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I would like to know if there is anyone out there that could partner in this design so I could test and see if it would benefit survivalist/hardcore outdoorsmen. I am not here to make money nor do I want to patent anything, I just want to see it made. Also open to any comments or suggestions. I need help making the blade portion. I do not have loads of financial resource, but can pay some money for help.
From Original Blogpost:http://webbfamily2004.blogspot.com/2011/10/machete-prototype-design.html
Machete Prototype Design
An Arborist Perspective on a Prototype Survival Machete Design
If anyone knows how to chew through wood, an arborist knows how to cut through wood...lots of it and fast. But arborist technology does not quite fit the survival community's needs. So how can we get the best of both? This idea is a blend of two industry technologies that I hope to see come to fruition one day...
(Arborist Saw with Tri-Edge tooth will rip through limbs like a hot knife through butter, yet not purposed as a chopping device. In contrast, the machete is an excellent bushwacker, but I have yet to find a "sawback" machete that can chew through wood as effectively as an arborist saw.)
Details
Price Point - $75-$100 Machete/ $50 Sheath
Target Audience: Military, survivalist, specialized campers and hikers, woodsmen, hunters, preppers, knife enthusiast, gear buffs.
Secondary Audience: Homeowners, general campers.
The blade design meets multiple cutting needs:
1. Machete
2. High Performance Saw
3. Converts to Wilderness Bow Saw (See images below)
4. Hammer (Pommel/Flat Blade Side)
5. Lance (Lashed to pole and has pointed tip)
6. Chopper (see Scandinavian grind part in diagram)
7. Pole Saw (Lash to pole and use saw back)
8. Pole Hook (Need to retrieve something out of reach? Lash to pole and use hook)
9. Loppers (Design idea in conjunction with scabbard)
10. Fire Striker
11. Baton (wood splitting)
12. Trowel (as long as you have a sharpening stone)
Prototype Machete V1 (Picture/ Click for full size)
Prototype Machete V2 (Added Baton Region/ Click for full size)
This design is based off Dave's review of the Ontario Machete. However, the saw teeth on the Ontario are worthless compared to the Tri-edge design used in tree work. Being a professional arborist, I use handsaws with the tri-edge design and it SHREDS through wood. Also by being full tang, it will provide more strength than what the Gerber Machete is known for.
Here are the features I think should be included:
1. High Quality Spring Steel blade (Ontario has this nailed with 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade) ***FULL TANG***
2. Tri-edge Tooth Design for the Sawback ( see manufacturers Silky or Fanno)
3. Limb Hook at end of blade (like arborist saw blades to aid in retrievals and also for pole saw usage)
4. Solid Sheath (like the current military sheath)/ Possibly Leather and Kydex hybrid design like the pathfinder knife? Gerber sheath is good platform but needs a few improvements.
5. Good rubberized handle w/ lashing holes (Check SOGfari) - With a limb hook integrated, a woodsman or military person could lash onto a cut pole to make a really nice improvised pole saw. Handle could be made from micarta as well.
6. Ground flat back-of-blade section for ferrocerium striking.
7. Coated in flat earth or black color. Optional.
8. Hand Pommel (See below)
9. FULL TANG (Yes I repeated that...)
Blade Form ONLY below. (Details Pommel/Click for Full Image)
Bow Saw Concept (Click for Full Image)
(It has been asked, "Why the Bow Saw concept?" Honestly, because it gives a better handle in order to saw with and can be made from items in the wild.)
Pole Saw Concept (Click for Full Image)
Baton Concept (Click for Full Image)
Example of Tri-Edge Tooth Design for Sawback
Currently it seems like everyone makes a machete that has a few good features, but no one makes one that has been thought through for hours and hours and has ALL the good parts in one solid machete.
I have some very cool ideas for the machete sheath that I believe would be an industry first if it was made. Please let me know if someone is able to accommodate this request and if so how much it would cost to prototype.
From Original Blogpost:http://webbfamily2004.blogspot.com/2011/10/machete-prototype-design.html
Machete Prototype Design
An Arborist Perspective on a Prototype Survival Machete Design
If anyone knows how to chew through wood, an arborist knows how to cut through wood...lots of it and fast. But arborist technology does not quite fit the survival community's needs. So how can we get the best of both? This idea is a blend of two industry technologies that I hope to see come to fruition one day...
(Arborist Saw with Tri-Edge tooth will rip through limbs like a hot knife through butter, yet not purposed as a chopping device. In contrast, the machete is an excellent bushwacker, but I have yet to find a "sawback" machete that can chew through wood as effectively as an arborist saw.)
Details
Price Point - $75-$100 Machete/ $50 Sheath
Target Audience: Military, survivalist, specialized campers and hikers, woodsmen, hunters, preppers, knife enthusiast, gear buffs.
Secondary Audience: Homeowners, general campers.
The blade design meets multiple cutting needs:
1. Machete
2. High Performance Saw
3. Converts to Wilderness Bow Saw (See images below)
4. Hammer (Pommel/Flat Blade Side)
5. Lance (Lashed to pole and has pointed tip)
6. Chopper (see Scandinavian grind part in diagram)
7. Pole Saw (Lash to pole and use saw back)
8. Pole Hook (Need to retrieve something out of reach? Lash to pole and use hook)
9. Loppers (Design idea in conjunction with scabbard)
10. Fire Striker
11. Baton (wood splitting)
12. Trowel (as long as you have a sharpening stone)
Prototype Machete V1 (Picture/ Click for full size)
Prototype Machete V2 (Added Baton Region/ Click for full size)
This design is based off Dave's review of the Ontario Machete. However, the saw teeth on the Ontario are worthless compared to the Tri-edge design used in tree work. Being a professional arborist, I use handsaws with the tri-edge design and it SHREDS through wood. Also by being full tang, it will provide more strength than what the Gerber Machete is known for.
Here are the features I think should be included:
1. High Quality Spring Steel blade (Ontario has this nailed with 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade) ***FULL TANG***
2. Tri-edge Tooth Design for the Sawback ( see manufacturers Silky or Fanno)
3. Limb Hook at end of blade (like arborist saw blades to aid in retrievals and also for pole saw usage)
4. Solid Sheath (like the current military sheath)/ Possibly Leather and Kydex hybrid design like the pathfinder knife? Gerber sheath is good platform but needs a few improvements.
5. Good rubberized handle w/ lashing holes (Check SOGfari) - With a limb hook integrated, a woodsman or military person could lash onto a cut pole to make a really nice improvised pole saw. Handle could be made from micarta as well.
6. Ground flat back-of-blade section for ferrocerium striking.
7. Coated in flat earth or black color. Optional.
8. Hand Pommel (See below)
9. FULL TANG (Yes I repeated that...)
Blade Form ONLY below. (Details Pommel/Click for Full Image)
Bow Saw Concept (Click for Full Image)
(It has been asked, "Why the Bow Saw concept?" Honestly, because it gives a better handle in order to saw with and can be made from items in the wild.)
Pole Saw Concept (Click for Full Image)
Baton Concept (Click for Full Image)
Example of Tri-Edge Tooth Design for Sawback
Currently it seems like everyone makes a machete that has a few good features, but no one makes one that has been thought through for hours and hours and has ALL the good parts in one solid machete.
I have some very cool ideas for the machete sheath that I believe would be an industry first if it was made. Please let me know if someone is able to accommodate this request and if so how much it would cost to prototype.
