Hello again BF,I have a one of a kind chopper for sale to help little Hanna Ackerman beat Leukemia.
Hanna is the cute as a bug,7 year old (turning 8 this month)granddaughter of knife maker John Kiedaisch(K-dish) of JK Hand Made Knives here on BF,
and the daughter of Becky & Dave Ackerman & little sister of Haley.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/983175-New-Update-On-Hanna
Hanna is in remission for now,but is still in for the fight of her young life.
All money collected will go to Hanna's family!(minus actual shipping costs)
I am in possession of this beast & will be sending it off to it's new home.
PayPal or USPS Money Order.
I will ship via USPS Pri.+DC+Ins.
I am asking $265.00 shipped-paypal or $250.00 shipped-USPS MO.SOLD
No international shipping UNLESS I HAVE DEALT WITH YOU BEFORE & you cover the cost + agree that I am no longer responsible for the package once I hand it over to the post office here.
I will wait for payment to clear before shipping by Express mail also.
Again,all funds minus actual shipping,go to Hanna's family to help with the cost of 2 + years of chemo.
You must be 18 or older & legally able to buy a knife.
Because of my work schedule,I can't ship until the next Friday or Saturday after receiving payment.
The first I'll take it in this thread gets first crack,then send me an email or PM please.
Please include the knife & your forum name in the subject/title bar of any email or PMs to help me keep everything straight & save time..Thanks.
My email & PP addy is myketheknife13 at gmail dot com
For your consideration I have the one & only Chop Muk #1 donated by Rob Babcock,son of udtjim.Thank you Rob!:thumbup:
This is the last knife udtjim had made for him by JK Knives & sadly,he passed away before getting to use it.
Poor Jim was on a lot of meds before passing & got the name of the knife mixed up apparently,it is called the ChopMuk according to JK & as you all can see,it is one big awesome chopper!
Here's Rob's words in his first email to me about donating the "Chipmonk Chopper/ChopMuk for Hanna's cause.
"As I mentioned, my dad was good friends with JK.* He and John designed a one-of called the "Chipmonk Chopper".* It's kind of like a big kukri on steroids!* When the knife was finished Dad was in the hospital and not very strong so he had John send the knife to me.* During the last visit with him I showed him a pic of the knife on my cell phone.* He was excited and looked forward to seeing it when he got out.* In the meantime he told me to take it out on my next camping trip and give it a good test.* I assured him I would.* Well, sadly he never made it out; he passed away a few months later. As promised I took the Chipmonk Chopper out and put it thru its paces, and posted some action shots online at the JK forum.
Dad had a minimum of 600 knives, and at least 50-70 of them were JK Handmade!* While I treasure those knives, I decided I wanted to give away a few to honor my dad.* I had intended to do a give-away with the CC but given the issues facing Hanna I feel donating it to be auctioned to benefit her would be even better.* I know that would make Dad smile!"
There you have it,the tale of the one & only ChopMuk,the last knife commissioned by udtjim.
I didn't get to know Jim,but I know he will be happy knowing this one is going for such a great cause like Rob said.
I would have bought it for myself,but have another I need to pay for so some lucky dog gets a chance to own this beast.
Used once by Rob & needing a new home.
It is made of 3/16" thick 01 with the heat treat finish left on with a nice convex edge.
The blade is 9 1/16" from tip to scales with a cutting edge of 8".
The hight at the hump is 2 15/16" and at the ricaso is 2 3/8".
OAL is 14 1/16".
The handle is 5" & made of black micarta with aluminum pins & tube.
Here's a couple of comparison shots with my JK Kephart...
Here is a shot of the rounded spine,(nice touch IMO)
And an in hand shot,nice & hand filling.
And the sheath.(in an emergency you could make a pair of sandals out of it
)
Thanks for looking & please send some smoke/say a prayer for all vivtims of the big C.
Hanna is the cute as a bug,7 year old (turning 8 this month)granddaughter of knife maker John Kiedaisch(K-dish) of JK Hand Made Knives here on BF,
and the daughter of Becky & Dave Ackerman & little sister of Haley.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/983175-New-Update-On-Hanna
Hanna is in remission for now,but is still in for the fight of her young life.
All money collected will go to Hanna's family!(minus actual shipping costs)
I am in possession of this beast & will be sending it off to it's new home.
PayPal or USPS Money Order.
I will ship via USPS Pri.+DC+Ins.
I am asking $265.00 shipped-paypal or $250.00 shipped-USPS MO.SOLD
No international shipping UNLESS I HAVE DEALT WITH YOU BEFORE & you cover the cost + agree that I am no longer responsible for the package once I hand it over to the post office here.
I will wait for payment to clear before shipping by Express mail also.
Again,all funds minus actual shipping,go to Hanna's family to help with the cost of 2 + years of chemo.
You must be 18 or older & legally able to buy a knife.
Because of my work schedule,I can't ship until the next Friday or Saturday after receiving payment.
The first I'll take it in this thread gets first crack,then send me an email or PM please.
Please include the knife & your forum name in the subject/title bar of any email or PMs to help me keep everything straight & save time..Thanks.
My email & PP addy is myketheknife13 at gmail dot com
For your consideration I have the one & only Chop Muk #1 donated by Rob Babcock,son of udtjim.Thank you Rob!:thumbup:
This is the last knife udtjim had made for him by JK Knives & sadly,he passed away before getting to use it.
Poor Jim was on a lot of meds before passing & got the name of the knife mixed up apparently,it is called the ChopMuk according to JK & as you all can see,it is one big awesome chopper!
Here's Rob's words in his first email to me about donating the "Chipmonk Chopper/ChopMuk for Hanna's cause.
"As I mentioned, my dad was good friends with JK.* He and John designed a one-of called the "Chipmonk Chopper".* It's kind of like a big kukri on steroids!* When the knife was finished Dad was in the hospital and not very strong so he had John send the knife to me.* During the last visit with him I showed him a pic of the knife on my cell phone.* He was excited and looked forward to seeing it when he got out.* In the meantime he told me to take it out on my next camping trip and give it a good test.* I assured him I would.* Well, sadly he never made it out; he passed away a few months later. As promised I took the Chipmonk Chopper out and put it thru its paces, and posted some action shots online at the JK forum.
Dad had a minimum of 600 knives, and at least 50-70 of them were JK Handmade!* While I treasure those knives, I decided I wanted to give away a few to honor my dad.* I had intended to do a give-away with the CC but given the issues facing Hanna I feel donating it to be auctioned to benefit her would be even better.* I know that would make Dad smile!"
There you have it,the tale of the one & only ChopMuk,the last knife commissioned by udtjim.
I didn't get to know Jim,but I know he will be happy knowing this one is going for such a great cause like Rob said.
I would have bought it for myself,but have another I need to pay for so some lucky dog gets a chance to own this beast.
Used once by Rob & needing a new home.
It is made of 3/16" thick 01 with the heat treat finish left on with a nice convex edge.
The blade is 9 1/16" from tip to scales with a cutting edge of 8".
The hight at the hump is 2 15/16" and at the ricaso is 2 3/8".
OAL is 14 1/16".
The handle is 5" & made of black micarta with aluminum pins & tube.
Here's a couple of comparison shots with my JK Kephart...
Here is a shot of the rounded spine,(nice touch IMO)
And an in hand shot,nice & hand filling.
And the sheath.(in an emergency you could make a pair of sandals out of it
)
Thanks for looking & please send some smoke/say a prayer for all vivtims of the big C.
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