I took the Dog Father.(Scrap Yard Knife Company)
The B11.(Busse Knife Company)
And the custom by atakach.(Takach Forge)
It was on & off,a rainy,drizzly day...
but I didn't care,I had work to do. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
Plus I was finally in my favorite neck of the woods,playing with my toys. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
This is the spur road off the forest service road that takes me to paradise.(IMO) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
You can see the ruts from the snowmelt runoff.
The ground is slippery slimey clay when it's wet, so it's best to use 4wd to get up to camp in the spring. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

The victim.A poor pine that came down during the winter.
As you can see,it's just starting to green up out there after all the late snow we had in the mountains this winter.

The choppers.
1)Scrap Yard Dog Father.Steel SR77,saber grind,coated,1/4"thick,
9 1/16"tip to plunge line,10 1/16" tip to handle,OAL 15 3/16",1 13/16"high/deep.
1.25 lb.Weight,Res C handle.Factory edge.

2)Custom by Andrew Takach.Steel 5160,full flat grind after hand forging,uncoated,3/16" thick from 1/4" stock,9 5/8"tip to plunge,10 1/2"tip to handle,OAL 15 3/4",1 15/16"high,1.1 lb.weight,hand made burlap micarta with orange liners,tapered tang,slight convex edge.

3)Busse B11.Steel INFI,full flat grind,coated,1/4" thick,10 1/16"tip to plunge,11 1/4"tip to handle,OAL 16 1/4",1 11/16"hight,1.1 lb.weight.Res C handle,factory edge.

First up the DF.
97 swings to get through.

Next,the B11.
160 swings.

Then the custom.
109 swings.

I had to do it again,I couldn't believe the B11 did so poorly,maybe I counted wrong.
For round 2 I took the gloves off.(literaly)
DF,136 chops.
B11,150 chops.
Takach,79 chops.
Go figure.
No gloves,thicker section of the log,tired Myke,raining/sprinkling & the rapture didn't happen,
who knows why I got the results I did.
It doesn't matter anyhoo,I had fun!!!
I'll show off the fatwood I scored & a few other pics over in the outdoor side in a bit.
WOOHOO Spring is here!
I forgot to add my hawk.(Poor hawk.)
160 chops to get through.

The handle isn't made for chopping,just throwing.
(which I didn't do. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />)It tapers down drasticly & is too straight for comfortable chopping.
My hand kept sliding down to the narrow end & it was just too skinny for comfortable chopping.
I'll try a couple of different wraps for a better grip while chopping.

WOW, Nice Myke!

Thanks Randy.
I'm off to the other side with a few more pics........

Not a bad looking Hawk either.

Nice job Myke!!!
Glad to see you got out and beat up some SWEET steel!!!
When you wanna get rid of that tired, old B11 let me know!!
Thanks for sharing brother!!!

Hey, I saw it first!

that looks like fun!

Nice pics! I wonder what happened with the Busse with the first round?

Which did you like chopping with the most?

Nice pics Myke, and it looks like a great area to visit! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Nice review, the df is great but the results of the b 11 surprised me a bit. Why do you think it did the wy it I'd? I don have a b11 yet so I don't know the profile.

Once gain nice post and pics. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I'd be curious how a Rat Mastiff would hold up in the fray. Nice pics!

Thanks for sharing. I wonder if the results would have came out differently if you started with the B11 first followed up with the others when you were fresh? Also, the DFCG weighs more and the saber grind lends itself better for moving material out of the way. Now if there was some hanging shrub, etc. it would be interesting how the test would have turned out. The main thing is you had a great time out in the woods!