Choppers, & Other Big, Bad Mamba Jamba's ....

Crag the Brewer

I make Nice, boring knives
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My first larger blade. It's Mine.
It's 3V. Artisanal, Boutique Heat Treatment.
60 HRC, low temper, full Cryo.

It's Fast and light. Quick cutting.
It's a little underpowered for heavy work in hardwoods, but would be an excellent backpacking machete/camp knife.

It's Full tang, just partially sandwich upper and lower Micarta. Some pics can see metal in rear at pommel.

Light Machete


















 
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Build and early testing of everything I want in a Big Chopper. This out cuts Everything.
Everything I have.



















It's not finished, in these pics. It was Fun to build. So big that I had to pull my grinder away from the wall some, so I wouldn't bang into it as I ground.
It's really an experiment with hardness. I have this treated to 62HRC, which should be too much, but after I thickened my grind some. (I'm known for extremely low angle secondaries) It's been stable now, and chip free.
It's mine, I'm hard on it.


My design for this handle/knife combo is called "No Sizzle"
It's supposed to be a Very Basic chopper design. Only what's needed.

The old saying for marketing is...."You dont sell the steak...You sell the sizzle"

I want this chopper to be practical.
Not flashy, boring, like Me.... I got No Sizzle.
 
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Not a Chopper, but this is also going to be grouped with what I think is Bad Ass.....

Someone here once called my knives "Bad Ass".
I liked that description. I grew up in the 70's & 80's.....watching A-Team, Ninja movies, and Conan the Barbarian...... Bad Ass is a Major compliment, Thank You!!!

This was my attempt at a sculpted dagger like knife.... It's pretty Big. Also, pretty Awesome.
I took a hit on this knife, but now I see it as that I was able to make this pattern that I was dreaming about for a couple years. Glad it turned out great, and will hopefully make more.
*I'm working on a different take for a simple, combat knife. Different, but with similar tones.









































*I'm Not going to apologize for bulk posting these photos.....Haha.
 
Odd looking scales but balance looks excellent 😉

Kinda large looking, but very comfortable. Visually I think they would look better slightly smaller....but it really melts into the hand with many grips. I know....it's kinda weird
 
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