You got that right. :thumbup:
One to beat on and the other to drool over.
Come on Ank quite teasing me with your photo's of that awesome pair of NMFBM's of yours.
That CG is a great color combo, and it keeps talking to me. 
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Come on Ank quite teasing me with your photo's of that awesome pair of NMFBM's of yours.
That CG is a great color combo, and it keeps talking to me. 
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Come on Ank quite teasing me with your photo's of that awesome pair of NMFBM's of yours.
You need a coated one to beat on Doug.
:thumbup:You need a coated one to beat on Doug.
I know that i'm going to have to work on that in the near future. :thumbup:
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230 - I know what u mean. I think that's why I like the long thin machetes with the profile I put on them. Extreme flat convex edge into a flat primary. This combo is like a laser for the type of wood I run into around here.
So the 4x4 challenge is on hold for now
So the 4x4 challenge is on hold for now
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230 - I know what u mean. I think that's why I like the long thin machetes with the profile I put on them. Extreme flat convex edge into a flat primary. This combo is like a laser for the type of wood I run into around here.
So the 4x4 challenge is on hold for now
I have a 4x4 and a few 2x4's that I got for my next videos, but there ain't no way I am going though a 4x4 in one chop.
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A fat heavy convex grind is good for weight, but not much else.
I like thick spines with a rapidly tapered thin(er) convex grind into a well polished convex edge. I'm not talking a paper thin grind, but it has to have a favorable geometry where it can push material away and bury itself deep rather than just wedge
I don't know if this is a little harder to achieve with stock removal as opposed to forging, where you could just hammer out a thick piece of stock thinner while leaving a crazy thick spine.
I can bury a machete DEEP, but If I bury it too deep i'll never get it out. Im getting that kalamazoo soon, so I'm gonna buy some cheapo machetes screw around with them.
I hate my cheapo grinder too much to take on that kind of project!
I like thick spines with a rapidly tapered thin(er) convex grind into a well polished convex edge. I'm not talking a paper thin grind, but it has to have a favorable geometry where it can push material away and bury itself deep rather than just wedge
I don't know if this is a little harder to achieve with stock removal as opposed to forging, where you could just hammer out a thick piece of stock thinner while leaving a crazy thick spine.
I can bury a machete DEEP, but If I bury it too deep i'll never get it out. Im getting that kalamazoo soon, so I'm gonna buy some cheapo machetes screw around with them.
I hate my cheapo grinder too much to take on that kind of project!
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Thanks man.
Here is a teaser photo of the video I am uploading now, chopped through a 2x4" 3 times.
1st = 20 seconds
2nd = 17 Seconds
3rd = 24 seconds
And yes it still shaves hair and I still haven't had to touch the edge since I 1st sharpened it.
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I can't believe how long my NMFBM and FFBM are holding their edges and I have done a lot of chopping etc with them, both still shave and slice clean through newspaper.