I'm still messing with machetes. I've been working on improving the much beloved Tramontina bolo. The handles are hard on pinkys. This is part of the JYD Machete Project.
![[Linked Image from i173.photobucket.com]](http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/rivershaman/machetes/Bolo001.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i173.photobucket.com]](http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/rivershaman/machetes/ProjectM001.jpg)
Handle prototypes:
![[Linked Image from i173.photobucket.com]](http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/rivershaman/machetes/Proto006.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i173.photobucket.com]](http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/rivershaman/machetes/Proto011.jpg)
Wicked new convex edges:
![[Linked Image from i173.photobucket.com]](http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/rivershaman/machetes/proto013.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i173.photobucket.com]](http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/rivershaman/machetes/proto016.jpg)
Other JYDs are workin on alternative handle materials and sheathing. The madness continues. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />