I have been using the Ka-Bar Kukri Machete since I started out on my bug out adventure back in February, 2011 and worked it to it’s death (well cracks in the blade, not that safe, but probably could have gone a bit longer) on October, 10th, 2011 when it went to the scrape yard. What can the Ka Bar Kukri do for me? Well, it can chop down small to medium and a bit larger trees (with a little extra time) within 5-10 minutes, limb the tree, and cut poles and firewood. I batoned about two cords of wood over the past year, but it was not great with every type of wood or center cuts of trees which are better with an axe, however it would get the job done with slight improvisations. Cedar was a pleasure to cut, knotty wood was a bit difficult, but that can be expected with most tools cutting through knotty wood.

The Ka Bar Kukri works fine to make short work of craving out a bow, but will not preform intrinsic detail work a knife or crooked knife could achieve when craving. The Kukri helps remove large sections of wood to where the small knife and crooked knife come into finish the project.

Some of the lesser priced kukri machetes also have softer carbon steel in 1055 like the Cold Steel Kukri. The Ka Bar Kukri has tougher 1085 steel and if you need a kukri that goes the extra expedition and stands up to tough work and sharpens to “razor”, field sharp after a long hard day of shelter building and securing firewood for the cold night and you need the tool to last, look no further than the Ka Bar Kukri.

I sharpened it with a course / extra course diamond sharpener from DMT company or a file from the department box store. Sometimes I could go all day merely give six strokes on each side of the blade, but going down the blade, and not up the blade. Why? got that advice from an expert woodsman on YouTube.

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Anyways, hope you enjoyed reading, watching the videos, and the pictures I took over the past year in 2011 of working with the Ka Bar Machete.