Restoration of Old Crusty Machete Covered in Rust.

Restoration of a Corneta #22 machete , made in El Salvador. Probably in the late 60s or 70s. Lots of rust and pitting in the steel. Since this machete is made from fairly thin gauge steel, I couldn't sand out the pits without making the blade too thin. Instead I glass bead blasted a matte finish on the steel and etched it with acid to give it a nice flat black metal look which hides the pitting a bit. Also I think it looks great with the new walnut and brass handle.
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[@michaelbatts7149]

Jason Voorhees: Oh yeah! I need one of those!

[@tombarlow6176]

Beautiful restoration of the old mescett

[@lordvengerx]

Jason voorhees would be proud lol. Outstanding job on this. It's probably one of the best machete restorations on KZbin imo

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thanks! I really appreciate it.

[@lordvengerx]

@@AcmeRestorations You're very welcome

[@user-wj2tu9rp9x]

غرب

[@mavinaxi4240]

@@AcmeRestorations hopefully it can be used for a Friday the 13th remake OR any upcoming zombie movie, thus making you famous by including you and your works/"props" in their credits!

[@lordvengerx]

@Dalton Roadhouse Lol indeed

[@edro3838]

Agree handle is fantastic

[@JuanPablo-ho7fg]

Kudos to you for not making the blade pointlessly shiny just to make it look good for the video. Not every restored piece of metal has to look like a mirror.

[@AcmeRestorations]

THANK YOU!

[@adammcguinness9950]

Damn! That’s beyond beautiful. That handle is gorgeous and makes my machetes look cheap.

[@knox5392]

I never thought restoration videos were good until I watched this channel!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thanks!

[@JulioCesar-vd6em]

Perfect Mister. Great job!

[@tristanbarnett6271]

Great job man not much people do machete Restorations I always enjoy seeing them restore especially when they got some historical value to them you not only restored it you customize the handle and I really enjoyed watching that one You definitely earned my subscribed keep up the good work

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you!

[@tristanbarnett6271]

@@AcmeRestorations no problem

[@lonnieporter8566]

This is what is going to happen to the four machetes I have. Love the wood and brass looking.

[@oneshotme]

Great job on the handle

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Absolutely awesome Machete restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josecancello957]

Corneta is a brazilian trade mark for pocket knives, knives , machetes, ecc. It exists untill today, 2020 . Really nice job. Congratulations pal.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thanks. I do like to research the stuff I restore, so got deep into their stuff last week. This is one of their cheaper models :)

[@cathybenson5119]

Very nice indeed. 👍👍👍🐨🐨🦘🦘🦘

[@elizabethmorgenstern6938]

Heckuva lot of work to put into restoring a ten dollar machete, but it was a joy to watch.

[@TheTubejunky]

Agreed I bet the customer paid over $300 for this too. All the rust remover and chemical PIZZAZ just to grind it away anyway lol.

[@tctc8578]

That handle is particularly impressive, great job!

[@raydenbartley]

I found an old really cool machete in a stone cutting facility!!!

[@shawnataylor7998]

Love the handle!

[@AmandaVF1]

Dang you are so safety conscious it’s impressive

[@AcmeRestorations]

I like to avoid the emergency room if at all possible. Especially during a pandemic! :)

[@austinhughes6852]

That looks pretty cool! I wish I had one.

[@stefanobc1971]

Nice job. More focus on sharpening and testing, please.

[@billreyna1355]

Great job. That handle well done.

[@terrywindsor1310]

Wow! Beautiful restoration!

[@mafiamansionofficial615]

_It's beutiful._ *I've watched this for five hours now*

[@TreasureTrail]

We use acid on rust. Great educational video.

[@8829053]

Slash and more slashing though the jungle with this mighty machete 🌿🔪👍

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

The new handle certainly looks nice. Good job.

[@katiebellmichelle]

This is really beautiful 🤩 great job 👏🏻

[@mahammadsabbir2588]

Your machete verymuch good 😊😀😀💖❤👍

[@derrickcordick1315]

Beautiful handle well done

[@williampatience9524]

Outstanding, very well done, certainly increased it's value.

[@TheTubejunky]

yeah considering the customer probably paid like $600 to have it restored!

[@lightinducedtrauma1432]

I'm currently working on one that looks nearly identical and is in the same condition

[@rodolfojimenez6988]

No había visto que le pusieran tanto esmero a un machete, pocos lo hacen, exelente trabajo 👍

[@michaelbatts7149]

Excellent job!

[@giovannirazza9938]

Stupendo! originalità mantenute diciamo del 92 x 💯,!✍️,ok !bravo!

[@mariaassante620]

Beautiful handle

[@TheMboe76]

Nice work. EXCEPT that the guard is only held in place with JB Weld? Kind of effects the functionality doesn't it? First impact and that guard's gonna fly right off.

[@charleslassiter6711]

very nice it all looks great keep up the good work

[@gregmundo6107]

Very nice job

[@carlosvargascardona6513]

Hola espero que estén muy bien,los saludos para darles un feliz año nuevo, qué el 2021 sea sea la más grande fábrica de sueños a cumplir, gracias por tener este espacio para acompañarnos y darnos fuerza en todo momento, felicidades y bendiciones desde armenia Colombia 🥇🤝👊🔧🤗✌️👍💎👏🍾🎉🏁🍻😁⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🥇🍻

[@RestorationAustralia]

Looks cool well done.

[@paulskinback717]

i found 1 in a neighbours garden when i was tidying it up 2ft long and well rusty gonna restore it

[@pacojones4074]

Excelente trabajo 👍🏽...y que maravilla de lijadoras 😳😅

[@captainbubbles5509]

That's is a beautiful handle

[@caioarzua5549]

Hi! Im from Brasil and I just wanted to say i love ur videos! You are doing a great job!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Obrigado!

[@redcros2]

That would be a trophy in a mencave❤️

[@corbman9049]

Jason Voorhees gives this a like.

[@theviper0697]

Beautiful 😻

[@neilcastro836]

Very nice restoration, very nice finish in the handle, it would've been great if you had used Japanese water stones to sharpen that edge

[@desertrat9521]

Thats amazing!

[@lightning4871]

Very nice job!

[@hectorlao8604]

Excellent! You should compete in the FORGE IN FIRE!

[@itsawonderfulknife7031]

He didn’t make it, he cleaned it. Could definitely go on a show called Cleaning Stuff Other People Made though.

[@gurpzsingh587]

Lol Iove that show.

[@madebyalex6386]

I love it you did a great job

[@mlgfox31]

for a second I thought you were rubbing Nutella onto the Machete

[@awworkshop3936]

Very well done.

[@warlenmaldonado9978]

Nice Job!

[@YoloYester94]

The infamous ACME

[@bernyamador2896]

Exelente muy buen trabajo

[@harimanmuhammad4471]

Wow, I like the steps.

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

great job 👍

[@RescueRestorationOfficial]

Very nice Work

[@meirimelo8394]

Wow Very beautiful!!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you! 😊

[@luizoswaldoguimaraesnegrao3807]

Perfect handle!! The most anatomic ever!!! Its so dificult???

[@ozarked2363]

I did 2 corn knives that were my great-grandfathers. They were also too pitted to grind out so I used Evapo-Rust to remove the rust and then cold blued the blades. I did one handle out of quarter-sawn sycamore and the other out of black walnut from a blow down in the woods behind my house. I couldn't find any tube brass for the lanyard ferrules so I cut the necks and bases off .223 cases and removed the burrs with a chamfer tool. I really enjoyed the whole process so now I'm looking for something else to restore.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Very cool. I'm working on another project where I'm going to actually blue some steel. Hard to get that process dialed in but the results should be fantastic.

[@juansimon3238]

Un machete un arma multiusos, para hombres de verdad

[@stevenrod100]

I need to find somebody to help me restore my grandparents machete like this. It's the only thing I have left of my grandfathers and it need some cleaning and a handle. Hopefully someone in Florida can help.

[@catdude502]

Noice

[@house9850]

thumbs up for the handle work, would have liked to see a new edge created and sanding / polishing of the blade

[@AcmeRestorations]

Blade's too pitted to sand/polish. That's why I went with acid etch. I think I wrote that in the text.

[@ryuucorvin2300]

i have the exact same one with a black plastic handle

[@markneo1]

Bravo 👏👏🇧🇷

[@BitterComments]

Wow 🤩

[@raziel3726]

Craftsman!!

[@thedeaderer8791]

love it love the vids. but you should show off the finished item a little more

[@AcmeRestorations]

Noted!

[@andrejpetrenko9813]

Оригинально.сначала в кислоте подержал.потом болгаркой сбил ржавчину.и в конце оказалось что у него есть пескоструй.а теперь вопрос .нахрена нужны были такие трудности с болгаркой и кислотой?

[@Aronnax777]

Awesome restoration, but I wish you would have done a paper test to show how sharp it was.

[@madcapmagician6018]

now.. we begin with the... keeel test... then we move on to the strength test... the infamous Ice block chop.. then the sharpness test.. 🤣😁👍

[@AcmeRestorations]

Oh man an ice block chop would have been awesome!

[@davycarlosdasilvaguimaraes2426]

Que machete aqui e nordeste 200% isso e um facão

[@robertdailing4836]

Verry bice

[@robertdailing4836]

Nice

[@BigBrodle]

0:56 the power tools learned how to laugh like spongebob

[@5phutsangtao-iQ]

restore knife to new and beautiful

[@darrengriffiths2372]

Hi my friend iv got to say wow what a lvly handel u have dun for micheaty sori for spelling bro i do my best thats lvly walnut handle u put on the nife and the brass just looks right bro sets it off to a tee lvly job bro mig shout out to u and lv to y self and y family stay safe bro 👍👍👍up to u from dino in england godbless

[@axelwulf6220]

I would have added the pins before shaping the grip Just to reduce the risk of potentially marring it by accident

[@fhetty]

Not a big fan of the matte finish, but overall this an absolutely gorgeous blade! Great job on the hilt.

[@Danielson1818]

Everyone likes different looks, but that dark etch protects from rust on high carbon Steel. It wouldn't last long if he polished the blade to be shiny.

[@AcmeRestorations]

I hope you enjoy this video. If you like this type of restoration, please subscribe. I'm working on putting up new restoration videos each week. I also, always try to answer any questions to feel free to post in the comments.

[@leonserya720]

Neat

[@markschwegler1100]

Looks really nice. Should have put at least one pin the brass guard...that epoxy will crack and fail with the kind of hits a machete deals.

[@AcmeRestorations]

I tried. That tang is HARD. Could not get a bit through it and I am not set up for annealing/tempering/re-hardening something this big, so I did what I could. Thanks for watching.

[@user-vu7jb6ee5m]

Всё хорошо,только с рукоятью на мой взгляд вышел перебор.

[@jamestcg1468]

u could of did a test on the blade function and made the blade look more sharper imo, overall a pretty OK restoration....

[@draven86]

personally i would have added 3 fullers on each side and modified the handle and added a D-guard turning it into a cutlass but pretty good restoration

[@AcmeRestorations]

Yeah but I don't want a cutlass; I'm going to use this as a machete :). I thought about fullers and a top saw, but the blade is hardened and I didn't have any way to grind those with any sort of precision, and i don't have anyway of re-heat treating something as long as a machete.

[@MrTigman01]

Just WAOUWWWWWWW ;)

[@dannymacarthur13]

Can you tell me why you use why just not sand blast first? Cheers

[@zombiehunter5923]

Nice do you sale your restoration projects

[@tvl848]

Thanks you for clicking my comments to watch the video you remember to support the vlog subscribe channel 💓

[@TechTokOffical]

I have a blade that was my grandfather machete in WW2. It's SLIGHTLY warped and would like it sharpened with something other than a grinder. Would u PLEASE do this job for me?

[@Makc33816]

Круто Бро 👍

[@dylsdrumz7081]

Yes Jason your machete is fixed

[@AcmeRestorations]

That one took me a second ;)

[@deutsch7881]

DREAM👍👍👍🇩🇪

[@espadasartesanaismedievais3288]

Também faço restaurações 👍

[@raymondlegare7584]

Nice handle. Polishing the blade not important?

[@AcmeRestorations]

Not a lot you can do with 1.5mm thick steel that's been pitted by rust. Polished it would look like crap and you run the risk of removing material. So I went with acid etched. Not everything can be restored to it's original condition.

[@valdemiarrais7510]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@deegz2425]

Where can i buy that rust remover liquid?

[@AcmeRestorations]

Most big box hardware stores. Harbor freight, Amazon.