New Ugly knife

peter nap

peter nap

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I've been really busy the last couple of months. Thank God because September almost wiped me out. I did manage to grind a couple of sword blades and I have finished torture testing my new Machete. I have worked this thing to the bone (No pun intended but read on)

The design started when I saw Laurence's two handed hog hunter. I loved it but wanted something that would do more. I wanted something that could cut shooting lanes, butcher, dig, pry skin in a pinch and be a fairly effective weapon. I decided the blade should be no more than 3/16 thick for green vegatation and have a weighted, two handed handle for heavier chopping. Well the first one broke the first week so I adjusted the heat treat for more flex. The overall weight was too light for chopping even though it cut well. I added lead grip liners.

The result has been abused in every manner possible including cutting the head off of a deer (already dead PETA). It slices. It dices, It chops and skins. It also may well win the ugly knife contest this year.

LOA=23"
5160 steel 3/16
Oak handles
Lots of Virginia dirt
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hey pete, looks like a great bushwhacker to me!
im sure that knife will make short work of just about any task you choose...including an unsuspecting deer;) :D great job, i like it!
 
Peter, no early entries on the ugly knife for 2002. I plan to enter a couple myself - but I would like to take a few whacks with that thing. Now I'm going to have to make a big long honker like that myself.
 
Man what a whacker that looks to be..Bet it feels great also..
Not uglyenough though..
Looks more usable than ugly..
Bruce
 
I sure hope you washed the blade after cutting off the deer head before the slicing and diceing. That knife is a brute! Good work. I like the testing.
 
Looks good! how long is the blade? full vee grind? i leave the divder off the handle so you can swing with both hands and then remove the rear hand and let the dominet hand slide to the rear. increases leverage and power for heavy chopping. also the sharpened swedge makes it a close quarters weapon.
 
Your design is hard to beat. The grip on mine is made to allow several holds. A two handed hold that gets used very rarely. Grip at the rear for more power and the more balanced grip forward. The advantage of the lead liner comes into play with the forward grip. It allows you to use the thing with a loose hold and allow it to pivot in your hand. The force from the weight gives a good swing with little movement. Kinda like a flyrod.

Your blade design allows a more efficient cut I think. Mine was taken from the more conventional south american shapes and works well on light to medium brush. Yours packs better than mine but I think mine is a better digging tool.

I still have to play with this prototype some before making a finished one but so far I'm happy with the general design.
 
Peter I like it. I'm curious about the grind too, is it flat up to the spine? Your handle and description of its holds is great, could be used generally for many heavy cutters.

I noticed you use your table saw as a bench too! And naturally am as interested in the sword as your new whacker. Care to discuss it here?

Dave
 
Sorry Dave, forgot about the grind. No it is pretty much a machete blade and is only ground about an inch and a quarter with a fairly sharp secondary grind.

My bench is always full of junk-in-the-making and somehow the table saw and my jointer wind up as the set it down for now spots.

The I have two sword blades that are close to being finished now. The one in the picture is a 32" double edge that's going to get a hunting sword grip. The other is more complicated and has a flat grind a little over half way and a convex grind the rest of the way. It has a fair amount of downward curve in the middle kinda like a Kurka on steroids. The convex grind is to give it a better thrusting profile and make it a little more tip heavy and sturdy.

I'm still trying to develope skills that I don't have. I had been considering selling some knives and swords but I decided to wait. I went to a gun and knife show a couple of weeks ago and found two groups of knife makers. The first were just awful. One fellow had blades that were rough cut from SS of some sort and ground to about 180 grit (maybe 220) he had used deer antler for all his handles and they were poorly fitted and finished. His prices were low $75.00 to $175.00) but not low enough. The other group were very very good. Their knives were well made and finished. Prices were $225.00 and up. They was no middle ground. I still fit into the middle ground and until I improve in some areas, I'm going to continue working on this type of sword.
 
OK, which one of you dudes are P'ing on my leg and telling me that it is raining. I still don't see any picture. I want to make sure that Peter isn't cheat'g on this years ugly knife contest.
 
The pistol's another story Nathan. A couple of years ago I went nuts with a bunch from the old AR15 site. We started building AR's and then went to 1911's. I have both scattered all over the shop. My range is about 100 yards behind the shop so the table saw is where the things wind up until I either have to cut something or get motivated and put it away.:eek:
 
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