Fat old man chops 2x4 in 6 chops!

Huh.

Is that the $130 production version from... Browning, or a custom one?

I'd like to see how the edge looks after a bit of use.

-j
 
edge/blade geometry and chopping technique. any steel can do that if these two features are done right. The type of steel and the HT is irrelevant in a cutting competition, since there is no extreme durability aspect to the test. Same goes for cutting free hanging rope. It's cool, but it is a matter of technique and edge grind/blade grind.
 
The edge on mine just keeps on ticking - 1085 is a good tough steel. Noss has tested both, and he sure liked the INFI:

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gimmejr said:
that wood looked pretty soft, not saying it wasnt a good knife.
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it may have been, but the knife has a average steel with an average HT, but has a good design and excellent cutting geometry. It will cut well. 1095 is a decent steel, but I thought the barker was made from 1084, which would be a bit tougher than 1095. In any case, the video is all about technique and cutting geometry.
 
Sorry, guys, but help a girl out here...exactly what brand of knife, and model, is this or is this based on? :confused:
 
Az,

It's a Browning Crowell/Barker Competition Chopper - designed by them based upon their custom competition choppers. It is 1085 steel with a full convex grind and tapered tang - so like Cobalt said, well designed for chopping - built in Taiwan.

It is good value for the money, but it is not INFI and I don't know why it was posted here? The video does provide good technique instruction.

Mine has worked well for groundblind making and clearing and holds an excellent edge.
 
Thanks, mhawg! I've seen Noss beat the Mistress, I was just wondering about this Browning. Thanks for all the information! :)
 
I think that is a good value for the money. :thumbup: I have seen them in the $100 range. I paid 4X that for my FFBM... and have absolutely no regrets.... it is a beast and I have had at least one MILLION dollars worth of fun with it! :D
 
brians said:
Az,


It is good value for the money, but it is not INFI and I don't know why it was posted here? The video does provide good technique instruction.

Mine has worked well for groundblind making and clearing and holds an excellent edge.
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They reason I posted it here is because all of the 2x4 chopping videos on this subforum. Many of which show young men with EXPENSIVE Busse knives hacking away like monkeys over and over again on 2x4s and not really making much progress. I thought we could all stand to take a step back and see what a man that knows how to use a knife can do with a simple steel 100 dollar knife. Its not about the equipment and it never really has been.

ITS ABOUT THE MAN BEHIND THE BLADE.

Would I trade a FBM for one of these Brownings? No I would not. Do I think owning a FBM makes me capable of anything useful that I could not do with the Browning? No I do not.

Just trying to bring some perspective. 6 chops on a 2x4 he held in his hand. In about 4 secs. And he was just playing around.
 
No doubt... that guy knew what he was doing! :thumbup:

As Cobalt pointed out, there is definitely a lot of technique involved. I, for one, prefer the mongoloid caveman style of chopping... its just so much more fun than all that "precise" chopping. ;):p:D
 
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