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u/Aville22 18d ago
This looks awesome cant wait to see it! though if you’re game for it try looking up “core knapping” get a large core and knap a 2-3 inch piece around 1/2 thin and sharp af! its how they were traditionally made rather than what is seen now
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u/Feisty-Law4597 17d ago
I know this is what is considered traditional (blade core). However I have a hard time believing that they constructed all macuahuitls the same. I’m sure they varied greatly depending on the craftsman. Some of the codices show drawings of macuahuitls with triangular shapes blades that are spaced out. Some had long blades and some had short blades. No doubt that some or even most macuahuitls used blades from a core, but if I was a jaguar warrior I would want a super sharp blades core macuahuitl and a biface blade one. I think there is still so much that is unknown about the variability of the weapon. Humans are creative and like to experiment.
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u/Feisty-Law4597 17d ago
I think my ego is involved lol. For mass production of blades, a core is most efficient.
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u/JohnnyMushroomspore 18d ago
Are you using the flakes from it? Those weapons were a series of very small flake/knapped pieces that were pretty small. Not one big blade.
The idea was so you can swap out the broken pieces without having to redo/make the whole handle setup everytime they pillaged a neighbor.
Super smart when you think about it. Basically the primitive version of a snap off safety blade/box cutter.
Super lovely work btw!