My First Chopper - RWL-34 and Red Gum.

Tiiiiiiiim · Apr 26, 2011

I've had a WIP thread going on for a while now and my chopper is finally finished.

Some Specs:

OAL - RWL-34 stainless. 415mm long. 7mm at thickest. 48mm at widest.
Cutting Edge - 275mm recurve.
Grind - Primary flat grind into a convex edge.
Fittings - SS Corbys, Ally lanyard tube.
Handle - Murray River Red Gum scales on a tapered tang (6 - 1.5mm)

Some Pictures:

BMK · Apr 27, 2011

Nice work. I like tha large aluminum lanyard tube

vladdracul · Apr 27, 2011

Looking good ! Keep up the good work !!1

macmiddlebrooks · Apr 27, 2011

amazing!

GregS · Apr 27, 2011

I'm not a big fan of recurves, but I still like this. Looking good...

Tiiiiiiiim · Apr 27, 2011

BMK said:
Nice work. I like tha large aluminum lanyard tube

Thanks bmk.

vladdracul said:
Looking good ! Keep up the good work !!1

Appreciate it vlad.

macmiddlebrooks said:
amazing!

Thanks mac.

GregS said:
I'm not a big fan of recurves, but I still like this. Looking good...

Thanks Greg. The recurve just seemed like a practical way to get all the weight at the front.

Driftwood · Apr 27, 2011

Very nice, great blade shape.

Lance.

Tiiiiiiiim · Apr 27, 2011

Driftwood said:
Very nice, great blade shape.

Lance.

Cheers lance.