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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bowtarist on December 24, 2016, 10:00:31 am

Title: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: bowtarist on December 24, 2016, 10:00:31 am

My father-in-law gave me the blade a year or so ago. A few weeks ago I was trying to figure out what to give him since all the other gifts I'm giving to that side of the family I have made this year. I cut 5 1/2" off the handle end and reshaped the handle. The blade is now 13" long. The oak is from a barn that was built in the 1860s right down the road from my father-in-laws house. The hand loop was hand cut and braided split grain. The sheath is made from cherry w/ a leather welt all glued and sewn together and the belt loop is from scrap sheath leather pieces. All sealed w/ mineral oil/beeswax paste I make. I glued a piece of leather pants material onto one scale of the sheath to give it some friction and you can hold this thing upside down and shake it and the machete does not fall out. When it is put into the sheath it snaps into place. that's my favorite part.  ;D This one is going to be tough to give away, but like my wife said, it;s staying in the family. thanks for lookin, you all have a gooder!! dpgratz   

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: Del the cat on December 24, 2016, 10:04:29 am

Nice job  :)
Del

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 24, 2016, 10:24:39 am

Love a good machete! Great tool when a guy needs one. Nice recovery Derik!

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: Buffalogobbler on December 24, 2016, 10:30:56 am

Derik,
It certainly looks like a gooder!
As long as it's staying in the family you could always borrow it O:)

Kevin

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: Redhand on December 24, 2016, 10:32:25 am

Good one!

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: Parnell on December 24, 2016, 11:26:26 am

So nice.  Love the sheath.

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: osage outlaw on December 24, 2016, 11:28:36 am

Great job on the restoration Derik.  I made a knife from my grandpas broken machete and gave it to my Mom last night as a Christmas gift. 

Derik, we need to do a knife swap sometime

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: selfbow joe on December 24, 2016, 11:55:29 am

I like how it came out.

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: bowtarist on December 24, 2016, 01:43:42 pm

Quote from: osage outlaw on December 24, 2016, 11:28:36 am

Great job on the restoration Derik.  I made a knife from my grandpas broken machete and gave it to my Mom last night as a Christmas gift. 

Derik, we need to do a knife swap sometime

I'd like that Clint!! Hey, did you notice I did the pics all by myself? LOL

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: PaulN/KS on December 24, 2016, 04:01:44 pm

Nicely done.

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: osage outlaw on December 24, 2016, 04:22:35 pm

Yes I did Derick. 

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: Pappy on December 25, 2016, 08:19:58 am

I need a son in law like you, guess I will need a daughter first  ;) nice rework. Pappy

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: neuse on December 25, 2016, 08:48:01 am

Very nice work, I love the sheath.

Title: Re: Re-Worked Machete for Christmas gift
Post by: mullet on December 25, 2016, 06:19:19 pm

I like that. I prefer a short machete over a long one. That's why I usually buy Cane knives.