My new cleaver - attempted rambo machete

[kalashnikovcult]

yea i am thinking about it ..any suggestions ?

[knifejunkie]

nice....

[kenhypno]

please dont add grips! and love the way it curves ,excellent piece of craftsmanship!!it simply proves (no offence to the branded expensive things)that the knife is a tool first,then a glamourous thing later.this also means you can chop, throw ,dig and do numerous things ,without a stain on your conscience and wont even think of sacacrilage to those expensive ones!

[kalashnikovcult]

thank you so much kenhypno..you are absolutely right about the motive..its a simple usable knife ..i dont care abt water , rust ..no maintenance at all ! i spent enough on those videsi maal ...i am happy with what i have now ..

[brihacharan]

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!!

> My personal experience too.
> The Black Smiths I contacted in Mumbai refused to accept my request to forge a leaf spring in the shape of a Bowie - the reason "Cops keep a check on this activity" - they are allowed only to forge "Agricultural Implements" & Crow Bars which the local municipality uses for road repair & tree trimming
Briha

[kalashnikovcult]

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!!

> My personal experience too.
> The Black Smiths I contacted in Mumbai refused to accept my request to forge a leaf spring in the shape of a Bowie - the reason "Cops keep a check on this activity" - they are allowed only to forge "Agricultural Implements" & Crow Bars which the local municipality uses for road repair & tree trimming
Briha

Yups i know ..i am a mumbaikar too..moved to indore 5 years back ..and they are right too..u need to go to interiors ..i am gettting a bow and arrow arranged ..that is something i get here ..will go to jhabua a tribal district in MP and get it made ...

by the way this guy too wasnt ready to make it longer ..now i m improving my rappo ..so hope that makes something more interesting the next time ..the actual design has a broad head ..much broad than what this is ..well ..will have to go slow and steady to win the race ..

By the ways where are you in mumbai ..i got a house in Kandivali ..how abt both of u ? essedee and brihacharan ?

[dr.jayakumar]

real good work for amatuer.sure will be useful in kitchen and when you hike.
regards
dr.jk

[manshah007]

Real good piece kalashnikovcult, reminds me of british era army surplus machette which i bought long ago during 70s from CB (short for chor bazaar) mumbai, it was for some legal reasons, cut in a crude way to shorten its lenght but imprinted make 'sheaffield' & made in england was clearly visible. It had handle made of some primitive plastic bakelite which was flaking off, and copper riveting had turned green so i decided to remove the flaky material and copper rivets and replace the grip with electrical wire, the common thick wire used for electric wirings in homes. I removed the copper wires by pulling out using a plier, discard the copper use the outer covering, rolling this wire over the handle tightly & tying the loose end made a good grip but the realspark came from the idea of heating the handle gently till the wire became soft near melting point than press with a wooden flat piece, the wires fuse together forming a nice grip with parallel line design. Try it makes a nice water resistant non slippery grip.

[kalashnikovcult]

Thank you very much for you compliment Manshah007, if you get a chance can you click your machete..i would be very anxious to have a look. I had been a CB fan too...had been there on my visit last year, dint find anything much interesting through.

I am also thinking to make a handle and get it buffed so that it shines up a bit . any suggestions for the handle ?

[manshah007]

well as of now i do not have the machete it has severed its purpose well but for rough handling and my carelessness it has been scraped long back, but the idea of wraping electrical wire & heating remained in my mind so my humble suggestion is just for experiment purpose wrap a thick wire of a colour of your choice & get the feel & look if you are satisfied go in for heating or else scrap the idea