An Announcement Regarding the Baryonyx Machete

By the way, here are some pics I snapped after doing the chopping demo. Finally got 'round to uploading them. :p

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The damage inflicted by the 2.2mm:
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Im jacked to get one of these. It looks like they bite deep and by the looks of the log, your technique isnt too shaby either.
 
I sent FortyTwoBlades an email the other day asking about the advantages of the Baryonyx over a cane machete and I figured some would like to see the explanation: (edited to add, this was in the middle of the night and he responded immediately! )

" In terms of similarity to a cane machete, imagine similar raw chopping power but with massively increased versatility. The hook allows for much easier cutting of light grassy and reedy targets (and a number of other interesting tricks) while the blade has a fine point, and the fork of the blade provides a striking zone for batoning, a handhold for drawknifing, and an extension of the arm for pushing brush out of the way. There are a million little subtle functions built into the design, and it's truly intended to be a one-size-fits-all tool for the North American temperate zones (when paired with a little ingenuity.)

Cheers,
~Benjamin P. Bouchard
Baryonyx Knife Co.
Owner"
 
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Still waiting on finalizing the blade stamp and getting a freight quote for the first run. This week was a week-long holiday in El Salvador and the week before and after both seem to end up being great big Fridays, so to speak, so that hangs things up a little. Rick's pulling as hard as he can for me though. :D
 
I am actually interested in acquiring one of these as well. When I first saw it I thought it odd and cumbersome, but I can now see the thought put into the design. I have not found a decent machete to use since I stopped working for a surveyor when I was in high school. Plus choppers like I make are not always the best tool for brush clearing and thinning around my area.
 
A couple of weeks ago I took a video of an interesting batoning technique I like using with it--I just need to get 'round to uploading the dang thing. :p
 
Big Chris said:
I am actually interested in acquiring one of these as well. When I first saw it I thought it odd and cumbersome, but I can now see the thought put into the design. I have not found a decent machete to use since I stopped working for a surveyor when I was in high school. Plus choppers like I make are not always the best tool for brush clearing and thinning around my area.
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Pardon me but the Bolo that you made for me is my go-to-blade in trail clearing.

On the BM,i have to admit i didn't like it at first as it looked clunky but it has that Chastain effect, the more you look at her, the more you aren't getting enough of her.

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I'm fully willing to say it was designed for use rather than looks! It's a real brutal tool, but with what I think most would find to be a surprising degree of sophistication in its functions and performance. :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I'm fully willing to say it was designed for use rather than looks! It's a real brutal tool, but with what I think most would find to be a surprising degree of sophistication in its functions and performance. :)
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Ben,

The Chastain effect commenced after your BM reviews on Youtube. It's a jack of all trade.
 
thats looking to be a hell fun tool
I like the thinner stock in a chopper , more energy into the actual cutting , less spent forcing the bulk of the blade thru what is being cut .
there is a whole lot goin on in that design , as ugly as it is , Im liking it .
Kudos on having the balls to stick with it this long
 
Haha--thanks! I believe in the design strongly enough that it's kept me pushing this project forward all these years now. I'm exceptionally pleased with how the pre-production sample turned out, and I can't wait to actually start getting them into the hands of other folk! The performance is there, I tell ya'! :D
 
I just discovered this thread. Congratulations on your design and its production.
I've tried to draw the perfect billhook without success. Never occurred to me to flip the primary and secondary edges, which I think is sort of what you've done. Good job on the point, too.
 
Heh heh--I've got all sorts of billhooks either sketched up or floating around in my head. :D
 
[video=youtube;Um97a3QCctM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um97a3QCctM[/video]
 
Haha that Trisuli tat on your ankle is special!

Nice batoning. Any close up shot of the edge?
 
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Update!

The final info came in that we needed to peg down a price on the Baryonyx Machete. Providing nothing changes on us, pricing should be $69.98 on them. Just waiting on the blade stamp now, and we'll be greenlighting the first run!
 
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