Not something i was planning to do as generally Machetes are a cheap tool and work
But a guy on BB asked for a custom one because He wanted one
made in UK and custom
nothing massively special about the blade its a std design 18"
I decided to use the handle I put on my Parangs as its really comfy and works well on a large blade
Here is the CAD as a start point
Decided to start trials with CS80 a good spring steel and hardened all thro at 48-50 ish RC 2.6mm was available
Blads arrived today from the laser cutter
So a Quick Grind to start testing (so no cerakote etc
)
its come in at 2.7mm thick and as ground so far with a set of G10 scales and 3mm kydex liners is 695gms
I have ground on various areas for different jobs so fisr 8" of the balde from tyeh hand;e ahs a higher grind and a sharper edge the front end is more convexed for beating work
the small choil infront of the handle is sharp for striking a ferro rod or scraping dowels etc
top the front 8" have a scraper edge on one side ie 85 deg for tinder making or removing bark etc
front is rounded for comfort and bashing
ive added in a notch as a pot lifter you can hook under teh bail of a billy to lift on and off the fire
may be of some use for hooking brambles etc (maybe ?? )
here compared to the now diminutive Parang (naked as its scale have been put on the machette for testing savein me making another yet )
and my Gardening beater abused DWC std bushy size
But a guy on BB asked for a custom one because He wanted one
made in UK and customnothing massively special about the blade its a std design 18"
I decided to use the handle I put on my Parangs as its really comfy and works well on a large blade
Here is the CAD as a start point
Decided to start trials with CS80 a good spring steel and hardened all thro at 48-50 ish RC 2.6mm was available
Blads arrived today from the laser cutter
So a Quick Grind to start testing (so no cerakote etc
)its come in at 2.7mm thick and as ground so far with a set of G10 scales and 3mm kydex liners is 695gms
I have ground on various areas for different jobs so fisr 8" of the balde from tyeh hand;e ahs a higher grind and a sharper edge the front end is more convexed for beating work
the small choil infront of the handle is sharp for striking a ferro rod or scraping dowels etc
top the front 8" have a scraper edge on one side ie 85 deg for tinder making or removing bark etc
front is rounded for comfort and bashing
ive added in a notch as a pot lifter you can hook under teh bail of a billy to lift on and off the fire
may be of some use for hooking brambles etc (maybe ?? )
here compared to the now diminutive Parang (naked as its scale have been put on the machette for testing savein me making another yet )
and my Gardening beater abused DWC std bushy size
