Looking for a good chopper...

Another vote for the bolo style.

This isn't a Tram, it dates from the '40s. Original handle disintegrated after 20 or so years in my ownership so I just rehandled it, gave it a coat of paint to help keep the rust at bay. Be good for another 50+ years now :thumbup:

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I used to have a Cold steel Kukri but I couldnt stand it so I sold it one ebay a while back(sold it for the same I paid for it, nice). The handle was a little small and was really aggresive and very blade heavy. It did chop lik crazy but it wasnt comfortable for me.

I picked up a 18" cheap chinese machete for about $4 last week. I went outside and tested it and it didnt seem to be chopping at all. When I examined the edge I found that it wasnt even sharpened. Nice quality control. When I get unlazy I'll sit down with a file and fix that. I think I do like wooden handles on my machete , they seem to be more comfortable.

A Becker would also make a good chopper. I have a BK9 and it chops pretty well. If you got a bigger one it would just be better.

As for the tramontina, Smoky Mountain has free shipping for orders over $10 so I might pick up the the 12" and 14" bolo when they are back in stock.
 
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