Guys,
Took a medium distance hike today with my new 15" Ang Khola to a couple places I sometimes deer hunt. I could feel the weight on my hip but wasn't burdened by it, need to have a separate belt for it tho cause it dragged my pants down some. Cut down a bunch of ash & maple saplings & stashed them off the ground for later use as blind material. The AK is definately a chopper! Once I got a feel for the sweet spot, a good stroke would penetrate 1/2 to 3/4 of the blade width. 10-12 swings would bring down a 3" thick ash. I was concerned the ring & pommel flair might be uncomfortable but in use they weren't noticable, in fact they secured so well that I can probably ease up on my grip a little. At the end, the high polish had suffered some but the edge felt as sharp as when I started. Conclusion: it's ideal for my purposes.
Compact enough to carry conveniently, big & tough enough to do what I want to do & as Gallagher would say," It's got STYYYYYYLE!!!"
Uplander
Took a medium distance hike today with my new 15" Ang Khola to a couple places I sometimes deer hunt. I could feel the weight on my hip but wasn't burdened by it, need to have a separate belt for it tho cause it dragged my pants down some. Cut down a bunch of ash & maple saplings & stashed them off the ground for later use as blind material. The AK is definately a chopper! Once I got a feel for the sweet spot, a good stroke would penetrate 1/2 to 3/4 of the blade width. 10-12 swings would bring down a 3" thick ash. I was concerned the ring & pommel flair might be uncomfortable but in use they weren't noticable, in fact they secured so well that I can probably ease up on my grip a little. At the end, the high polish had suffered some but the edge felt as sharp as when I started. Conclusion: it's ideal for my purposes.
Compact enough to carry conveniently, big & tough enough to do what I want to do & as Gallagher would say," It's got STYYYYYYLE!!!"
Uplander
I remember my first experiments...these things *are* awesome, eh?
