Thanks guys I\'m glad you like it as much as me,it seriously grossed out my in-laws, and thanks for the advice Brian I\'ll have to try the green next time I\'ve never heard that one before. I\'ve heard of ben nye but the costume stores out here blow goat so I\'d have to order it off the net and that\'s just too much work for a 1.75 machete. oh yeah here\'s a pic of the whole thing,you can really see the chunks in this one if you view it full sized. I wasn\'t trying to do a vs. I just like the look of the taped handle it gives it that well used dirty look,and I can use it with other costumes.