Meat Cleaver

[SteveCNJ]

My buddy was going g to sell this old meat cleaver that he got at a garage sale for $16 and I just had to have it. It had no handle and was looking it's age which could have been 100+ years. It was made by L & I. J. White from Buffalo, NY. Itsat around for about 10 years and I finally decided it needed a handle. I saw a video Michael McCrory posted making a knife handle. I contacted him and we came to an agreement for him to make a handle for this. Needless to say if you watch the video Mike went way, way beyond. It's worth the watch.

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[mtwarden]

Coolio! he did a great job

I have an old (not nearly as old as yours) Briddell clever- guessing 1930's, maybe I should restore it up

 

[EastMT]

very nice, is that cocobolo?

 

[SteveCNJ]

very nice, is that cocobolo?

Thank you. It's Bolivian Rosewood

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[EastMT]

Awesome I’ll have to check that out. I started making knives last year and it’s a blast. I’ve used ironwood, cocobolo, sheep horns, buffalo horns, oak and walnut. The exotics are my favorites so far

 

[mtnrunner260]

Man that things impressive.
What do you use it for, splitting rounds for the wood stove?

 

[Grundy53]

Looks great. Awesome video.

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[SteveCNJ]

Man that things impressive.
What do you use it for, splitting rounds for the wood stove?

I had thoughts of using it for butchering but it may just wind up being a conversation piece.

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[VernAK]

I can't get a feel for the scale/size of your cleaver but it sure resembles what we called a " hog splitter".

 

[SteveCNJ]

I can't get a feel for the scale/size of your cleaver but it sure resembles what we called a " hog splitter".

The folding knife is 8 1/2 inches long. The blade of the cleaver is 12 1/2 inches at the longest part and the handle is 12 inches.

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[VernAK]

Google on "hog splitter" and you'll find several examples.