thrillbilly
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So my Aranyik Thai Enep Size 0 arrived this afternoon (a day early) so I immediately squealed with joy and trotted off to the backyard to test this sucker out.
I bought this in hopes it would be a tad more ''choppy'' then my BK9, for a cheap woods-beater to use during and before deer season to clear shooting lanes, trim limbs to hang stands and feeders, etc etc.
I had to sand the handles down before using it, They were coated in heavy shellac of some sort to the point they were sticky. F&F honestly aint too bad for a 50 dollar handmade-in-a-jungle knife. I like it, looks mean and ugly...
It should be compared to a BK4 to be a true competition...so anyone wanting to supply a 4 to go head-to-head step right up LOL
It's longer, wider and heavier then the 9...but the 9 is slightly thicker then the Enep.
A sheath even sh*tt*er then the factory 9's!!! But to be fair it was sold as a ''blade cover'' not a sheath lol
~30 chops with each knife...but I have never used a kukri/enep/4 shaped blade, so I wasnt using the proper technique or sweet spot
After dialing in where I needed to chop with it on the blade..this was ~26 chops. The Enep (with kinda sharp factory edge) clearly outchops the 9.
In hand Pics
surprisingly good for close-up work in the choked-up grip...
did a lil drilling..both knives worked well, the Enep was a tad deeper and the 9 was a tad neater hole (approx same amount of drill-time)
They both stab well LOL
The Enep works very well at sapling trimming...just a hair faster then the 9...not really enough to notice though.
some lightish batoning (didnt baton the 9 today, let's face it, we all know what it can do...Batoning is how Beckers roll) it handled it well, a lil awkward sometimes because of blade curvature...but I didn't think I was overextending the blade at any point (Im gonna do some heavy batoning later)
I did some ''de-limbing'' and this is where the Enep SHINES! The 9 is good at it, but the Enep BLASTS through limbs like it's a laser. This task will be the #1 job I will do with it...so Im very pleased it excelled at it. By ''de-limbing'' I mean small stuff...like I would clear from shooting lanes and trails...say 2-3 thumb thicknesses and smaller.
there is a tiny ''flat'' spot on the last bit of edge...but the rest of the edge grind looks very well done.
Added a lanyard...while the handle shape is Very comfy....it lacks a dogbone pommel like my 9...I do prefer locking my hand against the back of the Becker handle.
Just goofing off.
In conclusion-
The 9 is the better all around knife...and would be my choice for packing/hiking...the cheap Enep is a great chopping TOOL...while the BK9 is a great KNIFE that can chop. I'm pleased with my purchase...I think the Enep will do exactly the tasks what I bought it for, and do it well.
I will try it out some more...but on first impressions/use I would buy another one.
I bought this in hopes it would be a tad more ''choppy'' then my BK9, for a cheap woods-beater to use during and before deer season to clear shooting lanes, trim limbs to hang stands and feeders, etc etc.
I had to sand the handles down before using it, They were coated in heavy shellac of some sort to the point they were sticky. F&F honestly aint too bad for a 50 dollar handmade-in-a-jungle knife. I like it, looks mean and ugly...
It should be compared to a BK4 to be a true competition...so anyone wanting to supply a 4 to go head-to-head step right up LOL
It's longer, wider and heavier then the 9...but the 9 is slightly thicker then the Enep.
A sheath even sh*tt*er then the factory 9's!!! But to be fair it was sold as a ''blade cover'' not a sheath lol
~30 chops with each knife...but I have never used a kukri/enep/4 shaped blade, so I wasnt using the proper technique or sweet spot
After dialing in where I needed to chop with it on the blade..this was ~26 chops. The Enep (with kinda sharp factory edge) clearly outchops the 9.
In hand Pics
surprisingly good for close-up work in the choked-up grip...
did a lil drilling..both knives worked well, the Enep was a tad deeper and the 9 was a tad neater hole (approx same amount of drill-time)
They both stab well LOL
The Enep works very well at sapling trimming...just a hair faster then the 9...not really enough to notice though.
some lightish batoning (didnt baton the 9 today, let's face it, we all know what it can do...Batoning is how Beckers roll) it handled it well, a lil awkward sometimes because of blade curvature...but I didn't think I was overextending the blade at any point (Im gonna do some heavy batoning later)
I did some ''de-limbing'' and this is where the Enep SHINES! The 9 is good at it, but the Enep BLASTS through limbs like it's a laser. This task will be the #1 job I will do with it...so Im very pleased it excelled at it. By ''de-limbing'' I mean small stuff...like I would clear from shooting lanes and trails...say 2-3 thumb thicknesses and smaller.
there is a tiny ''flat'' spot on the last bit of edge...but the rest of the edge grind looks very well done.
Added a lanyard...while the handle shape is Very comfy....it lacks a dogbone pommel like my 9...I do prefer locking my hand against the back of the Becker handle.
Just goofing off.
In conclusion-
The 9 is the better all around knife...and would be my choice for packing/hiking...the cheap Enep is a great chopping TOOL...while the BK9 is a great KNIFE that can chop. I'm pleased with my purchase...I think the Enep will do exactly the tasks what I bought it for, and do it well.
I will try it out some more...but on first impressions/use I would buy another one.
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