Good News on my FAVE chopper!

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Jason Burns

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About two years Ago, a BFC member in Sweden (Judge) hooked me up with a Fiskars BILLHOOK in trade for a Spyderco Dragonfly. I think I came out on the best end of the deal since I got an INCREDIBLE chopper! Everyone who I have loaned it to is amazed at how well it chops and it is the only knife in my collection that Nicaraguans have tried to get me to give them. Everything else, including some custom choppers, pales in comparison to their machetes to them. This knife is an exception. It chops as well as a hatchet and slices better than a machete on everything except light grasses that I have tried.
I was able to score a second one of these through my buddy Dex who had a connection with the Gerber R&D dept. but have never seen them elsewhere.
Now, I get an email from Dex, pointing me to this link!
http://www.gerberblades.com/products/view.php?model=2773
Looks like Gerber is FINALLY gonna release these to the general public. I don't know the release date but, I must say RUN don't walk to your nearest retailer and get your mitts on a couple of these. It is simply the best chopper I have ever used. To me, the amazed reactions of folks in Central America speak VOLUMES! These folks live by their machetes but they always ask is I have my billhook in the truck so that they can use it. THAT is a compliment!:eek: :D :eek:
 
Neat tool. I will have to be on the look out for one and give it a try if I can find one. I can vouch for the Gerber/Fiskars hatchets and sport saw. A lot of bang for the buck (just finished using the saw to cut up a pile of limbs in the back yard). At a glance it doesn't look like it would be a very useful blade shape. What stuff does it excel at chopping/cutting. I believe this is a tradional style, so I don't doubt it works well, just wondering what it does best and designed to do exactly. Thanks for the post, as it is always fun to see different cutlery.
 
What is the blade stock, edge thickness and edge angle? Is the steel type known, hardness? Mass and balance point?

-Cliff
 
The shape of the Brush Thinner blade reminds me of a similar knife used in my country for cutting oil palm fruits.

In our case, the blade is heavier and longer. I have one. It is a supercutter but the weight puts quite a strain on one's hand or hands after a while.

I believe the curve of the blade gives it a keen advantage in its cutting ability.
 
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