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That thing looks BEEFY!! Nice work Richard.
Ya know Brian, I hear there's a bigger one in the works.
Ya know Brian, I hear there's a bigger one in the works.
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how well would this work out for camp use?
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Yeah, chopper envy!
This thing is a BEAST and it is beyond scary sharp! I have no hair on my arm after a couple passes. Thanks again, Richard, and thanks Gene as well!
I'll post a full review, but it's been chewing through black oak and sugar maple like they are nothing!
One unintended use was this: last night, some dude came onto the porch of my house and was asking if anyone was home, anybody up. I never saw him before, so I got out of bed, grabbed my trusty Richard J-Cleaver and proceeded to open the door and very directly confront him with a big "WTF?!" He was a little guy and with my wild bedhead and aggression, not to mention a chopper in my hand that is straight out of the movie "Psycho," the guy backed into a pillar on the porch, stumbled down the stairs and ran for his life. It was only after that that I realized what I must have looked like...
Turned out he was the ex-boyfriend of a previous house tenant who had been kicked out by her, and was probably thinking she is still here. He's harmless, and I have a feeling now he won't be back...
This thing is a BEAST and it is beyond scary sharp! I have no hair on my arm after a couple passes. Thanks again, Richard, and thanks Gene as well!
I'll post a full review, but it's been chewing through black oak and sugar maple like they are nothing!
One unintended use was this: last night, some dude came onto the porch of my house and was asking if anyone was home, anybody up. I never saw him before, so I got out of bed, grabbed my trusty Richard J-Cleaver and proceeded to open the door and very directly confront him with a big "WTF?!" He was a little guy and with my wild bedhead and aggression, not to mention a chopper in my hand that is straight out of the movie "Psycho," the guy backed into a pillar on the porch, stumbled down the stairs and ran for his life. It was only after that that I realized what I must have looked like...
Turned out he was the ex-boyfriend of a previous house tenant who had been kicked out by her, and was probably thinking she is still here. He's harmless, and I have a feeling now he won't be back...
i thought about putting a lanyard hole in the handle but i wasted 2 cobalt coated bits just to drill the 2 pin holes which i had to enlarge with a carbide drill. any future ones will have a 1/4" lanyard hole. size will vary since i use scrap to make them and i'm not worrying too much about the finish. i have to get a few more discs cut so i can make some more choppers. the next one i'm putting a long handle on so its more like an axe. the head will be smaller than brians but just as effective and scarry (sharp)