Chopping Knife?

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dimag333

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Looking for some opinions on a chopping knife for breaking up small logs for a fire, not sure if there is a "go to" like a buck 110 would for a traditional folder, looking to be schooled a bit. Probably will bring it on the boat time to time also, I have a mini fox river and gso 4.1 on order to give you an idea of level of quality I would prefer

Steve
 
GSO 9.1 there you go....
Or a Becker BK9, good quality, bang for the buck...
 
I was looking at the Becker BK9, seems nice, looks like basically all the gso's are out for a while, wouldnt mind a dundee looking knife ;)
 
I've used many low-range price knives, the best by far is the Kershaw Camp 10. It even beats my ESEE Junglas, in my opinion, as far as ease of chop and comfort go. The ESEE is more durable, but I've never heard of a broken Camp 10.
 
A cheap but well made alternative is the Schrade SCHF37. I got a 36 on a whim and it is a real nice blade for under 40.
 
Ontario Marine Raider Bowie comes to mind.
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Take a look at the condor heavy duty kukri .this is a good piece of kit for a good price .
 
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Then the ESEE Junglas is a bulletproof choice. I paid 180 for mine, it's chopped down about 30-40 trees, up to 10 inches in diameter.
ESEE also offers bulletproof warranty, and brandishes a badass logo.
 
The smallest knife I go to for multi-day hike and camp is the LionSteel M3. I can get through 3-4" branches easily enough to make a fire last through the night with my comfort level of chopping effort. I could chop something bigger, but it seems like a parabolic effort to yield curve if you start chopping wood bigger than 5". I would not use a folder to chop or baton any wood. I was told that by some knife maker back in the day, but cannot recall who it was.

If you want to spend around $200, my other favorite small fixed blade that just makes me smile is the CRK Nyala. Once you hold it and look at the design, you can't help but love it. You can find one come up now and then for around $200. It will likely be around for a loooooooooooong time.
 
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My BK9 has beat out my Fiskars hatchet (both were very sharp, but I haven't put very many miles on the fiskars) in soft popalar.

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But still does a pretty mean feather stick.

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wow! I have a fiskars axe and love it. this is about an 1/8th of what I chopped one summer with it
 
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wow! I have a fiskars axe and love it. this is about an 1/8th of what I chopped one summer with it
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WOW! I'll take the fiskars! LOL. I love my BK9, but for that type of work I'll take the fiskars in a heart beat!

Or better yet, one of these:

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I've got a bk9 that I use for this (more batoning now, since I got a folding saw), and it works great. It also out chops my (no name brand) hatchet, and like mentioned it does do small knife tasks much better than you'd think, which is great.

And while I'm confident I could chop down just about any size tree with it, I agree that once you get up around 5-6in, its WAY more efficient to saw, or use an axe.

The Ontario sp10 should be a big heavy chopper on a budget, the junglas is a proven performer as well (but is about 2x the price of the Becker). Then the khukri options are great for dedicate chopping, as are machetes depending on your location (14in bolo, or the baronyx machete) are heavy hitters. Then there are the larger bark river knives (bravo III).

Anyway, any of those would be good, it just depends on what you're looking for, and what your budget is.
 
Keep in mind, that was the soft wood. The fiskars killed the 9 in oak.

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It really depends on what your cutting, but you already have an ax, so I'd go with the 9 for sure.
 
I am not entirely sure what I will be chopping, that was an old pic of my back yard, still have lots of clearing to do, also since I own a boat I want something I could bring on board if we went fishing for some larger fish ;)

dont want to be swingin an axe on deck!
 
oh yeah, lots of sledge and wedge doings on those big rounds, I still have a few in the backyard, anyone in NJ is welcome to come by and grab a cord!
 
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