pretty comfortable. I got used to it in no time. ait is a trim khuk with no dead weight. My wife also really likes it. When I opened the box her eyes widened and she said, "that is the coolest khukuri you've gotten so far". I'm going to have to share.
Thanks Uncle Bill, you're one of a kind. Other businessmen wouldn't have been as patient and willing to please a customer. I think it shows your genuine confidence in your product and that you're basically just good people. Other facets in society should take a lesson from you, starting with certain auto mechanics and auto insurance companies. Anyway, what can I possibly say that the other forumites haven't experienced too.
Thanks again Uncle Bill
The 25 inch kobra is everything Tom Holt says it is. I just swing it and it cuts everything in its path. Like Tom, if I had to choose one it would be it. But the Ak and 18 inch kobra take over where the 25 inch leaves off. For heavier chopping of wood 4 inches and over the AK is still king. For thin twiggy stuff the smaller kobra slices right through cleanly where the larger one still tends to bend them or cut them a little choppy. It will still do the job, but I was able to sculpt my hedges better with the smaller one. Maybe i need to practce more with the 25 incheror get it sharper.
With avocado trees I usually use the machete to cut back the leaves and thin wood then the Ak for the fatter wood. If I don't clear away the green stuff first the Ak gets deflected by it or I hit a branch above me and miss my intended target. With the 25 in kobra I can just cut. It goes through the leaves, and branches effortlessly. Practically no aim required. The machete worked alright but dulls quickly and vibrates when it hits the fatter wood and then sticks.
Overall I'm very impressed with the kobras. They are really different animal than other khukuris. The lightness is amazing. I could swing them all day. At first the 18 inch felt like a toy with its narrow handle but being longer is actually pretty comfortable. I got used to it in no time. ait is a trim khuk with no dead weight. My wife also really likes it. When I opened the box her eyes widened and she said, "that is the coolest khukuri you've gotten so far". I'm going to have to share.
Thanks Uncle Bill, you're one of a kind. Other businessmen wouldn't have been as patient and willing to please a customer. I think it shows your genuine confidence in your product and that you're basically just good people. Other facets in society should take a lesson from you, starting with certain auto mechanics and auto insurance companies. Anyway, what can I possibly say that the other forumites haven't experienced too.
Thanks again Uncle Bill
