Show me your competition cutters!

[deker]

So a fellow forumite gave me half of a John Deere driveshaft over the weekend and I figure that a good use of it would be in a nice big cutter. So, I'd like to do a bit of a study of competition cutter design to get some ideas.

Any of you guys have some pictures of big choppers or competition cutters you want to share?

-d

 

[butcher_block]

you saw my proto even if you dont know the knife im talking about
it was about 2/3rd scale

 

[Nowicki]

What competition are you doing this for?

 

[butcher_block]

just cause
if i know deker thats all he needs

you never just made a big nasty knife ?
ahhahah

 

[Nowicki]

Sometimes you do just have to make a BIG NASTY.
The last one I made for a cutting contest did well. Cut everything I asked it to. A friend brought someone over to visit who was going to Afganistan. He wanted a real good cutter. Guess where my knife went?
From what I've heard it is serving him well!

Larry

 

[deker]

just cause
if i know deker thats all he needs

That's about right. I'm just looking for some ideas for this hunk of driveshaft.

-d

 

[J.Marsillo]

just cause
if i know deker thats all he needs

you never just made a big nasty knife ?
ahhahah

Hehehehe big nasty knife that's why I make knives

 

[deker]

So, I guess all you guys just TALK about making big cutters huh? No pictures?

-d

 

[J.McDonald Knives]

look in the november 2006 issue of blade starting on page 42. they have some competition cutters in action. check it out.

 

[GlennM]

Finished last week and will be heading to Dotson's next weekend for a try out.

 

[butcher_block]

thats nice

 

[SAR]

Not very sexy but it is a workhorse cpm M4

spencer

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[Barkes Knife Shop]

I like that knife very nice work all around. Outstanding work A+ in my book Glen:

 

[David Wesner]

Here's a chopper I made a while back. I wouldn't call it a comp cutter though. This was made to cut brush or pop some large kindling etc, rather than rope (is there a comp for cutting "lumber" like 2x4 etc.) I have never seen or held a comp cutter but would think thin & fast would be what you'd want . This one is carrying some forward weight too ( ~.225 A2 ) The smaller one is a broad flat ground w/skeletonized handle camp that is super light weight for it's size. There's a couple examples of some of mine for ya deker That is wicked lookin Spencer, I love it :thumbup:

 

[A C Richards]

here's my cutter. It is 52100 blade right at 10". THe blade shape helps in different cutting applications. I have cut 12 waterbottles and many other weird items. As you can see It helped my win the Pomona Forging clinic competition in 2005. DOn't know how mwny more I will be participating in. The shoulder is not holding up too well. I need to save it for forging.

Chuck

 

[the possum]

So, I guess all you guys just TALK about making big cutters huh? No pictures?

-d

Sorry, about the only full sized blades I make these days wouldn't qualify for the competitions. Those comp cutters are just way too small for me.

 

[David Schott]

Here are two:

 

[Fiddleback]

David those look wicked. Loving it. Are you swinging hard at the paper rolls, or just push cutting through those??

 

[SAR]

So, I guess all you guys just TALK about making big cutters huh? No pictures?

-d

Get to it i see many fine examples here, put your steel where your mouth is

spencer

 

[David Schott]

David those look wicked. Loving it. Are you swinging hard at the paper rolls, or just push cutting through those??

See for yourself!
http://www.schottknives.com/chopper/papercut.mpg