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Posted: 11/11/2014 6:01:30 PM EDT

Do you have a homemade or cheap machete/knife you love?
Lets see pics and tell us how you made it or where you got it.

Posted: 11/11/2014 6:30:24 PM EDT

[#1]

I wanna add railroad spike knifes. Ive seen some very creative and badass RS knives through the years.

Posted: 11/11/2014 10:04:00 PM EDT

[#2]

I got my machete at Harbor Freight for about $4 - $5. Works just fine for the yard work I need to do.

Posted: 11/12/2014 12:31:31 AM EDT

[#3]

the 14" Tramontina Bolo has good balance, but lightweight blade... grind the top of the handle flush with the blade

http://www.survival-pax.com/Tramontina-14-Bolo-Machete.html

Posted: 11/14/2014 11:20:47 AM EDT

[#4]

Made this myself, here's the background; The blade is a Case from a knife that I won on a pull tab at a Church picnic (Crazy?!?!). The antler had been on a small chest of drawers at my wife's family camp since I've been around (22years), and I know it's older than that. Popped the handles off the blade, and ground it down so it would fit in the antler handle. Drilled and filed the antler, a little Gorilla glue Epoxy, and a leather strap. Not bad IMHO since I'd never done anything like this. Ordered a sheath kit from Tandy Leather. Now I want to make a bigger knife!!

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Posted: 11/14/2014 2:20:38 PM EDT

[#5]

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Do you have a homemade or cheap machete/knife you love?
Lets see pics and tell us how you made it or where you got it.

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5 pack for $39.99 + shipping
http://www.machetespecialists.com/trma5pa.html

Posted: 11/14/2014 5:11:42 PM EDT

[#6]

I've made some knives with some pretty cool people, but here is a fun one. When you water jet a sheet of steel there are always drops. Since the drops are still good S35v steel why let it go to waste.

I took a little time drawing up how best to use the space a lotted, and settle on a nice little neck knife.

After some grinding I had my shape, and then decided it would need a little jimping.

Once that was done, it was properly tossed in the oven for its heat treatment, and fit and finished with a kydex neck sheath and spash acid etch pattern.

Posted: 11/15/2014 12:44:14 PM EDT

[#7]

No pics, but I've seen some awesome machetes in Panama made from truck leaf springs. Also a friend years ago was a hobby old-school blacksmith- he actually made a tomahawk from a railroad spike.

Posted: 11/15/2014 2:47:23 PM EDT

[#8]

Wasn't cheap, but I did make it... I actually made both. The Minishetti has a 10" blade of CPM D2. Both handles are now textured.

Posted: 11/15/2014 2:48:42 PM EDT

[#9]

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Wasn't cheap, but I did make it... I actually made both. The Minishetti has a 10" blade of CPM D2. Both handles are now textured.

http://techno-ruby.smugmug.com/photos/i-pb6G6T2/0/L/i-pb6G6T2-L.jpg

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Very cool!

Posted: 11/22/2014 11:14:46 PM EDT

[#10]

beautiful

Posted: 11/23/2014 8:25:58 PM EDT

[#11]

Grinding down leaf springs to make knifes seems like a lot of work. What about using old lawnmover blades? Tough and not so much work to get shaped? As for machetes, I have a couple from Grey Eagle traders. The thicker one that looks like the Book of Eli sword could be used for stabbing in self defense, but is too thick to cut well on small brush and trees.

RS

Posted: 11/27/2014 7:27:37 PM EDT

[#12]

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I've made some knives with some pretty cool people, but here is a fun one. When you water jet a sheet of steel there are always drops. Since the drops are still good S35v steel why let it go to waste.

I took a little time drawing up how best to use the space a lotted, and settle on a nice little neck knife.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/19991_391024770984367_1626420611_n.jpg?oh=4c1b30d69a9b9e6b142cf9172cad3338&oe=54D93A13&__gda__=1427557691_07cdd07f72512d901f41b30d7dad1da1

After some grinding I had my shape, and then decided it would need a little jimping.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t31.0-8/p600x600/741218_391024964317681_2129306105_o.jpg

Once that was done, it was properly tossed in the oven for its heat treatment, and fit and finished with a kydex neck sheath and spash acid etch pattern.

http:// https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t31.0-8/p600x600/775281_395049037248607_1429911830_o.jpg

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Beautiful craftsmanship. Simply AWESOME!

Posted: 11/27/2014 7:37:05 PM EDT

[#13]

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Grinding down leaf springs to make knifes seems like a lot of work. What about using old lawnmover blades? Tough and not so much work to get shaped? As for machetes, I have a couple from Grey Eagle traders. The thicker one that looks like the Book of Eli sword could be used for stabbing in self defense, but is too thick to cut well on small brush and trees.

RS

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I tried to give away some old mower blades here a few years ago and everyone said the steel is too soft and wouldn't make a good blade

Posted: 12/1/2014 10:05:40 AM EDT

[#14]

When I was In the UK working with the British Army the color Sgt gave me one of these. Unfortunately when I rtn to the US the thing was missing and ticked me off. But i found a supplier and at 25.00 I feel its a good price

http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/british-army-bushcraft-machete.htm

picture is here http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/frank_t21/media/pic/64bb85emachete_zps3eb56249.jpg.html

Posted: 12/1/2014 11:19:04 AM EDT

[#15]

I made some epoxy & jute twine handled puukko knives using some Mora blanks.

I am going to use another one of those blanks to set into an antler handle... Once that one is made I will make sheaths for all of them.

Posted: 12/5/2014 2:28:45 AM EDT

[#16]

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Wasn't cheap, but I did make it... I actually made both. The Minishetti has a 10" blade of CPM D2. Both handles are now textured.

http://techno-ruby.smugmug.com/photos/i-pb6G6T2/0/L/i-pb6G6T2-L.jpg

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nice

Posted: 12/7/2014 5:00:32 PM EDT

[#17]

I tried to give away some old mower blades here a few years ago and everyone said the steel is too soft and wouldn't make a good blade.

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I suppose they might be if you are wanting a Rockwell C-58 blade. If one is making a machete or knife with limited tools, using circular saw blades or leaf springs is going to take a long time to work. Especially if you don't have access to heat treating furnaces.

RS

Posted: 12/13/2014 4:29:46 PM EDT

[#18]

now that you ask, I've been working on these for a couple of years, just no time to get into it
like I need to;

blade is from reel mower, sharp & strong as hell; not a $20 china blade, but I'd have to get
one in your hands to really see what it's worth.

chops 1/2-1" limbs like a small ax, balanced well & just alot of fun to work with.

specs are 22" OAL, 2 1/4 wide, .130 thick weight about 1.65 lbs (depending on scales) I started
out going with a stabilized wood, but the hardware issues were a pain, so the one's I'm doing now
have stacked rubber sheeting with shrink tube covers.

email hank_juggs at yahoo for more info

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/HankZudd/media/P1010003.jpg.html?sort=3&o=6

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