{"product_id":"mastodon-7-5-hand-forged-cleaver-knife","title":"Mastodon 7.5\" Hand Forged Cleaver Knife, Clip Point, Hammer Textured High Carbon Steel, Rosewood Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mastodon is a 7.5\" cleaver knife hand forged from hammer textured high carbon steel, and it is the most brutal looking blade in our cleaver line. It was made for the hunter and the camp cook who process their own meat and do not want to carry three knives to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eForged in the Serbian Style\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mastodon is Serbian style hand forged, and you can read the hammer on it. The blows that shaped the blade are left on the flats as a dimpled texture, so the steel looks closer to stone than to a factory knife. That texture is not only for looks. It adds rigidity to a long blade and gives wet meat less flat surface to cling to. The spine sweeps down into a clip point, which is unusual on a cleaver this size, and a clean edge is polished in below the rough flats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for Game and Camp\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heavy rear half does the chopping: splitting ribs, working through joints, breaking a deer or a hog into pieces that fit the cooler. Then you turn the knife and use the clip point for the fine work, like trimming around a joint or scoring fat. One blade covers both jobs, and that is the whole reason for the shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a lot of knife for dicing onions. For daily kitchen prep, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kermode-7-hand-forged-chef-cleaver\"\u003eKermode 7\" Serbian chef knife\u003c\/a\u003e is the better pick. If you want a smaller blade with a clip point of its own, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-forged-5-5-clip-point-cleaver-padauk\"\u003e5.5\" Padauk cleaver\u003c\/a\u003e sits in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cleavers\"\u003ecleaver collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlade:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\" hand forged, clip point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSteel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hammer textured high carbon steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand hammered texture, polished edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full tang with steel pins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Butchering, game processing, camp cooking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Gets Used\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the one for the hunter who dresses his own deer, or the dad who runs the fire on every camping trip. It makes a strong Christmas or birthday gift for someone who already owns kitchen knives and has nothing that looks like this. It also works as a retirement gift for a man who finally has the whole of hunting season free. Want something built to order instead? Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/custom-knife\"\u003ecustom knives\u003c\/a\u003e take 2 to 3 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWash it by hand after every session and dry it right away, especially after field use. Wipe on a light coat of food safe oil before it goes back in the pack. Never the dishwasher, and never a soak in the sink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does a cleaver have a clip point?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo the same blade can chop and do fine work. The heavy heel handles joints and ribs, and the tip handles trimming and scoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it good for processing deer?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, game processing is what it was built around. It handles quartering, joints and trimming. For long, thin fillet work a flexible blade is still easier, and those are in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/boning-fillet-knives\"\u003eboning and fillet knives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it come sharp?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt ships with a polished edge, ready to cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the hammered texture rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe texture is not the problem. Any high carbon steel will rust if it stays wet, so dry it, oil it, and it will be fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking a deer into pieces that fit the cooler and then trimming with the clip point is the job the Mastodon was shaped around. For where it sits in the range, see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-meat-cleaver\"\u003eour cleavers compared side by side\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"xcutlery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51232622313692,"sku":"XCC-116","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/9222\/4732\/files\/steak_perfect_cleaver.png?v=1788094159","url":"https:\/\/www.xcutlery.com\/products\/mastodon-7-5-hand-forged-cleaver-knife","provider":"Xcutlery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}