Yet another CHOPPER thread.

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More chopper goodness. I want to focus my chopper questions on the following specifics, however:

1) what are the most absolute best choppers (knives only) that you have used-- Busse or not Busse, production or custom?

2) what choppers do you find really versatile-- not just brute chopping prowess-- Busse or non Busse.

I'm just curious about the best of the best. For question number 1, I might personally say my NMFBMLE-- but I just haven't gotten the chance to use it yet. It will happen very soon, however, when I go camping. Based on what I have read, I think it will be some serious wood chipper.

For number 2, I really, really dig my Condor Golok machete. I take it hiking with me at night and find it can chop medium sized wood very well, and with the right wrist-action touch can clip off light vegetation that encroaches the small deer-run path. It also is adept at shaving off bark, stabbing soft wood, and other mundane tasks. All around great tool. Probably like the B11.
 
Writing a thread on this right now in the swamp forum :)

The best I have ever used is the KZ II for pure chopping power, for speed and field use its the DF
The best chopper that is also versatile is the Ratweiler, and DF. the Waki is great too

Though I haven't used it yet. I now see that the Basic 11is probably the best chopper on the market. Its light, fast, and chops way out of its league.
 
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1. Himalayan Imports 16.5" Ang Khola, a brute of a chopper.
2. CGFBM, all day.
 
For me it's a very close call in the category "Most Absolute Best Chopper" I'd say NMFBMLE or KZII - just ignore the GB axe as you were asking for knives only ;)

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Most versatile to me is the B-11 but ask me another day and I'd possibly say it's my modified CGFBM :)

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Well, that's one way to make a sunroof!:eek::D

To the OP's question:
FBM
Dogfather
SOD
KZ-II & NMFBM; albeit not as versatile.
RD 9
Fallkniven A2
& I'm sure the B-11 (although I don't own one)
& BWM-LE (although I haven't used mine)
 
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Great responses!! I love those photos of Busses destroying things. Taking a roof off a car. Ha ha ha. The original Jaws of Life.
 
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