Forging a large machete out of rusted metal

Thanks for watching! This was my hardest project yet! It took me two weeks and over 20 hours total.
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[@CarolinaChrisOutdoors]

I think you did an outstanding job. I like seeing a guy use “common man” tools. 👍🏻

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you!

[@user-pt8xx5ss1l]

Barbaridad de machete lo único malo es que lo hiciste con espiga y no completo , saludos y bendiciones para ti hermano gracias 🙏😇👍👍👍👍👍

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you for the compliment! Blessings to you too!

[@darrengriffiths2372]

Hi sir👍👌just amazing job lot of work with👏👍lot of lv in to machete mazing job sir dino uk🛸👍😁

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you!

[@lyndsaywilcox2285]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@jeanladoire4141]

very good to tackle difficults projects like that ! For the forging part, i'd advise forging REALLY hot, like nearly when the sparks start to appear, and to keep your steel clean (when you hit the edge of your bar, the scale from the flats flake off, wich is basically cleaning off the oxides). Don't let scale accumulate, and don't let your steel burn (aka not letting the steel too close to the oxygen in your fire). Forging very hot turns the steel into a paste, it moves better, easier, and at welding heat you can do so much more !

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you for commenting! I was forging as hot as my forge would go😅 which isn’t quite as hot as I would like it to be.. but it’s a very cheap forge so I get what I paid for. I’m currently saving up for a more powerful forge and a real anvil. I’m not sure how much you know about anvils but i found two near me both in pretty rough shape, one being made in the U.S and one being of English origins. I was wondering which one would be better or if it doesn’t really matter?

[@Samworks1]

I would highly Recommend making or buying a coal forge. one 10$ 40-lb bag from Tractor Supply will last up to a week of Forging for 5 hours a day but a propane forge will last about 6-8 hours strait Forging. @@NolansKnives

[@corywinning6655]

safety nolan safety!

[@NolansKnives]

Haha thanks for looking out for me! I’m working on it!

[@MASI_forging]

Great work dude 👍👍

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you!

[@Shorty-dd1be]

I’m amazed by the time you take to get this amazing piece

[@NolansKnives]

Thanks man!!

[@claudio6164]

Very good, congratulations friend 😊

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you!

[@dave11178]

I like the hammer marks

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you!

[@kimupdike9486]

Awesome!👏🏻👏🏻

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you!

[@ltreplayz]

sick 👍

[@geraldstamour1312]

Machete is lookin' hella dope @NolansKnives! Now it needs a nice scabbard/sheath to complete the package!

[@NolansKnives]

Thanks for the compliment! I would love to make a sheath for it in the future! I could Possibly make another video on making one🤔

[@geraldstamour1312]

@@NolansKnives Sounds like a plan.

[@AlexsanderVart]

Цікавий ніж Нолан. 👍

[@NolansKnives]

Thanks!

[@fredramer-xf3ho]

woah

[@fredramer-xf3ho]

Here from the short🤚

[@NolansKnives]

Thanks man!

[@bob-lc2hl]

that thing is sick!

[@NolansKnives]

thank you

[@JerryBob-wn1wp]

great job 👏

[@NolansKnives]

thanks!

[@user-tj4mr1nb3m]

Жаль кромку лезвия не отковываете. Посмотрите уроки Леонида Архангельского. Много почерпнете

[@NolansKnives]

Thank you for sharing that! I will definitely check that out. As my skills improve I will also forge the bevels and use the hammer to shape out the profile more. Thanks for watching!

[@nancyblanchard7218]

hammer marks dose not look good

[@NolansKnives]

I’m sorry you feel that way! I definitely have a lot of room to improve and refine my craft!