Forging a Machete - Blacksmithing 

It seems like very few people are making their knives this way. It’s extremely boring when someone gets a piece of steel, and cuts the shape out with an angle grinder. Refreshing to see knives made the proper way.

the more it is getting the shape of a machete, the bigger my smile is getting.

Nice. I finished my first machete not long ago and it had all kind of black imperfections like this. I'm pumped for a 2nd one!

That machete you made is absolutely gorgeous!

Nice work.....mistakes equal learning. Looking forward to your next video.

Great work. That shop makes me very jealous!

Beautiful!

That thing is badass!

Looks amazing🎉

Excellent!

This is so soothing! Awesome craftsmanship! Love it! Genius!🙂👍👍👍

Good job. Like blades that look home made, instead of from a factory. All nice n shiney.

Excellent job.

wot you're 18,awesome tools you have!

Good work!

damnnn....thats beastly!

I always loved welding with stick welder( Arc welder) mig welder, oxy/acetylene. Never used a tig tho. But blacksmith Art? When I saw at an Agricultural show in QLD Australia! I fell in love! The teqniques I saw I couldn't leave! My brother was a pain in the rear! Saying get over it, you can't do that! Lol. Some inspiration! I was only 24!

That Was Absolutely Awesome! Love The Hatchet!!!🗡 You Are Definitely Getting Better With Each Blade You Make!!! ⚔️

We’re all human. We’ve been there and that’s the beauty of learning. Thank you.

Excellent hand crafted...

Amazing👍👍👍

7:47 thru 7:55 - Sneak preview of a hidden track on the next Blue Man Group album. 😜 9:32 - I'm sorry, but I lost my mind at that chipmunk-sounding "Oh my GOD!" Great finished product, dude! Keep it up!

Extra thicc machete. ;D Good job! Great to see another young smith out there! Keep the videos coming and you'll get the momentum needed to boost your channel. May I make a suggestion as far as helping eleviate some of your effort trying to drill holes and burning up drill bits? I myself have some experience with leaf springs, and know they can be an absolute pain to drill through. Great care must be taken to ensure that the steel is kept soft. What may have happened is, even if the handle was not heated to critical temperature, the steel still hardened to an extent because it was submerged in the oil. Next time, either the handle cannot be allowed to be quenched at all, and cool on its own, or a torch should be taken to it to draw a gray temper. (If there is worry about the blade's temper being ruined by this, keep a wet cloth wrapped around that part.) Don't quench it, let it cool. It may not be dead soft, but it will be better than feeling like one is trying to drill through a diamond with a drinking straw.

I like that you didnt edit out the pratfall with the forge burner, or starting with the wrong die, or inadvertantly dropping the work and tongs into the oil during quenching. Lol.

Muito bom, ri bastante. Parabéns pelo trabalho.

Nice Job.

cuts really nice I'm impressed very nice job

Saludos desde Ecuador muy bueno el trabajo de forja buen material

A very interesting project. Would you like to create a unique and perfect machete? For example, containing an insert of solid high-carbon steel in the blade area between two layers of viscous and elastic metal? How do you feel about zone hardened blades? Your video shows quenching in a vertical tube. You can similarly make a horizontal trough from a pipe and fill it with oil. Clay can be used for zone hardening, but high temperature sealant can also be used. With these materials you can protect parts of the tool that should not be hardened. A two-stage hardening process can also be applied. First, immerse the workpiece in water for a short time, and then in oil. Perform maximum machining prior to hardening. After hardening, do not use an electric shaping tool. It is better to use a tool that does not cause strong local heating, a hand tool. You can also use diamond or tungsten carbide tools for drilling hard steel. For example, you can use drill bits for concrete that are pre-sharpened on a diamond wheel so that they have a cutting edge. Use them with machine oil for drilling in hardened steel.

Parabéns Amigo.

Great work

The result looked great! Try to avoid working the steel where it has wind currents because it cools faster and if you stretch the steel below the ideal temperature can create tensions and possible cracks. Best wishes and congratulations!

Amazing,i'm surprised you haven't reached 10000+ subscribers yet because what you make is awesome

That's a super machete 👍👍👍👍

Good to see you own your mistakes. It helps you grow and shows others who follow you, what to avoid. =)

🎥 Great Video 🎬 ! _ Congratulations! 👍 🇧🇷

Ficou legal. Manda um salve ae. #Brasil

That’s so cool I’m 13 and I make knives from files and grind them down till it’s smooth and how I like it but I’ve always wanted to do blacksmithing

You can use drill bits (but not tubes) for concrete, glass and ceramic for drilling hardened steel. Them must be reconfigured and resharpened as regular drill bits.

Nice video and great machete. New sub and thanks for sharing it with us. Best regards.

Buen trabajo con ese grosor de hoja debe ser muy contundente

Just found your channel. Great work overall. Is it a bit heavy? Subbed.

multiple times i saw where you could have created a stress fracture a tip is to not hit the metal when it starts to get to a regular gray color when it starts to get to a dull red is when you should heat it up again so that there are no stressed points

My dad and I have been debating putting together a forge since we started watching forged in fire. What tips would you have for us?

2nd video i've seen. subbed. (a little late to the party though)

Nice blade. Question the press machine you are using what make and model is that. I can’t use a power hammer where I’m at . Thank you

It's a very nice machete. A guard would give it character as well as a bit more curve to the handle. All in all its very nice

You should always use pro knife sharpener to ensure a perfect edge. Eyeballing it on a belt grinder will give you serious fatigue out in the field when you find out all you've done is rounded out the edge through repeated use.

jenial

You did well what kinda oil you used for quenching and what is the length of the blade

Good job 😂😂

Just found your channel like the video have you ever built a full tang cleaver brush axe like a machete with a two foot handle and a clever machete brush axe blade

Hello fellow CT guy this will be my first project if not for some tongs, finally got my burner too work took a way too long it was just too much air lol rookie move.

Nice video

how much did it cost you to learn this trade? Also what steel are you using for your machete?

Nice shape and weight.

Can u add Alaska to your map?

What is that strange device you use to start your Forge with?

Damn bro, I love that blade! Want to sell it???

👍👍

is it easy my son need to do it what are the item needed

That's cool , other than a machete is typically thinner , only about a 1/16th to 1/8th inch Other than that , its amazing

About how many days does this take go make

muy bueno, ideal para los zombies

didi you used iron perchloride ?

I'am à french Man ans un said yhea, bravo!

Excellent blade!! I need a solid stiff heavy machete. 15”-17” blade Strictly for chopping hard wood and splitting it too. Do you sell these? I liked and subscribed. 👍

Excelente trabajo... Sigue forjando, es un arte que apasiona y te lo digo yo que soy forjador... Saludos desde chile

You are cheating with that hydraulic press. Just my jealousy talking..........

This dude very talented,he made this machete from scratch ,not like those guy who cut some iron from old spring or else then cut it out by the shape that he want by angle grinder then polished it then says whhuuuwallaa my machete. if there is a zombie apoclypse i will find this guy and stick with him even as his helper or his baby sitter.

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Why you sell them i love that machete i just love machetes i cut a lot of woods and more

Gostei muito bom gostaria saber preço dim facam

Skills

On how many psi run your forge burner?

Is that safe to put the quenching oil in a PVC pipe?

It kinda looks like Bill's machete from the last of us.

what does the oil do?

🙏🙏🙏👍👍👌👌👌

Обух, по-моему, толстоват

Its a beautiful piece of work that you did indeed invest your time in you'll get no criticism from me but... if were going to call it a machete we need to sharpen it just a bit or simply call it a hatchet.

Selling one?

...паш ! 😉..!вот зачем тебе такой тесак, что будешь им делать, ...подарил /бы лучше мне, как раз в коллекции такого не хватает

13:39

which oil did you use?

Vegetable oil??? That's a first one.

Make 2 Bub

Hey man you need to move your anvil back in to your shop as you are trying to work steel that is too cold. That will form stress fractures, I like your determination and drive for one so young. There is a reason why blacksmith shop's are gloomy dark den's where wondrous things are created. Move back inside, your work will benefit. Thank you

Paul’s machete > axe

Letting that steel get a bit cool for hammering there.

اكو عرب بالطياره

jóia, pérola, relíquia, obra de arte esse é da NAZA

Ok

You made a quality tool but I suspect it is too heavy to be a practical survival tool?

Малацом ++++++++

9:32 hahahhaa

Buy yourself some carbide drill bits. They're about 92 in Rockwell Scale so they drill everything like butter :-)

paul Im local. are you offering your machetes? online or pickup ? kindly rich

You didn't ate your vegetables

Can you make rambo knife