Wetterling Widlife or Ka-Bar Kukri?

MEJ

MEJ

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Kukri seems awesome and looks great for the cash but the wetterlings look nice also... which one is a good choice... any other axes o machetes are useful too. thanks
 
What do you plan on doing with either of them? I'm got plenty of chopper suggestions, but my answers will vary depending on the range you want said chopper to cover. :)
 
Chopper or Axe? If you notice we cannot agree on this forum, so you'll have to get both and see which one you prefer.
 
I can't remember who said it, but "A knife will never chop like an ax, and an ax will never cut like a knife."
 
I've got 2 Ka-Bar Kukri Machetes. It's my wife's favorite "knife." She kept stealing mine, so I had to buy her one of her own. Doesn't give you the feeling of invincibility, but it's a fine chopper and fighting knife, for that matter. I found it very comfortable, and while it's not durable in the sense that an HI is, it's a very good value. I don't know anything about the Wetterling Wildlife. They're for very different tasks. Personally, I agree that you should buy both.
 
Not sure about the Wetterling but that Kabar Kukri Machete chops like no one's business. Had one and gave it to a buddy that needed a chopper - it really chops and so forth.

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Never mind about the Wetterling Wildlife. . .found it on a search, but I don't think I'm gonna know what a HI is unless someone tells me. . .

. . .but if I had to choose between the Wetterling and a kukri, I would choose the kukri. . .but that's just because I think a kukri looks scarier than a hatchet.
 
Wetterlings makes axes and hatchets. HI stands for Himalayan Imports, they make big Kukri's and knives, swords, etc...

For the price the Ka-Bar Kukri is a good chopper, but it's not as thick as the HI Kukri's.
 
Thanks!

Found their website and seems like they take their quality serioiusly. . .

. . .I have always like the look of kukri's before, but I have shied away from buying one because I was always leery of the quality, but these may be the ticket. . .

. . .anyone know what steel they use?
 
Alright i think i will go with the ka-Bar kukri but after looking for a while, the fehrmans toms look awesome also... expensive as hell
 
. . .anyone know what steel they use?
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5160 with differentially hardened zone for impact absorption and dampening. The idea is not to get more than one but usually not the case.
The addiction tends to multiply and i have to resort to getting hybrids so i don't fill up my cupboard too soon...

Now i would still choose a Wetterlings, a GB or if Cegga actually has actually replied me for a purchase..
 
PS, there's a Himalayan Imports forum right here on bladeforums where you can get more info on their product.

As for what I'd choose. . .

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Khukris are fun, axes are more practical IMHO. However, if you are going for top of the line, I would go with Himalayan Imports.
 
If you want a kukri get a real kukri from HI. One of their kukri's will easily far outperform the kukchete type tool. It'll run circles round it all day long.

As to a hatchet. Which Wetterlings are you looking at? They have 3 different lengths and each will perform way differently when compared to a kukri or even each other.

For example my Gransfors Bruks wildlife hatchet with a 13.5" length and 1 pound head will out chop the ka-bar but it would be hard pressed to outperform my M-43 Kukri from HI.

My M-43 is a great performer at a multitude of tasks and the versatility was its main winning point for me. While it wouldn't chop as well as a dedicated full size axe. It was more than adequate for my survival shelter needs and the light wood chopping I had to do. It performed extremely well for limbing and peeling logs for the cabins and did a fair job of notching as well. But I did have it teamed up with a bow saw.

An axe teamed with a bow saw is a powerful combination as well.

It really depends on what your going to be doing with the tool and which models you are comparing.
 
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