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I heard about khukuris years ago, but never really looked into them very deeply. But recently I've been watching some videos about these and Parangs, and reading some reviews, web pages, etc. But I did read one forum thread where a guy was asking whether he should buy a Rambo, or Cold Steel or an Ontario, but once I started reading the answers he got from the members, it seemed like nobody really recommended khukuris made by the brands he had listed in the OP, and instead, everyone kept saying to buy an HI model. Well, I had no idea what HI meant, so I searched it and found Himalayan Imports(HI), and then looked into their products, which look fantastic.
Then I was linked back here from HI, and read a thread where another guy was asking for the best HI chopper. It seemed like he was looking for a longer, heavier one, but members seemed to steer him back to the 18" models for the most part.
So what I am looking for is a good, all around Khukuri that I can use at least once per week on the job, as I own a small landscaping co., and I do most of the work myself. I'd be using it for limbing, cutting back high brush, occasionally chopping branches up to around 3" or so, etc., so that I dont have to lug my chainsaw and gas brush cutter with me to every job I go to.
I am fully prepared to pay $150 or so for a top quality blade, and dont really want to settle for some $15-$25 model made from crappy steel that is only 2-3mm thick, which will dull in 3 chops, and has an uncomfortable handle that you feel every chop with through your bones, and then breaks fairly soon, while the blade rusts away! That would save money, but I dont like buying lousy tools....
It will be difficult to use such a nice looking and expensive Khukuri, as I wouldnt want to see it get all scratched and dinged up, but at the same time, not everything lasts forever and I could always buy a 2nd one later and NOT use it at work and only keep it as a show piece.
Do these hold up well with regular use, and are they really made to be used and not just for show?
Which model and blade length/weight would you recommend for the jobs I listed above?
Thanks in advance, Patrick......:thumbup:
Then I was linked back here from HI, and read a thread where another guy was asking for the best HI chopper. It seemed like he was looking for a longer, heavier one, but members seemed to steer him back to the 18" models for the most part.
So what I am looking for is a good, all around Khukuri that I can use at least once per week on the job, as I own a small landscaping co., and I do most of the work myself. I'd be using it for limbing, cutting back high brush, occasionally chopping branches up to around 3" or so, etc., so that I dont have to lug my chainsaw and gas brush cutter with me to every job I go to.
I am fully prepared to pay $150 or so for a top quality blade, and dont really want to settle for some $15-$25 model made from crappy steel that is only 2-3mm thick, which will dull in 3 chops, and has an uncomfortable handle that you feel every chop with through your bones, and then breaks fairly soon, while the blade rusts away! That would save money, but I dont like buying lousy tools....
It will be difficult to use such a nice looking and expensive Khukuri, as I wouldnt want to see it get all scratched and dinged up, but at the same time, not everything lasts forever and I could always buy a 2nd one later and NOT use it at work and only keep it as a show piece.
Do these hold up well with regular use, and are they really made to be used and not just for show?
Which model and blade length/weight would you recommend for the jobs I listed above?
Thanks in advance, Patrick......:thumbup:
). I've only had to touch up an edge once but that was after going through some really tough dried out deadfall on a trail. Even then it took maybe 10 minutes with some 1000 grit emery. I also have a 16" chiruwa ang kola that is an amazing chopper but is a little unweildy for finer work. 
