Drew, founder of Machetes of the World, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama from 2005-2008, where he came to appreciate the versatility and beauty of the machete as a tool. He lived in the Darien region, where machetes are a way of life, used for slashing the rastrojo (undergrowth), digging, and delivering a 'planazo' to folks who get out of line. He lived in Haiti from 2013 - 2018, further expanding his machete horizons, and has since traveled to Africa, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world collecting machetes. He founded MOTW in 2024 to provide a way for people to appreciate this fantastic tool in all its glorious variations.