Chopweiler/Junglas chop off and impressions

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So I took my new Choppy out for the first time today, and thought I should see how it sits with the big, bad Junglas. Now before we get started....lets get one thing clear......pound for pound......the Junglas is pretty close to as good as it gets for a chopper. It bites deep and hard and has handle ergonomics that are just plain awsome. Becker handles have always been a favorite of mine, but the Junglas is amazing for me.

Here's the first pic......it looks like the Junglas ran away with it, but look close, this pic is a little deceiving. In person, the angle of the log is actually twisted some, so it looks like the left side of the Chopweilers cuts were not very deep, but if you look at the right side, the cut was just as deep as the Junglas. It was a lot closer than it looks here. I gave the edge to the Junglas on this log, but it wasn't by much.

Don't know what kind of wood this was, but it was as hard as steel.

 
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PART 2.

Here's the second log.....

Look a little closer?? This was a tie. Both logs I used 40 chops for each blade. The Chopweiler stayed side by side with the Junglas, cut for cut.

 
Here they are back home taking a little nap after their play date today.



So.........the impressions. It was too freaking cold out to keep taking pics, so that's all I got. I did so finer work like carving and notching with the Chopweiler as well as a lot of delimbing.

I don't know if it's just me, but the more I hold and use the Chopweiler......the better that handle feels.......and it felt like a dream when I first got it. I said it before, but it's like it was made for my hands. It really feels unbelievable. I have good sized hands and I was a little concerned that the Chopweiler was too thin in the handle when I first got it.......not the case at all.

I will say there is a small learning curve to using it properly. When I first started chopping today, I almost immediately felt a hot spot in the hump of the handle against the meaty part of my thumb. After the first half hour of feeling it out, that all went away and it was absolutely perfect. The more I cut and chopped, the better it felt. You can't help but to want to chop with this thing the way the handle feels.

Edge retention.....

It was hair popping sharp before I took it out today. I beat on it for about two hours and it almost feels sharper now than it did before. Almost like the chopping smoothed out the micro burrs on the edge. Still pops hair like a razor. The Junglas holds a great edge as well, but it was noticeably a tad duller than when I started. Still scary sharp, but it lost a touch of the edge. The differential heat treat really shines here.

You can definitely tell its a quarter inch thick blade when it impacts. It bites as deep as a starving German Shepard, but if I thin it out a touch behind the edge.......this thing would bite discustingly deep. I don't think I will any time soon, as I really like it the way it is.

Still......it bites way deeper than any 7.5 inch blade has the right to at a 1/4 inch thick. It's a really stout feeling blade that handles the finer work just as well as it chops. The oversized finger choil works amazing for choking up.

Differentially heat treated SR101, drop point with handle ergos that are out of this world all equal a blade that is a grand slam home run. I literally could not be happier with this blade. Love the Chopweiler.
 
Awesome! Great review! As I'm sure you already know or are starting to find out -- Busse and BusseKin blades outshine competitor blades that are larger
 
Great write up. Would love to get me a Choppy again. Don't know why I let her go a couple years ago.
 
Thanks guys! It's quickly becoming my favorite piece of steel. In case your wondering........it slices pork just fine!

 
I'm 90% sure the first limb picture is Hickory,I can tell by the bark.Get a leaf and then you'll know for sure.Thanks for sharing.
 
Cool review. I had my sykco 711 thinned by Scott Gossman and it really bites now. I would imagine you would be really impressed after thinning that edge. It makes a good knife great.

I like the comparison to a larger blade. I compared a GB mini to a Fiskars hatchet once and I was told that it wasn't a good comparison because of the size difference. I had a hard time explaining that when you carry the tool on a hike, having a smaller and lighter weight tool punch above it's weight class makes for a nicer hike. Why carry something heavier when the lighter and smaller tool does the job nearly as well?

What's the weight difference between the two? Anyone know?
 
I have both and "love" them equally. :D
 
Thanks again for the feedback. I just got back from another day out in the woods with Choppy. I was out chopping for about 2 hours today. Now that I have a firm grasp on the learning curve of the handle....I can say this...

This knife is unreal.

I was chopping for 2 hours. TWO HOURS........with micarta scales and no hot spots. Bare hands.

The Chopweiler is one of the most impressive blades I have ever handled.
 
Shotgun said:
Cool review. I had my sykco 711 thinned by Scott Gossman and it really bites now. I would imagine you would be really impressed after thinning that edge. It makes a good knife great.

I like the comparison to a larger blade. I compared a GB mini to a Fiskars hatchet once and I was told that it wasn't a good comparison because of the size difference. I had a hard time explaining that when you carry the tool on a hike, having a smaller and lighter weight tool punch above it's weight class makes for a nicer hike. Why carry something heavier when the lighter and smaller tool does the job nearly as well?

What's the weight difference between the two? Anyone know?
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WorldWood had his Choppy reprofiled and says it bites DEEEEP now.
 
Excellent review!!! Im glad you are enjoying... I had no doubts :D

And i agree with you, its an amazing knife.

PatrickKnight said:
WorldWood had his Choppy reprofiled and says it bites DEEEEP now.
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Indeed. My choppy is a blade born from fantasies now LMAO

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My 2 favorite knives. Period. Neither are VERY light. The Keffeler is about 10oz heavier than the choppy :eek: :eek: But it also out performs a Battle Mistress in chopping and slicing... So there is that :p

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