Urban tool kit?

It weighs 2.5 lbs, which is more than a production version would. It's in 1/8" (3mm) stock right now, and I'd like the production version to have 2mm stock instead. It would also have an injection molded polypropylene handle rather than the comparatively heavy micarta. It should be able to come out to being just a tad over 1.5 lbs in a final version.

The projection on the back is sharpened about halfway down the spine and is used for cutting lighter targets like grasses, brambles, woody plants, etc. It can also be used as a pick, and the "crotch" of the two blades can be used as an extension of the hand to push brush out of the way. Furthermore, it also serves as a nice hand-stop when being used as an improvised draw-knife. When held with the hook facing forward the mass of the blade is trailing, making it faster in the hand and allowing you to get the tip speed needed for cutting light targets. The sweet spot is a full 7" long and runs from the widest point of the belly all the way to the beak of the hook. :cool:

I'll be heading to my family's camp on Friday and plan on doing a battery of demos with photographs to show some of the various functions.
 
Im looking forward to seeing them .
This knife is becoming more and more interesting .
 
Blade length is 16", handle length is 7", so OAL of 23". And 4.6" at its widest point! The idea was to concentrate the mass behind the edge where it can actually work the most efficiently.

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No, though the blade shape bears a similar appearance to a barong that's as far as the connection goes. Think of the design as a fusion of...

This:
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This:
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And this:
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I know a lot of thought went into that blade...I really look forward to your reviews.:thumbup:

ROCK6
 
ROCK6 said:
I know a lot of thought went into that blade...I really look forward to your reviews.:thumbup:

ROCK6
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Thanks! If you'd like to see it go into production send Condor a message (to rjt2@att.net) and tell them you want to see the Baryonyx in their 2013 line! :)

One of the more subtle notes about it that can be a bit difficult to explain is the spacing between the hook and the point. The point is positioned just slightly out of line with the center of the grip. This makes it still very intuitive to use and control, but provides a little extra clearance for the hook when swung. The more open hook of the blade provides a nice scythe-like cut, allows use of the beak as a pick, but also shifts the angle of approach to the target so that you minimize how much of the spine of the point drags through grasses and brambles when the hook is used. The angle of the line in the below picture is almost exactly 40 degrees.

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On a funny note, it would make a nice zombie killer since the spine of the point prevents over-penetration of the pick. :p That same quality, however, would also make it handy for breaching as it allows you to get the whole "sink-and-rip" lever action out of it that you can with many of the tactical 'hawks on the market. The spike is also handy when making fuzz sticks. Just sink the point of the hook into a stump and the whole primary edge is fixed solidly in place for you to pull the wood against.
 
Thanks! Given that Joe is their primary designer, though, I think you'll get plenty more of his designs down the road! I'm looking forward to what he's whipped up for next year. :D:thumbup:
 
I've got some pics/vids of the Baryonyx in action to put up later today (I took them at my family's camp this weekend) but in the meantime, I'll be getting my paws on some of the items on my list soon. While I still intend on getting a Hercules shovel from Predator Tools, moving to a new location where our horses are boarded has changed the requirements of a quality digging tool for me. Looks like my first piece from them will be a Big Red with a diamond point and a serration added to one side for cutting roots. Ought to help with pasture renovations. :D
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I've got some pics/vids of the Baryonyx in action to put up later today (I took them at my family's camp this weekend) but in the meantime, I'll be getting my paws on some of the items on my list soon. While I still intend on getting a Hercules shovel from Predator Tools, moving to a new location where our horses are boarded has changed the requirements of a quality digging tool for me. Looks like my first piece from them will be a Big Red with a diamond point and a serration added to one side for cutting roots. Ought to help with pasture renovations. :D
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I look forward to it. It's a very interesting design and it would be good to see it in use...

ROCK6
 
Well, unfortunately I wasn't able to get to it today. A few things came up, but I'll see about getting them up in the next couple of days. Funny how things always go like this. :p

It's a fun piece of work and the clips I was able to take don't even do it justice, as there weren't any dead standing trees to chop away at--just some ultra round downed ones that wanted to roll everywhere. Got through the log in no time, though, even with all the energy lost due to the log bouncing around. :):thumbup:
 
Ok--here we go!

Splitting via striking:
[video]http://s753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/fortytwoblades2/Machete%20Mods/?action=view&current=CIMG9756-1.mp4[/video]

Splitting via batoning:
[video]http://s753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/fortytwoblades2/Machete%20Mods/?action=view&current=CIMG9758-1.mp4[/video]

The grain of the wood I was splitting:
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Using the hook to cut light
[video]http://s753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/fortytwoblades2/Machete%20Mods/?action=view&current=CIMG9759-1.mp4[/video]

Chopping through a maple log...that didn't want to stop rolling around. Watch those chips fly!:
[video]http://s753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/fortytwoblades2/Machete%20Mods/?action=view&current=CIMG9761.mp4[/video]

Using the Baryonyx as a draw knife:
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An alternate means of woodworking. Stick the hook in a log, rest the point on it, and brace the handle with your knee. Then pull the wood against the edge.
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Depth of a single cross-grain strike into dry maple:
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After cutting all the way through:
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I am kinda getting to like that blade .

Its got all kinds of stuff going on there when you really look at it . Its definitely on the gunna get list .

have you tried the thinner version yet ?
 
Thanks for the comments! A lot of elements of the design are very subtle and eye-glazing to explain, but they combine to give you a LOT of versatility in a big blade.

I haven't done a run of the thinner ones yet, but they're in the works. Pricing out options and budgeting for the expense right now.

Hopefully I'll get a green light on a production version so I don't have to go through all of the trouble, and have a more ideal end product at a lower cost. Goodness knows that sort of thing moves slow though.
 
Multi-purpose built, in fact! :D

Seriously, though, it's not easy for most machetes to get chips flying like that! And in spite of that heavy-hitting it does on hard targets, it does just as well on light targets as well, especially if you let the weight do the work and let the tool swing back and forth like a pendulum.
 
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