A2 Chopper done!!

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blgoode

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I recieved a nice package from Christine Simonich about a month back and this nice piece of unknown steel was in it :) :)

Turns out it was A2 and a Chopper was born!!

Steel is A2 at RC60 - Machine Satin Finish
Handle is black canvas micarta with red liners

I'll call it C.S.C. (Christine Simonich Chopper ) after Christine :)

This one is staying in NC with me :)

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Its full flat ground 1/4" stock. Nice wedge!!
 
Brian. That's just pure class. Awesome. The Combat Raven is in my opinion one of the finest custom designs ever, Rest in Peace, Rob, and bless Christine,, for keepin his legacy ,, very much alive through you and all us other knuckleheads, ,, awesome,,
 
Great looking blade!
I love the red liners!!!
Will be curious to see what type of sheath you put it in.
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Ill just get a simple pouch sheath sewn up for it :) might do it this weekend :)
 
That's just awesome! Great combination, excellent blade profile. Thanks for sharing these pictures:thumbup:.
 
Not yet. Going to make sheath for it this weekend I am hoping.
 
Got alot done today. Got the sheath made and a quick test of it and I am very pleased!

The handle is very comfortable and the weight balance is right at the plunge of the knife bevel.

Here it is just after sharpening.
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Here is the sheath that I made for it BEFORE sharpeing so I wont get cut making sure everything is good to go on the leather size.

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Found a nice dry piece of wood I would use in a woods camping situation and went at it. Edge dug deep and took a beating as this was good and hard and very dry.

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The knife also was very good at making shavings even though it was so large of a knife. A smaller knife with thinner stock will outshine this size kinfe any day of the week but it was very controllable and you could say this knife would get you buy in that area in a pinch:thumbup: Between Thumb and wrist size size saplings could be felled in 1 lop with a consistant follow through of the wrist.
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Here she is all back home and still shaving sharp and slicing newspaper;):thumbup:

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Overall I really like the size of this knife. Keeping the wide belly outfront really gives the 9" blade a good reach and it really bites into what your hitting. The handle is really comfortable with no hotspots at all. It could use a slightly larger butt when swinging but this detracts from its smaller use comfort so it splits the difference very well. Using a laynard will rectify that feeling if needed and again, still retain the comfort and NON bulkyness with smaller tasks. The 1/4" stock really felt good when thumbpushing or using 2 hands in a draw knife fashoon and the 9" length really shines in that area VS a 7" bladed field knife. 10" would be overkill IMHO and I think this size, 15" overall is an excellent overall size for a usable larger camp knife.
 
Brian, What a great review and pics!

Thanks for sharing.

BTW, how did you like the A2 versus your O1?
 
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