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

[Dogzovwar81]

Snakebreaker, that Dundee Bowie chops like a dream. The ergos are darned near perfect!

 

[joejeweler]

My ever-growing family.

(upper left) "Now THAT's A Knife!"

 

[Dogzovwar81]

Yes. Yes, it is, lol. I still need more Becker.

 

[300Six]

The Estwing looks to be their version of 'drywall hammer/hatchet' and is the first time I've ever seen one with an upside down print handle. Estwings from before the manufacturer liability craze merely said "Safe-T-Shape" on the handle rather than "Warning Always Wear Safety Goggles".
You did a nice job of cleaning up those foundlings.
I'm guessing somebody must have been some ticked off to discover weekend warrior drunken son had lost his stuff, or that the garage or shed shouldn't have been accidentally left open on a Friday night.

Sorry; I see from the fine print under the title of the first post that in fact you already knew it was a drywall tool.

 

[Alocksly]

Great finds. I came across a machete that had been left partly in a campfire on a hike once. I attempted to re temper it using a woodstove, old motor oil, and all the vast knowledge I possessed at the age of fourteen. I succeeded wildly in managing to not burn down my grandpas shop; the machete ended up in the scrap heap.

 

[Dogzovwar81]

At first, I had no idea what Estwing model it was until I showed it to my wife's Uncle who remodels houses. He knew right away.

 

[300Six]

At first, I had no idea what Estwing model it was until I showed it to my wife's Uncle who remodels houses. He knew right away.

Estwing (and most other) drywall hammers are unique in that the hammer head is slightly offset from perpendicular. Firstly this is to allow nailing next to ceilings but also, since they are not very heavy, means using only your wrist to swing and not having to move your forearm. When you get used to them they're great for light work but the offset would bug most users for heavier applications such as woodsman's hatchet.

I'd be checking that handle carefully; either the factory goofed (unlikely) or someone stuck the handle back on upside down and maybe somehow this means it could come loose again.

 

[paleomanone]

Great recovery job on both. With a little TLC that machete edge can get dressed up and you've got a brand new machete.

 

[Dogzovwar81]

So here's a closeup of the, um, "serrations".

 

[300Six]

So here's a closeup of the, um, "serrations".
QUOTE]
Serrations are industry's ingenious solution for their buyer's not knowing how (or too wealthy or too lazy!) to sharpen blades.
By my way of thinking now ubiquitous and miracle '50 cent stainless steel serrated plastic-handled steak knives' are a by-product of naive users that expect to be able to politely cut through cheap cuts of meat, sip wine and party all evening, and not find a thoroughly disgusting rusty knife in the sink, or dishwasher, in the morning.
Likely not that much different with machetes.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I've not seen an Express machete with factory serrations, but who knows?

 

[Dogzovwar81]

I doubt they're factory. The cutouts are irregular in spacing and depth.

 

[300Six]

I doubt they're factory. The cutouts are irregular in spacing and depth.

Experimentation with a chainsaw file?

 

[Twoinch]

i bet someone(likely a kid) was cutting cable or wire or something of the sort, and put irregularly spaced but fairly uniformly shaped dents.

but, i wouldnt doubt it could have been file work. after seeing so many amateur "sheaths" with very irregular rivet, screw, or stitch spacing....