Wich blade is the best for chopping?

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Ok, once more, a noob question.

I looked on the search engine but I'm not satisfied.

I see de deals of the day for this week and am about to jump on the next Pen knife availible :eek:

So before I jump on the next, wich will be hard because I start a big exam week tomorrow, I have one last question.

For the same size and same weight (approx), wich blade style is the best chopper?

AK
WWII
Balance
Pen knife
Ganga Ram

Please teach me and explain me why you would choose one instead of the other.

As an engineer student, I would say the AK will have its mass center IN the wood before it even touches it, so it would be the best.

As a GOOD engineering student, I'm asking experienced people what their experience told them :)

I WANT A KHUK!
 
Personally I doubt that you will be able to tell a significant difference in chopping ability between the models that you listed if they are all the same weight and size. But out of the ones that you did list I would personally choose the balance, it has a little more forward weight.

You may want to add Ganga Ram to the list. From my experience my 16" BGRS has done better then some of my bigger kukris.

The newer Pen Knifes are starting to veer off from the original design. They are kind of a cross between Ganga Rams and WWII. While interesting, I like the old look better.
 
While I don't have one, as I understand it the YCS (Yvsa Cherokee Special) is another blade that has been described as chopping "like a bigger knife" (along with the GRS and Pen). Wish I could help narrow the list down rather than just confusing things more with another option, but I honestly have only chopped seriously with an AK. :(
 
I don't own one, but i've heard that if it absolutely, positively must be chopped dead, use an AK. The Chiruwa AK always looked like a lot of fun, but something larger may be what you need. Either way, you can't go wrong for comically awesome chopping power.

Chris
 
From what I have gathered, the AK is a great splitting and chopping khuk. However, it has been in my experience that a full sized Ganga Ram is the best felling khuk I have come across. It's a wonderful specialty blade:)

That said, my YCS kept pace at about 80%. We're talking comparing 18.5' to 22". The YCS held up pretty well:)

Jake
 
tough question...kinda like "what's the best car for driving around town?"

Here's how I'd rank them:

18" AK - King of Choppers - almost too brutish for me

16.5" Chiruwa AK - super beefy - heckuva chopper, but lacks length.

18" WWII - not the optimal length for this design..prefer 16.5"...but that puts it under the AK in both ways.

Balance - not a dedicated chopper, imho.

15" or 18" Pen knife - no experience, sadly...:(...I imagine it fits somewhere between the WWII and the AK

17.5" Ganga Ram - Best overall chopper. Grace, agility, strength, edge geometry. But not the heaviest, nor the beefiest, most powerful, etc.



So, if you want brute strength, grab an AK. Otherwise the 17-18" BGRS would be my first choice.



Some of the nicest kukris I've owned and (like an idiot) let go:

20" Chiruwa AK (rare!) - choppin' sonuvagun
18" Chiruwa WWII (also rare!) - super tough
22" GRS - only 3" shorter than the 25" AK, but 10 times easier to use.


Best of luck in your quest!
 
I can't tell much if any difference between a Ganga Ram and AK. They both have a lot of their weight forward, which blades like the WWll do not equal.
I'd say AK, Chiruwa AK, Ganga Ram, M43, and Samsher. But remember; a real heavy HI chopper is not going to be a universal knife. Make sure you really want to chop wood, and what you define as 'wood'. I mean- 10" diameter? 4"? 12"?
For some jobs you will need a longer blade. This is my opinion, and not to be confused with trained professionals or people on TV.
munk
 
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