Bow Legged Chopper - SUCKS ASS

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I will never EVER make another of these DAMNED Bow Legged Ugly Ass Choppers. I've lost two of the three we profiled after hours of time grinding the nerdy bastards. If this third one turns out it will go onto my man room wall and it will take more than $10K to tempt me to sell it. Its an ugly horrid design. I hate it on all levels. The pattern is closed. Never again.
 
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Just out of curiosity, you guys have often turned a mistake into something else that works, could the other two be mutated into a different kind of chopper?? That's a LOT of steel to just junk.......
 
I'll take it!

I spoke with my banker, the 10k loan is in process.
Thank you!!!
Is paypal ok ?

I'm sort of joking.
1k would be fair given your size/pricing structure.

It's beautiful because it's ugly.
You bring that to a fight, it's over as soon as they see it.
It makes me hear the soundtrack for gangs of New York
 
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Deep breath, regroup. Sometimes life is tough when you're a perfectionist.
 
LOL....That does suck ass!
Looks like I'll be selling my car pretty soon if the third one turns out.
 
So Andy, tell us how you really feel about this profile. Seriously, that profile is one, if not the toughest, to get a true straight grind on. Long distal taper, straight tip angle are all traps for errors that can't be fixed. Maybe give schmittie's idea some thought and turn them into an amazing new profile chopper. Worst case, see if you can throw them all the way over to Carl in Acworth.
 
Does it have Box Elder Burl handles? :D hmmm might be worth $10k

I was kinda surprised no one noticed it in this week's sneak peek. I assume everything laying off to the side in that pic was a dud?
 
Hey it could be worse it could be a 3V Bow legged chopper with a tapered tang :D
 
I guess we now know what they are worth. Maybe I need to post mine up in Gifts for Manly Men. Can I get you to autograph it in keeping with the theme?

BTW, this thread needs a picture. How about a family shot of Bow Legs:

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