It's not just knives and axes that make neat fuzz-sticks !!!

[pitdog]

I was playing around with this after I sharpened it up.......

 

[BarberFobic1992]

is that an old hickory cleaver?

 

[stingray4540]

But, isn't that a knife?

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

But, isn't that a knife?

That is a Cleaver...lots of things have sharp edges on them..this edge is on a Cleaver.
Dont worry Pit..he must like Moras.

 

[ADD]

is that an old hickory cleaver?

Busse?

 

[stingray4540]

That is a Cleaver...lots of things have sharp edges on them..this edge is on a Cleaver.
Dont worry Pit..he must like Moras.

So a cleaver is not a knife?
I know it's called a clever, but a machete is called a machete, but I still consider it a knife... Would you not consider a machete a type of knife?

 

[pitdog]

So a cleaver is not a knife?
I know it's called a clever, but a machete is called a machete, but I still consider it a knife... Would you not consider a machete a type of knife?

Good question ! Some Machetes are as long as some swords and I would never call a sword a knife, so where does this leave the Machete.....long knife/short sword or something else entirely ? I kind of think Machetes are in their own category !!!

I also wouldn't call an Ulu a knife so I guess Ulu's and Cleavers fall into their own groups as well !

 

[dougo83]

I would say that since it is called a cleaver, it is a cleaver. Much like a machete or an axe or a chainsaw...

Unless you go by dictionary.com,

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cleave2 Audio Help /kliv/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kleev] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, cleft or cleaved or clove, cleft or cleaved or clo·ven, cleav·ing.
–verb (used with object) 1. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
2. to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness.
3. to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly.
4. to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree.
–verb (used without object) 5. to part or split, esp. along a natural line of division.
6. to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usually fol. by through).


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[Origin: bef. 950; ME cleven, OE cléofan, c. OHG klioban (G klieben), ON kljūfa; akin to Gk glýphein to carve, L glūbere to peel]

Then all sharp objects would seem to fit the definition of cleave'r'...as something that cleaves...

 

[Bushman5]

my husky 3120 XP with 404 pitch skiptooth chain cleaves wood just fine!

 

[TwinBlade]

Sweet!

 

[cuphead]

battle cleaver hak hak