few pics of my new Brian andrews machete

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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Just go tone of these Brian andrews modded Ontarios the other day.. THis thing is awesome... I opted to have a usable choil rather than a scandi grind at the base of the blade, and as much as I love the scandi grind I'm glad I did.. having a choil allows me to choke up right under the edge in order to get some real control when carving trap triggers and such, and the Razor sharp convex grind is nice to work with.. here are a few pics with some more to come
an in hand pic
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choking up on the choil
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and next to some old friends
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Sweet looking new toy! Brian does awesome work on his products. Can't for the review.
 
Thanks for the pics RR. Brian's modifications seem to be really reasonably priced compared to other modified versions. Albeit the plastic handles versus mircata are what set this one apart from the more expensive modified version I've seen.

Wow - you intentionally put in a choil on a blade. You just might start a riot over here ;) The first shot, due to the angle, makes the blade look really short compared to the second shot. I wish we can put this one side to side with my koyote just for the fun of it!

Looking forward to your full review.
 
Interesting Mod. There's no reason you couldn't do the choil and a scandi edge right in front of it. My scandi edge doesn't go right down to the handle. I can see how that would increase control and keep the finger from slipping onto the edge. I look forward to hearing how it handles. Mac
 
That looks great ! A Scandi grind wouldn't have been my first choice on a chopper but it may work out depending on the angle and steel etc. I'll be interested to hear how it holds up !!!
 
Sweet mods bro!

When you coming back up? I need to play with that thing!
 
pit,

I believe that Brian convexes the main edge. He typically grinds a small scandi section right near the handle, but the OP opted for a choil instead.

DancesWithKnives
 
I noticed in his photos that Brian brought the scandi edge much closer to the handle. That would improve control. I would scandi the first few inches of the factory grind and convex the rest. Doing them with hand tools it saved allot of labor.

A scandi edge on the front end of the machete would be a bad idea but the base rarely gets any impacts and there is enough control there to make a scandi edge work well. You could still put a scandi edge for the first few inches just in front of that choil. Mac
 
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You could still put a scandi edge for the first few inches just in front of that choil. Mac
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It is hard to tell from photos, but here is what I did.

When I normally do the scandi grind, you have the flat grind of the main part of the blade, blending with the pure flat stock of the machete (near the handle). With the addition of the choil, I was afraid that putting a scandi up to the choil would leave a "whole lot of lines" coming together in that area, and looking wierd.

So, what I did on this particular one is make the convex thinner near the choil for about 4", and then curved it into the more normal profile for the rest.

RR, if you look about 4-5" in front of the choil, can you see the blended transition? You should be able to.

The only other thing I flirted with was bringing the convex all the up to and into the choil (like on many knives). I would love to hear what everyone's thoughts on doing that is.

B
 
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