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Kukri, Parang, BK9,.....other?
- Thread starter Redbusa06
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I love the bk9. Big knife. But nimble like a small one too. Does it all. Chops, batons, scares the sheeple, whittles, carves, drills. I wouldn't be uncomfortable being stuck alone with only that. Of course a kukri or hatchet or even a junglas can chop better. But a hydraulic log splitter is better than an axe right? I like the all around. Not one tool for one task. One tool for ALL tasks.
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I have a few choppers .. I wouldnt know what to recommend to you tho , not knowing what you are chopping and what would be regular use for it
I wold suggest tho , that you buy a couple cheaper larger knives , and go give them a work out .. itll at least give you an idea of what you really need . some people are happy to have a 8-9 inch blade as a chopper .. I prefer 12 or more myself .. there is in that few inches of steel , one hell of a lot of difference in what you can do with your knife and how well and efficiently you can do it
if you get a couple cheaper knives ( not a stupid cheap made in some unnamed country outa artificial immitation steel but just a machete or bigger knife for around the $20 -$50 mark ) and go have a whack with it , youll find out what is your own action , do you like to chop with a wrist snapping action , or throw your arm right back and chop like you mean to be choppin ... if you like to do the wrist thing , youll be never really happy with a longer blade ... but if you like to put your back into it .. a shorter blade can leave you feeling less than satisfied as well
It also lets you mess with what kind of grind you like ... something you probably wont want to do when you get your final knife ....
this is just my thoughts on it .. I have a few blades from valinatco , blades of java , and Im happy with them , I never really got into the chopping with a wrist action .. if I have a small blade that requires this , Ill get a batton and belt it thru instead
just my thoughts and opinions , hope they help
I wold suggest tho , that you buy a couple cheaper larger knives , and go give them a work out .. itll at least give you an idea of what you really need . some people are happy to have a 8-9 inch blade as a chopper .. I prefer 12 or more myself .. there is in that few inches of steel , one hell of a lot of difference in what you can do with your knife and how well and efficiently you can do it
if you get a couple cheaper knives ( not a stupid cheap made in some unnamed country outa artificial immitation steel but just a machete or bigger knife for around the $20 -$50 mark ) and go have a whack with it , youll find out what is your own action , do you like to chop with a wrist snapping action , or throw your arm right back and chop like you mean to be choppin ... if you like to do the wrist thing , youll be never really happy with a longer blade ... but if you like to put your back into it .. a shorter blade can leave you feeling less than satisfied as well
It also lets you mess with what kind of grind you like ... something you probably wont want to do when you get your final knife ....
this is just my thoughts on it .. I have a few blades from valinatco , blades of java , and Im happy with them , I never really got into the chopping with a wrist action .. if I have a small blade that requires this , Ill get a batton and belt it thru instead
just my thoughts and opinions , hope they help
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I went through it a bit and thats how I came upon the bk9 as a possible choice
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Check out Kabar's new Heavy Duty series. The Grass Machete, Cutlass, Kukri and Heavy Bowie would all be about as good as they get. Generally speaking, for a dedicated CHOPPER, the more weight towards the tip, the deeper you'll get the blade to bite. It also takes more effort to control, hence why you don't see many people here using a 2 pound head on a hatchet. Kukris are great, though they usually don't have much of a working point, if you need to do any kind of bolting, digging, boring etc with your tip. Parangs are great lively weight-forward designs, but they have NO tip and aren't very efficient at anything BUT chopping. These are things to consider. How long, how much weight, how you want the blade to balance, do you need a tip or drawknifing capability, etc etc etc. There are so very many options out there. I'd recommend a few inexpensive tramontinas, imacasas or marbles blades alongside any of the more expensive models that you can choose from.
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Get Fiddleback's 12 inch machete. Period. I've got one on passaround right now and it's the sweetest design in the size range I've used.
Brandon
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BK9 - it's calling to you.
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