Friedrich Dick Two-Handed "Beef Splitter" Cleaver Blue Ridge Knives The fold-over frame

The fold-over frame

If selecting the "Ground and Honed" option the edge will be made ready to mow

At a full 1/8" thick

they have many potential applications for hand tools where you need some extra material on the working end

The only thing wrong with this example is a greater degree of grain runout in the handle than we consider acceptable for Grade A

Friedrich Dick Two-Handed "Beef Splitter" Cleaver Blue Ridge Knives The fold-over frameThere are simply no words to describe the feeling of awesome power that holding this cleaver bestows its wielder. Used historically for splitting the carcasses of large animals for market, the "beef splitter" cleaver is still useful today to the homesteader or small scale seasonal butcher for processing livestock or large game. The 16" long high carbon stainless steel blade features a distal taper and the unit is surprisingly fast in the hand thanks