Thought you guys might find this interesting (machete related)

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This thread has been up over in W&SS for a few days now, but I figured that since some of the machete heads here don't peek in there too often that I'd share it here. :)

It's both an experiment that I've been doing with Slip-Plate friction reducing coating (works GREAT by the way) and a severe machete mod. :D

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Nice. One question I have (after looking at the specs for that, and the specs on another similar product). What would be the implications on using it for any food prep?

I don't really ever use my CS Mag khukri machete for food prep (ok, I did the other day, just for plain old fun!).

I wonder how it would make the food taste? Like chewing up a graphite pencil? (not that I have done that a lot, OK, I admit I have chewed up many pencils in my day).

Also, that was a great looking Machete design. I am going to have to google that one.

That seems a bit thin. Mine is 2.75 thick. Do you have any problem with it feeling "flappy" when swung or impacting the target? Looks like a great design for actual jungle use, with the back swing being able to cut as well.
 
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Bear in mind that I modified the blade shape a little, so if you wanted to do one yourself just be prepared to do the same. :) No problem at ALL with flexion. It's actually quite a stiff machete (though it will flex as it should under impact).There's a nice taper to the blade, too, which makes it feel very "alive" in the hand.

I'm not too worried about the coating and food prep, mostly from the standpoint that I always have a smaller blade to work with. When I do modification jobs in the future I'll probably offer the coating as an optional thing, though, for folks who want to use theirs for food prep. That being said I don't think it would affect taste much--only the tiniest bit of graphite rubs off on a paper towel when I scrub the blade with it VERY firmly, and it would probably be a survival situation where I'd be stuck using a machete for that anyway, so what's a little graphite? :D
 
Thanks! I've got some good photos of me abusing the hell out of the Colima model to test the coating further, as well as some significantly improved photos of the modified Rozador. They're uploading to Photobucket as I'm typing this. :)
 
Haha! Nah I don't think so--it may be non-stick but it sure isn't Teflon! :D
 
Ok--pics are up. You can check them out either in the W&SS thread or the one in the exchange forum--I just don't want to clutter up the boards too much. But here are a couple of preview shots. Tell me what you think! :)

The mega-pimped machete:
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My poor abused Colima getting the s*** kicked out of it and loving it. :D
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what kind of wood is your glut carved out of?
looks kind of like siberian/chinese elm, but not sure.
 
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