Big Freddie

[Sharp Eye]

Richard J sent me some photos of the chopper that he is making for me.
Presently, he is calling it Big Freddie and you can see why.

Remember that part of the proceeds from any knives that richard j sells are going to help his friend Frosty who is fighting cancer.

 

[ejes]

Holy crap! Just in time for Halloween.

Some real interesting geometry there. Be interesting to see how it performs.

 

[richard j]

tonight i was going through 3" maple limbs repeatedly in one whack with little effort. i let a friend give it a try and he said its a beast for sure.

 

[benchmadebob]

Whats the thickness

 

[PB Wilson]

Good gawd!

It would be perfect if it had some jimping on the spine for a firesteel though.

 

[BarberFobic1992]

that thing is soo cool! i might eventually be interested inone with a slightly smaller head and a longer handle.

 

[kgd]

now that is what i call a choil!!!!!

 

[Blood_Grooves]

Be the grim reaper and scare the little kids with that thing!

 

[richard j]

the thickness is 3/16" it weighs around 2 pounds but i'll have it weighed so i'll know for sure. i have a smaller blank that i'm going to put a long wood handle on. each one i make will vary in size depending on how many pieces i cut from a disc and whats left over. i'm not worrying much about the finish but i will clean the steel up as much as possible. there are some grooves from the disc hitting rocks that might not come out but its just cosmetic.

 

[Bushman5]

hahahaha WUT?

that is definitely thinking outside of the box, well done!

 

[northern1]

Wtf???

 

[mmmotorcycle]

It looks so darn effective though! Nice new "tool"!

 

[Jeremy Horton]

I think i would have a cut shin!!! major Chopping power!!!!!!!!

 

[richard j]

today i went out to a friends and chopped some oak limbs that were about 3"-4" with no problem. i went through a 6" piece in under a minute later in the day.

 

[sicily02]

Good grief that thing is huge That should do all the chopping you need. LOL Great job Richard and sharp eye you are getting one big chopper:thumbup:

Bryan

 

[richard j]

you need a few of these brian. it would save gas when trimming trees on the ground

 

[Fiddleback]

Holy moly. I'm dying to see what you think of the performance!!

 

[richard j]

macgregor22 chopped on some red elm and had a smile on his face after trying it out. he said i was onto something with my design.

 

[foxyrick]

Sharp Eye - are you going to EDC that?

 

[Mack]

I'm wondering about the balance. Does it feel right chopping? I'm not trying to be critical, just asking. If it feels good, geez what a chopper.