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Official Nata thread
- Thread starter vltor17
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A late forum friend traded me a really nice, if basic, Japanese nata many years ago. Mine is basically your run of the mill garden Nata made in Japan. The tang run about 1/3 through the handle, is open, and pinned through with an iron keeper at the top securing the handle firmly against the top of the tang. It's a single chisel grind. I use mine mostly in the kitchen a meat cleaver of sorts. I think I have had it more than a dozen years...maybe 15.
That Tops version has been on my list for a long time. For me, I don't see what I could get it to do that one of the dozens of khukuris I have can't do already, but I do like the Nata.
That Tops version has been on my list for a long time. For me, I don't see what I could get it to do that one of the dozens of khukuris I have can't do already, but I do like the Nata.
vltor17
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That’s a good looking knife! I tried to use the Tops as a cleaver, but the angle of the handle just doesn’t work well. You have to have the cutting board at the edge of the counter, or your knuckles are going to hit it. It shines at small tree trimming jobs, just wish the blade was longer.