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this is the last of the current batch of choppers, and is full sized. I keep a knife like this one in the truck for trimming trees.
this one was forged out of a leaf spring from my friends ranch, have no idea what vehicle it came off of, but he said they quit adding to that pile a few decades ago. all the knives/choppers ive forged from these springs have cut very well.
OAL- 21 5/8"
blade- 15" long, .235" thick, 2 1/4" wide
steel- leaf spring, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment which includes double normalize, double anneal, double edge quench, and triple draw, for a great performing blade, that holds a great edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a flat grind, sharpened on a smiths diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- hammer finished spine, with a 400 grit machine finish on the bevels under a fine scotchbrite belt finish, you can see a light hamon, for a rough, easy to maintain working finish
handle- leather slabs, wrapped in jute cord, and soaked in epoxy, with thong
guard- no guard on this one, but the handle is contoured to steer your hand away from the cutting edge
sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, clean, hot-waxed, loop is sized for a 2" belt. personally I keep a blade like this one strapped to my pack instead of on my belt
I did not test the blade for rope cutting, I did cut a 2x4 in half twice, and the edge would still shave. it also passed an edge flex test, and a nail test {where you clamp the blade edge up in a vise and place a common nail across the edge and hammer the nail until it is cut halfway through} and put about half my wieght {210 lbs}to flex the blade sideways in a vise to check for toughness.
$215 plus $20 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order.
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
this one was forged out of a leaf spring from my friends ranch, have no idea what vehicle it came off of, but he said they quit adding to that pile a few decades ago. all the knives/choppers ive forged from these springs have cut very well.
OAL- 21 5/8"
blade- 15" long, .235" thick, 2 1/4" wide
steel- leaf spring, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment which includes double normalize, double anneal, double edge quench, and triple draw, for a great performing blade, that holds a great edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a flat grind, sharpened on a smiths diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- hammer finished spine, with a 400 grit machine finish on the bevels under a fine scotchbrite belt finish, you can see a light hamon, for a rough, easy to maintain working finish
handle- leather slabs, wrapped in jute cord, and soaked in epoxy, with thong
guard- no guard on this one, but the handle is contoured to steer your hand away from the cutting edge
sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, clean, hot-waxed, loop is sized for a 2" belt. personally I keep a blade like this one strapped to my pack instead of on my belt
I did not test the blade for rope cutting, I did cut a 2x4 in half twice, and the edge would still shave. it also passed an edge flex test, and a nail test {where you clamp the blade edge up in a vise and place a common nail across the edge and hammer the nail until it is cut halfway through} and put about half my wieght {210 lbs}to flex the blade sideways in a vise to check for toughness.
$215 plus $20 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order.
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
