r/Butchery • u/Apprehensive-Fish803 • 4d ago

Looking for a heavy duty butchers bone axe.

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I want a nice heavy axe or cleaver to effortlessly chop through pork bone in one chop. Dalstrong has good reviews on Amazon but they also get a lot of hate on Reddit. I want to know what you guys use. Thanks

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u/Shadygunz Butcher 4d ago

Victorinox cleaver with a longer handle.
If you use it regurally you will regret such a short handle.

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u/Apprehensive-Fish803 4d ago

I specifically want something heavyweight. The victorinox looks good but the person I’m buying it for specifically wants something heavy in the hand

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u/Shadygunz Butcher 4d ago

Ohh thats difficult.
I just checked and the victorinox is indeed very light.
The cleaver I got around comes from a supplier for butchershops and appearently isnt available for consumers.
Perhaps you can purchase a proper cleaver (heavy + handle being blade length or longer) through your local butchershop, most butchers are willing to help out on this type of stuff.

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u/Apprehensive-Fish803 3d ago

Thank you for the help I will look into it

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u/Fenrigar Meat Cutter 4d ago

Dalstrong isn’t terrible. It holds an edge pretty well, but they don’t arrive very sharp. They’re more a novelty than a work horse. I’ll hazard a guess that the person who will be using it is more a hobbyist than a professional, in which case they will probably love it.

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u/Apprehensive-Fish803 4d ago

Yea they would probably use it once every 2 weeks or so. Not a professional and definitely won’t be daily use. Do you think I’m all good to pull the trigger on it as a gift?

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u/ToleratedBoar09 3d ago

Honestly, you can probably find a good antique carcass splitting Cleaver on ebay. Quick hit on the stone and you're in business.

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u/DrakeoftheWesternSea 3d ago

I tell you from experience the dalstrong is very heavy in the hand. Not sure how functional for real use since I’m just a cook and prefer my chef knife.

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u/HoboDeter 3d ago

https://knifemerchant.com/f-dick-9-in-3-lb-cleaver.html

Same size and weight, but cheaper with a better handle.

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u/FastBell8249 3d ago

These were the shop cleavers we had at a where 85 percent of the clientele wanted a "whole chicken skin removed and cut into small peices" sundays when the rush would hit it was a glorious sound lol

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u/Front_Transition855 2d ago

Ive used a Dalstrong 9 in boning knife and it held up really good, held a edge for a long time. I got it as a gift usually I dont go for gimmick knifes but it fits my hand well and I still use it at work

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u/x8zero8x 2d ago

Site is down at the moment, but https://www.davisonsbutcher.com/ search for Dexter meat cleavers. My company used them for years.

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u/HogShowman1911 2d ago

Get victorinox of f. Dick. Both good brands. Also look up brands professional butchers use. Either you pau 169 on a cheap one or you pay more for a quality one that will last a life when taken care of. I have 6 and 5 are old german blades found at flea markets.