Favorite outdoors chopper!

[WILLIAM.M]

bottom Siegle

Best Chopper I ever tested

 

[HikingMano]

Fiskars 14" Hatchet that I knocked the shoulders off and convexed. :thumbup:

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

There's so much awesome in that picture. :thumbup:

 

[Tim the Slugman]

My favorite chopper is my Swamprat M-9, looks good & cuts & chops great !!!

 

[HikingMano]

There's so much awesome in that picture. :thumbup:

Haha, thanks. "These are a few of my favorite things"

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Victorinox/Forschner, Fiskars, Condor, and Mora--High value and low budget. I think our tastes run the same. :thumbup:

 

[HikingMano]

I bumped up the budget with the kydex sheaths, but....they're worth it to me *shrug*. :thumbup:

 

[Fallbrook Forge]

Becker knife and tool BK9

Very light for it's size, yet chops very well. Also has a very fine tip for drilling or carving. And a comfortable handle

I really want to get an 8" Tusker from Scott Gossman though... One of these days!

 

[squishware]

My Busse Basic 11.

 

[bladerique]

Ontario Kukri:

Flat ground. 1/4" thick w/taper. Mediocre sheath. Strong chopper.

A better sheath can be found at SMKW btw.

 

[Fletcher Knives]

My favorite is the Hatchula. The size it what seals the deal for me. Perfect camp knife that fits in any day-pack.

second place goes to my Fiddleback Forge 12" machete. Again, being able to carry it in the day-pack without adding really any weight is a big deal. Plus it just performs like a motivated, broke stripper.

3rd on the list, but still my favorite of ALL production knives is the RTAKII. Before I was really into custom knives or had the ability to make them, this was my go-to chopper. I don't like the cheapie machetes in this size so none of them were in the running and the weight of the blade on this along with the proper thickness and angle of grind make it fly through wood faster than any of the other choppers in its size like the Ranger RD9, Becker BK-9, etc. (yes I have owned all of them and had plenty of experience with all) This thing is almost the absolute perfect blend between chopping knife and machete. As far as production stuff goes, this is what I recommend. Having said that, I HAVE NOT yet gotten a ESEE Junglas so it might very well out perform the RTAKII, but I can't say that because I don't know. Hopefully, I'll score one of those eventually and let everyone know.

 

[Cpl Punishment]

Oh, you know. . .

 

[wildmike]

I've got two. My M-43 kukri and in second place is my Tad Lynch Turkey Mountain made in 52100.

 

[trukreltrog]

Couple of mine,,,

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Both of my favorite choppers (Koyote 3/32" Leuko in Paduk and 10" hewing axe I rehandled last summer in osage):

 

[pullrich]

Nice job on that hewing axe!

 

[scrumpy jack]

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Nice job on that hewing axe!

Thank you. After using the axe for the last 10 years I knew what I wanted the handle to be like and made it to suit myself. I am lazy and love that I can use the back spike to pick up cut ends for splitting without bending over. I have a bit of handle tweaking yet to do after some more use this year, but I did the work mostly by hand anyways and I can scrape the handle as I am sitting around the fire at night.

 

[Bushman5]

JUNGLAS! followed by my Becker BK9, then my Scrapyard SOD

 

[westcoaster]

On the left - Kershaw Outcast.