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DC:
I've often wondered if something like that would work. Like a Kbar(sp?) on steroids.

mmattockx:

--- Quote from: Handforged on March 30, 2020, 02:21:30 pm ---Hmmm, never seen that one.  I just forge to the shape I thought would be most effective. Added some weight and heft to it so that it would work through the hard knots and split wood.

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I expect that thing does a great job for what you wanted.



--- Quote from: TRiggs on March 30, 2020, 03:37:46 pm ---and he didn't  save time , energy or material.

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I doubt that was his goal. I was just showing OP that others have had similar ideas and thoughts about how to make a knife style hatchet tool.


Mark

gifford:
I recall there was a time period, late 90s early 2000s that a old meat cleaver was considered 'THE' tool for working down or rough carving out a bow blank. Some used it for some pretty close to tiller ready bows. Can't say as I've seen them being used like that for a while now.

Handforged:

--- Quote from: gifford on March 31, 2020, 05:20:59 pm ---I recall there was a time period, late 90s early 2000s that a old meat cleaver was considered 'THE' tool for working down or rough carving out a bow blank. Some used it for some pretty close to tiller ready bows. Can't say as I've seen them being used like that for a while now.

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I have a heavy cleaver that I forged some time ago. That was the inspiration for the tool I made.  I liked it so much I made a heavy cleaver with a chisel edge for splitting tinder for the wood stove. It is much better than a hatchet for the task.

Hawkdancer:
Maybe that old cleaver gets new handles and stays in the shop!
Hawkdancer

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