• The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
    Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.

  • Today marks the 24th anniversary of 9/11. I pray that this nation does not forget the loss of lives from this horrible event. Yesterday conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was murdered, and I worry about what is to come. Please love one another and your family in these trying times - Spark

Rehabilitating a machete and Estwing I found while camping(Pic Heavy)

D

Dogzovwar81

Joined
Jun 14, 2013
Messages
503
A while ago, my son's friend found a machete and an Estwing drywall hammer. They were rusty, but I thought the Estwing had potential.
wjOjiHS.jpeg


The machete, on the other hand, seemed like a really cheap no-name machete. It did have a carbon steel blade, so I thought "What the heck". Here is what I did today with my finds.
 
Thank you for looking! Btw, of anyone can tell me who made the machete, I'd be grateful. I'm still guessing it's a no-name brand, lol.
 
Great find and great work! Estwing makes great tools. Can't help you on the machete ID though. But good job!
 
Nice hammer reclaim! I woulda done the the machete like you did, too. Why not? Fix the edge and you have a useable tool still!

Nice work!
 
It looks like an old tramontina machete. Maybe? I'd sharpen those chips out and get ready for the zombie invasion! :). But seriously, excellent find. You've brought some life back to it. Nice job!
 
I can tell you with 100% certainty that's an "Express" branded machete. I believe they were made by Incolma. Solid injection molded handle AND riveted--talk about overkill! My very first machete was one of those. Good steel.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top