My new cleaver - attempted rambo machete

[kalashnikovcult]

I tried to get a rambo IV machete design copy..this hasnt been good enough in resemblance however its a good 700gms and useful in the kitchen.

[nagarifle]

nice going, good choping, keep it up

[kalashnikovcult]

thanks bro !

[nagarifle]

What steel did you use?

[kalashnikovcult]

this is made from the kamani ka patta..leaf spring

[nagarifle]

should stay sharp then, ever thought of trying some other steel/

[kalashnikovcult]

bro the advantage using leaf spring is ..i dont need special stone to sharpen ..just rub on the red stone thats it ! this is a maintenance free knife ..utility is maximum

[nagarifle]

neat, see the point of spring steel, less work. still if one can one should also try other steels to improve one skills. As every one i know uses spring steel, its has it points but i always try to look for something different but thats myslf only. done a good job with the shape.

[kalashnikovcult]

for that u also need a good smith ..this one too had to be done with pleadings ..they arent too happy to work on designs , they are a suspicious lot .

[nagarifle]

see the difficulties there, these days one can not fart without someone shouting WMD.

[kalashnikovcult]

[marthandan]

did the blacksmith HT it properly? all the blacksmiths i have met here in tamil nadu and karnataka just seem to heat it to red hot and dunk it in water. it was the same case with the nomadic blacksmith families from rajasthan doing the rounds in tamil nadu. i am pretty convinced that all the stuff made by most of the local blacksmiths have no HT. would love to be proved wrong.

[Moin.]

Nice, Kalashinkovcult

Best
Moin.

[essdee1972]

Nice chopper, Kalashnikovcult

You guys are lucky to have a smith who at least agrees to forge something. Here in Mumbai, the legitimate smiths just don't agree - it seems the cops collect records from them!!

[Prabhath]

Looks nice...........any idea about adding grips to it?