machete

I've been meaning to starting learning bladesmithing for a very long time. It's one of the main reasons I built a forge in the first place. I figured a machete would be a good place to start -- no one is going to complain if a machete is ugly, after all. And while I'm rarely called upon to chop my way through jungles (woe), I just like the idea of having a machete that I made myself.

( as always, pics )