Billy516
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So another one of my Christmas palms died in the front yard and it needed to come down. What better to take it down than my M-43? Only slightly slower than a chainsaw, but a heckuva lot more fun! I had it down and sectioned in probably under 10 minutes. The M-43 is just a beast and an extremely efficient chopper.
So, as I'm sitting there sweating in the front yard, I says to myself, "Self, you should go get your other "big" khuks and have a little fun!" So, that's what I did. I grabbed my 16.5" WWII, 15" BGRS-V and 14" BDC, which I won from Yangdu's last most generous giveaway. Thanks again Aunty!!
Front to Back: WWII, M-43, BGRS-V and BDC
So as I noted, this was a very informal comparo and I just wanted to see how these four knives would compare, side-by-side, doing nothing but chopping. Up until yesterday, I had used the M-43 and BGRS-V to chop, but not the WWII or the BDC. In fact, yesterday was the first time I used the BDC for anything. My results were a bit surprising and came in like this:
#1 - M-43. No surprise there. Like I said, it is only slightly slower than a chainsaw and dispatched the soft palm with ease, taking BIG chunks out with every hit. Comfortable and efficient to use.
#2 - BGRS-V. Even though it is about 3 inches shorter, it works nearly as well as the M-43. It too was very comfortable to use (perhaps even a tad bit more than the M-43), but had a tendency to bind a bit which slowed it down a bit. Overall, this would make an awesome all-purpose khukuri that could fill alot of roles and still be fairly packable. It's also my first-ever khukuri.
#3 - BDC. This little knife surprised the heck out of me with how well it handled the chopping. It was slightly less efficient than the BGRS-V, but bound up less, which helped keep it very close in my rankings. I suspect this one will be better in the kitchen than the BGRS-V too. I like it alot and looking forward to getting to know it better.
#4 - WWII. As far as a chopper goes, it just didn't do that well. I use this knife ALOT, perhaps more than any of my other khuks, for general yard and kitchen duty and it does a great job with light duty stuff, but when it came to chopping, it just didn't perform as well as even it's smaller cousins. Vibrations through the handles were much more noticeable too. I love this knife, but will grab any of my other three for any chopping duties.
So there you have it. I also have a 12" CAK that I thought about pulling out, but I think I will have to do a "small khukuri" comparo with that one, my 13" Katunje My Special and my 9" AK. I'm thinking of comparing these three in the light duty categories of house, yard and kitchen work. Sounds like fun to me!
Anyway, here's a few more pics of the 4 choppers. Hope you enjoyed my little comparo!
So, as I'm sitting there sweating in the front yard, I says to myself, "Self, you should go get your other "big" khuks and have a little fun!" So, that's what I did. I grabbed my 16.5" WWII, 15" BGRS-V and 14" BDC, which I won from Yangdu's last most generous giveaway. Thanks again Aunty!!
Front to Back: WWII, M-43, BGRS-V and BDC
So as I noted, this was a very informal comparo and I just wanted to see how these four knives would compare, side-by-side, doing nothing but chopping. Up until yesterday, I had used the M-43 and BGRS-V to chop, but not the WWII or the BDC. In fact, yesterday was the first time I used the BDC for anything. My results were a bit surprising and came in like this:
#1 - M-43. No surprise there. Like I said, it is only slightly slower than a chainsaw and dispatched the soft palm with ease, taking BIG chunks out with every hit. Comfortable and efficient to use.
#2 - BGRS-V. Even though it is about 3 inches shorter, it works nearly as well as the M-43. It too was very comfortable to use (perhaps even a tad bit more than the M-43), but had a tendency to bind a bit which slowed it down a bit. Overall, this would make an awesome all-purpose khukuri that could fill alot of roles and still be fairly packable. It's also my first-ever khukuri.
#3 - BDC. This little knife surprised the heck out of me with how well it handled the chopping. It was slightly less efficient than the BGRS-V, but bound up less, which helped keep it very close in my rankings. I suspect this one will be better in the kitchen than the BGRS-V too. I like it alot and looking forward to getting to know it better.
#4 - WWII. As far as a chopper goes, it just didn't do that well. I use this knife ALOT, perhaps more than any of my other khuks, for general yard and kitchen duty and it does a great job with light duty stuff, but when it came to chopping, it just didn't perform as well as even it's smaller cousins. Vibrations through the handles were much more noticeable too. I love this knife, but will grab any of my other three for any chopping duties.
So there you have it. I also have a 12" CAK that I thought about pulling out, but I think I will have to do a "small khukuri" comparo with that one, my 13" Katunje My Special and my 9" AK. I'm thinking of comparing these three in the light duty categories of house, yard and kitchen work. Sounds like fun to me!
Anyway, here's a few more pics of the 4 choppers. Hope you enjoyed my little comparo!
