How a machete is born in 12 minutes

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+15 1. mircea911 commented 9 years ago

best tool for shaving ever, his hand proves it, i need to get one to replace my shaving axe
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+3 2. Dmitry commented 9 years ago

Nice work Jason, couldn't recognize you in that pink respirator, what happened to the goalie mask? :P
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+2 3. Malakyte commented 9 years ago

Probably a former Wilkinson employee :x
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-1 4. urbaneagle commented 9 years ago

it wasn't really 12 minutes, most of it was sped up
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+2 5. distracteddad commented 9 years ago

great video thanks
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0 6. sux2bu commented 9 years ago

Why destroy a great looking vintage crosscut saw just to make an everyday common machete?
I collect old crosscut and two-man felling saws and this looks like a waste of a valuable tool.
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+2 7. dave9191 commented 9 years ago

#6 Cause most people throw them away and it's a source of cheap or free good metal for small workshops.
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+1 8. Noobeater commented 9 years ago

#6 Because Zombies
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0 9. brandx commented 9 years ago

Plasma seems a bit ropey. Isn't a saw blade a bit thin? I like these vids anyway it is always good to evaluate how to make things. 12 minutes at 16 times or so speed. He must be full, he really made a meal ot of that.
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0 10. kouzoukiz commented 9 years ago

still you can make a small knife mate.
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0 11. SquidCap commented 9 years ago

#9 That's is the point of machete, it's thin and tall blade. Thick blades gets stuck in the undergrowth, clearing of them is the purpose of the tool. I just might make one, that's about my level of craftmans ship. I've done one knife from saw blade, the metal is not really perfect but adequate and there is plenty of it for free. Only problem really is to find a thick one. Sawmills are one good place to get the real thick ones.

You can toughen the metal up a bit, which is a surprise that he didn't heat treat the edge. Everything else in machete needs to be flexible so it can withstand the repeated chopping blows, it's purpose is to be "semi-axe" (sorry, don't know the word in english..). Wood dulls a saw blade too fast and one that's been ruined by plasma dulls even faster, saw has teeths, blades have an edge, different requirements.. With careful heat treatment, it makes medium quality blades; good for show, not really for work unless you carry a sharpening stone with you at all times

Tip: if you want a lot of small breaks, use softer steel, gives you plenty of sitting around and sharpening, perfect for zen moments in the woods.. Just you and some "wood that needs to be cut", it is quite close to nirvana if you ask me.. If it wasn't with those damn mosquitoes, that is ;)