Forging A Machete From An Old Lawn Mower

I give you the ubiquitous Lawnmower Blade Machete made entirely from this old push cutter.
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[@GreenBeetle]

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[@kdtech3350]

have you ever been on forged in fire. you would be brilliant on that show

[@daniellindsay7651]

So that means, that once you forge your billet you first have to normalize the billet before attempting to heat treat. Is that correct?

[@GreenBeetle]

@@daniellindsay7651 yes

[@daniellindsay7651]

Is rebar any good for forging?

[@cjoe5977]

@@daniellindsay7651 depends on what your forging and what type of rebar you got

[@Ky-lb5ts]

Work in IT and watch a lot of KZbin but your video is the first one to ever get me to sit through a VPN advertisement. Well played!

[@jeremydingeman2492]

I love that your projects are always different. It's always some slightly off the wall thing I wouldn't expect. I dig that.

[@blacksann01]

Dude, I'm so happy this popped up, me and my friend was thinking about doing something similar, only we're amateurs lol

[@GreenBeetle]

Hey welcome aboard this channel Is amateur hour you’ll be right at home!

[@brett567]

KZbin is listening aha

[@blacksann01]

@Hugo Adrian Wilkins is that.... is that supposed to be an insult?

[@kolaiktomi]

We're all noobs to be honest. It is insanely difficult to account for impurities and other flaws when repurposing older metals. There are some tests but research into manufactured materials by brand and/or age past 100ish years exclude factors like exact chemical composition on origin or weathering and microfractures, so on. It's really trial and error in most, not all, cases. Using the same grind test in the video will give a good clue for carbon, but chromium, phosphates, etc... a bit more challenging. You can still use your best judgment in the heat treating process based on color and your own observations.

[@thatguy746]

@White Marlin It should be sufficient. Im new at it myself but I've made a couple things out of old lawnmower blades and they got hard.

[@DestroBB]

"Handled vigorously with dirty hands" is my punk rock band's name.

[@GreenBeetle]

Ewwww

[@ddayinvader6487]

Love it!!!! You are the best comedy smith I have ever seen!! You are also the only one I have seen so good job on cornering the market on that!!!!

[@bjf10]

"Only the mower blades are usable steel" TIME FOR SOME TUMS, MY FRIENDS

[@bjf10]

Super cool project, I love the final look.

[@GreenBeetle]

🤟

[@toddpederson9026]

I love the info both the fun and the "real" ..... I've learned quite a bit about different techniques from you and I wear my Green Beetle T shirt proudly!!! Keep the fire burning young man!!!!

[@jb8086]

The gloves are really gonna bother me. They’re on the wrong feet!

[@GreenBeetle]

😆

[@ilmbutton]

This was a ton of fun to watch! Another really cool project. I love how the machete turned out with the forge finish and mower bolt but cap! Great job with the project and videography

[@theafro]

nice job on the ad slot! It could have been horrible, but it wasn't, I didn't even skip it! I wish more channels put some effort into making their ads less painful!

[@ColdHawk]

Appreciate the laughs with the Nord VPN promo! That was clever and very on point.

[@fiddelinpaul]

This was pretty nice and I like the way you used the mower handle for the handle on the blade, sort of keeps their souls together.

[@fatbuttbassett4732]

Excellent work and LOVE THE VPN clip. One of the few times I enjoyed an ad. Nice work using different parts of the lawnmower. Really enjoyed this.

[@jakepetty6809]

I absolutly lost it when the quench tank ended up being too small. Ive done the exact same thing. All you can do is have a good laugh and try again hahahaha.

[@SUNKIST184]

Nice work! Your humor and editing skills are really coming through. Very entertaining.

[@Aleeknives]

I loved where this video went! I was expecting to see a generic lawn mower blade machete! This turned out awesome! Really cool how you incorporated all of the different parts of the lawnmower. A+

[@Claoodeeoo2]

Beautiful machete, your craftsmanship is mesmerizing and your explanations are really helpful! Always a delight watching your videos!

[@Pablo668]

That was awesome. It's also the first time I've ever sat thru a vpn advert, too funny. And, somehow I always knew you were a Trekker. I'm also a person that tends to make things, use my hands etc. Sometimes a project just fights you all the way. This one seemed to be one of those.

[@mukmarkes4151]

This was a wholesome edutainment. Thank you.

[@projectsdonepoorly1383]

'Bout time you are making preppin' weapons

[@johnbelusko6347]

Man im fairly new to ur channel but let me be the first to tell u i lobe how u explain everything u are doin in ur forges. Funny, informative, and fun to watch. U have my sub for sure bud.

[@GreenBeetle]

🙏

[@olivermilutinovic749]

Practical, rustic and looks cool. Well done.

[@natek1993]

This looks incredible. Awesome work brother.

[@johnfitzgerald4628]

Great video Mr Beetle - thank you.

[@dwaynegibbs8371]

I really like your videos. Some fun while in the shop is always appreciated.

[@norscanhordes]

Super interesting project and great editing. Thank you

[@reidwitt1168]

Nice job dude. Love the refurbished steel builds!

[@zwergimuschi]

Nice Job Steve!

[@DannyRiskit]

One of the better looking lawn mower blade machetes I've seen! Damn that nature and that Kevin!

[@GreenBeetle]

Down w nature and trees and stuff I hope it all burns!!!

[@mattkesterke3887]

Thumbs up for putting Nature in its place!

[@nosoupforyouever15]

Bout a month ago I learned the lesson of why not wearing pants when forging is a bad idea the hard way

[@jpilgrim9722]

Oh boy I have been waiting for this since you hinted about it in the razor video.

[@vonWeizhacker69]

These shoes fit like a glove!"

[@uteliasmajava5210]

Love this attitude!

[@abctractvertigo7439]

Dude u made my day always waiting for the alerts!!

[@not2fast4u2c]

Thank You for making an old looking original tool (machete ) and you actually went out and chopped a tree with it... I have seen way too many mirror polish blades and tool restorations ..I have 2 old machetes I restored and used gun bluing on the metal and used old wood on one of the handles

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks for the video I always enjoy your humor.

[@enderlord5412]

Came out pretty nice considering the material👍

[@runrin_]

gorgeous result.

[@drstrangefart]

I never would have guessed that they made Vibrams for welders. NEAT

[@benrussellknives8828]

Good vid. I love how when you mess up its almost apart of the plan. Lol keep up the good work.

[@billhatcher2984]

The bloom stationary blade that the blades stroll when curing should be good for making blades

[@heyb6268]

That thing looks so badass

[@CGSmithing]

Damn this was good thanx man i got my green beetle fix in. I did laugh my ass off a few times

[@GibsonCutlery]

Looks fantastic!

[@emilnord]

Like it ! Everything doesn't need to be pretty or fancy. Very nice blade!!

[@smithiesforge3634]

Great job fella, as always.

[@GreenBeetle]

🙏

[@griseobarba7989]

You could use the rest of the reel mower for some lawn art. Try going to your local golf course, they may have some old reels laying around that most likely have some better high carbon steel.

[@BeastlyIronworks]

Wow great video as already Steve! You are the best.

[@MrSoloun]

Looks kewl, I like what you did with the handle, maybe a larger spacer as a hand guard, great build and blade.

[@TattooTaffy1]

Putting nature in it's place😂😂😂.....love your work

[@rorydonaldson2794]

Feels like it's been too long since you've uploaded, great video!

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

absolutely love that blade brother

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty beautiful work, dude! Looks great! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@tinkeringaround6241]

Nice job as usual

[@Libertarian737]

Nice to see yah again brother... Awesome rugged lookin zombie apocalypse chopper... Love that handle though...

[@lalk8104]

yes it's been so long ur my favorite black Smith to watch I watch while hand sanding

[@professionalidiots101]

Always brighten my day lol 👍

[@TalRohan]

55 to 57 is a really good hardness for a machete or billhook, Ive worked with them for years and the amount of times they hit pebbles and rocks even in experienced hands is phenomenal. So a little softer means the edge bends rather than cracking or worse snapping the blade. I would sharpen to about 400 but it does a fantastic job of of doing what its supposed to.

[@chirodiesel]

Goddamnit, I've never enjoyed a commercial more and laughed so much.

[@jds653q]

You make great things and always get me laughing

[@36thgallardo]

I want to see a purely decorative brass knife

[@danieldimitri6133]

On 10xx steels you can probably use brine for the quench. This should help those low carbon steels harden. You might not get any hardness out of certain shafts that might have lead in them for machinability. But some of that flatstock in that frame could be toughened up and used in the handle or for random tool projects if not blades.

[@benchrysler3940]

Thanks KZbin for unsubing me from this channel for no reason at all 😒 had to resubscribe. Awesome build love how it turned out!

[@billybadass19b]

I like it, noice. Gotta say though the old timey wagon wheel is still my favorite

[@clydecox2108]

Just realized I've watched this and liked it a while back. Gonna go watch the hog hunter one. Long live the Green Beatle

[@txdrifter3177]

I was wondering what you used for claying the blade before quenching.

[@grayeaglej]

Looks like a fine blade for bringing the NCR to heel. Ave, true to Ceasar. :P

[@kolaiktomi]

You broke my heart. I've been using the same A.L.M. Works mower my great great grandfather used in 1890's. After a little oiling and the turning of two screws, it's been working like new for the last 10 years on my 2 acre yard and still has original parts. I'm nearly 40, no kids, so my nieces and nephews could maybe stretch its use another 100 years. The screws that adjust the bottom blade are only half turned. However, my biggest gripe is the dinky tang on your blade. Maybe it wasn't rounded off enough to prevent stress fractures and allowing material to take up handle weight is okay. Overall, fun video, I'll never regret subscribing. You edit the boring parts of the forging process and keep the important bits in; quenching, normalizing, solving the mystery of the materials. Thank you for this post, but I'm still going to grump at you for chopping up that beauty. (maybe gearing was all rusted and beyond repair... yeah. I can sleep now.) Best of luck and keep doing your thing the way you do.

[@GreenBeetle]

they're $45 on eBay you should start rescuing them

[@TheSilverOrn]

Question: For the handle, could you have soaked it in resin to fill up any cracks or holes, then sanded the outer layer of resin so its just wood surface? You might need a vacuum for that so perhaps that wouldn't work... Just a thought on how to improve older wood with lots of holes and cracks.

[@dillonkology346]

Looks great

[@wooncheekeong4685]

Nice work on the knife bro 🤪😆 well done bro 🤪😆👏👏👍👍👍👍👍💪💪🤓🤓🔨

[@jamessnodgrass7360]

If you cut a x on the rivets Steve with cut off wheel they chisel right off easily. Looks good as always.

[@GreenBeetle]

Oh cool ty

[@gumbomudderx7503]

“What are you gonna do with that lawnmower blade?” “I reckon I’m gonna kill you with it...umm hmm”

[@louisaziz1235]

Great job with the old ''reel type'' mower. That brought back some unpleasant memories. A quest on quenching, please... Does quenching in used motor oil add carbon to semi-hard steel? Also, would it blacken the steel and is it the same as ''Japanning''?

[@brysonalden5414]

As always, a pleasure to watch your work. Am I the only one, when you were cutting and stacking the blade pieces, who thought, "why not throw in some 15N20 just for fun?"

[@RedBeardOps]

Looks like a heck of a zombie killer! That handle turned out awesome!

[@GreenBeetle]

Ty mr beard!

[@wolfparty4234]

Maaan!!! A word from our sponsor!!! Nestor knoxs was just asking me if I had a extra set of tires for the same mower!!! Hell, I told em I also have extra blades too!!! Congrats 🎉🎊🎈!!! Love the intro!!!🥴👍🏻👊🏼🙏🏻 🤾🏼 Ps. If you didn’t have your forging gloves 🧤 on your feet through you intro, hmmm 🤔. Loved it!!!

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@anthonycaster9319]

Beetle any thoughts with all the rivets pieces and combine them in cannister damascus might make a cool pattern.

[@patrickriley4833]

Awesome project! Did you consider stabilizing the wood for the handle?

[@jonathanpresson777]

My first knife was a stock removal project from a lawnmower blade out of my dad's garage trash can. I over heated it on the grinder and ruined it, but man it was fun.

[@stevenjennings8347]

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏

[@creativecompulsion7681]

Awesome project! Love your videos

[@rognavolter]

Totally choked on my beer for the gloves thing

[@Conner._.Anderson]

You should probably change the description to lawn mower blade because using an entire lawn mower would make a pretty big blade

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool Machete !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@the_lancaster_libertarian]

I must admit that at first I was sad you cut the square head off the bolt used on your handle. Then I was happy after you employed a square nut to cinch everything down! Good job. Hey, a new grinder! No more rigid 7" and now a dewalt?! Moving up in the world, I see

[@zproducts6080]

Glad to see this video popped up. Still looking forward to seeing you produce some Cu Mai - Yeah, I saw you saw my comment from a previous video. :D

[@zproducts6080]

---I'm working on making my first Cu Mai billet. Ran out of propane and left the fitting for my regulator on the tank though (facepalm) so now I have to wait on a new fitting to come in.

[@gushlergushler]

To be fair regarding the HRC, a lot of great machetes are actually tempered rather low so people can sharpen them using a normal file. A hard machtete is great for one day trips into the forest but if it really is about taking it on a week long trip I would rather have a softer machete and a file, easier to sharpen and more forgiving for muck ups. I love the handle shape.

[@bruisedhelmet8819]

Amusing and informative, I like.

[@Youzack1]

Lol nice sandals!

[@Youzack1]

Even better machete though. Great video, as always!

[@McGowanForge]

I didn't know you where a star Trek fan you just earned a ton more respect

[@What-sh6co]

I forgot those lawnmower exist 😂

[@Aremruata_Prime]

Is quenching more make steel harder? Some blacksmith usually done only once..

[@dreadnought8363]

This build is rad. Nice apocalyptic look and great craftsmanship. Your outro song is a true banger. Mind sharing the Title?

[@MrActiveDown]

Teaching nature a lesson it won't soon forget.

[@grimmswordsknives2226]

I liked the video cuz of the brilliant promo start 😂 Don't know if I've said it before but I love your videos

[@GreenBeetle]

🙏

[@wildmanstudios6534]

Nice forge.