How Blacksmiths make Traditional Thai Machetes

A Thai blacksmith making traditional machete knives with bamboo handles! Welcome to Pabong Village near Chiang Dao in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The blacksmith in this video also teaches local students Kung Fu in his spare time. The English/Thai interpreter you see at 8:01 is Chai, a mountain guide for Doi Chiang Dao (Thailand's 3rd highest peak). It is very interesting to see the insect resin being used in the machete handle construction, this material is gathered in nearby jungle. Soon we will have more info on this amazing natural junglecraft material! During the translation from Thai to English it was unfortunately misunderstood that the resin in the machete handle comes from an ant nest. One of our subscribers recently made the informative comment that it is actually stick lac, this resin is secreted from lac insects.

TIME STAMPS ►
0:41 quenching the steel
2:33 carving steel with a machete
4:54 filing & grinding begins
7:11 bamboo handle
11:05 putting insect resin in the handle
12:11 final sharpening
13:07 Chai the guide
14:39 OUTRO

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