Chewed up and spit out! (Chopping content)

kwazyjuice

kwazyjuice

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Well took the beast out back and it chewed up and spit out that log!!! It was a lot of fun! I can see my self doing much more chopping with it... Felt great in hand, didn't notice any hot spots, look forward to honing my chopping skills with it!

Anyone have some chopping tips/techniques?

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looking good :)
 
That looks fun!

My only advice is to thin the edge a little, it's too obtuse brand new.

When I was sharpening, i could hear the loose metal grind off (sounds like chalk on chalkboard) before I heard the familiar steel on stone.
 
Get r duuuuuun! Chop at an angle, in addition to straight down. Chunks of wood fly a bit easier this way.
 
I just made a little mess...

Tip from a fellow beginner: wail into that thing like it was your mother-in-law's yapping poodle.
 
Dicko said:
I just made a little mess...

Tip from a fellow beginner: wail into that thing like it was your mother-in-law's yapping poodle.
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Lol --- sounds like great advice to me. Having recently gotten my hands on 2 NMFBM's --- I see why it gets so much praise!
 
Well you definitely have the correct Busse for the job!!!! It chops like no other. Lookin' good :thumbup:
 
Not sure on the weight I don't have a scale.... But the seller listed it as .241" thick...
 
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The top coat has rubbed off from chopping, but the under layer looks great! So basically the pattern has rubbed off... You can see in the last pic what I am talking about
 
I just got a belt grinder with belts up t0 400 grit and a leather belt... I forgot to get some up too 800 grit... As soon as I do I plan on thinning it out some
 


The beauty of the motorized 1x30 leather strop. It slices paper with no pushing or pulling. Just downward pressure. I was amazed. Can't wait to see the skinny NMFBM with a mirror edge. So jealous.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
Jeez. You guys are made of money. What's your secret?
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I raided the daughter's college fund.

kwazyjuice said:
Anyone have some chopping tips/techniques?
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When chopping a piece of wood, you want to visualize a V-shaped notch that is as wide at the top as the wood is deep/thick. If you are chopping a 8" log, then you need to be working down from a cut that is 8" wide at the top. That way you get the most efficient chip/chunk clearance. If you use a very narrow cut width, then many of your chop strokes are wasted by not clearing as much wood as they otherwise could.
 
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