The Perfect Survival Tool!

Great Video!!! I've been telling people for years that a $10 Tramontina machete will out work ANY thousand dollar custom made from unobtanium super duper survival knife for clearing campsites, shelter building, fire prep - all the stuff you actually have to do when you leave the keyboard behind and hit the woods for real... Again, EXCELLENT video!

I bought 20 at Lowe’s end of garden season for 5 dollars each. I redid a few and give them to my neighbors

this... this one sparks joy as a Brazilian i love seeing tramontina getting some love. growing up on a farm i always used tramontina machetes, over the years i had 10" 18" 20" 26" machetes and all served me really well, specially cane machetes. made for cutting sugar cane and they sure cut like crazy. wider blade, a hook on the back and the ones with a long handle are the best ones. i use one of those as a survival tool.

My favorite yard tool ever. For my 5th BD I asked my Grandpa for a machete, he bought me a tramintina. Ever since I been the knife guy I'm 30 now.

Because Paracord really finishes its qualification as a Perfect Survival Tool.

As a Brazilian I can say that here every man, even the more urban ones have a tramontina machete or/and other tramontina knives af home... it's part of our culture here 🇧🇷🔪

Huge fan of the Tramontina machetes. Inexpensive and pretty durable. Good tool.

Wow! I have that exact model Tramontina machete - bought it back in the Seventies, lol!!! Seems to be made of fairly good steel - I sharpened it for the first time last summer. Now I am encouraged to dress it up a little, and give it more respect. Thanks for the inspiration!!

I use a homemade pvc pipe sheath for mine. It lasted me 20 years and is still as good as the day i made it. Machete has lost a few millimetres of girth due to sharpening but still going strong .great mods, brother. God bless you and your family. Lee

I just finished my machete out of a piece of sheet steel. I’m a big fan of the 550 cord wrap. I never thought about pulling the cord through while it still hot. Thanks!

Gloves are usually not worn when working on rotating machines. Why - ask the professionals. Thank you for the video.

My all time favorite knives are machetes, they are the perfect one tool option as I have witnessed first hand in the rainforest of Asia and South America, I ALWAYS modify mine.

Might wanna give the peeps watching a tip about the bench grinder; go easy as to not over heat the blade and mess with it's temper. Pretty cool project though.

I know that some people actually dedicate two or three inches of the blade near the handle to make the blade super fine for detail work. It seems to me that by putting paracord above the handle you essentially have shortened the blade and lengthen the handle. I think even adding a choil and leaving yourself a longer blade Edge would seem more useful

That's one thing we totally agree on Jason. I love machetes!❤

I love the idea of the paracord wrap. I used one of these tramontina machetes to make myself a bowie with a 10 inch blade.

You know the beauty to a $10-20 machete? You don't mind using it for everything. Then even better when the woods just decides to claim it. You don't feel like you lost a weeks pay. Mostly with affordable tools is everyone will actually use them. Anyone ever been with the guy that doesn't wanna use his expensive knife? I have the terrachete to try out this summer. Really like it. The price isn't to bad. Still its expensive for a machete but it also comes with a great sheath so $70 isn't crazy in my opinion.

As my Grandpa taught me what seems a million years ago now about wooden handles and BLO. "Oil once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year and then every year"! Grandpa's advice hasn't failed me yet! I have 4 axes and hatchets, wheelbarrow handles and a pile of shovel/rake etc. handles all to do this weekend for their yearly spring oiling lol. Love your channel... Thanks!

Those Tramontina machete’s have their own PING!

The machete is the universal survival cutting tool.