The cleaver discussion thread.....

TwinStick said:
I wish someone would make a "hard use outdoor cleaver" with modern materials, for a reasonable price. BKleaver has a nice ring to it !!! :D

I'm just sayin'. :D
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I've got a few things drawn up. Just gotta' catch someone's ear. ;) I may have a deal in the works to do some design work but it's still a ways out and we'll see if it bears fruit.
 
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I'd llike to see a good "modern" cleaver... The last couple I've tried were terrible quality. Way too soft. I may need to either find an old one or maybe have one made in something like 3V or 9V. :D
 
You'd probably need to have one made up. Not many folks making professional cleavers at the production level. Only F.Dick and Wenger/Swibo to the best of my recollection. The rest are all "household" class and lighter weight.
 
i have several cleavers. favorite is an old hickory 7", the steel has stained in places(it is made of 1095) but it holds a nice edge and does the trick in the kitchen. i have a smaller one from RADA, stainless, 5" blade, a little thin for heavy chopping but good for stir fry prep. finally i have one under construction. Aldo's 1084, 2 1/2" by 7" blade with a 1" by 5" handle.
as far as "modern" cleavers, has anyone thought of using S5. will harden and temper to Rc60, with the wear and shock resistance you would want in a cleaver.
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I've posted this one before: Foster Bros #8, hidden tang, but it now has a new handle of osage orange.
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The osage is kinda plain but it is darkening some the more i handle it. I'm debating whether to hit it lightly with a torch to bring out the grain. Opinions???

Slightly off topic but it is sharp and it cuts:
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I re=handled this old wood gouge as well, used the old ferrule but had to make the top ring out of a piece of 1 1/4" pipe.
 
rwn2000 said:
The osage is kinda plain but it is darkening some the more i handle it. I'm debating whether to hit it lightly with a torch to bring out the grain. Opinions???
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I don't like the torched look. Try leaving it in the sun and see if some UV will darken it a bit.

And BTW - really fine work re-handling those tools. I love the old ferrule on the gouge.
 
I'd steer clear of the torched look. Can't stand it myself, and it wouldn't be in keeping with the traditional look that you so expertly maintained with the replacement handle. I'd just let it naturally darken with use. Wood patinas too, after all. ;)
 
SDC10145.jpg Here's one that I stumbled across. It's spine was mushroomed from years of use,it's handles were wired together. My wife could not see it's potential...
I boxed it up & shipped it to Justin, asking if he would give it a new life... Well, Indeed he could! I use it cutting meats & I've caught Lisa using it too.
 
Hey guys, I finally found my way down here to the "Cleaver Thread"...

I had posted this somewhere around the board a couple weeks ago, but figured you guys would appreciate it way more. I found this cleaver in a field. The fact that I spotted it among the weeds and dirt was amazing considering the fact it was brown with rust. I took it to work and knocked the rust off with a wire wheel. Since these pics were taken I have hit it with 200, 400, and finally 1000 grit sandpaper. It looks really nice now. Once I get the handles on it and put some other finishing touches I will take some more pictures and post them for you guys.
Can anyone tell me anything interesting about this beast?? It is a Foster Bros. 2190.

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Oh yeah, the next pics will be taken by my wife, with a real camera. Not a crappy cell phone like these were taken with....
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jfever311 said:
I found this cleaver in a field. The fact that I spotted it among the weeds and dirt was amazing considering the fact it was brown with rust. I took it to work and knocked the rust off with a wire wheel.
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What size is that cleaver? Please do post pics when you get it re-handled.
 
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What size is that cleaver? Please do post pics when you get it re-handled.
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The whole shebang is 15", with a 9" cutting edge.

Here are the pieces of Lignum Vitae I am choosing from. One has that nice straight "signature" LV grain, the other is a nicely figured piece. Not sure which one I will use yet though..
 

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Lignum Vitae on a cleaver? HELLS YES!!! :eek::thumbup: Can't wait to see it!
 


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Cleaver....

Made by the Evansville Tool Works.Has a wolf's head in a circle and the number 12 to the side of it. This company was incorporated in 1896 and sold out to the American Fork & Hoe Co. in 1936.

Rob
 
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