The El Chete by TOPS. Initial impressions and first chops

#tops #topsknives #elchete #machetes #chopping #chopper #fixedblade #scarysharp

[@davidcallan7844]

No one ever mentions it is a sheep’s foot blade. As a professional chef for over 30 years this is part of my cleaver/butchery set.

[@cw2a]

Love TOPS!

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

Me too

[@420haxx]

That is one badass looking chopper, I love Tops knives in general but that has to be one of their most impressive looking blades.

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

Heck yeah. It’s meant to chop and chop only lol

[@James-ke5sx]

I have been looking at this knife for a long time but they are pretty expensive here in Canada to a point where I don't think they were selling and now they reduced the price two times so I finally bought one and it's in the mail. It's been over one year since I bought a knife and this is going to make up for all lost time.

[@singingtoad]

That's a super cool knife and I love the design of it. It sure made short work of that 4x4, though. 👍Thanks for sharing, take care and Cheers!

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

Thank you 😊

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Yea, I have an El Chete and after using a Junglas for years, I too was surprised how short the handle is. With that being said, if I need to chop something and didn't have an axe, the El Chete definitely gets the job done!

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

Oh yea lol

[@TheSogGrunt]

OMGOSH!!!I love it!!!!A beast!Thank you!This is one that I need to seriously consider if I can find one because I could use the hell out of it at work and here at home!!!🔪👍

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

It sure is a beast. I can’t wait to go full beast mode with it

[@alwayson999]

I recently came to the conclusion that my dedicated choppers are just toys. My elchete for example can't really do anything that another tool can't do better. That wouldn't be a problem except that it literally can't do anything else, at all because it doesn't have a tip? Slicing? Maybe. Feathersticks? Sure, but anything with an edge will do that, and probably easier... Elchete is a fun piece of steel... Maybe that's its other specialty, having fun.

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

It a chopper. That’s it’s sole purpose in life. And that is fun for me lol

[@dtc_tactical]

Best blade we own !

[@WhatsthePOINT_EDC]

Now that’s a beast mode knife for sure! It’s a true chopper.👊🔥

[@dlrmon1]

How does that saying go; “That’s not a knife...This is a knife” LOL

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

Right. Get to the choppa 🤣

[@dlrmon1]

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[@scottf.3808]

That knife dwarfs the rest as some chopping fun ahead....I really like that blade....Good stuff....

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

You should get a custom one made 😂👍 thanks Scott

[@scottf.3808]

@@peterbiltknifeguy Mine is not made to the robustness of the El Chete but I still love her...LOL...

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

@@scottf.3808 I believe yours has a much better handle

[@scottf.3808]

@@peterbiltknifeguy Well it does have much more real estate to it....

[@edc4fun]

What an awesome knife. Looks like the 1095 was done well

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

I’m totally digging it. I can’t wait to get it out in the woods and feel IT’s power

[@RemyLebeau1985]

I owned one. I loved everything about it except that sharp finger hump point. It really hurt my hand. If I had a garage and the tools to do so, i would've grinded it down and kept it. However, I don't have those things, so I ended up selling it. I really want to try out a Storm Vector, though. Looks like a great chopper with a more comfortable handle.

[@Mr_Obvious]

I almost bought one of these, but I ended up grabbing the TOPS Storm Vector instead because it had more of the cool factor. I'd like to see a chop off between the two to see which one actually chops better. That would be interesting.

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

Heck yeah

[@Mr_Obvious]

@@peterbiltknifeguy The Storm Vector bites deep but it's kind of like the Junglas. A full flat grind it bites deep but tends to get stuck in the wood so you have to yank it a bit to pull it loose, at least on the first few chops until you get a good v wedged out.

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

@@Mr_Obvious is it 1/4 stock?

[@jeremynedrow7003]

The El Chette is a monster.

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

I’m seeing that now. Can’t wait to try it in the woods

[@Hepta.Asteras]

Super chopper!

[@BladeObssession]

That's a nice chopper dude. Have you checked out the Jim Slash Cold Steel chopper too?

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

I have. But 500 is way too much

[@BladeObssession]

@@peterbiltknifeguy Oh crap I didn't know they cost that much 😱

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

@@BladeObssession yeah lol. Literally twice as expensive as this

[@BladeObssession]

@@peterbiltknifeguy way outta my league too!

[@richardhenry1969]

Really for much less a better knife is the skrama 240. I will not waste another dollar on tops. Overpriced

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

Meh. To each their own lol. I wouldn’t be against trying it. But my heart wants what it wants. It doesn’t care about my wallet

[@richardhenry1969]

@@peterbiltknifeguy I’ve had 2 tops knives both had horrible grinds. I really don’t see anything useful about the el Chete. It got a weird handle and a useless design. It’s nothing more then a gimmick. At least the esee is useful what other then making a video would you use the chete for? I’m not trying to be a dick I’m just dumb founded by how many KZbin show the same knives. Some I understand (might not agree with but I understand) this knife is really what all the clowns used to call coldsteel knives. The big difference was coldsteel knives were made for a purpose usually more then one. This knife I don’t get who would even carry it and what for? You know what I mean. I guess my thought process is different before I buy a knife I like it to be useful for more then one thing. I’m not a collector I just have a bunch of tools.

[@peterbiltknifeguy]

@@richardhenry1969 this knife is made for one purpose only. Chopping. The reason I love large chopping knives is because I have 40 acres of wooded land. So far I haven’t found a big enough chopping knife that’s up to the task. Even my esee Junglas struggles. I have tried machetes. But they are only good for the soft stuff where it is. So I’m on a journey to find the ultimate chopper. For my real life. Believe it or not. KZbin is a very VERY small part of my life.