swellcat
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Recently, I had the opportunity (someone else's kitchen) over several days to use a cleaver for the first time and found the knife surprisingly handy. (And so begins CAD, Cleaver Acquisition Disorder? Maybe not, but the one below needed rescuing. The steel and the learning experience ought to be worth five dollars . . . plus, a functional feral-pig chopper may result.)
Blade Length: 8 in.
Height, Tallest: 4 1/2 in.
Overall Length: 13 3/4 in.
Weight: 24 oz.
Looks as though someone went metal-on-metal with it, maybe as a wood-splitting chisel or something. The steel seems pretty soft: it deforms and files easily.
A sturdy Osage orange handle will feel nice and help balance out the heavy blade, I think.
Would you ignore these areas of damage or maybe do more material-removal and take the bevel higher up on the blade?
Recognize or make-out the maker?
Guess I'd be terrible at Wheel of Fortune; I searched multiple letter combinations last night with no good results.
Thanks for any insight and suggestions you might offer.