Heavy duty chop it all chopper recommendations?

Busse and kin has alot of options for big capable choppers. Usually with a little hunting you can find them and other nice choppers on the exchange.
 
Some of my Busse Combat choppers. 1311 would be my #1 recommendation, but it's an older model, so you'd have to find one first. They pop up on the exchange from time to time.

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Ignore the swords at the top. However, the third one down (Hognose War Sword) I would consider the most beastly chopper shown in the photo. Has the length (~16") and weight to do some really serious damage. By itself:

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Close-up of some of the others. Top to bottom: 1311, Basic Bolo 13 (BB13), Custom Shop Killa Zilla (one of a kind), Custom Shop Nuclear Meltdown Battle Mistress (NMFBM; also one of a kind), and Battle Grade War Train Fusion (BGWTF)

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I hope nobody takes offense to me asking this here. I've been wanting to inquire for awhile, but just didn't think this was worthy of a stand-alone thread. Plus, since there have been a few machetes mentioned, I thought I'd go ahead and ask...


Has anyone acquired the recently released Old Hickory "Outdoor Machete"?


For some reason, it really appealed to me the first time I saw it, even though I have no idea why. Beyond that, with most of their stuff going for between $10 and $25, this new "compact machete" is selling at most places for about $50. Beyond the initial appeal, and with the asking price, I keep wondering if I'm missing something.
 
I put my recently acquired Skrama 240 to work at my remote property and could not be happier with it. I chopped some overhanging branches, and chopped and stripped birch bark using it both at a ‘chopper’ and as a draw knife (both pushing and pulling). The handle design is simply great, allowing for different grips. Holding far back makes the knife cut much more deeply than you would expect for a blade that is not real long or thick/heavy. I stripped bark for about 5 hours and chopped through 2 logs (4” and 6”) just to see how it performed. No hotspots at all and the steel held up well. I touched it up with a small worksharp to an armhair shaving edge quickly.

I prefer the looks of my other choppers, but this knife will be with me for chores. It is pretty amazing to get such a capable, well built knife along with a well designed nice sheath for the amount they charge. I don’t know that I have been as pleasantly surprised by the overall usefulness of a knife.
 
beeinak said:
I put my recently acquired Skrama 240 to work at my remote property and could not be happier with it. I chopped some overhanging branches, and chopped and stripped birch bark using it both at a ‘chopper’ and as a draw knife (both pushing and pulling). The handle design is simply great, allowing for different grips. Holding far back makes the knife cut much more deeply than you would expect for a blade that is not real long or thick/heavy. I stripped bark for about 5 hours and chopped through 2 logs (4” and 6”) just to see how it performed. No hotspots at all and the steel held up well. I touched it up with a small worksharp to an armhair shaving edge quickly.

I prefer the looks of my other choppers, but this knife will be with me for chores. It is pretty amazing to get such a capable, well built knife along with a well designed nice sheath for the amount they charge. I don’t know that I have been as pleasantly surprised by the overall usefulness of a knife.
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I liked the 240 so much, I got the 200 as well. Also a pretty excellent chopper. The beauty of these is that are purely utilitarian, nothing pretty or fancy looking. They are
made to beat on like rented mule
 
I have two Condor Mini Dukus in 420HC and 1075 and a Bushcaft Parang. Very effective chopping tools.
I'm waiting for a Condor Makara with a thinner but longer blade for extra reach and more of a slashing action.
I also have a Condor Golok, my first machete but not using it much since I got the others, it needs reprofiling.
 
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