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mneedham

mneedham

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Yep, I like cleavers ( and cleavage..). I know a couple of members have been modding cleavers for outdoor use. I picked up this guy recently, it is marked "Wright Smoke" (not a brand I am familiar with). The blade was re-profiled by someone. My initial impression is that would make a decent camp knife, it chops pretty well, but not as well as the much heavier, thicker and longer Foster Bros. The knife is about 13" in length and a hair over 1/8" thick..

Is anybody else messing around with modded cleavers? Post a pic if you have one...

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Chopping some small pieces of firewood:
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In hand by the lilacs (what a great smell!)
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that is more like a clip-pointed hatchet! that is a Beast of a knife, looks like whoever did the reprofile did a great job.
 
BF,

Yeah it is a beast... Good camp knife I would think. It is not as heavy as you might guess, just a little over a pound. The only downside is that I don't have a sheath for it.. Hmmm, I wonder Koyote Girl is up to....
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Right, it's like Laci Szabo's Ogre.
Might work well in a kitchen, too.
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Esav - I'm confident that knife will work well in the kitchen. IMHO, its the first test of every good outdoor knife, big and small, its value in the kitchen. Fiddleback's nessies prove themselves in that way (almost lost that one to the wife)....
 
I could see a knife like that with a fairly robust edge on the straightaway for chopping and a finer edge on the big belly for food prep.
 
Carolina River Rat said:
That does look a LOT like Szabo's Ogre. I kinda want one.
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You know what I like about these cleavers, they have plenty of mod potential, they have all been time tested, and they are dirt cheap. I paid $10 for the knife in this thread and paid the same for these two below.. That Foster Bros. in the pic below was the only thing I used splitting kindling all winter (I heat my house promarily with a woodstove).. Can't beat them...
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Esav Benyamin said:
I could see a knife like that with a fairly robust edge on the straightaway for chopping and a finer edge on the big belly for food prep.
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Yep! Where's Siguy?

Carolina River Rat said:
I also want a Fiddleback large nessie.
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Yep, I love my Koster Monster Nessie, I'm pretty sure I would love an F-back too? Andy - the steel is calling....
 
I haven't seen sig guy on here lately, but richard j did one hell of a job on my emerson, making it a Scandi. I'm thinking about making his life hell and having him re-do one of my large MMHW bowies, and this reminded me of it.
 
Joezilla said:
I haven't seen sig guy on here lately, but richard j did one hell of a job on my emerson, making it a Scandi. I'm thinking about making his life hell and having him re-do one of my large MMHW bowies, and this reminded me of it.
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Joe,

Just talked to Simon, he's getting ready for his Prom! RichardJ recently e-mailed me pics of a couple of the big choppers he has done, they are out-of-control, I hope he makes more of them....
 
do you want one of thoes choppers? i just had some steel cut for knives but i can get some cut for a chopper.
 
"More Cleavage" - the first post I opened. Are there any infractions for wanton misrepresentation? :confused:

Doc
 
kgd said:
Very cool mneedham......Though I was taking your title a little too literally!

The title is right for the cove isn't it...



I wonder is Simon will bring shoes along :D :D
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DOC-CANADA said:
"More Cleavage" - the first post I opened. Are there any infractions for wanton misrepresentation? :confused:

Doc
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Doc - You sound like a dirty, old man. Just my kinda guy:thumbup: If this collaboration I'm working on with siguy/RichardJ/ ilbruche (remember him?) comes off, I promise real cleavage in every shot!
 
Joezilla said:
I haven't seen sig guy on here lately, but richard j did one hell of a job on my emerson, making it a Scandi. I'm thinking about making his life hell and having him re-do one of my large MMHW bowies, and this reminded me of it.
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About time you do something with that MMHW
 
I have been hitting the yard/garage sales and thrift stores pretty hard lately looking for an old cleaver...but no luck yet:(
 
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