Turning an Old Saw into a Razor Sharp Machete

This video shows the step by step process in which I made a survival machete from an old hand saw.

[@millerknives1157]

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[@LukeAndersson1]

I like the idea and I have a couple old saws that I could use for this. I think I would make the handle a little thicker so it will be comfortable to use for long periods of use. And leaving the teeth was a great idea to make two different tools in one. Good job.

[@tristanbarnett6271]

Great job I love the video you turn an old rusted piece of metal into a useful tool

[@user-iy5yg9ch2q]

72'8#/ Ushbei

[@bhaskarroy2697]

Nice work Willie Miller👍👍 Keep it up.

[@5phutsangtao-iQ]

a beautiful knife and combination saws

[@sm4rtmouth]

All in all nice work, but next time turn the saw around, that way the toothed side will work when pulled not pushed, for several reasons 1 it´s way safer used as a saw, 2 with a thin blade pulling cuts far betterthan pushing - from experience building similar edged tools from scratch

[@RobbieHilton97]

This is a great point, I'll do this if I ever try this out myself

[@nickhall6417]

It started as a push saw so how would it cut better as a pull saw now ?

[@sm4rtmouth]

@@nickhall6417 Hi nick, since he upcycles stuff by changing size and purpose it doesn´t matter as much as what that thing he starts with was used for, made for or used like - BUT generally spoken - a thin blade cuts safer pulled because it won´t flex as it does when pushed. Especially when the object's shape has been changed as much as it was done here the future usage gives pointers what to use how and how to use what - and sometimes one needs to turn things around to work better, like this time. I also want to remind about the safety plus when pulling on a handle without propper slip off guard compared to pushing. Hope this answer helps with your question. Regards Smarty

[@AVGFurri]

Speed runners be like:

[@joeyb7408]

Honestly that grip looks too skinny to be comfortable after a few good swings but i dig the blade

[@joeyb7408]

@damian contreras thank you, i have a cold steel latin machete and after an hour of chopping large weeds, i realized why my "tactical katana machete" was better. Longer and thiccer handle. Hand was aching for 2 days

[@tobiasgoehring7171]

I dient like the handle! It's to slim and high

[@CJ_7519]

How long do you think it'll hold up?

[@Heather22056]

Good job and great video. THANKS

[@user-xw1xb4pn1z]

Great job.... Respect

[@kkooloo5781]

Nice work ✌from England 🇬🇧

[@CJ_7519]

Thank goodness I subscribed to your channel. That's a dope one there👍🔪!!

[@qoopi]

Pretty cool

[@gregmundo6107]

Awesome job👨🏻👍

[@senthilvasanpalanisamy2173]

I like sanding belt and you're very talented 😊

[@vcr53wus]

gotta make those handles way thicker but otherwise nice video and good blade on it. great idea to keep the saw part on the back

[@cyng6734]

This: exists Jason Vorhees: *shut up and take my money!*

[@fernandojimenez2922]

Buen trabajo te felicito desde España

[@alanloveless4216]

Make another that cuts on the pull stroke, then compare the performance between them!

[@karljones499]

Damn, that's awesome. Great to see your videos again!

[@jacobvanillo6078]

Well done, I wonder if someone could make a machete made out of railroad tracks!

[@ThomasMurphyCosplay]

Someone made a Katana out of a Rail Road Track

[@randywilliams1084]

Awesome vid would try it but getting all those tools will be difficult in my region

[@sheikhirfan3569]

Thank you so much brother for make this video

[@TheChubbyJB]

Well, now I know why I kept all those old antique saws. Awesome video!

[@mbeat28]

I’d beef up the handle a little if it were mine. Or maybe wrap it in grip tape. Great idea though. I might give it a go myself!

[@dominicrichardson5546]

nice video, the videos where you make stuff out of old tools are the best

[@stevantrninic5071]

Super survival tool

[@johnryan1292]

hey very nice machete, bit of feedback though, did you consider putting the handle on the other side? not a huge difference but it would put the teeth on the saw side in a pull alignment which would help keep the blade under tension

[@noto5656]

Saws are usually dubble teethed atleast the ones we got

[@MrSIXGUNZ]

Heck yeah !!! How did you see that hidden in a old saw. Thanks so much for sharing this and blessings 🙏

[@stardusk1726]

The real question is how could you not

[@kilomacderenphyce2282]

I watched so many knife making videos, and now I think we will have more options in WW4, suck it, Albert!

[@ThiagoAlmeida-to3pl]

Muito mais muito legal os seus vídeos nunca pare com os seus vídeos valeu

[@Jimmie16]

Does it come with a pair of thick gloves?

[@nomanapt3403]

i tried making one of these and after the heat treatment it warped and i couldnt get it to stay straight :/

[@thelucondrix391]

This is probably because it was too thin to just make one right out of, there are different thicknesses in saws, most that I've gotten are too thin to make a blade alone as it would break even if you got it to stay straight...the thickest hand saw that I've ever had in my hands was a 1/8 inch thick...thats more than thick enough, it also depends on how long you make it, what it will be used for etc etc,. And some saws aren't as good as others as there was many many companies making these saws, and same back then as is now some companies used inferior metal in their blades, and some blades were too hard and could easily break if you bent them too much (I have broken many an old saw by complete accident just by getting it into a bind by mistake.) If you have a old saw and want to do this, but it is too thin, layering it together and forge welding it, or hammering it to the right thickness should help. You could also have it too hot, or wrong heat treating method for said metal, and putting it into a vise like thing can help...I could spend all week explaining ways to get thin metal to work out if you're wanting a very thin blade...but I'm both tired and sick as a dog right now so nap time for me plus typing it hear LoL...I don't think anyone would spend the time to read it XD

[@brendancampbell6294]

That machete is actually from Jason x

[@mkbaran100k9]

Very nice

[@dragan3290]

In the 80s and 90s when rebiulds where done on high performance engine. The engine block was bored and then left in weather overnight or a couple of days. Surface rust on the bore known as seasoning! Once honed to get a cross hatch pattern, reassembled with forged pistons or hyperutectic pistons. Cylinder walls were a lot harder and engine lasted longer! My question is will this work on steel blades for knives, machete etc??? Any reply appreciated cheers from Australia just subbed.nice work 🙂👍👍👍

[@XplodingMonkey69]

It was a nice build and all, but the water quench warped the blade and that was a bit much for me, still, I would have never thought of this, nice job😤😤😤

[@sevensmaker]

Great idea, very functional tool. congratulations

[@seyha4001]

Nice

[@onefourmars9886]

Good Idea...

[@derricklara8374]

These videos are oddly satisfying

[@romeomotorider]

😳😱🤟👍👌 Super nice you give me a great idea what to do with all the old saws i got😉👍 thanks man.

[@SkullCrown43]

What is exact time and cycle for heat treatment in oven? I am going to create one of this, this project was in mind and saw your videos. Please tell me head treatment cycle details?

[@buckdive]

How long in the oven

[@Napasito]

And the handles with textileite?

[@jorshuaruiz9835]

could you tell the name and brand of the sander, 🇵🇦

[@blatantmisconception]

Has the thinness of the blade been an issue?

[@domkambet5345]

Oh wow good

[@TylerSnyder305]

I've done this a few times before on vintage saws that were not salvageable, and they make a great lightweight grass and weed cutting tool in the backyard. But I would only do it and would urge others to only do it with a vintage saw that really does have zero value left as a saw, and especially not to use a fellers crosscut saw. They're not making 'em like they used to ( they don't even make crosscuts anymore afaik ) and there's just no point in destroying a restorable vintage tool like this when you can buy a better south American machete for under $10. ( Just because it's rusty doesn't mean it's no good ) And when you do decide to do this, it's gotta be a vintage blade. Modern saws have induction hardened teeth and the steel is just not suitable for blade making.

[@jimmyrustler8983]

Great video! I reckon that machete would make an excellent filleting blade! You should have a look-see if you can get an old leaf spring from a car, they make pretty good machetes too. 👍

[@Fireatank]

Curious... is the blade rigid enough? Not criticizing, just curious. Comment about thickness of handle is valid too. A great improvisational tool though. Great idea.

[@kancadolan]

keren ide bagus nih

[@abdouamin7280]

Is a course taught you doing that?

[@lancemillward1912]

Is it just the teeth hardened or the whole saw blade? Is it suitable knife steel or no?

[@williamspetter2823]

The whole blade and saws are spring steel so yes this would make a good machete

[@lancemillward1912]

@@williamspetter2823 thanks for that.

[@williamspetter2823]

@@lancemillward1912 no problem if you can find old saw mill saws they work even better because theyre thicker

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

@@williamspetter2823 Yes, old mill saws are excellent. They came in steels like 1070, 15n20, 8670, some in L6 etc. All very good, very hard, and very tough steels. The handheld saws like this one which are found in hardware stores are most likely 1075 and make an excellent machete. As mentioned previously, when the saw is springy, it has already been fully hardened.

[@mariorossixxx]

Sell you this machete?

[@raphlvlogs271]

was the handle too narrow for your hands?

[@witchdok541]

And here I was thinking that scrap would make a good fillet knife oh well still looks good

[@richardsmith7539]

Nice, but a machete's saw should really cut on the pull stroke, not the push.

[@luceroribera2787]

Falto que apoye la mano encima.para cortar la madera

[@karthimechify]

What's the thickness

[@axrorarslonov5057]

👏👏👏👍

[@SoggySandwich80]

The handle looks a bit thin

[@stueypooy22]

Thanks for the juice, went well with dinner

[@helmarkv]

Wooow i need this

[@krkk9418]

Isn't that too thin? Doesn't it bend?

[@68bwild]

Looks great! What sort of oil do you use to cool the blades down? cheers

[@user-nh9qm3di6v]

Полотно ножовки каленное.зачем его закаливать повторно???

[@johnkeck1025]

Nice concept but the tool looks super thin.. even for a machete...

[@zeke21dude30]

This is cool 😎

[@mrmagician9034]

Wasn't it too thin to be a machete?

[@Zhurno]

same thoughts here

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

Not really. Most of these saws are about 1mm thick. Most of the South American machetes like Tramontina/Imacasa are about 1.5mm thick. So the difference is not huge. This little machete probably zips through light vegetation like a laser due to how thin the stock is.

[@Nick77.]

Не делайте мачете из пилы, получится прибор для рубки тыквы, не более. С ветками он не справляется, проверено на личном опыте.

[@LeskoBrandon2x]

Idk man I actually think maxwell house is better than folgers.

[@Nick77.]

@Петя Мякинко да я не бешеный рейнджер :) просто Трамонтина с 40 см лезвием стоит 550 руб, а 20 см 300 руб, и не надо думать, что рубить, а что нет. Надо самому себе и другим говорить правду, мачете из пилы делается не для практицизма, а для души :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYWtl3uvatyfnKM

[@mateuszdomaszynski5624]

Machete :-D

[@treier1589]

Decent idea. Until the handle. So thin it might as well not be there.

[@nicoric8439]

Like the idea but saws are too thin for a knife. The blade looks like it can be bent by hand.

[@fightingcock8096]

90%.done ,let me just half ass the last 10 % with the worst handle I can think of 😂

[@user-yu2cv3wi3i]

Saw

[@kronos2091]

Тесак из пилы "папиросная бумага228"

[@Sknives]

Saudações do Brasil. Me inscrevi.

[@lapislignum]

Nice one! Kydex was an interesting choice for scales, I'd go for a more symmetrical handle on a half saw half machete, on a machete restoration I did a while ago I dummied the handle up in pine before committing it to redgum. I wonder if this would have worked better as a pull saw too?

[@lawrencealbertshirkeyii5150]

Seems like the blade would be thin and flimsy

[@DanGer-dw1qx]

That's the point of a machete a proper machete is very thin and flexible so it dosnt snap it's the thinness and flexibility that let's it slice like a razor and makes em so lethal

[@lawrencealbertshirkeyii5150]

@@DanGer-dw1qx okay

[@funnyman5017]

Could you possibly do a recreation of an original kabar?

[@user-yu2cv3wi3i]

I love you will

[@kubakr3560]

Ciulowe hartowanie

[@julianogoulart8909]

👍👊🇧🇷

[@isaqsants7391]

Se rolar um apocalipse zumbi esse cara aí vai ficar de boas kkkkkkkkkk

[@stefan4765]

What what do you wear?

[@ARob-bt4dr]

Do you have auto focus on cos the camera seemed to be rather jittery

[@johnsweeney6072]

To much flex. Watch your hand 🤚

[@richardk6695]

Hungry kids in Africa could have eaten all that food

[@user-zo7ul3br9m]

Give me the heart

[@xaxrxex111x8]

❤️

[@AYellowPepper]

This is more a very large butcher knife then a machete. The stock seems very thin... i would not use it to clear brush... but in a Large kitchen that thing would be ideal! :D

[@jimmyrustler8983]

I thought the same thing! Maybe deboning the leg of a T-Rex? 🤣

[@norbertkulon4006]

Ok

[@TheMarcinus1975]

Cracovia vs Wisła

[@ismailtopa3671]

-no one searched for this- No one Saw this coming

[@vadlaajay4402]

Ismail Topa.

[@dss-homemadestuff8580]

Looks nice and all. But way to flimsy to make it from such thin sawblade.

[@axrorarslonov5057]

Zõr

[@jokernoname7966]

is the handle not to thin to be comfortable?

[@Kevin-is-here]

Awesome steak knife

[@jugganaut33]

Simply wouldn’t last. Metals too thin.

[@jimmyrustler8983]

I wonder if forge welding 3 or 4 sawblades together would work any better?

[@jugganaut33]

Jimmy Rustler. It really depends on the need. In certain situations of urgency this would be better then nothing. But the power and brutality of a machete comes from its weight and simplicity. Once you get into forge welding and quenching and increasing the number of possible weaknesses and time of production it loses its benefit of just being a piece of steel you sharpen and slash things with. May aswell call it by its own designated name as it really becomes an odd form of elongated Damascus Chefs knife at that point.

[@TylerSnyder305]

Actually yes it will. Sure you would want a thicker machete or perhaps a bill hook or brush axe for anything more that grass and weeds, but this can be perfectly adequate for many tasks. I made one I've been using for years and it's held up great.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@jugganaut33 most machetes don't even have power and brutality anyways. They're thin light blades used for harvesting and for grass and weed removal.

[@jimmyrustler8983]

@@TylerSnyder305 I have a few Tramontina machetes that are ultra thin and lightweight. Superb edge retention too, considering.

[@zilaxatloctlucoatl9520]

I came to entertain myself, and of course with a restoration.