What Kukri is the best chopper?

[The Man In Black]

What style of HI Kukri do you feel is the best chopper?

 

[moogoogaidan]

From what I've read, it's a tossup between the CAK/AK, Bonecutter and M-43.

 

[Cotherion]

Bonecutter and Super CAK. That's my guess for top choppers.

 

[JayGoliath]

Whichever one that suits your size, intention and feel like wood-chuckin all day all night.

My Gelbu Special just became my all time favorite.

 

[Cpl Punishment]

CAK.

 

[Howard Wallace]

That's quite a chopper Jay, but I don't think it's made by HI.

 

[cop911]

Super CAK? anybody have pics of this? I have a CAK and it works pretty darned well.

 

[JayGoliath]

Cop911,

I'm afraid Wolf_1989 isn't going to be very happy if i post his pic...but then again..he probably would...

Voila:

20" of monster next to AR-15..

 

[topgun0728]

The BAK gets my vote. BAK = Boomerang AK. Very aggressive curvature and easy to chop with accurately.

 

[hollowdweller]

I like Bonecutter and Ganga Ram but depends on what you mean by best.

 

[boerboel84]

my ganga ram 22" is a beast of a chopper for sure i love it

 

[Steve Tall]

A previous thread on this subject:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=761768

 

[wildmike]

M-43. Out chops larger axes, with less weight than the CAK's and Bonecutters.

 

[amflud]

I like my 18" Villager Amar Singh Thapa Knife. It chops like nobody's business.

 

[monk3yfist]

I'd have to say a CAK. I've used them to process a lot of firewood, chop down trees, and tear down a storage shed. It chops, prys, and hammers; my favourite HI blade hands down and I own several.

 

[Dino in Reno]

I have a BAK, it is a nice shape, and cuts well, but for "Now something completely different"... A Hauser... Really. It depends on what kind of "Chop" you are doing. Maybe "Hack" is the better verb. Or "Lop", as in lop off.

Dino in Reno

 

[killa_concept]

Really depends on what you're wanting to chop... if it's softer woods like pines, spruces and other evergreens, the best chopper would probably be a kukri with a fairly steep bevel like an m43 or bonecutter. If you're going after harder or seasoned woods like oak, something with a stouter bevel like the AK/CAK, ASTK or Ganga Ram would most likely fair better.

 

[The Man In Black]

Thanks for the replies guys. I am still debating if I want to buy one, but if I do, I am going to get the CAK, which is the one I wanted anyway.


And another question, for anyone who has a newer CAK. From what I read here, styles change from time to time, and from kami to kami. The CAK's weight is listed as 1.75lb (28oz). How accurate is this? I ended up getting a cheap kukri at a renaissance fair. It is 17" long, just over 1/4" at its thickest, 3/16" on the backside of the sweet spot and 28oz on the mark. I have done a little chopping with it, and I am impressed.

28oz seems to be the best weight for me. I would go to 30oz at the most I think. So, are the CAK's really about 28oz currently?

 

[boerboel84]

my ganga ram chopps mutch deeper than my astk because it have a mutch finer/thinner edge. the weight is about the same.

 

[MrMike]

I've chopped and then pried apart 12" diameter logs with my Chiruwa Ang Khola. Try doing that with any other knife. It also batons with ease.