I like it. I used to also do something similar. This needs to have its own catagory. Like post-apocalyptic weaponry.

If we're talking post apocalyptic weaponry I have a shoe horn I converted into a sword

I was actually amazed at just how well it works It's one of the long metal ones and I just flattened it and wrapped on a handle. Didn't even need to sharpen it still sticks into a block of wood. I have pictures buried in my computer somewhere.

No sir, this was when I was a kid. I got rid of all the evidence... er... "projects"  years ago.

The shape is a bit like Macuahuitl.

I literally just took a hammer to it on an old metal table The trick was to spray paint it black afterwards. Hid the marks quite well. Durability-wise, I wouldn't trust my life to it and I do fear hitting anything more solid than slightly old wood at the wrong angle could bend it but I was surprised how well it chops. I attempted to sharpen the edge a bit but I didn't have the right tools or the patience and it actually turned out not to be necessary; I could get it to stand in a tree stump with only the minimum effort, almost just by letting it drop. Still, in reality it's definitely more for show than real use. Particularly movement sideways, I feel could bend it fairly easily. The bottom "hook" is actually bent and I still don't know how that happened and kind of goes to show that it isn't really meant for such hard use. The leather I got from an old leather jacket which I cut up and used to make lamellar armour. This was one of the scraps which is why it has those weird projections and hanging parts.

Hello all, I'm Andy in La Mesa California. I make and use atlatls, biggie darts, thong thrown darts, make arrows, bows, stone axes. Others things too. Try to use natural harcested or collected materials. Just joined. I'm a happy Hunter/gatherer or just a caveman.