Ankerson
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Well I finally got a chance to test my 15 and 18 AKs.
Both were make by Sher and have Horn handles, fit and finish are excellent.
First off was the 15 AK, I have a tree that had some branches that were hanging in the drainage ditch across the backyard. Chopping through the limbs (1 or so thick branches) was very easy, most took only 1 or two chops. Took just a few minutes to clear it out. Then I chopped them up into sections on a stump, the green wood was no match for the 15 AK, it went through it like butter. I had my CS Trail Master handy too (Carbon V 9 ½ inch blade) the 15 AK out chopped the Bowie easy. As a note both the 15 AK and the Bowie are the same Length so it was a fair comparison.
Then I went over to another stump in the yard (Pine, about 15 in wide and 3 ft high) and started to do some full strength chops with the 15 AK and the Bowie. The stump had been there for awhile so it was good and dry and starting to rot some on the top and around the edges. I wanted to see if I could flex the blades. I buried the Trail Master in the top of the stump and with a 2 hand pull the blade flexed very easy (5/16 inch thick spine). Then I buried the 15 AK and pulled it with a 2 hand pull, the blade didnt flex at all, it started to split the stump.
I went into the house and got the 18 AK and buried it into the stump and really leaned on it, no flex at all and it split the stump pretty good. I chopped up some smaller green and dry branches, it made quick work of them. I then got a piece of seasoned firewood, oak about 8 thick and came down on it with the 18 AK, the wood spit easy, with one more chop it split in two, the I split it 4 more times, taking maybe 2 strokes to split it each time.
Well I was happy with the results, the AKs have exceeded my expectations, they are awesome knives to say the least. I took them inside and cleaned them up and with a few strokes from a sharpening rod from my Sharpmaker they were back in shape. Oiled them down and put them away, it took about 10 mins for the whole cleanup.
After the cleanup I could really see than I was hitting the wood in the sweet spot the whole time without any problem. Being used to big knives it wasnt very hard to judge hitting with the sweet spot.
Both were make by Sher and have Horn handles, fit and finish are excellent.
First off was the 15 AK, I have a tree that had some branches that were hanging in the drainage ditch across the backyard. Chopping through the limbs (1 or so thick branches) was very easy, most took only 1 or two chops. Took just a few minutes to clear it out. Then I chopped them up into sections on a stump, the green wood was no match for the 15 AK, it went through it like butter. I had my CS Trail Master handy too (Carbon V 9 ½ inch blade) the 15 AK out chopped the Bowie easy. As a note both the 15 AK and the Bowie are the same Length so it was a fair comparison.
Then I went over to another stump in the yard (Pine, about 15 in wide and 3 ft high) and started to do some full strength chops with the 15 AK and the Bowie. The stump had been there for awhile so it was good and dry and starting to rot some on the top and around the edges. I wanted to see if I could flex the blades. I buried the Trail Master in the top of the stump and with a 2 hand pull the blade flexed very easy (5/16 inch thick spine). Then I buried the 15 AK and pulled it with a 2 hand pull, the blade didnt flex at all, it started to split the stump.
I went into the house and got the 18 AK and buried it into the stump and really leaned on it, no flex at all and it split the stump pretty good. I chopped up some smaller green and dry branches, it made quick work of them. I then got a piece of seasoned firewood, oak about 8 thick and came down on it with the 18 AK, the wood spit easy, with one more chop it split in two, the I split it 4 more times, taking maybe 2 strokes to split it each time.
Well I was happy with the results, the AKs have exceeded my expectations, they are awesome knives to say the least. I took them inside and cleaned them up and with a few strokes from a sharpening rod from my Sharpmaker they were back in shape. Oiled them down and put them away, it took about 10 mins for the whole cleanup.
After the cleanup I could really see than I was hitting the wood in the sweet spot the whole time without any problem. Being used to big knives it wasnt very hard to judge hitting with the sweet spot.
