Edmondson Chopper Testing

Brian_T

Brian_T

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I got this knife from Charlie just after the new year and have been anxious to get out and give it a bit of attention and finally had my chance yesterday.

Here are the first set of pics. A write-up will be coming later today here.





















More to come...

Thanks,

B
 
Did i miss something? I saw the knife from back to all sides but never saw this knife chopping! :confused:

I don´t like those videos. Action please!
 
LOL!

You're welcome to come out and hold the camera for me while I'm chopping.

I had no tripod for the video or stills so you're not seeing any action because one hand was holding the knife and the other was holding the wood.

If I tried to shoot pics of my chopping without watching where the knife was going I might be telling you this morning how I've got something less than 10 fingers or toes...

B
 
I spent some time this past week taking the shoulders and edge down a bit thinner.

All of my sharpening equipment has been moved into the garage to make room to finish the basement so I didn't have much more than a Fallkniven DC4 and some sandpaper to work the edge.

Yesterday I took it out to check how the edge was coming along after hitting Home Depot for some supplies and I think I'm moving in the right direction.

It's sporting a nice convex edge now and I took it to 320-grit followed by stropping lightly on a piece of wood-backed leather loaded with black compound.

The idea was to sharpen roughly, test, resharpen if needed, and then sharpen fully (i.e. 320, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000, strop) once I had the edge I really wanted.

I planned on shooting some video to show how deeply it now chops but dropped my camera on a hike yesterday and will now be looking for a new one...

I don't think the new edge is a dramatic change but now it's more the geometry I'll be able to maintain over time using my existing movements.

B
 
A quick shot from today's messin' around.

Edmondson_01_001.jpg


B
 
One whack from each direction:

ChopTest.jpg


I also needed a refresher on my technique but this knife draw cuts like a champ. I took down some 2" saplings with one swing once I remembered how to do it.

B
 
brian t good pics. is that zebra wood on handle? also what is the steel type? looks like its about 20 degrees or less. one00000000000000000000000 thing for sure chopping up there is harder than chopping in texas.[hit the wrong key]
 
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