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My Fiddleback 12" Machete

Man, that looks good Ban! I think its easy to screw up machete grinds. Folks think of the machete as so lowly, and disregard the grind, but its a tricky one. Its long, and flexible, and tapers from butt to tip. Its pretty easy to get uneven parts IMO. You recovered perfectly. Nice job.
 
Fiddleback said:
Man, that looks good Ban! I think its easy to screw up machete grinds. Folks think of the machete as so lowly, and disregard the grind, but its a tricky one. Its long, and flexible, and tapers from butt to tip. Its pretty easy to get uneven parts IMO. You recovered perfectly. Nice job.
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This is true!

I convexed my magnum Khukri machete, and it took some thinking and effort. The 18 inch blade is a continuous curve, and because the steel is softer, it is also very quick to show a mistake!

Especially at the Tip! Not easy. And that machete is actually thicker than most, with no distal taper to worry about.
 
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