one of the things I liked about this video was the fact that he was smiling the whole time. Maybe its just cause there's a camera but he seemed like he was genuinely doing something he liked.
Yep, me too. It's been a long time for me too, back in 1967 and again in 1969. It nice to see that things have changed for the better. The ladies are still beautiful. Ken...Marina California USA.
I really like videos like this because they chow what the average smith can achieve without thousands of dollars in tools. Also the tools are just that. Tools that are not Uber flashy and get the job done.
A beautiful tool. Looks 100 times better than a commercially made one. I bet it performs better as well. The artisan should sell these online (if feasible) I bet folks would pay over $100 for them. Thank you for this content it is great!
Multi ferrules,thick handle,built to last there..That is a handy tool,considering for my orchard now lol,..Your Demo had me sold...The power planer is great idea to make dowel without a lathe...You got it made Bush Channel guy..
One weird thing: we still make very round and polished handles for bush machetes, especially for coconut harvesting for some reason. Also there are regional "specialities" too: down south there's a right-angle blade for cutting specific types of grass down in paddy fields (it's used for making baskets and stuff but I forgot formal terminologies here)
Congratulations video and the channel are well didactic! it is always very good to see different types of nations and peoples, sharing their knowledge, especially in cutlery !!
They made some longer handle, but not to long (4 feet) for both clearing bushes and chopping down 12" diameter size trees. The blade should be 2.5 inches wide and about 3/8" thick. It depends on where you go in Vietnam you will see different type of machete. Go to Da` Lat and ask for "xa` ga.t" makes by the ethnic group tribe living in small village, you will find it. One of the best that I've seen.
I've never heard anyone say something about cutting up Everyone I know cuts down so they don't kill someone that might walk by LOL Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up also
My wife is from the PI. I have collected bolos/machetes/edged implements of all kinds. The lesson of Castaway. With a edged length of steel, you have a chance of survival. Without such your toast. I bought a Negrito woman's bolo while she was preparing dinner. We were on a tour of their relocation camp after Pinatubo displaced them. They were the last to leave and some stayed. Sacred Mountain blew its top after 300 year slumber. I kept laying 100 Peso bills down until she gave it to me plus the scabbard. About 500 Pesos/ $25.
Detrás casi al final del vídeo, en el espacio aéreo entre las dos casas del fondo, aparece un objeto oscuro flotando estático.Parece que nadie lo vio,yo si.Al final del vídeo cuando posan para despedirse el objeto ya no esta.Indudablemente eran observados a una distancia prudencial.
its called a brush axe in the eastern united states. a tool used daily by land surveyors to clear line of sight when a machete is just too short and vegetation is too thick... the common design is a double edged hook shape
That interpreter woman in black clothes goes at that bush with authority and she's the smallest person in the group! Also never ever heard of cutting up on brush, must be a cultural thing.
@Hoàng Kỳ I was guessing it's the UA-cam Creator from Australia or NZ (I forget) not the Vietnamese. American here, but I doubt you would see people cut like that here. Where are you from?
When I make a Two handed Machete somewhat resembling this in the video I use a split receiver that is larger at the socket and the receiver that has Stainless Steel inserts that have grooves that run the length of the socket, three grooves around the OD of the socket. When the blade is inserted into the Steel Socket it fits like the splines of a drive shaft into the transmission. Then a Safety Wire clamp is installed in the groves x2 in each groove. I have tested this design by pushing on the Handel/Blade to 3,000psi and the handle fails before the socket. I use Osage Orange, Hickory, or Ash as the handle.
I have similar Thai machetes where the handle wasn't glued, as the purchaser usually did it. After sitting around for years, the tangs rusted tight into the handle and can hardly be removed with a hammer. Thais tend to use Lac (stick Lac, button Lac, a.k.a. shellac) to fasten the handles. It's a natural polymer that grows on trees thanks to Lac insects.
Made one of those from a old hand saw ,had to punch the holes with a masonry nail as the steel would not drill ,no kid's or dog when using one of these.
Kurt, to drill steel like you first put a blunt rod similar size to the hole you want in a drill press. Heat the steel with it, let it cool and then use the drill bit.
swinging a blade isn't like swinging a cricket bat. your stroke should be straight and shouldn't deviate from the path, that'll cause bad cuts. just fyi. :-)
with the best will in the world, a taper tang in a taper hole will always want to work out. They never make them with cross pins or a clenched over tang... I have a brushing hook with a full taper sleeve and 2 cross pins riveted over which makes that like a toy....
This blade won't come out in a hurry. The smith cut up synthetic rope and stuffed it into the handle before inserting the hot tang. Traditionally, this was done with some sort of resin or resin/charcoal-mix. Has worked for centuries, still works with modern materials. Besides, with a cross pin you have a higher risk of splitting the handle. If the blade ever does come out, it is an easy fix: just stuff some of those ubiquitous plastic grocery bags into the tang hole, heat up the tip of the tang and re-insert the blade, let cool/set and you're ready to go again.
@@kaizoebara I have been an engineer/toolmaker for 45 years building anything from arctic trailers to small press tooling....no bin bag or plastic rope will replace a well designed tool fitted correctly. They even clench over the tapered nails when fitting shoes on horses....Axes sledge hammers etc all have wedges to expand the shaft....
@@theessexhunter1305 You will concede however, that they use glues even in car production - no bolts needed. As stated above, the plastic (or resin in the more traditional models) will be strong enough and has been for centuries. I have an Indonesian Golok that is glued into a horn handle which has held up to use without fail.
@@kaizoebara They do use glues to great effect. what is your job as I make/fix/ machine small to large items for all type of machines engineering fixtures....so making things to work each time every time with out holding it together with a bit of melted rope...........
Love the ingenuity and resourcefulness..and the fact that he shares his forge with the woman for cooking!
one of the things I liked about this video was the fact that he was smiling the whole time. Maybe its just cause there's a camera but he seemed like he was genuinely doing something he liked.
Mad respect for the smith in this video. Absolutely love the nylon rope for glue
My sentiment exactly!
Brilliant! Simply brilliant!
yes never seen that before , it is very clever.
I like it when a man makes special tools to do his work - the ring installer is creative
That man and his family will never go hungry.
Honest work for honest pay.
Dao mã tấu Việt Nam thì nhất thế giới rồi , bền đẹp sắc bén và giá rẻ😍
The Vietnam people have always amazed me since I encountered them in 1971. Amazing
Yep, me too. It's been a long time for me too, back in 1967 and again in 1969. It nice to see that things have changed for the better. The ladies are still beautiful. Ken...Marina California USA.
it is quite amazing what a person can make with simple tools.
It's not the tools of a bladesmith, it's the skills that makes a bladesmith.
My knees hurt after watching this.
No kidding. How can anyone sit like this lol
@@davebusink2019 It's called the "Asian squat"
I really like videos like this because they chow what the average smith can achieve without thousands of dollars in tools. Also the tools are just that. Tools that are not Uber flashy and get the job done.
A beautiful tool. Looks 100 times better than a commercially made one. I bet it performs better as well. The artisan should sell these online (if feasible) I bet folks would pay over $100 for them.
Thank you for this content it is great!
Not the best one
nice job helping to clear the blacksmith's backyard bushes
Good video matey, as always. I appreciate the fact you seek out the blacksmiths throughout Asia. Love these videos.
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos!
Mình rất trân trọng những nghề như anh, mỗi người một công việc mà. Chúc anh sức khỏe nhé!
Multi ferrules,thick handle,built to last there..That is a handy tool,considering for my orchard now lol,..Your Demo had me sold...The power planer is great idea to make dowel without a lathe...You got it made Bush Channel guy..
I like using nylon or polyester cloth fiber for hot glue, trick.
Yeah, that is slick.
Yea
I suggest you not using that trick, it is quite toxic
One weird thing: we still make very round and polished handles for bush machetes, especially for coconut harvesting for some reason. Also there are regional "specialities" too: down south there's a right-angle blade for cutting specific types of grass down in paddy fields (it's used for making baskets and stuff but I forgot formal terminologies here)
FC from USA want to say I really enjoyed your video clip and thank you!
Very good craftsmanship, greetings
I like it - simple and to the point
I love how he’s working as a blacksmith bare footed with no gloves while squatting goes to show how ancient this society is
Like the khamis in Nepal...bare bones tools and leaf springs...hellacious cutting power😆
this is the type of video I like...
That was awesome, love how these people with very little can do so much and produce wonderful implements.
For the BUSH CHANNEL,the young Blacksmith made a BUSH CUTTER! Well done with his multi skilling work.
the same here in Mindanao, Philippines we use it to cut-down banana trunks and it is very convenient to used.
Love yr videos mate. Khmer chopper with tube handle my favorite chopper. Look forward to yr next chopper video. 👍
Thanks Craig, the video “How Blacksmiths make Xa Gac machetes,” is coming!!
Congratulations video and the channel are well didactic!
it is always very good to see different types of nations and peoples, sharing their knowledge, especially in cutlery !!
Thats a baddass creation, not sure what I'd use it for but i want one!
Too cool the attachment using a poly material fluf and melting it to hold the blade is pretty smart
What was the green glue??? Plastic?
Thisan is talented love the way he cut that smart
Cool that differential hardening is used
Easy you just put a longer handle on it. Wow why didn't I think of that!!
They made some longer handle, but not to long (4 feet) for both clearing bushes and chopping down 12" diameter size trees. The blade should be 2.5 inches wide and about 3/8" thick. It depends on where you go in Vietnam you will see different type of machete. Go to Da` Lat and ask for "xa` ga.t" makes by the ethnic group tribe living in small village, you will find it. One of the best that I've seen.
I really wonder sometimes about the Handwork and know how from some Workers.
Awesome work-ya gotta teach those girls to follow thru with that swing...LOL
Looks like it’s time to fire up the forge because I want one. And I can make one soo
You should go to Sapa to a northwest location of Vietnam where they make the most famous knives in the country.
Some very interesting practical solutions to get the job done.
I've never heard anyone say something about cutting up Everyone I know cuts down so they don't kill someone that might walk by LOL
Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up also
I like that bench grinder he has.
People forget that the most devastating weapon in the middle ages was something very similar to this. Duel purpose blade work and protection.
Which weapon? the axe? or something else?
Great for cutting grass, trees and capitalists
My god your right. Why we lost the war. Veitnamese enginuity.
My wife is from the PI. I have collected bolos/machetes/edged implements of all kinds. The lesson of Castaway. With a edged length of steel, you have a chance of survival. Without such your toast. I bought a Negrito woman's bolo while she was preparing dinner. We were on a tour of their relocation camp after Pinatubo displaced them. They were the last to leave and some stayed. Sacred Mountain blew its top after 300 year slumber. I kept laying 100 Peso bills down until she gave it to me plus the scabbard. About 500 Pesos/ $25.
500 peso $25? Stop letting her tell you the exchange rate.
I'll Buy 1 !
I'm often fascinated at how often Asians squat while working as compared to westerners. From a comment below some Russians must work that way too.
Oldold Pilgrim i dont know why but its more comfortable and you can always use the good ol foot grip on your work.
He is hitting that blade like it owes him money
How do i order. I i wanted a heavy ram dao machete with 1 inch diameter socket?
I love this kind piece of work and art form sources like this my self
I'd buy one. They look handy. Don't have these in Oz
Where do you live? I can make one for you.
I love Vietnam
love this channel
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Welcome to Bush Channel !
Dragon fire is only thing hot enough to hurt this guy
This is the type of video where, at some point, you check the guy's hands to see if he still has all ten fingers.
nice work what did he charge you for it you made that man alot more business ill bet
đây là một trong những loại dao dùng đi rừng, phát cây. Còn rất nhiều dạng nhưng phổ biến là dao quắm.
Its so amazing !!!
I did something like this with axe handle to a machete to clear brush on my families land, some areas were do not enter bad brush wise.
Vietnamese farmer usually use "đực rựa" one hand. Two hand when cutting trees.
It is only " rựa ", "đực rựa " has a different meaning
@@ucnguyen6375 LOL...A male machete???
Jaboticabal, São Paulo. Brasil. Very good
Nice
I find it interesting, and impressive how he uses anthracite coal instead of high bituminous coal.
He has a good looking wife! :) What more could a man want in life?
A good machete.
ill take the one in black lol
@@johndowe7003 Why not both?
@@matrix626 ikr?
Detrás casi al final del vídeo, en el espacio aéreo entre las dos casas del fondo, aparece un objeto oscuro flotando estático.Parece que nadie lo vio,yo si.Al final del vídeo cuando posan para despedirse el objeto ya no esta.Indudablemente eran observados a una distancia prudencial.
Que belleza, una auténtica artesanía.
Like y me suscribo!!!
Now these are hard working humans
I am interested in purchasing a one handed Vietnamese Machete.
Duude the hot glue trick ill be needing that deep thanks
i love your videos. thanks a lot.
Can hoc hoi them yeu lam lo ren nhan thanh pho. Sadec che ban
1:48 those are some SERIOUS hedge clippers.
This guy is skilled and efficient. Safety? Don't worry about it.
What's the likelihood of the blade separating from the handle?
I think you should find the machete have the name is "Dao Mèo". it is the best machete in vietnam 🇻🇳
He loves to explaine...
its called a brush axe in the eastern united states. a tool used daily by land surveyors to clear line of sight when a machete is just too short and vegetation is too thick... the common design is a double edged hook shape
White pants in a Smith shop..... brave...
How much does the machete cost...?
How much did he charge?
Why had so many rings on the handle instead of just 1.
That interpreter woman in black clothes goes at that bush with authority and she's the smallest person in the group! Also never ever heard of cutting up on brush, must be a cultural thing.
@Hoàng Kỳ I was guessing it's the UA-cam Creator from Australia or NZ (I forget) not the Vietnamese. American here, but I doubt you would see people cut like that here. Where are you from?
When I make a Two handed Machete somewhat resembling this in the video I use a split receiver that is larger at the socket and the receiver that has Stainless Steel inserts that have grooves that run the length of the socket, three grooves around the OD of the socket. When the blade is inserted into the Steel Socket it fits like the splines of a drive shaft into the transmission. Then a Safety Wire clamp is installed in the groves x2 in each groove. I have tested this design by pushing on the Handel/Blade to 3,000psi and the handle fails before the socket. I use Osage Orange, Hickory, or Ash as the handle.
Surprised he didn't pin it even with the nylon glue considering how hard that tool will be working
I have similar Thai machetes where the handle wasn't glued, as the purchaser usually did it. After sitting around for years, the tangs rusted tight into the handle and can hardly be removed with a hammer. Thais tend to use Lac (stick Lac, button Lac, a.k.a. shellac) to fasten the handles. It's a natural polymer that grows on trees thanks to Lac insects.
6:00 I'm stealing that idea, I can use an anvil(?) like the one he drove the rings on the handle with.
I WANT ONE! 💙
Gotta love Southeast Asia, where ignoring personal safety is an important lifestyle choice.
Made one of those from a old hand saw ,had to punch the holes with a masonry nail as the steel would not drill ,no kid's or dog when using one of these.
Kurt, to drill steel like you first put a blunt rod similar size to the hole you want in a drill press. Heat the steel with it, let it cool and then use the drill bit.
Where is the girl of the video picture??
cool
I want one
Looks like he learned to squat from his russian brothers! GOPNIK AWARD FOR YOU MY FRIEND
swinging a blade isn't like swinging a cricket bat. your stroke should be straight and shouldn't deviate from the path, that'll cause bad cuts. just fyi. :-)
Muito bem😱😱😲😲💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👏👏👏
It looks like Naga Dao from India.
with the best will in the world, a taper tang in a taper hole will always want to work out. They never make them with cross pins or a clenched over tang... I have a brushing hook with a full taper sleeve and 2 cross pins riveted over which makes that like a toy....
Helo
This blade won't come out in a hurry. The smith cut up synthetic rope and stuffed it into the handle before inserting the hot tang. Traditionally, this was done with some sort of resin or resin/charcoal-mix. Has worked for centuries, still works with modern materials. Besides, with a cross pin you have a higher risk of splitting the handle.
If the blade ever does come out, it is an easy fix: just stuff some of those ubiquitous plastic grocery bags into the tang hole, heat up the tip of the tang and re-insert the blade, let cool/set and you're ready to go again.
@@kaizoebara
I have been an engineer/toolmaker for 45 years building anything from arctic trailers to small press tooling....no bin bag or plastic rope will replace a well designed tool fitted correctly. They even clench over the tapered nails when fitting shoes on horses....Axes sledge hammers etc all have wedges to expand the shaft....
@@theessexhunter1305 You will concede however, that they use glues even in car production - no bolts needed. As stated above, the plastic (or resin in the more traditional models) will be strong enough and has been for centuries. I have an Indonesian Golok that is glued into a horn handle which has held up to use without fail.
@@kaizoebara They do use glues to great effect. what is your job as I make/fix/ machine small to large items for all type of machines engineering fixtures....so making things to work each time every time with out holding it together with a bit of melted rope...........
Why do they do this on the ground and not on a damn table
It's an asian culture thing. They like working on the ground
Because there not lazy or privileged like most of us lol
@@Saucy.Alex13 it's not hard to build a table you stupid fuck.
They have not discovered the western way of work.
Solar then you go fucken make one for him and send it to him stupid bitch
这个老外到哪都要打一把刀
1:32 tickles the fire a bit, hehe little burny guy.
👍
This guy is so lucky to have a beautiful wife. Aka yes, I think vietnamese women are the most attractive.