Macuahuitl

I know not everyone will want to read all of this, so here's a brief summary: this project is based on a detailed drawing of a real macuahuitl, which included a scale. The model is quarter scale to print on my MakerBot. I did not include the obsidian blades. If you want something to look like them for any model, they should protrude 1.8mm from the body at the default scale.

The macuahuitl was used by the indigenous peoples of Central America until the European conquest. No known examples exist today, and the last one was destroyed when the Royal Armory of Madrid caught fire in the 19th century. However, before its destruction, a detailed drawing with a scale was made and included in the book "La Armeria Real, ou Collection des Principales Pièces de la Galerie d'Armes Anciennes de Madrid." It was written by Achille Jubinal and illustrated by Gaspare Sensi-Baldachi and Victor Sansonetti. The greyscale artwork I included is from this book. The STL file I added is an approximation of that