CHOP CHOP! Large fixed blades

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What is THE best large production fixed blade for chopping?

I want to be able to take down small trees with one swing people!

I own an Ontario SP50 and its great but I think I can do better.

Any suggestions?
 
Without breaking it down too much, get a Cold steel Gurkha kukri or a H.I. C.A.K.. I have chopped lots of pine trees up with both of them. Start out slow, think about where the blade may deflect to, keep legs WAY out of the way, stop after you get even a little tired and always be thinking safety.
 
Haha! 1 swing? Small tree? Maybe we have different definitions of a small tree. I'd suggest a Gurkha Kukri, I love that thing, it takes axe side chips out of trees.
 
jayz5000 said:
What is THE best large production fixed blade for chopping?

I want to be able to take down small trees with one swing people!

I own an Ontario SP50 and its great but I think I can do better.

Any suggestions?
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An Axe.

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Love the axe comment. I remember the first time I saw a really strong guy use a razor sharp axe at a lumberjack competition. I was astounded and baffled at how fast they could make those chips fly.

Later in life, after having done a hefty share of my own lumberjacking, I began to realize that technique was a big part of the chopping action. When you can weld concentrated power with accuracy, you've got an amazing ability to cut even the most stubborn trees.

Back to knives and such: I'd give a properly tuned 18 inch Ontario a whirl. Start your push ups in the morning and lift some weights for optimal conditioning. A pair of safety glasses and you are ready to reduce those nasty, resilient wood structures to mere smoldering chips.
 
If you are willing to pay the price, any of the larger Busse models are among the finest examples for heavy choppers, and INFI is one of the steels best matched to that kind of usage because it can withstand abuse AND hold a usable working edge even when cutting things you really should not be. A lot of custom makers also produce nice choppers in CPM-3V. That is another steel known for extreme toughness AND excellent edge holding.

If you ever decide to perform a vivisection on a cinder block or a rare endangered tree that you will be arrested for shortly thereafter, INFI or 3V are probably the best tools for your makeshift surgical instrument.
 
I only have two economy choices - the Kabar Kukri and the Condor Hudson. Both get crazy sharp, have nice heft, and are built very well. They can both be had for $50-$55/each.
 
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