Big Curly Maple & W2 Camp Chopper

[Lamey]

Curly Maple & W2 Camp Chopper.  10-1/4"l x 2"w blade,  15-1/2" overall.  Forged from W2 round bar, differentially heat treated using clay with active hamon.  Got to put a few more coats of finish on the Curly Maple over the next few days.

Any how, some quick pics,

[srtben]

Very Nice Matt! I love the upswept blade, it has an old school butchers knife look.

[Lamey]

thanks Ben...  i havent made a blade shape like this in a long time...  Cuts good too!

[rbcorbitt]

Love the Hamon detail!  Beautiful work, sir!!

[D.Ellis]

That's beastly! I bet she chops great.
Darcy  

[akaboomer]

Very nice Matt. Nobody does the maple better. I love the maple and Hamon. Thanks for sharing.

Chris

[Lamey]

thanks fellas,  I really love maple, just cut up a fresh batch yesturday... loookin fwd. to seeing how it looks after finished etc.  Gonna put some on my 'truck" Bowie.

[amar911]

Looks like something a well-heeled pirate might wear. Very nice.

Allan

[Stonedog]

That's not a moon!  That's a SPACE STATION!

[Lamey]

ha!!!  headed to OK after some leather.

[Lin Rhea]

That sure is pretty Matt.  

[4est trekker]

Boy, I like that package!  That looks like a hard-working tool.  Excellent job, Matt!    

[Bladepeek]

Very nice work and I'll wager that blade is thin enough you could do a lot of cutting without beating yourself up.