Carothers/Loriendesign Chopper WiP

still shaves hairs from my arm, just checked
 
She bites deep! I only had a few minutes this evening but tomorrow....



I may be the strange one in the group here....but I like to have my knife by my bed at night...and by my bed, I mean in it. So I had to wrap her in pants today, a little homage to my time in Iraq, desert BDUs ugly but functional.

 
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I'm not sure what you mean wrt making the blade bend:confused:
 
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Lorien said:
I'm not sure what you mean wrt making the blade bend:confused:
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Batoning a tough piece of wood, knotty,etc.. makes the blade bend, like youre prying a door.. You take a pic from the top to show how big the bend is, without the balde breaking.. People post pics like that all the time, esp. on Busse forums
 
ah, I thought there was a reference to your hometown there, lol.
I'll see what I can do.
 
Here's a peek at the changes made to the handle from the original;



The changes are subtle, and what you can't see here is that the handle slabs are slightly thicker than the original. By smoothing out some of the radii, the new handle design is easier on the pinky finger. By making the handle overall slightly bigger, there is less forearm pump since you don't have to hold the handle with as much pressure.

Here's an inside look at the handle. The tolerances here are incredible. I've had some production handles apart which utilize the same method that are nowhere near as precise as this. The tight tolerances explain why I can throw Nathan's knives at stuff and not worry about the handle coming loose.

 
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Do not get me wrong , but I think that you not use knife properly.You have a lot of missed / unnecessary hit that just spend your energy . You must have to follow the hit/ impact , the depth and angle at which the blade entered the wood and each following hit from the other side must to be appropriate . Precision/planned hit will quickly cut a wood .....even with not so sharp knife
 
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dude, please.
 
Lorien said:
dude, please.
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Dude what? I speak as a longtime kinfe user . What I mean is the following .This knife in the hands of someone more experienced would be far more proved what he can .......... no hard feelings :thumbup:
 
ffs...
 
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Natlek said:
Dude what? I speak as a longtime kinfe user . What I mean is the following .This knife in the hands of someone more experienced would be far more proved what he can .......... no hard feelings :thumbup:
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If he's doing such a sh**tty job at chop choppin', then why is he achieving the kind of outcomes viewers are liking - with what you apparently indicate are poorly angled/placed whacks? Then I suppose there are degrees of accuracy in every whack, sure, maybe yours are better.

But you have never probably held a Carothers knife. Those who own them know there is some .00061 oz content of magic in the smallest, so you can just IMAGINE how much magic is in this new chopper.
 
To be clear, there is no magic here. None. Zero. Just hard work and careful planning.

I designed a knife to do what I wanted it to do. Nathan built the best tool he could in order to achieve a particular outcome. Dan lent his ergonomic knowledge in order to make everything function as it should. The input from these three sources have coalesced into something that I've been chasing for years. I've used knives that come close, but as a complete, mission specific, package, this is the pinnacle- from my point of view.

People can criticize my technique. They have in the past and will in the future. They have, and will continue, to miss the point.

What I try to convey is that my technique is shaped by the environment which this tool was designed to excel in; wet, muddy places with shitty footing, extra layers of clothing, awkward cutting angles and positions, a wide variety of targets which vary in density, weight, tension, hardness etc. and user fatigue brought on by many tiring, abusive hours in the field.

Any jackass can buy a pine 2x4, clamp it in his vise and plan his cuts in order to get through it as quick as he can. It might help that your knife weighs 3lbs in this scenario. I don't care about that. This knife was not designed for that. I have to carry it around. In terrible weather. Through off trail rainforest conditions. Sometimes drunk. AND it has to cut like a motherfucker.

So please, leave your critique of my technique aside. It doesn't matter. You probably don't do what I do. The important thing is that this knife can handle it. It was made to handle it, irregardless of your technique. And by 'it', I mean pretty much anything you'd expect a knife like this to handle. Go ahead and chop your 2x4, and if you can do a better job of it than this guy, I'll pay attention to what you have to say.

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