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The Machete Help Post Hello All and Welcome Upon request it’s time to create a post for people who submit pictures and request information about their finds so here is post #1: From http://collinsmachete.com/ Can you help me identify this machete? It’s a panga style collins later model,.. OK to post pics on website so others […]
Solstice Blade after temper 2x 450f oven 350f blade
That’s not me out there,.. talking,.. neighbor Tempering and straightening also ends up being bend testing for cracks:
Burmese Dha drawing Collins Guatemala Mid Weight Custom (128 GTK Prototype Pattern) Collins Guatemala 1965 USN MKII “Fastest thing on the planet”, (my profile file work and convex edge)
GTK 128-22 and 128-12 pre polish:
It ended up being a flip flop hamon or temper line because I discovered after several attempts that in order to harden these thin blades in a Japanese style you had to harden the spine also. Cupping and warping was a problem at first:
