mini-chopper!!

something totally different from anything Ive posted before!

Im calling this one a mini-chopper. the day I forged this one, my big forge was giving me fits, and instead of forging full sized choppers, this was the biggest I could get out of my little forge. hence the mini-chopper name!

this one was forged out of a leaf spring from my friends ranch, have no idea what vehicle it came off of, but he said they quit adding to that pile a few decades ago. knives ive forged from these springs have cut very well.


OAL- 14 1/2"

blade- 10" long, .225" thick, 1 1/2" wide

steel- leaf spring, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment which includes double normalize, double anneal, double edge quench, and triple draw, for a great performing blade, that holds a great edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!

grind- a flat grind, with a slight tip to butt taper, sharpened on a smiths diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge

finish- hammer finish, with a 120 grit handsanded finish on the bevels, for a rough, easy to maintain working finish

handle- leather slabs, wrapped in jute cord, and soaked in epoxy

guard- no guard on this one, but the handle is contoured to steer your hand away from the cutting edge

sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, clean, hot-waxed, loop is sized for a 2" belt

I did not test the blade for rope cutting, I did cut a 2x4 in half twice, and the edge would still shave. it also passed an edge flex test, and a nail test {where you clamp the blade edge up in a vise and place a common nail across the edge and hammer the nail until it is cut halfway through} and put about half my wieght {210 lbs}to flex the blade sideways in a vise to check for toughness.


$150 plus $10 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal [email protected] or money order.


1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!








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Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!

If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!

 

thanks jay! I had wanted it to look rough and mean, and have a finish that was easy to maintain.

 

Been out for a bit and missed these.

Thanks guys!!

Mike, my full sized choppers are about 20" oal, and about 1/4" thick. I hope to forge out some next month and make me one a little bit bigger for my truck, about 24" oal 2" wide or a bit wider and 1/4" thick. Makes trimming overgrown trees alot faster as most braches to about 3-4" diameter just take one swing. That rick makes some really nice stuff, but i got the idea for this pattern when the last rambo movie came out. Except i didnt want as much point.

 

thanks for the high praise Roland!!

this set was intended to be rough and ready looking, with finishes that encourage lots of good hard use!