Chopper1 (knockoff) Axe Review

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[@Mr_Bob_A_Feet]

“It’s a little more challenging…..for the axe.”

[@philohill8986]

I know right?! F me through the drive thru!!!!! You are the man Thor!!!!

[@matthewusuriello3237]

A friend gave me a “Chopper 1” axe a few years ago and I’d never tried it being happy with my splitting mail for many years. I had just cut some standing dead ash for firewood, still in good shape but basically seasoned. My mall bounced off the larger pieces at least three times before creating a crack. Literally with the “Chopper 1” it broke the large pieces in one swing. From that point on, I use my mall to split the piece into smaller chunks but for the initial split on a large piece, the Chopper works excellent. I’ve split about a chord so far using this method and no broken springs or any damage to it at all. I was surprised at how well it works. I think it’s best to have both tools and use them accordingly but will continue to use the Chopper. No offense Thoren, you’re awesome but I’ll continue using it since I’m getting older and any advantage I can have is a good one…….

[@mrkiky]

You can also see that if it doesn't go deep enough to reach the moving parts, it will just get stuck because it has a narrow blade up until that point. The splitting maul doesn't get stuck nearly that much.

[@spectrified]

I don’t know if you’re into the idea of collaboration at all, but I couldn’t help but think that the Slow Mo Guys format would have made this even more interesting!

[@olivierseurin1204]

Woww that's actually a good fuvkn suggestion. They can compare the different kinds of splitting axes too. Nice and succinct objective too

[@randomly-short2137]

Crazy how the tree itself becomes part of an axe….. to destroy itself😳

[@jimmylarge1148]

Maybe it’s the knock-off part that’s leering u down? I’ve seen these and was never interested in one at all but there are people that swear by them. Maybe try a genuine one?

[@alvindueck2104]

Ya just can't beat the good stuff. Nicknacks always come and go, but the proven product that's stood the test of time will always be here. And for a very good reason too. Thanks for the vid and review.

[@jackspinner4727]

I mean a nick nack that’s been around 40 years

[@triptank7857]

​@@jackspinner4727an the real axe has been around thousands of years

[@kingetienne0929]

​@@jackspinner4727and sold hundreds of thousands of units. And has such a cult following that even in terrible condition, they sell for more than they were originally worth on eBay. Talking about the real Chopper 1 though. Admittedly, the Chinese ripoff he's using seems really bad...

[@johnnyrebel5458]

You’re being way to nice on the rating. I HAD one of those same axes. It was trash!! I cut the handle off to fix a hatchet and hammer. The axe head is still laying in the creek where I tossed it. Great channel!!

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Bummer for you. Split thousands of cords with one. Actually 2. Because if you let someone else use it, it was hard getting it back.

[@Facepalm9]

I love all of the comments acting like they're actively interested in new axe tech, like we're not all here for the same reason. 😂

[@c6fields]

Why are we here?

[@pathfinder_strider]

I'm here for the actual forestry knowledge, but I'm probably the only one.

[@triptank7857]

Werid comment by facepalm

[@MultiWolf56]

It seems good. But it’s built more for soft to medium woods and not for splitting giant round pieces. Overall from what I’ve seen hitting it soft works better than full force.

[@triptank7857]

Seems like a real ax would perform better on those said woods also an last longer before breaking

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Oh Man, these things work Great. Don't listen to the clown in the video. Only a Clown wood 😏 hit anything with a sharp object at a 45 degree angle like that. They call it an axe, but it's closer to a maul. And you can even find old old old ones on eBay beaten to death, but not dead,.. and still in one piece. I used these when they came out. And the biggest problem I remember, is lending out for others to try. Because you're gonna have to go back and TAKE IT BACK 😂 Makes me miss our fireplace even more seeing these videos. But not clowns afraid of it's Sound. He'd probably give the Garrand a 1 out of 5 stars because of the PING 🤣 Nothing is perfect. But these things were damn close in my thousands of cords experience, as a Freakin Boy Scout in the 70's. They have a website, but not much to see, except a short slo-mo on KZbin.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

... Never Broke One Either, we had 2, for the reason mentioned above 😊

[@andrewchambers9813]

There's a reason nobody has reinvented certain things. Sometimes simplicity is just better

[@My-Pal-Hal]

It's been around since 1975. And since then, many trying to reinvent it. But it's the Best 👍

[@nursemark447]

Axe = 5/10. Thoren = 10/10

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Chopper 1 : 10/10 Any clown swinging a sharp object at anything sitting at a 45 degree angle : 😵/10

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Try hitting it SQUARE, jeez. I was using the Chopper1 since in highschool in the 70's. And we never had a problem with them. Never broke one. And never got them stuck in anything. The only problem I remember, was letting someone else use it, and never getting it back all day 😂 Maybe you just need a young, Untrained Boy Scout to show ya the ropes. ... amateur needs an amateur that's for sure

[@shadednights6870]

What's misleading is putting chopper 1 in the tile instead of the knock offs brand name. The knock off which was more than likely way cheaper will close to always be a much poorer quality than the name brand. Chopper 1 should have been mentioned tbh.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

@@shadednights6870 That's is misleading. But using anything incorrectly isn't going to get the job done. And more likely to get someone, or yourself hurt.

[@elbryn1]

You should try the name brand made in Amerca instead of a cheap knock off from temu.

[@markrouth3359]

Try a Chopper 1, not a cheap imitation. Been splitting oak and ash with mine for 40 years, had a few broken springs, easy and inexpensive to replace. Never let me down

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

I don't know anything about the different productions of this ax, but Shawn James from My Self Reliance has used this as his primary splitter for year, and loves it. Others I've seen do as well. Maybe they have ones from a different company or production run.

[@thefarmingnurse]

Respect. Watched an Australian review of the product in the wood was flying everywhere.

[@SGpoloB]

Dang I wish I could send you pictures of my Chopper1 and other axes i absolutely love. I’d send you a felling head (by mail)that I made with some friends, hand made handle finally broke after two years of abuse splitting with it, works just like your Black Forest does. I’d love you to review it!

[@matthewtaylor2185]

Try the chip away method rather than trying to bust straight through the middle. So much easier.

[@jasonbaez5230]

Thankyou sir for the review I had the same model axe in my Amazon cart I will be removing it now that axe was definitely not what I thought it would be

[@davefarnsworth3020]

How about a hydraulic splitting axe🤔. On second thought I think I'll just stick with what I know works. BTW, I ordered my first handle from Bever Tooth Handle Co. for a maul with a single bit axe eye. I'm absolutely floored at the quality of this handle; it's everything a handle should be. I definitely know where I'm getting replacement handles from now on.

[@ChrstphreCampbell]

I’ve watched a Couple of these videos, and it seems to me that this mechanical axe ( The chopper ) is intended for smaller pieces of wood, so that it would be painfully easy to chop them, especially for an amateur wood cutter ? And to get the smaller pieces; you’d use a chainsaw first ! ? Of course, better solution would be to use a guillotine type woodcutter ?

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Well as gas or electric splitter is Always the cats meow. But the ole Chopper. I'd use again in the blink of an eye. Those things were Great. And don't trust ANYONE, that swings a sharp object at anything sitting at a 45 degree angle. AND DAMN SURE DON'T STAND NEXT TO THEM 😬

[@ijmodified]

The head of the axe is coming off the handle, this is a 3 out of 10 being generous because "it's better then nothing" but might hurt you or kill bystanders

[@tjellis1479]

next try regular tp vs dude wipes

[@My-Pal-Hal]

I heard he fired a Garrand once, and soiled his skivvies when he heard the PING 😂

[@TheShanks1337]

"This thing is garbage!! 5/10"

[@chase_h.01]

Bless the honest review. I almost bought one of these

[@DavidV.Amendola]

Great review. I wouldn’t trust that either. A nice solid piece of steel sharpened well and held firmly to the wood/fiber is fine. Love the sound of the ax hitting that wood though.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Used one for Decades. Best damn splitter ever. And never broke one. And never swung a sharp object at anything with a 45 degree angle like that, what a clown. I can see him whacking off somebody's leg someday as his axe goes flying off to the side. That's just stupid. Used one for a thousand cords or more I'd say. We sold cord wood back in the day in the Boy Scouts. And the only problem I remember, was letting others use it, and having to go back and TAKE IT 😂 ... that's why we had 2

[@LiGhtS-K]

Pro I'm trying the things you do but as I'm new whenever I hit hard my palm kinda hurts and blisters take place can you please help

[@CallsignMongol]

Dude purposely trying to find something wrong with it and complains so much about the sound of the spring. Then he says, "let's bring in a real axe." Yeah, after you stiked it multiple times with the first axe of course the second axe will split it. That's the equivalent of someone saying "I loosened it up for you." This dude tries to act like an alpha but he whines like a beta. I wouldnt be surprised during the cut clip, he purposely broke the spring. I want an HONEST REVIEW not a WHINY REVIEW. Just tell me the pros and cons, not why you're so triggered and offended.

[@chawenhalo0089]

How do you get this accurate? I'll hit an inch off with 1/2 size axe lol.

[@WolfMan-dx6tm]

Thank you Sir. I appreciate your review.

[@scottwilcox6741]

Well I'm glad you did that review I wanted to get one of those now I'm not going to thanks

[@Jay_Ira]

Thanks for echoing what many have said about these crap axes. Keep up the great work bud.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

The Best Crap Axe Ever. As someone that actually split probably a thousand cords with one of the ole Choppers. Never broke one. And never swung a sharp object at anything sitting at a 45 degree Angle,.. like an idiot. I'd put it up against anything. Nothing is perfect, but these were damn close. This clown above, wood 😏 probably give the Garrand a 1 out of 5 stars because of the PING 😂 If you ever get a chance to try one, you'll see. We sold cord wood back in the day for the Boy Scouts. So we had 2 after a while. Because the only problem we had, was letting others use it, and having to go back and TAKE IT 😏 Don't know why these are making a comeback in video form, because it makes me miss my fireplace,.. and the ole Chopper 1. Because it literally was fun to use 👍

[@repentuklondonwatchman1373]

EXCELLENT REVIEW. THANK YOU

[@fabzacres-blackcat]

Looks like a Rube Goldberg contraption to me 🤣

[@tedanderson463]

I suggested to listen to your old timer.... But you don't..... Remember I told you where to hit that round . You hit it right on the corner.... First you inspect to see where your heavy knots are.... You're hitting it right in the center.... You need to start the tear or the break or the split going from the outer edge.. and you do that by hitting on the corner so you can expand the growth rings or on the radius a little bit back from the corner or outer edge.... And wrap a bungee cord around the whole thing loosely.... Then your pieces won't fall over.... Then you just walk around the block... And split on the radius closest to you don't reach across you'll destroy your handle... And it can also hurt your wrists when it breaks through if it comes down on the handle... Bend your knees .....bend at the waist and reach out about 18 in up the handle and push as hard as you can hang on tight with the other hand... Start your push when it's at about 45°from hitting... right before it hits you can increase the velocity of that maul . And there's three more tricks you can use but one of them takes a tremendous amount of coordination.... After you get it split in half... Don't split it in quarters.. immediately start taking your small pieces off one of the halves... The half acts like an anchor... And when you swing you don't swing straight down perpendicular to the Earth you come down at 10°maybe even 15 ... This not only uses the wedging effect of the splitting mall but it acts like a hammer and knocks that piece off of the heavy half round.. and you have a bungee wrapped around there so the pieces don't fall over.... Can you walk around one or two steps and strike it again... So when you're done you walked all the way around the chopping block. And your Pisces didn't fall over once and he didn't have to bend over and pick them up. There's a KZbinr called buckin Billy Ray Smith and he uses that other flopping method that takes a lot of coordination... I think it's dangerous. Another thing that works good is use a froe ... With a sledgehammer.... Are the tool they give you to hit it with.... If you do that make sure you have a couple of steel wedges in case you embed your fro... That way you can split your froe out of there if it gets stuck. It works good on real straight Grain rounds. Watch all those guys split shakes. Then you know what I'm talking about.

[@tedanderson463]

Yeah wearing glasses is a good idea... If you lose one eye you only got one left.... Eye Care starts with I care.... If you want to save yourself a lot of work get some steel splitting wedges and a sledgehammer. And go pick up a shake splitting froe....... And if you get it stuck don't pull on the handle very hard split yourself out of there with a couple of steel wedges... I seen a guy split some 3 ft diameter cottonwood with a shake splitting froe. It works on other straight rounds also. Just put it right across the diameter..... And watch how fast it splits.

[@tedanderson463]

I was watching a video you made about about 7 months ago trying to warn people not to travel in blizzard... Conditions.... You had some amazingly helpful information about the dangers of it.... The importance of keeping your exhaust pipe cleared out in case blizzard buried car... And traps the carbon monoxide around the vehicle.... I never thought of that.... And the other thing about causing people to come and have to find you and risk their life... Sometimes it snows so hard you can't see the road... And you have to stop and then you're really vulnerable.

[@tedanderson463]

Hey Thor..... Thanks for helping so many people. Happy holidays.

[@Duckrabbit_Forging]

Its a gimmick. Nothing more.

[@thespightfamily6938]

Asking politely is highly underrated 😂

[@christhompson591]

What do you do with all your firewood? Are you cutting down trees on your property and making firewood to sell or donate? Or is it for a company? Just curious!

[@controlledchaos8851]

Thank you for the real legit review

[@StAndrew65]

Oh, please, Mr. Seasoned White Oak, splint in two for me! lmao

[@SGpoloB]

I LOVE my real chopper 1, but I took the teeth out completely and it’s actually the best splitter I own. Go get a real one brother.

[@aspiceronni4462]

Fuck bro i would like to see your entire collection.

[@sethmullins8346]

Buys half priced knockoff and complains about the quality:

[@cannowuppass8214]

You are too generous.

[@CountryLife8286]

My grandfather had one like that when was a kid

[@My-Pal-Hal]

We did too. Best damn splitter ever 👍

[@PRWZ]

2:13 Uh looks like the axe head started slipping off the handle too

[@omfgbbqsauce1177]

What is that second axe?

[@Killlin4]

Good review.

[@petarpetrov777]

second log wat too tall and it was not good for the desighn ,which is why it broke - try shorter logs also if it doesnt split the log it doesnt go very geep and it is easy to get unstuck and hit again. Probably for shorter logs is good.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Pro Tip. Don't swing sharp objects at things sitting at a 45 degree angle, period.

[@BaawBee]

He looks like a taller,buffer, tatted up version of Joe Jones

[@tompreiss5010]

I don't think the manufacturer intended there products tobe handled by a Terminator😮😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😵😵😵😵😍😍😍😍

[@qoffee1281]

Nothing like an actual chopper1, review a real one next time

[@Bjorn_R]

Bro thats gotta be a 2/10 it broke in one session?

[@vermillionwarrior3968]

Does he ever explain the suspenders?

[@michaelmullarkey9706]

Who makes the "real Axe" he switches to?

[@kyiahharshman7739]

He is simply my future husband 🖤

[@Ogrematic]

I would never buy an axe with flippy spinny bits.

[@thomasmills3934]

I dont understand what it's supposed to do...

[@bigz4339]

Pretty sure it rains panties when this dude goes outside.

[@patc3419]

Anyone know the name of the one he swapped to?

[@colbyhopkins7372]

What was the second axe you used?

[@tudor3906]

helko werk

[@charliejlavery]

Dude talks like he has a constant sinus infection

[@Vikingwerk]

Always thought these were dumb.

[@parsifal4107]

Are you smoking?

[@kungfungify]

Knockoff sucks. Get the genuine article

[@151ncoke]

Im curious how it would work without the stupid spring loaded deals. The head design looks cool

[@kylemcclureazadsalahazadi]

This just goes to show that you should use the proper tool for the job. 99% of your content is awesome. This sounded like someone whining about the poor efficiency of using a butter knife to drive a screw instead of using a "screwdriver". Both will likely work but they each have a different time and place to be used.

[@2150yes]

he literally said that in the video

[@sliceofspice6028]

​@2150yes No he didn't, he said if someone uses it for small pieces of wood it "Might be okay". That's not the same as saying the tool gets its intended job done to a great degree.

[@clarkecorvo2692]

what a useless gimmick, lol

[@bigred6220]

What’s that 2nd axe ? Looking for a real good one. Thanks!!

[@user-mb1ng6ps3x]

#888

[@peege305]

@nicolecoenan

[@challengejace]

I feel like the shape is good try removing the hinges bits and just use the head 🤷‍♂️🪓