Machete Modifications for Max Performance with Dave McIntyre Alone Season 2

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The machete is a Jack-of-all trades tool for the bush. With a few simple modifications you can get alot done with this simple blade. For some really good photos of these mods check out this thread on bladeforums
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@Colhane 15 лет назад

I use the diamond rod to touch up the edge. A diamond rod won't fix major damage in the field. There is always a chance you will catch a stone, nail, or piece of wire and put a heavy ding in the edge. Normally they don't affect overall performance that much but to fix them you need a file.

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@MrEhud77 No, a convex edge is the opposite of a hollow grind which is concave. A convex edge has more steel backing it up behind the cutting edge so it resists chipping or rolling under impacts. A scandi edge, like at the base, will cut at a much lower angle and is better for shaving. The convex is optimized for toughness and impact, the scandi for low angle slicing.

@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff 12 лет назад

God these videos are so good! You know people have been saying they keep different edges on their machetes but that was by far the best explanation. Thank you sir!

@Colhane 14 лет назад

All machetes in hard use go from sharp, to sharp enough, to dull, to blunt. The key is to maintain your blade from sharp enough to sharp every day. The convex edge holds up best under hard use, the scandi at the base is barely touched in normal use and stays sharp.

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@barkulator The entire blade is 1070. The cane machete has a very thin blade. The hook on the back is to pull the sugar cane stalk out once it has been cut. They are extremely noisy blades, clang, blang, plang. I have one, it drives me nuts. They are optimized for exactly the job they do, cut sugarcane.

@Colhane 15 лет назад

That's the whole idea. The machete is extremely versatile. These mods grew as a slow process of evolution out of the way I sharpen the blade for various tasks. This is the system that works for me doing the things I do most in the bush. I only put thee mods on the blades I use for bushcraft .

@techraven2 15 лет назад

Best machete I've ever seen! I will probably be stealing this, if you don't mind.

@Jesses001 14 лет назад

Wow, that is really getting a lot of use out of one blade. Great ideas for the bush machete.

@wolfinside 15 лет назад

What we have here is a thinking man. Great video!

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@ttcherrick If you are getting into thorns a longer blade keeps your hands out of them. The 18 inch Ontario is a heavy machete but that seems like a good place for it. The Caatinga is a very dry, hard and thorny biome we have here north of us but I haven't had a chance to get up there yet. It is on my list of places to suffer in.

@chowly 12 лет назад

You just sold me on the Ontario 12". Seems perfect for me living on the gulf coast of Florida. Thanks for your review!

@noisepuppet 14 лет назад

You have skills. Thanks for showing.

@AllenGoodman 15 лет назад

...Finally,somebody showing a knife/machete as a very versatile tool ! 5*. Thanks. Allen

@Colhane 13 лет назад

@Urudrim I don't really have any experience with them. They seem heavy and short which is what you want in lots of areas but here you need a little more reach. A short heavy blade will get your hand into all sorts of briars and thorns and is not what you want if you get into light vines and thick grasses. In the US they make a lot of sense but not so much here in Brazil.

@garystorey 16 лет назад

Thanks alot for taking the time to reply , I ordered a british army issue golok today but because they had none in stock after debiting my account they said theyed send me the more expensive martindale commercial model with file sharpener for the same price so im chuffed !

@EdVidz 15 лет назад

very thorough video, this guy knows his stuff.

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@LordNelsonsTrousers Because it's there. You're right, the planer blade works fine with a fire steel. It just takes a few passes with the file to square that bottom part of the blade and I mainly did it for aesthetics. The only "advantage" would be that you can take a natural grip on the handle.

@TolstoyKafkaEvsky 16 лет назад

Really excellent work with this video. Very entertaining.

@Colhane 15 лет назад

I do them by hand with a mill file and sandpaper and the blade clamped to a workbench.

@Colhane 15 лет назад

I like the design and plan to make a new one in the same way but from better material. That one works but if you saw it up close it ain't pretty. The grommets are there to protect the stitching but also give tie-down options.

@SlyDz420 5 лет назад

Great ideas and video. I did this already to mine except the rounding on the top front. Great idea and will add that to my Ontario 21".

@davemcintyre2540 5 лет назад

I've found over the years that these mods work best with the shorter blades.

@Colhane 15 лет назад

I use a shoulder sling (baldric) when I carry a long machete, 20 inches plus. It is a real pain to carry more than 16 inches on the belt. A baldric will keep the machete from fouling with your legs.

@Colhane 16 лет назад

All I know about the #2 Golok is from what I've read, but that has put it on my short list of machetes to buy while I'm back in the US. The Martindales aren't sold in Brazil and the golok style hasn't caught on there. I did make a golok out of an 18 inch Tramontina, but didn't have much time to test it before I left.

@hubertrobinson8825 4 года назад

I got one of those and love it made a sheath like that one with the file it's a very good machete great for camping and jungle trail cutting

@xcoastie 15 лет назад

Great ideas, things I would never think of! Thanks for posting

@qzetu 8 лет назад

I actually found a 18" Ontario in the trash and cleaned it up but I don't have much use for it. I live in Arizona and the wood out here is particularly hard. However, a short stout blade like the 12" Ontario would be very useful. I have actually been looking for one. Currently I use the gi tanto because it is thick and heavy. The 12" Ontario looks really promising. I really like your modifications. I saw another video in which a guy rounded in the front of the handle so that he could choke up on the machete. I think that would be a good add on. Thanks for the video.

@Colhane 13 лет назад

@Urudrim In MI an axe makes sense especially in winter. A machete will never keep up with an axe in creating firewood in a cold climate. In PA I use a 12 inch Ontario in the summer.

@barkulator 14 лет назад

Thanks for your help. I ordered a 14" Tram bolo. This should be exactly what I can use. I could make one, but for $15 delivered why bother; I'm too busy as it is. Thanks again.

@Colhane 11 лет назад

You're right. Sometimes I insert the word into videos that aren't even about machetes. I just slip it in and see if anyone notices, funny you should bring it up on this video.

@Colhane 14 лет назад

I checked out your channel. Impressive knowledge base there, you really know your stuff.

@Colhane 15 лет назад

Go for it. Glad you found it useful.

@AArtedeDespertar-FernandoFFaso 7 лет назад

Olá Dave. Falei com vc aqui no Brasil ao telefone sobre livros. Forte abraço e parabéns por "Alone".

@Colhane 15 лет назад

The machete itself is a standard 12 inch Ontario. I make the modifications myself. If you check the info section of the video you will find a link to where you can buy one from Off the Map Outfitters. I have no connection to OTM, they picked up these mods and are doing a great job with them.

@GremlinsVillage 14 лет назад

Very good video - great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

@Urudrim 13 лет назад

@Colhane thanks for your input! i reside in north america, michigan area so a shorter, thicker blade is probably a good idea. there seems to be a lot of hype around the kukri shape, i'm just not sure about it. my current setup is mora and axe combo, but i want a single reliable multi-purpose blade for when i want to travel light.

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@barkulator A 14 or 16 inch Tramontina would do fine for that. Machetes don't come sharp normally so the edge you get depends on how well you can sharpen.

@Colhane 11 лет назад

Garrett, Small dents are to be expected with a machete and most will sharpen out. Don't chop rocks or towards them if possible. Split over wood or dirt, not stone.

@locouk 15 лет назад

Woah boy.. those mods would work well in London too!

@agglutination 14 лет назад

@Colhane Indeed. Also, I've found hardwood saplings (Post oak even which is VERY hard wood) to be no match for a strong and sharp machete.

@Colhane 16 лет назад

I normally pair my machete up with a scandi of some type. Typicaly a Frost's Triflex Craftsman or my Skookum Bush Tool. When I run the Per Ardua survival course each student gets a Tramontina machete and a Frosts Mora as well. A Leuku here would be too light and too short for the kind of machete jobs we have to do but a short scandi is just the knife you need when combined with a machete.

@pendlehillbillies3828 11 лет назад

Very good informative video, I cannot understand why anyone would want to vote it down! I have started using the British Army issue's Martindale No2 Golok & the Martindale Paratrooper survival knife they come really rough from the factory but they sharpen well and are great tools to modify like you have done in the vid, better I think than the RAT 7's which I also have and are a fraction of the price too..

@Colhane 15 лет назад

I oil the file. Central Brazil has a very long dry season in which we get little to no rain. It hasn't been much of a concern for me.

@PierreJeanLevy 7 лет назад

Hello sir, thank you for sharing.Very logical and practical advices

@gabrielcr78 4 года назад

Great video, have u tried rounding up the machete tip Lome a bolo?? Useful to dig holes

@shonuffisthemaster 14 лет назад

I really like your video, excellent ideas! I have made shavings for bowdrill tinder (I hate finding tinder) with the main edge of my knife, but it really destroys the edge, I'm going to square all my knives backs!

@Imakebootysclap 11 лет назад

I got it did a lil 3min review of it, its no ontario but its a cool lil machete, I painted the blade with a black primor protective all weather enamel type spraypaint stuf and it looks cool now, when I 1st got it I had to file it a bit and the 1095 carbonsteel blade was kinda dirty so its a project machete kinda like some of the coldsteels so if you like to mod its a good buy but if you want a beast out the box pass on it

@Colhane 13 лет назад

@dimitrigregorieff That is a standard 12 inch Ontario, they shouldn't be hard to find online. I got that one at Smokey Mountain Knife Works.

@andrewburgess633 8 лет назад

Nice blade and techniques...thanks for the vid!

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@mmm0513 Watch my machete mods tutorial. A single cut mill file. You do the initial removal with a file then clean it up over sandpaper.

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@VitaminTMan Not only that but hockey goalies picked up on that mask thing and have started wearing them to protect their faces. Man creates art creates man.

@wazonu 15 лет назад

very cool deterrent, keeps the bad guys away!!

@Imakebootysclap 11 лет назад

good vid, I save the belly and the sweet spot for cuting my way through a trail, aka light brush and use the back part of the blade for choping on wood or what ever

@Colhane 16 лет назад

Chris, I haven`t measured it but it is very steep like a Mora.

@spartencamp 15 лет назад

very good job. love the video

@Sionnach1601 14 лет назад

Yeah, you're dead right. Simple physics. Don't mind all the know-it-alls. I think you're right on the ball, well done.

@simpleman2423 15 лет назад

very useful video. Thank you very much.

@SleepyFox79 14 лет назад

machetes are a great tool, my only gripe with a lot of machetes is they are often thin to the point of being slightly floppy, and often are too light, i like a slightly beefier weight forward blade, with a thicker spine and a bit more rigid

@GabeMacDonnell 9 лет назад

Excellent advice!

@survivalmike 13 лет назад

great upgrades you´ve done there bro´ sweet! ATB Mike

@MrEhud77 14 лет назад

@Colhane any way you might be able to do a video on edges and what there best use is? I'm wanting to get into blade making myself and didn't realizer that there were so many differet edge designs

@ttcherrick 14 лет назад

What's your feeling on the tradeoff of weight/awkwardness vs. utility in going from 12" to 18" in the Ontario machetes? I plan to use one in southern Baja California where much of the wood is small in diameter but hard as iron (acacia, mesquite) and everything has huge thorns. Ever worked country like that? This is for general land tending, camping, trail blazing, improvement, maitenance and also camping. By the way, superb video. Thanks!!

@italianchriswilko100 14 лет назад

could you potentially hollow out a small part of the handle base to store your fire metal or flint? because that could be quite useful without making it too brittle..

@Colhane 15 лет назад

That would depend on the bush. I carry both, a machete and a small fixed blade or a folder. There's really no reason not to. Forced to choose I would choose my machete but have no illusions that using a machete for small knife tasks is a pain.

@Ficktao 15 лет назад

Clever! I was doubting whether to get an ax or a machete. You have helped me made the choice! Thanks! I was thinking about perhaps flattening the top, so it can be used as a scoop. I saw a russion knife somewhere that was flat at the top. Anyone knows about this tool?

@AndreaGanora 16 лет назад

Great video ,usefull mods .

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@LordNelsonsTrousers I could see it might come in handy for notching wood but no I haven't tried it. That would be a LordNelson original mod. I normally carry a scandi knife and a SAK with a saw and typically use them for making trap parts. Let me know how it turns out.

@raywalter3992 8 лет назад

another great video thanks much for your information.

@hubertrobinson8825 4 года назад

I got one like that with my hand sheath I made pocket for 6in flat file brown leather too

@Jhonkres 12 лет назад

Great mods...

@yurivic 12 лет назад

Nice video

@Colhane 14 лет назад

@KRandMJ Location, location, location. I have never had a legal problem carrying a machete in a wilderness area. Here in Brazil when you buy a machete they usually wrap it in paper and tape over the ends. I have walk all over downtown with one like that. It's a good feeling.

@wall2rockclimber 16 лет назад

great vid mate keep it up!!!

@garystorey 16 лет назад

Great video , I need a machete for a bush craft expedition and was considering a martindale No 2 Golok type machete. Do you have any knowledge of this particular machete and would you recommend it?

@TheBloodMoneyy 12 лет назад

@dimitrigregorieff You can get one at downsview flea market if you live in toronto...

@Colhane 15 лет назад

The finer the better, just make sure the file is a single cut.

@pollobionico 15 лет назад

O.k this guy is on my team...

@MrEhud77 14 лет назад

@Colhane Ahh ok so if you were hacking away at small trees the end of your blade would work best with the concave edge and hold up better?

@shbou1 12 лет назад

@Beachcrib 1. thanks for the video colhane. 2. beachcrib glad you're using real swedish quality ;)

@captaincoolness55 15 лет назад

ok, well, hopefully you can post a vid on how to when you're there? if not, that's ok too.

@barkulator 14 лет назад

@Colhane Do you know anything about the Tramontina sugarcane machete? I could grind the top edge into a bill hook, which would be handy, but don't know if the whole blade is 1070 steel or just the edge. What is that hook for, anyway?

@MrEhud77 14 лет назад

@possumvideos The machete is so versitile, My only question is why not have a scandi edge that runs the whole length of the blade

@fatbob1950 14 лет назад

Thank you for an education.

@MrEhud77 14 лет назад

as far as your blade goes, when you say you have a convex edge on the upper portion of the blade, is that a hollow grind? And why did you choose that specific edge?

@bourge15 13 лет назад

Can you put a decent edge on a machete using only a grinding wheel and a kitchen knife sharpener? I know, its a pretty stupid question, but since machetes are relatively low cost I don't want to spend a lot of money on sharpening accessories.

@analyzeit6882 12 лет назад

Do you use a file to obtain the sharp edge, a grinding stone or something else? I have a few of the Ontario machete, and one is close to what you have setup in this video.

@maltijien 15 лет назад

Cool tips but what is a diomond rod and can you sharpen the blade like knifes by using a sharpening stone? thanks

@samuraiprose 9 лет назад

I noticed in one of your other videos that you also use a Tramontina Bolo. There aren't a whole lot of videos on this blade in particular, could we get your thoughts on it?

@Colhane 9 лет назад

The Tramontina Bolo is a great blade. The problem is finding a decent sheath for it. It hits very hard and chops well in green woody vegetation. The forward weight makes it tiresome in grasses and light stuff. Murder on coconuts though.

@samuraiprose 9 лет назад

Colhane Excellent. Weight forward is just what I'm looking for in a blade of that controllable length. I'm looking to get it as something to use as a chopper and camp knife, and suspected it would perform well on harder woods. With your modifications, I'll give it a go.

@bloodcasket1 12 лет назад

Great tips.

@korn2600 15 лет назад

hey thanks.

@barkulator 14 лет назад

I'm in MA and need a machete for chopping greens for my compost pile. I was also hoping I could get one that would sharpen well enough to cut grass along my house foundation. Any suggestions?

@jamesellsworth9673 6 лет назад

Thanks for helping to de-mystify the machete. It seems that many outdoorsmen overstate/overrate the versatility of this tool. You have had to modify yours a lot to add capability.

@benchase7537 6 дней назад

Lol, it's incredibly versatile even without his modifications.

@northernpike56 16 лет назад

Cool vid...very informative. You the man Dave :-)

@AnoNymous-2013 8 лет назад

great video. too bad you didn't take a close shot so we can see hwo the edges actually look.

@Colhane 15 лет назад

Its a 12 inch Ontario.

@JRNY1605 15 лет назад

Great video man, really well done. BTW, what grit file do you use for sharpening?

@felipedlc 13 лет назад

Muito boas as dicas. Quem diria que se pode fazer tanta modificação num facão? :)

@KRandMJ 14 лет назад

is it illegal to carry a machete around? Cause here in Miami, a lot of people do it and my friends up north don't believe me lol...

@korn2600 15 лет назад

im sorry you props have told us in the video but what kind of Machete is that?

@jamesraykenney 11 лет назад

They list two in their catalog: The LC 12" 8293 and the CTI Traditional Cutlass 8295. They seem to be exactly the same from the discription and the pictures, but they do not list the thickness... Do you know which is which?