Stormcrow Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I haven't posted any new work for a while. Been busy during that time, though. Some of what I've been working on will be posted later. This short custom machete is ready to ship to its owner now. It has a 13.5" blade forged from leaf spring and was hardened multiple times in veggie oil prior to multiple tempering cycles. It has an integral socket handle wrapped in hemp cord, with a cotton cord double Turk's head knot at the front, all sealed with amber shellac. Here it is prior to heat treamtnet: It ended up with a bit more recurve. I tested it out on some dead hackberry, which is never easy to cut, prior to sharpening. Here's the video of that: Then I built a scabbard for it out of padouk wood. The scabbard is ambidextrous and has multiple holes for a variety of carrying and accessory mounting options. The overall package is light, and the blade is very lively in the hand, although as you can see it will easily tackle big chores. And now that it's actually sharp, let's see what it will do: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsilver4 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Nice job,looks like a serious chopper--Regards Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Looks like it will do a good job. Nice work. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Thanks, guys! It has made it to its new onwer, who seems happy so far. Too rainy where he's at to go out and really try it yet, though. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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