Grand river Machete thread

[Iz]

If you got pics you're more than welcome to put them up here. Or if you have questions about this model or just want to talk about it, that's ok too.
Mostly this will be a running thread on the knives of this model I've made for people to use as a reference for a knife they have or are looking to buy on the secondary market.

#1
2/5/11 5/32" 1095 high carbon steel, half height convex, scale left on flats, rough hamon line, dark brown canvas micarta scales, Steel pins and lanyard
*prototype*

#2
4/12/11 5/32" 1095 high carbon steel, half height convex grind, rough hamon line, Copper bolsters, stabilized black locust burl scales, thin red g10 spacers, 1/8" brown micarta pins**The heavy copper bolster combined with 1/8" micarta pins was a mistake on this one. When the knife was battoned with the bolsters sheered the pins and fell off the knife. I re-handled it with caramel linen micarta, natural micarta spacers and 1/8" micarta pins. I got a little aggressive when putting the new handle on and got the handle height a little too thin.***

#3
4/19/11 5/32" 1095 high carbon steel, rough hammon line, natural canvas micarta scales, red g10 sandwich spacers, natural canvas micarta tang spacers, brass pins

#4
6/15/11 5/32" 1095 high carbon steel, half height convex grind, scale on the flats, rough hamon line, black g10 scales, stainless steel sandwich spacers, black g10 tang spacers, steel pins

#5
7/15/11 Modified grand river dark brown canvas micarta scales **modified blade shape**

#6
7/15/11 Modified grand river o.d. green canvas micarta scales**modified blade shape, length and handle

#7
12/16/11 5/32" 1095, half height grind with hammon line, caramel linen micarta scales, thin green spacers, 1/8" brass pins and lanyard

#8
2/10/12 5/32" 1095, half height convex grind, rough hammon line, black g10 scales, stainless steel sandwich spacers, black g10 tang spacers, stainless steel pins and lanyard

#9
1/12/13 1/4" 5160 spring steel, 3/4 height convex grind, heat treat scale left on the flats, black g10 scales, German silver sandwich spacers, black g10 tang spacers, stainless steel pins and lanyard

[RangerJoe]

This is one model I really like!

[Iz]

Thanks, bro.

[mct453]

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It is the only photo of it that I have with me.Natural with thin orange g-10 sandwiched.The others are all Carbon v CS knives and a Marbles but rest assured that the Grand is my favorite.I am in Kentucky working.when I get back home I will take some more photos with the sheath(if you will notice the sheath is laying on the pile of knives in front of the wind shield) and post em up.It is the only Turley I have now but am patiently waiting on two more tools from Iz to post up in the other threads.

[Kerri]

Heres number 1

[Kerri]

number 3

[Iz]

Great pics, guys. I like that trail maker, mct.

[redmech]

Number 5, this blade is either laughing at me cause I ain't swinging it hard enough, or it scares me when I do and it just eats through about anything, either way I lose. Its a monster, holds a great edge, no rolling or chipping, just chopping. It's awesome.....

[mct453]

Great pics, guys. I like that trail maker, mct.

I have few Marbles Gladstone knives but the Trailmaker seems to be the hardest to come by so for now it is a model for my bad photography and on the reserve list.

[DCM]

Here's number 8