Steve Sells Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) This machete was a joint effort between my 15 yr old student Chris and myself. His grandfather has been bringing him to class for about 3 years now. So Chris wanted to make him a blade for the farm work, as a thank you. Grandfather told us what tasks he wanted it to perform, we did the rest, some gift huh? 15.5 inch 5160H blade, 1/4 thick, 2 1/8 wide, 21 inches over all, and tempered at 450F. POB is 2 inches in front of stabilized and figured maple handle, with 4 brass pins. you can see it is full tang to take abuse with an Oil finish. Works well on up to almost 3 inch green maple and pine branches with single chop, needed 6 chops for an old 4x4 fence post. I added an edge to the tip curve also for getting to roots, as this will be carried in the tractor, he has a little land to clear of sucker trees. Edited May 13, 2009 by steve sells addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 That's too pretty to go choppin' Looks like an heirloom to me. How is 5160H different from 5160? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 looks like a good hacker... almost a sword! good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) All steel mill melt spec's have a variance for the alloys content. the 5160H is a tighter allowance in how much of what they have added. So rather than a carbon variance range of 0.56 to .064 in the specs as with a standard 5160, this is closer to 0.58 - 0.62 carbon allowed, etc... so I assume H is short for Higher tolerances? Edited May 13, 2009 by steve sells typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Very Nice Job. I think that anyone would be pround to own that Machete. One luck Grandfather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 That sure is sweet looking. Let's just hope that he never misses what he is chopping and hits something vital.:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 First class job. Heck of a gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Sweet looking chopper well done guys. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin (the professor) Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Excellent stuff. I grew up on farm in Texas, and carried a machete on the tractor, too. They are great tools, and that is a really solid one. good gesture, great machete. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 what a beautiful machete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelson Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hi Steve, That`s a handsome machete. Is that rainbow reflection due to the oil you applied or is it the result of heat treating and so on? We use a lot of those here in the tropics, of course they ain`t that nice... Nelson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Steve- That is a beuty! All the trees saved by your posts will be offset by that machete,l keep up the good work... posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hi Steve, That`s a handsome machete. Is that rainbow reflection due to the oil you applied or is it the result of heat treating and so on? We use a lot of those here in the tropics, of course they ain`t that nice... Nelson I may be a little of the oil, but it is mainly from flame treating of the wood while hand sanding with 600 grit :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoramighty Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 one word...wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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