Show me your custom camp knife/chopper.

**ombrapelone** · 08-20-2010, 10:02 AM

I'm almost sure it will be alive for awhile.

**Gossman Knives** · 08-20-2010, 10:42 AM

Here's another just about ready to ship. Mesquite burl handle.
Scott

**Bigblue17** · 08-20-2010, 11:28 AM

I posted one on the first page of this epic thread, but I wanted to add two more to the collection. These were both made withing the last six months with Fingal being just a 3 wk old newborn.

There are some amazing knives in this thread!!

Camp Bowie/Chopper has a 7 1/2" blade w/ Red Maple burl handle and brass on all pieces, The doe skin lined bubinga sheath comes complete with matching fire steel and striker.

Fingal has an 11" blade and a Redwood burl handle w/ moose antler guard. The sheath is doe skin lined quilted Redwood with leather "upper", moose antler d-rings and Sam-studs inlaid with abalone.

**ombrapelone** · 08-20-2010, 11:31 AM

It was an easy prophecy.

**dcv69** · 08-20-2010, 12:07 PM

I'm a little late to the party.....I think most of these will fit the bill:

**dcv69** · 08-20-2010, 12:16 PM

**petah** · 08-20-2010, 12:18 PM

dcv69 the last 3 choppers are Sweet. Jason Knight?

**R.H.Clark** · 08-20-2010, 12:55 PM

Monster Chopper. It's 23-1/2" of .262 thick 5160 tapering to aprox 1/8" at the tip.http://

**RogerP** · 08-20-2010, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by dcv69

I'm a little late to the party.....I think most of these will fit the bill:

I'd say so - that is an AWESOME chopper collection. Burt's cleaver and Lin's competition cutters are particularly appealing.

Roger

**Veesix** · 08-21-2010, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Bigblue17

This is one I finished up for myself just a few weeks ago. I'd never had a proper "big chopper"...... I do now!

Blade: O1 steel 3/16" x 11" cutting edge length, 3 3/8" at its widest.
Handle: Figured Bubinga with black fiber liners and ebony pins.
Sheath: Bubinga, fully lined with oiled leather, full welt, removable shoulder strap.

Very Cool!!!!!!

**lwrhea** · 08-21-2010, 05:24 PM

I was particularly pleased that Ron Newton was able to get third place at Branson with the G3 above pictured with the Jade colored handle. This knife was waiting on a sheath and Ron did'nt have a cutter at the time so.......we decided to test it a little. Here he's cutting a 1 inch rope suspended on a thread. This is after the 2 X 4 chop. Yep, I was kind a proud of him.

Lin

**grybsh7** · 09-04-2010, 06:16 PM

My new Rob Loveday chopper in A2 with figured maple scales. 11" blade, 16.25" oal.

**shaving sharp** · 09-04-2010, 06:32 PM

After I saw that Loveday sell I ordered an 8 inch blade version from him the next day. Awsome knife.

**JamesPEmmons** · 09-09-2010, 09:47 AM

Need to keep this thread going. Here is one I just finished.

10" Chopper 15-1/2" overall
3V blade heat treated to RC60
0.200" Think at thr ricasso
600 grit handrubbed finish
Desert Ironwood handle
416 stainless guard and pins
Design was strongly infulenced by Lin Rhea's Competition Chopper
Sheath is drum dyed 8-9 leather and hand tooled

James

**gak** · 09-09-2010, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by JamesPEmmons

That's a looker, sweet knife !

**Matthew Gregory** · 09-10-2010, 08:29 AM

Hand-rubbed 600 grit on a 3V blade that size is the worst kind of self-flagellation... I'm really impressed! It sucks that such a wonderful steel is so brutal to finish this way - but of course, that's why it's such a great steel, right? ; )

**JamesPEmmons** · 09-10-2010, 09:24 AM

Matthew,

I have something like 30 hours in hand rubbing the blade, that is after taking it to 16x on the grinder. Really has me rethinking make any more knives from this steel, since I perfer hand rubbed blades. I still have a 4" x 28" sheet of the 3V left, but it will sit awhile.

James

**Matthew Gregory** · 09-10-2010, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by JamesPEmmons

Matthew,

I have something like 30 hours in hand rubbing the blade, that is after taking it to 16x on the grinder. Really has me rethinking make any more knives from this steel, since I perfer hand rubbed blades. I still have a 4" x 28" sheet of the 3V left, but it will sit awhile.

James

I sympathize completely. Did a 4" hunter that took 3 times as long to bring to 600 grit than a 10" fighter in 1095 took to 2000 grit! Someone better appreciate all the hard work you put in, that's all I know...