Chopper Design Contest... This will be fun

[Hankins]

IMHO three inch wide on the blade may be a bit of overkill.
Remember the steel is three inches wide, leaving room for handle and blade curves.
SCARY style might work

 

[chenko]

Hey Clive, are you the one that created this?

It looks good, but I'd adjust the handle a bit. :thumbup:

 

[CliveJericho]

no, not my work.

though I was inspired by a similar santoku I have in my kitchen. I had always wondered if it would do as good a job chopping tree limbs as it did steak and ribs.

My favourite detail about santoku's is the clearance from the belly of the blade to the handle. It does a wonderful job of protecting the hand and allowing the blade to go flat to the ground for even cuts.

for my initial chopper design I angled the handle downwards more at an angle for a more natural chopping motion. I believe that the handle of the blade in the picture is horizontal because for a kitchen knife, the user will be more over the blade for more control.

 

[DA SWAMPMONSTA]

IMHO three inch wide on the blade may be a bit of overkill.
Remember the steel is three inches wide, leaving room for handle and blade curves.
SCARY style might work

Do you like it tough????

 

[Hankins]

Swamp Liking what you did, maybe a little more pointy.
Tough and Scary while being user friendly

 

[DA SWAMPMONSTA]

NEW DESIGN> IT IS MORE POINTY NOW!!!!!!!

 

[thompsonblades]

Couple more. Its good to be designing again. This contest has really gotten my creative juices flowing.

 

[thompsonblades]

I think we need more entries. Just not from me.

 

[Lorien]

I don't know about this contest business, but I like the challenge posed by working within your material's constraints. I am also thrifty and don't like waste. So, I've been working on this piece of paper for a couple of days.
I might even go and get these patterns water jet cut one day!

 

[valcas1]

Lorien,

what's the OAL of that Kukri looking object?

 

[hitbackfirst]

A couple of quick designs...

As you might surmise, I am a fan of Kukri style blades.

 

[Lorien]

Lorien,

what's the OAL of that Kukri looking object?

it all fits in an 3 x 12 inch rectangle. The handle is right around 5 inches.

 

[Hankins]

I'm Liking the Kukri's... Alot!
Keep em coming

 

[thompsonblades]

I believe someone mentioned bloody nuckles.

 

[DA SWAMPMONSTA]

New design

 

[thompsonblades]

Got the idea for this one from a "corn knife", which is basically a machete like blade, but with a wide tip and is used to cut corn stalks.

 

[thompsonblades]

Come on guys. I'm sure there are other design ideas out there.
Bump.

 

[Cotherion]

thompsonblades I love the first one in post 27. Howsabout a straight back edge and spine? Also howsabout a higher grind?

Also love the full hand guard like in post 34. Might wanna make more room in the pinky section. So it won't hurt my hands when I punch

 

[thompsonblades]

thompsonblades I love the first one in post 27. Howsabout a straight back edge and spine? Also howsabout a higher grind?

Also love the full hand guard like in post 34. Might wanna make more room in the pinky section. So it won't hurt my hands when I punch

Hows this?

 

[halromberg]

Got the idea for this one from a "corn knife", which is basically a machete like blade, but with a wide tip and is used to cut corn stalks.

Sharpen the front edge on this one with a chisel grind. You won't get more chopping power than this design provides in this size envelope. Needs a reverse hourglass tang with a pommel flare too like a fighter.