bubba in ca
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I usually sharpen it to about 4 inches before the handle because I have no use for that part of the blade. However, there is a bushcraft guy on youtube who sharpens this part to a fine edge so he can use it for a draw knife to skin the bark off of poles, etc.
Someday I'll do a self defense machete and sharpen everything on the bottom and 4 or 5 inches on the top.
Note that the cutacha has a small false edge. I sharpened it up but have no idea why a machete would be double edged for farm or jungle use. The knife looks like a sword, but the flexibility would make it a poor stabbing weapon.
Machetes are usually made of carbon steel and will rust, but if you wipe it off and dry it with a rag after use it won't be a problem. It will darken with a patina with time. On my large ones that get little use I started painting them with fast dry spray paint. I leave the edge paint free and apply some oil. The one in my truck toolbox I have to take out occasionally and inspect it. Rust starts at the thinnest part--the edge. Maybe wrapping in an oiled rag would be good.
Someday I'll do a self defense machete and sharpen everything on the bottom and 4 or 5 inches on the top.
Note that the cutacha has a small false edge. I sharpened it up but have no idea why a machete would be double edged for farm or jungle use. The knife looks like a sword, but the flexibility would make it a poor stabbing weapon.
Machetes are usually made of carbon steel and will rust, but if you wipe it off and dry it with a rag after use it won't be a problem. It will darken with a patina with time. On my large ones that get little use I started painting them with fast dry spray paint. I leave the edge paint free and apply some oil. The one in my truck toolbox I have to take out occasionally and inspect it. Rust starts at the thinnest part--the edge. Maybe wrapping in an oiled rag would be good.