Finished cpm3v chopper/machete(updated with video)

[Justin Presson]

The beast is done!!! This is the biggest knife I have made to date. I originally was going to make it bladesport competition spec knife but end ended up going a different direction with it. Is kind of half chopper half machete I think.
17" over all
12" blade
CPM3V steel heat treated by Peters Heat treating
Cowboy Coffee bag micarta from @laidupcomposites
Orange g10 liners
Kydex sheath by me as well, tried something a little different by over laying some a different color on top of the black.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks for looking!!

 

[opaul]

That’s a bad blade! Looks wicked. Great job.

 

[Justin Presson]

That’s a bad blade! Looks wicked. Great job.

Thanks!

 

[Gene Kimmi]

Wow! There's not a thing about it that I don't like. Very nice Job!

 

[Dennis Morland]

Now that is a good looking chopper! Dig the sheath too.

 

[LobosStyle Blades]

That looks great but WOW, I can only imagine how the grinding went on it. That steel is as tough as the blade looks. Hope you did some pre-HT grinding to save on belts. That'll last you a good long time.

 

[John Wilson]

that is a cool looking blade! Great job on the sheath, too. It's very Captain America in a great way!

 

[BrandantR]

Dang, Justin! I like that one a lot. Very nicely done.

 

[Smallshop]

That is a classy rig...everything! Love it!

 

[Rick Otts]

Very well done I really like it!

 

[Justin Presson]

I did some testing with the new chopper and boy I sure do like the way it performed!!

I made a short video if you would like to see.
I need to get better at making videos and hope to put out some knifemaking videos soon....Im working on a project now that Im documenting. But doing it all with no real camera or computer is proving to be difficult.

 

[bladegrinder]

Awesome looking chopper Justin.