Unboxing the ESEE Cleaver 

Datsyzerberg ahh gotcha - yes i figured it was some kind of group or kinship type thing. Thanks!

ogarzabello Maybe a tactical whisk after that!

they already have tactical combes.

+Howard green diablo - tristram main theme

+Charles Collier yeah, those specs are of the handle, which is a weird way to write it (those are pulled from the site)

Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying.

Heavenly Cleaver of the Ox

+Paul Hughes heheh the most embarrassing thing is that it says so on the box

+ogenmatic it is particularly heavy, thats for sure. I should have mentioned it

are camping knives suppose to be that heavy?

I guess they can be whatever they want as long as they make themselves worth the weight!

well, true, but typically back packers look for the lightest stuff possible. campers too, but often people will drive to a campsite vs walk to a campsite, so thats negatable. but thats why i posed the question.

Cedric & Ada Gear and Outdoors Depends on how long you have to weight. I'd imagine you'd have to weight a bit longer down under.

Annual leave hahah - should be a pretty busy week or so, videos wise!

.308or5.56? Definitely 7.62

certainly is! Cleavers remind me of the Butcher quest!

Didnt think of you as a gamer.

ogarzabello Then complain about Spydercos. The super smooth IKBS, hammered steel scales and 3D machined G10 justify that price in my opinion.

The Fossil is better than my Natrix thats for sure. but you can keep both of them, i dont want cheap knives with crappy blade steel when i can save just a little more for something better than budget knives. and if your happy with the Fossil thats cool, the action is good, not so much the steel for that price. have you seen real steel knives? they have a bit of an upgrade steel for around the same cost give or take.

Tactical Center I've taken a look at them, but I'm not that interested. Saving my money for some higher end stuff for now.

Mt. Baldwin the cult of esee is potent

what is the popularity/sales of this esee cleaver? i don't know the cleaver market, or more specifically the market they are aiming with this cleaver. seems to me its expensive and heavy and most people that want a cleaver are cooks or butchers, not really outdoorsy thing to have if you ask me. im not saying its not useful and it definitely is awesome, i just dont see a huge market for it. i see people buying it to collect one for sure. as a useful tool i think it would be great too, it just doesnt look like an item the people looking for cleavers are going to buy. id like to see the comparison review and id also like to see a butcher or a chief use one (or if Peter dresses up as one that could suffice too lulz).

I am still reserving my judgement until I've tested it further - have you used one?

Cedric & Ada Gear and Outdoors I returned this directly when I got this, too heavy and unlike the coating. I got a Cold steel Cleaver in almost sametime, I feel more relaxed when I use this for bone cutting and cut food. And it's 4116 steel, and about 1/3 price of Esee cleaver. I do like your Ontario!