>>787370Sure just go easy until you get a feel for what it can handle. No lock and not much resistance in the backspring of a UKPK (compared to say a GEC sodbuster) so you'll be limited by that straight off.
Avoid knotty wood, unnecessary cutting, hard and dried woods. Green wood cutting, notching, pruning branches that kind of stuff it'll do okay.
My advice would be keep it sharp and in your pocket for EDC uses, and when you're camping/hiking/inna get yourself a cheap fixed blade - heinnie haynes has good prices and services and a good search function.
am up in Scotland
>>787376never any trouble because I don't look like some serial killer autist. Had police approach me a few times over the years when I've been in more accessible areas (southern trossachs, loch lomond, loch fyne, loch long) never any trouble. I did have a park ranger tell my friend to leave the felling maul in the car, but that was because my friend gave off the wrong vibe.
>>788849true.
I took a grinder to the handle to soften the central ridge, and also the heel and pommel of the handle as it was brilliant at giving hot spots.
