Medium Choppa thread!!

bluemax_1 said:
Any solvent will remove gummy substances easily. Zippo lighter fluid works really well.

When my brother and I were kids, we used to climb trees a lot. When we got sap all over our hands, we used kerosene lol. Probably some hazards to that.
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Thanks for the tip I’ll try an oily option. Maybe Rem-Oil? I have that handy
I tried acetone (actually a weaker nail varnish remover version) and brake cleaner and neither worked
 
HEAVY CHOPPER (HC) - THE COMPLETE & DETAILED EXPLANATION

CASINOSTOCKS - MAY 15, 2017

"Carothers Heavy Choppers are extremely rare because IIRC there never was an official production version of those HCs before! There are about a dozen or so of these in the wild and they are the prototype HCs. Some were sold during Fridays sales in the past, some offered at the past Blade Shows and some given or gifted to those of Nathan's choosing."

NATHAN'S COMMENTS - SEPT 29, 2018 - "I've changed my mind about the Heavy Chopper"

"The BC and HDFK pre-orders are winding down here and should be finished within about five weeks. We're in the pre production planning stage of the upcoming run of Medium Choppers and have started cutting up sheet for the project.

I was going to add the Heavy Chopper into the Medium Chopper pre-order and simply make more of the original Heavy Choppers. But it's a way overbuilt knife that I decided not to put into production years ago and I'm going to stick to that.

Instead I'll release a variation of the original Heavy Chopper which will be a 1/4" thick 10" Chopper that fits within the new Medium Chopper profile but isn't stupidly over built. It won't be obtuse like the original, it will have tall thinner grinds with the same bevel angle and S grind used on the Competition Choppers, only it will be left a little thicker behind the edge for durability. We've found a good sweet spot for this kind of geometry and we're going to use it. At about 23 ounce the weight falls almost exactly between the MC and the BC (just like the original). It will be stout enough but it's still going to be a cutter not a kludge."

And from this, of course, also eventually came the Heavy Duty Medium Chopper (HDMC) which now, it seems, has taken on the old name, ie, Heavy Chopper, but not the model number (HC). This post will hopefully go far enough in explaining the differences so that "Heavy Chopper" will stick, as the new standard CPK moniker for the piece.
 
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I didn't quote your full post for that reason, just the parts that I knew were for sure, lol. Besides, I needed a good and complete explanation posted somewhere so that, once I post one of mine up for trade (maybe for sale, not sure), I can simply link it to the "for trade/sale" post.:D:D:D
 
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WOW! Just came today :) Thank You to all involved that made this blade :thumbsup::thumbsup: It's ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS :D A BIG Thank You to jo :thumbsup::thumbsup: for keeping it a little longer before shipping ;) It gave me peace of mind while on vacation :thumbsup::thumbsup: Can't wait to really check it out :) right now I'am having trouble putting it down :D
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Can't stand a large Knife hanging on my belt :D I eather strap it to or if it fits in a PAC :thumbsup: but sometimes shoulder carry is nice. I tried making a setup made using D-rings and kydex o_Omight just need 1. I have to come up with a nicer strap and see what's up :)
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Using 2 rings the handle hangs lower than I like and I tried everything. Hope this testing might help others :D
 
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Can't stand a large Knife hanging on my belt :D I eather strap it to or if it fits in a PAC :thumbsup: but sometimes shoulder carry is nice. I tried making a setup made using D-rings and kydex o_Omight just need 1. I have to come up with a nicer strap and see what's up :)
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Using 2 rings the handle hangs lower than I like and I tried everything. Hope this testing might help others :D
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I can tell you once you get around to using it ... it's even more impressive!

Congrats on your first CPK ... and the handle does look great I considered it but have my sets matched ... well all but one I'm waiting for someone to be willing to part with specific set of scales.
 
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