Horton Chopper

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

I'm back from a camping trip. My brother-in-law, really nice guy, brought corn on the cob and steak kabobs. As soon as he put them on the fire, he realized he had no way to get them off. Horton Chopper to the rescue.:thumbup: I found a 1.25-1.5" thick piece of wood, chopped it to size, and batoned it, cut a wedge for the tongs, and cut the jute for the tension/handle wrap. In a little less then 3 minutes I built tongs with the Horton Chopper. The best part was I used the Chopper's bottle opener to open my wife's beer while making the tongs.

 

[WalterDavis]

Nice save, and nice saving piece On top of putting out some super smooth knives, Jeremy is a helluva nice guy, too:thumbup:

 

[Jeremy Horton]

I'm glad i could help........ i put that bottle opener on there for just such emergencies, dont remember, making actual Lightsabers,, lol,,,,,,,, nice pic...

 

[mymindisamob]

Soooweet!

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

Nice save, and nice saving piece On top of putting out some super smooth knives, Jeremy is a helluva nice guy, too:thumbup:

Thanks Walt. Jeremy is a nice guy and he makes crazy sharp knives.:thumbup:

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

I'm glad i could help........ i put that bottle opener on there for just such emergencies, dont remember, making actual Lightsabers,, lol,,,,,,,, nice pic...

Jeremy, might as well been a light saber. I scared a the in-laws until the tongs took shape.

 

[kgd]

That is a pretty mean looking knife!

 

[Guyon]

Tong magic!!! :thumbup:

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

That is a pretty mean looking knife!

I don't look for a mean knife, I look for a knife that blends both chopping and slicing capability. Horton's knives do both exceptionally well.

 

[ratamahatta]

I'd like to see a pic of you opening the beer with it!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jeremy Horton]

 

[TheGame]

That blade looks like a monster!

Cool beans :thumbup:

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

That blade looks like a monster!

Cool beans :thumbup:

Thanks, the chopper is actually very light in the hand, very well balanced for such a big knife.

 

[WILLIAM.M]

sweet Blade!!!!

 

[johnspark]

That's awesome! Impromptu Magic!

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

sweet Blade!!!!

That's awesome! Impromptu Magic!

My young nephews were there and one of them said "Uncle Brian is a genius". I learned a lot of my "Magic" from you guys, thanks.:thumbup:


I also tried my first self feeding fire. It seems counterintuitive, but it works. You start with the big wood on the bottom and work up to smaller wood at the top. You alternate layers, kind of like a log cabin, but you fill in the middle. It burned for hours without ever touching it.

 

[barrabas74]

Great looking knife. what are the specs of that beast?

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

Great looking knife. what are the specs of that beast?

It is approximately 16" oal with a 10.75" blade. The steel is S7 and is .27" thick. Horton puts the best convex edges on his knives.:thumbup: I can't stress enough how nice the edges are.

 

[Lycosa]

Carbon Fiber would have been the way to go with the handle---not plastic.
:yawn:

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

Carbon Fiber would have been the way to go with the handle---not plastic.
:yawn:

LOL Lycosa, the chopper has Carbon Fiber scales. CF has great traction when wet.:thumbup: