Book of Eli VFX machete handle

[Art Andrews]

While it was a huge pain to get this (again, thanks, Gene!), I am pretty darn happy to have it in my possession!

I helped with the pattern for Miketribal's replica, which was a modified version of Ghostsolider's pattern a few years ago and was very pleased with the result. Now that I have an original in hand... wow... were we ever off! The overall design is good and the overall length is good, but some of our proportions are off by a considerable margin!

Here is the original handle as well as a comparison to Mike's replica. While I can't make Mike's replica match the original precisely, I am definitely cutting it down to match as closely as possible. You can already see where I have been marking out lines...

Another thing to note. Mike's machetes were 3/16" thick, which I thought was extremely thick. However, the original is 1/4" thick!

Also, I am considering peeling the wrap off the handle to see, once and for all, what it is (I believe it is leather), but I can tell you for sure that the black twine material is synthetic deer sinew, like this:

Simulated Sinew - Black (4 oz Spool) | Artificial Sinew, Sinew | Crazy Crow Trading Post

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[GKvfx]

Yay! It got there! Happy to help, Art. My way of saying thanks for keeping this place running................

Gene

 

[Kevin Gossett]

Glad to see this!

 

[ahoudini]

Thanks for posting these photos and the sinew link!

 

[Apollo]

Nice addition always loved this Blade!!

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Beautiful, Art...I'm glad you got it, and can make some one-on-one, hands-on comparisons. :thumbsup

I'll admit my pattern was made primarily using scaled screen-captures, and some pics from the original screen-used props...and we all know how "scaled dimensions" can be. :wacko

I'm looking forward to being able to update my pattern, once I can assimilate the data you've provided.

Rob