Old and Busted turned into New Hotness - Survival Bush Cleaver!

[tknife]

That came out sweet

[t1mpani]

Well, if they actually were " blood grooves" then yes, it'd be silly. Fortunately, there's no such thing as a blood groove, and these are fullers which lighten a thick, heavy blade; improving balance without sacrificing strength which is useful with--or without--a point. When you can shear an arm off, why would you ever need to stab?

I won't bother complimenting the work--"Lamont did it" covers it for anyone who knows real quality.

[wasatchdan]

That's a beautifully done recondition. I'm a fan.

[mistwalker]

Nice! Great execution turning something old from a kitchen into something new and useful in the bush. Love the use of the fullers!

[untamed]

Definitely hawt!

(Promptly subscribes this thread)

[Wicked Sharp]

Nice cleavage!!!

[daizee]

Wow, a hackit!
That thing is a ridiculously cool gardening knife.

[akthor]

That's what Lamont called them "fullers" I couldn't remember the word when I posted so I called them blood groves

Point? This is not a stabber it's a chopper

Actually going to fill the altoids tin with a ferro rod and fire fixings

[untamed]

That thing is a ridiculously cool gardening knife.

And the zombies! Gardening and zombies.

[CWL]

Pretty much what Japanese hatchets look like, but yours is MUCH cooler!

[XxdrpxX]

This was cool enough to make start looking at certain auction site for an awesome antique cleaver to get restored.

[FortyTwoBlades]

Just make sure that any you rescue are ones that need rescuing! I'm a firm believer in not modding up antiques that are in very good condition. That being said, most industrial cleavers got ridden hard, if not put away wet, so there's plenty of project-worthy blades to go around!

[akthor]

Soon as it stops raining out I'll go out and chop some stuff up and get some action shots.

[Mykel]

cleavalisious.

[22-rimfire]

He turned that worn out looking hulk to a blade most would be proud to display and use. Nice job.

The only question in my mind about doing or having something like that done with old blades is "is the steel worth the cost?" when you can get something similar from Condor for $50. But it won't look at good!