Here are some cleavers I've made. Users for around the kitchen and such.
Top: Two-handed; 3 lb 7 oz, 1/4" thick. Oak handle scales. Full tang. For heavy carcass splitting. We use it for butchering deer, elk and mutton.
Middle left: Nakiri, 8 oz, thin bladed. Cherry handle scales. Full tang. For cutting & chopping vegetables, meat, no bones.
Middle right: General purpose kitchen cleaver; 1 lb 2 oz, 3/16" thick. Walnut handle scales. Full tang.
Bottom: Heavy one-handed; 2 lb 15 oz, 1/4" thick. Walnut handle scales. Full tang. All round use making chops and steaks from shoulder roasts, etc.
Bottom right: Swiss Army knife for size comparison.
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January 05, 2018, 12:42 PM
DrDan
The big one up top definitely looks like it comes from a lineage of parangs.
Nice choppers.
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January 05, 2018, 02:26 PM
3/4Flap
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Originally posted by DrDan: The big one up top definitely looks like it comes from a lineage of parangs.
In fact, tho, it has that shape due to the material from which it was made {log processor bar}. The edge was forged but the rest stock removed.
I also make parangs by the way:
********************** 53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Read Quod Apostolici Muneris (1878) LEO XIII. This Pope warned us about the Socialists before most folks knew what a Socialist was...
January 05, 2018, 06:04 PM
erratic
Do you have any recommendations for a commercial brand cleaver? I'm looking for a decent one for normal kitchen use.
January 05, 2018, 06:52 PM
3/4Flap
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Originally posted by erratic: Do you have any recommendations for a commercial brand cleaver? I'm looking for a decent one for normal kitchen use.
No idea.
Wish I could help you. I basically don't buy knives. When I need one, I make it.
Check out ebay and pick up an old one?
********************** 53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Read Quod Apostolici Muneris (1878) LEO XIII. This Pope warned us about the Socialists before most folks knew what a Socialist was...
January 05, 2018, 09:59 PM
amals
I've said it before in other threads, but I'll say it again: I really like your designs and the end results. One of these days I'll get around to trying my hand at it. Interesting blades and very nice work. That first two-handed cleaver is a beast!
January 06, 2018, 06:42 AM
sybo
Erratic, I would just Google "Restaurant Supplies" or go poking around your Grandparents house!!
January 06, 2018, 08:47 AM
3/4Flap
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Originally posted by sybo: Erratic, I would just Google "Restaurant Supplies" or go poking around your Grandparents house!!
Old ones can be refurbished, too. Cleaned up, regripped, reground, even re-heat-treated if need be.
That kind of effort can be a lot of fun.
Hammers, too. I have some hammers I've reworked from ugly blobs to really nice tools.
********************** 53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Read Quod Apostolici Muneris (1878) LEO XIII. This Pope warned us about the Socialists before most folks knew what a Socialist was...
January 06, 2018, 03:18 PM
erratic
Agree with all the comments. Vintage cleavers are just plain cool.
January 12, 2018, 09:32 PM
DSgrouse
I love them, very nicely done.
I have been on the lookout for a good historic cleaver. They can be pricey when located in antique shops.
January 16, 2018, 10:44 PM
Rey HRH
I love the looks of the one you used to slice the coke can.
And no insults intended, I thought your last pic in the OP was an homage to cold steel. :-)
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January 23, 2018, 12:12 PM
spunk639
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Originally posted by erratic: Do you have any recommendations for a commercial brand cleaver? I'm looking for a decent one for normal kitchen use.
Try Weimy Knives,
Weimycutlery.com
January 23, 2018, 12:34 PM
P220 Smudge
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Originally posted by Rey HRH: I love the looks of the one you used to slice the coke can.
And no insults intended, I thought your last pic in the OP was an homage to cold steel. :-)
Yes, but will it flay meat-filled boots? That's the real test.
Nice work on those, 3/4 flap. The bottom cleaver in the first pic looks inceredibly handy for kitchen tasks.
I need to make a cleaver.
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