I still haven't chopped w/ my Dogfather (shame on me, but I've been busy!)... BUT I did do this w/ my RTAK II a while back.

Diceman, you have to let us know how the 2 compare!

Oh, I shall friend, if I can ever find time to get out of town and CHOP things... Its going to be a few weeks though, sadly! It should be interesting though - the RTAK is lighter but has a thin blade, which digs in well. The DF is heavy and solid, but more wedge shaped. I'm looking forward to taking the DF out, but have seen some great results from the rest of the Dogs!

WOW! Your chopping looks alot nicer than mine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Your chopping was nice Bubba. This thing was laying down on its side already, makes it a little (well, a lot) easier! BUT, it was FROZEN solid!

I’m sure you’ve seen it before, but here’s one of my thick choppin’ pics too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

EDIT: Oops. I just scrolled up and saw I already posted that pic. I forgot. No need to post it twice, so I’ll just put another (smaller diameter log) chopper pic here instead. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I'll just assume that you used the big 'ol Swamp Rat for that, and not the little skeleton handle blade! (my ID's are still not that good, sorry)

Yup, the big one is a Battle Rat, and the small one is a 3/16” Rat Shaker. I put it there for scale. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Here’s some of a good sized log I split with my RM.

Above view


Starting out…baton used is leaning against log.


Almost done.


Annnnnnnd split.

Thats the coolest thing I've ever seen! What is that, 5 feet?

Thanks. It was about 3-5 feet long, I don’t remember exactly. I should have filmed video of it. Maybe I can do it again sometime and add it to my youtube video set. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I'll have to check out your vids tomorrow or something. I wish I had a place where I could go do mad chopping! You'd think I would in Montana, but this part of the state might as well be part of California - its been OVERRUN!! Nothing wrong with CA, but their liberal politics don't fit well for a lot of us up here! AGain, great pix

Here's the link to them. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />