Quick and Dirty Lawnmower Blade Machete

Yea, yea, I know. Lawnmower blades are made from mild steel but guess what? Most machetes are as well. Even the old army issue machete I have is made from non-hardenable steel and it'll lob a tree limb off in 1 or 2 strokes. This was a fun little project to make and I'm surprised with how well it performed and how comfortable it is to use. I hope y'all enjoy watching me build it!

[@SamlSchulze1104]

I believe I'll attempt something similar, but different. You have inspired me to make my dream metal machine a reality. Thank you!

[@BrethrenForge117]

So sick brother. Fixing to make myself one next week, a little different in design, but equally dirty

[@OperationLetsDoThis]

Awesome video! I've been meaning to tackle a lawnmower-blade knife myself. Keep it up!

[@helmwoodshopandsmithy3582]

Thank you! It was a lot of fun just because it's such a low-stress build.

[@rumpstatefiasco]

EXCELLENT video; riveting! I don't care: I'll gush: This guy is a god among men. [Maaaybe in a next life I'll possess 1/5th the talent and skills] Reality has been superseded in so many arenas in life, but the Confluence of Man with the Truth of the Physical World is inviolate and timeless. I have a stack of old mower blades, and have never felt that I could throw away such decent steel [ how many civilizations throughout time would cherish what so many now discard?] but I had nothing more than an inkling as to the old blade's true potential...thanks to this video, we did not have to wait for the Apocalypse to see the good use old mower blades can be put to. Bonus points for the well-placed fast forward footage.

[@helmwoodshopandsmithy3582]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I assure you that you could make this machete from those mower blades with relative ease. It's a super basic project.

[@timjohle8876]

Commercial blades have better carbon in them.

[@joesmith-t2z]

I was under the impression that lawnmower blades were usually 1080 or 1084. decent steel for rough use blades. hardens just fine in light oil. mIght not in used motor oil-DON'T USE THAT FOR TRYING TO HARDEN ANYTHING! Might crack if you quench it in water. I like to air cool ti from just Critical twice-refines the grain. Then heat to critical (nonmagnetic) , hold at heat five minutes, and quench. temper at around 500 for a machete. Softer and tougher than the 375 degree temper for a knife.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Great video

[@helmwoodshopandsmithy3582]

I appreciate it. Still trying to build up a base audience so subscribe if you want to see more!

[@madgamerroy2841]

Killed that 2x6 great video

[@helmwoodshopandsmithy3582]

Thanks for watching! I still have that machete and use it all the time.

[@adamthatguy454]

Excellent zombie chopper!

[@timjohle8876]

Did you anneal,heat treat,normalize,quench and temper ?

[@helmwoodshopandsmithy3582]

Negative, it's mild steel.

[@davegrizzly6301]

Im doing the same but this will have a full tang and is a heavy chopper the blade was 1$ 😂