How Blacksmiths Carve Wooden Machete Handles

Learn how Filipino blacksmiths carve the wooden handles of knives and machetes. In Philippines a machete is called a bolo. This is a blacksmith factory at Mambajao on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. Our original machete video was filmed at this same location in 2012,

We will have many more videos like this in future, see the below links for more blacksmiths and knife making videos at Bush Channel.
TIME STAMPS
0:12 Wedging wood onto tang
0:40 Carving begins
1:35 Carving up close
2:40 Rasping
2:55 Fishing spear
5:17 Forging an old file into a blade
10:50 Tin can
11:32 Small nails
12:44 Varnish
14:03 OUTRO

Buffalo Horn Machete Handles https://youtu.be/oxc77xE0_po

Our original Blacksmith video https://youtu.be/u6dt4xlI7FU

Malaysian Parang makers https://youtu.be/1QKNa7EbfAI

Modifying a machete for trail clearing https://youtu.be/ias73IADzMA


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