Modding my 12" Ontario machete

[TwinStick]

It's cheap, at only $21, so i figured WTH, i gotta learn & practice on something sometime, so why not this. I think these Ontario 18" & 12" machetes are one of the best buys & bang for the buck, for any outdoor enthusiast, hunter, hiker, atver, ect.... So here is my 2 finger choil job & my jimping job. It makes this thing wayyyy more funtional.

I used a DREMEL 4000. A grinding wheel for the choil, them course sanding drum, then fine sanding drum. I used an Easy Loc cut-off wheel for the gimping. Hope you enjoy.

 

[Ross99]

I really like the choil on the BK-9, you did a very nice job. Is that a factory choil on the BK-2 or did you grind that in?

Thanks,
Ross



Machete website:
http://www.akiblades.com

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Agreed--nice work on that BK-9!

 

[TwinStick]

BK2 is not a choil, it is a notch from the factory. Thanks for looking. The 9 came out perfect, i'm proud.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Technically it's still a choil--it's just a sharpening choil rather than a finger choil.