Machete Restoration with Pro Sharpening Supply - Step By Step Instructional How-To

I take a crack at restoring a Herramientas Collins Machete (probably from the 70s) that is in poor shape. Rust removal, new handle, sharpening and all!
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[@NoffingMadders]

This is the most calm and chill machete restoration video I've seen, nice job btw

[@allanfischer9417]

Nice job - that old tool has some personality and a lot of years left if minimally cared for.

[@chrisedwards2054]

Hey looks like you did a great job for your first go at it. It's nice to see a woman interested in restoration, very cool keep it up!

[@prosharpeningsupply]

Thank you! It was a pretty satisfying project. Plenty to improve on, but I learned a lot.

[@ozarked2363]

Doing a similar job on 2 of my great-grandpa's corn knives is what lead me down the rabbit hole of making knives. Mine were even more pitted than this example. I used Evapo-Rust to soak them and then cold blued the blades. Made the scales out of some quarter sawn sycamore that I had. Just for grins I cut the necks and bases off of .223 cases and used them for the lanyard tubes. Hopefully someday they will make their way to a great-grandson.

[@prosharpeningsupply]

That's so great to hear. Restoring knives and tools is so rewarding and a great way to honor family. I will have to try Evapo-Rust on a future project. Thanks for watching! -Kristie

[@adammcguinness9950]

Excellent restoration. I wish you chopped something with it though.

[@kurtisdurkop7038]

An old Collins & Co machete. Very nice.

[@runngun8649]

Awesome content! Keep uploading restorations like this and you could blow up, that handle looks super ergonomic for use

[@prosharpeningsupply]

Thank you for the encouragement! I was very pleased with how the handle turned out, it's very comfortable. -Kristie

[@andycandal5934]

Nice...good job.

[@texasjoe3261]

Nice Job ! Thank You For Sharing

[@carlosjavieralcantararojas8682]

Hermoso machete

[@javiersilcock4637]

Awesome machete not bad at all. Awesome machete not bad at all.

[@alessandrofionda8272]

Look like it used to be a tramontina machete! Anyway good results, greetings!!

[@Sweetknives]

Very good

[@michaelmartin5177]

What grit of sand paper did you use?

[@JosephLopez-gq9zh]

That's a colings worth alot of money

[@abdellahbouincha3519]

You forgot the most important thing in the whole video 🙄. You should definitely try it.

[@prosharpeningsupply]

Yes! I should have included that on the video. Maybe I will make a short follow-up video.