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What kind of steel (and where can I get it) would be good for a thick machete that could also be used for batoning firewood as well. I'm looking for blanks around 24" long 2 1/2" tall and 1/4" - 3/16" wide to start with.
Ok, I saw the newer version of the camillus X machete - the one with the full tang and great looking sawback and I am close to getting one of these - but I have to a couple questions relating to this design.
The blade looks sturdy enough to use for batoning firewood, but the sawback does't look good for that. So then I thought to myself - I can just file or cut down the last 1/3 of sawblade to get by that. Then I thought it looks a little heavy for a machete, maybe drill some holes in the end to help lighten it up. That way you would have a very hardy machete, a decent saw, and a blade that can baton firewood all in one.
I have a fiend that does laser cutting, and can do these kind of modifications, but I'm nor sure what kind of steel he has access to - he does mostly industrial electric motor core laminates.
What kind of steel would be good for this kind of all purpose knife and where can I get some good machete blanks (if he cant get it)?
Thanks,
Brandon
Ok, I saw the newer version of the camillus X machete - the one with the full tang and great looking sawback and I am close to getting one of these - but I have to a couple questions relating to this design.
The blade looks sturdy enough to use for batoning firewood, but the sawback does't look good for that. So then I thought to myself - I can just file or cut down the last 1/3 of sawblade to get by that. Then I thought it looks a little heavy for a machete, maybe drill some holes in the end to help lighten it up. That way you would have a very hardy machete, a decent saw, and a blade that can baton firewood all in one.
I have a fiend that does laser cutting, and can do these kind of modifications, but I'm nor sure what kind of steel he has access to - he does mostly industrial electric motor core laminates.
What kind of steel would be good for this kind of all purpose knife and where can I get some good machete blanks (if he cant get it)?
Thanks,
Brandon