Thread: Meat chopper or not a meat chopper?

Originally Posted by SharkHat

This is like the soda vs pop debate

I know right....everyone knows its Soda!!!! (Im such an instigator lol)

It's not like a pop vs. soda debate at all.

It's like a tastes great vs. less filling debate.

Or maybe like a debate over whether it's more like pop vs. soda debate or a tastes great less filling debate.

Originally Posted by PapaBull

It's not like a pop vs. soda debate at all.

It's like a tastes great vs. less filling debate.

Or maybe like a debate over whether it's more like pop vs. soda debate or a tastes great less filling debate.

"Oh, no, I've gone cross-eyed."

FWIW, I was just watching our DVD of the original London production of "Sweeney Todd" (the one with Angela Lansbury), and he was using an 8/8 square point frameback. I suspect that anyone that has seen this musical would agree that it definitely qualifies as a "meat chopper" :-)

This is probably the ultimate straight razor musical/movie. Lots of people getting shaved with a straight razor. There's also a scene where the HHT is used to comedic effect.

They're doing the song "Have a Little Priest" right now. I'm laughing so hard it hurts.

Originally Posted by mparker762

I suspect that anyone that has seen this musical would agree that it definitely qualifies as a "meat chopper" :-)

I'll agree to disagree. How's that?

Originally Posted by FUD

I'll agree to disagree. How's that?

Are you familiar with Sweeny Todd? He's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I think that qualifies as "meat Chopper".

X

OK... here's a meatchopper.

Originally Posted by xman

Are you familiar with Sweeny Todd? He's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I think that qualifies as "meat Chopper".

X

Familiar with Sweeney Todd, yes. Appreciative, no. I'm not much of one for arts that villify razors. I've never got a close up look at the razors they use in the performance mainly because I've never sat through the performance. I have heard that the artists are exceptional singers for the most part and much of the play is very well choreographed.

One neighbor's son is involved in travelling theater and they either had done or were going to do Sweeney Todd. He mentioned this when I was plugging shaving with str8 razors to him.

Which reminds me. I need to make new scales for a couple of these bokers I have in this to do box so I can get him started on it. I've got a whole box of razors I got at a flea market for 5 bucks and most of them just need new scales. Now that I have Bill's CD I've got no excuses .

Originally Posted by PapaBull

OK... here's a meatchopper.

So a meat chopper CAN have the hollow grind if it's got the proper dimensions, etc. ?

Yep. "meatchopper" is a natural name for these razors because it looks like you could pick it up by the tang and start chopping ribs off a side of beef. It's got the look and, in many ways, the feel of a meat cleaver.

In my opinion, that blade is the classic MeatChopper.