FYI, the Cutlass, was as much a tool as it was a weapon. Back in the days of sail. The Cutlass would be used not only by boarding parties, but by repair parties. Clearing the deck's of debris. Like busted spar's, heavy rope and canvas. So the "Pirate" Cutlass was around 1/4 of an inch thick, so it had the weight to chop through those things. And of course chop and hack "Soft" targets. Your Cutlass Machete did however turn out nicely. Did you retemper the blade, after all the grinding?

@adventureswithyouandme42

8 күн бұрын

Thank you for this very informative comment, I’m sure anyone looking into cutlasses after watch will appreciate your wisdom! That’s super cool to know that cutlasses were meant for more than just as a weapon. Also, I was careful not to break the temper by cooling the blade after it started to get a little hot. It seemed to work well, just have to make sure not to let it get too hot.

So good to see a young man doing young manly things. There is hope in the world still. love it.

@adventureswithyouandme42

5 күн бұрын

Man it really is unfortunate that so many kids my age barely go outside. There will always be Adventurers in ever generation who do though, never lose hope my friend!

@ScottAT

4 күн бұрын

I’m sure he did his proper research and looked it up on page 7,882 section 2 of the Manly Man’s Manual. 👍

The Brethren has your back, in Good Captain Kori's name.

@adventureswithyouandme42

2 күн бұрын

Much appreciated!

Fun project lad, good on ya for chasing that creative bug. Just a wee precaution from an old Shop worker. When using power tools, either button up them loose sleeves, or better yet; Roll em up. Seen a fair few folk have their touchy pokies go flyin across the worshop when loose sleeves get caught up in wheels, Lathes, presses and band saws. One of the lads at me old shop earned himself the nickname ‘Jamie Lannister” while working the Tube Saw… I’ll let you guess why. 🖐🏻 Luckily the cut was so clean, the Saw Bones managed to reattach the thing, and he even managed to get most of his functionality back. Dinae stop us at the shop from buying a ‘golden Jamie hand” and giving it to him while he was recovering. He got a kick out of it. ^.-.^ Dinae let this be a deterrent from pursuing your dreams and projects. Just be mindful that power tools are more powerful than you. Mind them Sleeves. ^.-.^

The machete is the direct descendent of the cutlass. Though a real cutlass usually started at about 4-6mm at the base of the blade & then distally tapered to machete thin at the tip. Which helps when trying to fight with it.

nice cutlass and well done w the whole outfits setting and music

@adventureswithyouandme42

2 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Hi ust found your channel 👍🏻 great job, subbed.

If you use some fine sandpaper to smooth the leather of the handle, impregnate the leather with wax by rubbing the wax block on it and then melting the wax in with a heat gun or hair dryer and then polish it up with a soft cloth you might like it even better. I bought a cheap set of Mossy Oak brand hunting knives a few years back that had stacked leather handles. I thought the handles were a little rough looking and I think they had some kind of polyurethane finish on them that I didn't like the feel of. So I hand sanded rhe finish off, sanded the leather smooth, pilished the dry leather just with a dry cloth and then did the wax treatment and pilished that. Vast improvement and when I was done rhey didn't look like 'cheap' knives, anymore. The cool thing about the wax treatment is not only will it protect and slightly harden the leather but also, even though you can polish it to a nice sheen, the wax, itself makes the leather a little 'grippy'.

@adventureswithyouandme42

3 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you very much! Yours definitely wanting me to try to make another stacked lather handle again, of course with some improvements!

Looks awesome! Makes me want to try making my own, now!

@adventureswithyouandme42

11 күн бұрын

You should! If you join the discord and post a few pictures I’d love to see how it comes out!

i was sold by the vid, but the end stole my spine

Congrats, this is a genius idea l should have thought of but never did!! Also your video over especially the introduction are top notch,excellent quality!!!😎❤

Easy, Cheep and a beauty

Damned fine work. If you cut a strip of mild steel, and tack weld it to the spine, you'll get a more rigid blade.

Tip for you bro, make sure the glossy side is roughed up, use more glue, clamp it really tight, and then use a belt or angle grinder or sand paper to shape it and you get it to a silky smooth finish.

First time I have seen your channel. Now you have a new subscriber.

The beginning looks so cool

@Mote.

11 күн бұрын

Cutlasses are awesome

@Mote.

11 күн бұрын

Very cool sword. You are skilled

@adventureswithyouandme42

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Yar, the blade be seaworthy, matey! Swash yer buckles and bloody some mangy curs! Nice work, m'dude!

this is awesome to see new creators

If you are planning to do this again, make a mock-up of the tang and stack the leather on it to assure the correct dimensions. Then, after you have trimmed the corners, use your belt sander and double cut, half-round file to get the correct fit for your hand. After you have transferred it to your cutlass, coat it well with mink oil to preserve it. Yes, I have done this before.

did you end up making the scale mail chest piece? excited to see you start that project. good job on the cutlass btw

@adventureswithyouandme42

5 күн бұрын

Thank you, I haven’t yet been able to do the scale armor. It’s expensive and takes a lot of time to do. On the next armor I make, I’ll most likely do a section that’s scale!

Mom: “You got some more enemies over by the fence to dispatch jimmy..”

@adventureswithyouandme42

8 күн бұрын

Lol, we should all strive to look through the lenses of a child sometimes! 🗡️

@blksubiesti

8 күн бұрын

@@adventureswithyouandme42 nothing wrong with supporting your kids dreams while double dipping on some house work

stacked leather handles are great for narrow tangs but not too good for wide tangs since it can make the front and back of the handle more fragile

@adventureswithyouandme42

5 күн бұрын

Yeah once I started doing it I realized I probably should’ve just wrapped it, but I think it turned out pretty good in the end!

Dude this is awesome. It turned out great.

You can shape leather with a sander.

Nice!

damn that's cool maybe try to make a falchion sword next with another machete.

@adventureswithyouandme42

11 күн бұрын

Good idea!

what is that called leather micarta? is that how they make the knife micarta but with cloth?

Most cutlasses' were only sharpened the last 8 or 12 inches. That bottom half would be stronger for blocking sword blows and breaking bones.

The problem is that most modern machetes are to thin to convert to true swords. If taken in to true combat it probably would bend or shatter

Have at ye, ya blasted salt dogs!

I would use some beeswax for the handle

@adventureswithyouandme42

5 күн бұрын

Good idea! I think I will🗡️

13:11 When you're swinging at free hanging vines or small branches try to feel when the blade makes contact and adjust the motion of your hand to drag the blade through the cut rather than just swinging through. You will start getting that nice high pitch "shink" like you were getting from the foliage at the end from every clean cut 🤌

@adventureswithyouandme42

4 күн бұрын

Good to know! I’ll try to implement this!

do you really think you can sell it for $200?

@adventureswithyouandme42

6 күн бұрын

Yes, of course I doubt it would be flying out of stock at that price. But it is definitely a good sword. A few of my friends were actually trying to buy it off me when I showed them, haha

4:50 How did you get an x on your hand?

What metal is the handguard?

@adventureswithyouandme42

10 күн бұрын

Plain steel, a flat bar. Got it from home depo!

Well done, but as an expirienced swordsman, i know that would not stand up to a legit real deal properly made modern sword in a duel. It may look the part but would get bent or cut into immediately. If it were a very, very, very well-made machete, with a thick tang and base of blade, distal taper, along with good steel and proper heat treat, it would work for sure. But not with a $30 machete that if it was even heat treated at all, was completely undone with all that grinding. A differentially hardened 1095 katana or a through jardened 1060 longsword would wreak havoc on that blade. All that being said, you ended up with a beautiful blade to cut light targets and have fun with, and that's what its all about. Very, very nice work sir.

@adventureswithyouandme42

4 күн бұрын

Thank you! This was my one of my first real sword projects. I definitely want to do a lot more builds like this! I hope to hear your wisdom in the comment section again! I’ll definitely refer back to your comment in the future

@erichusayn

4 күн бұрын

@adventureswithyouandme42 welcome. do you know Mike, aka weaponcollector from the UK? He has made and cut with all kinds of blades he made from machete and the like.

Dunno might have been cooler as a messer or a falchion

@adventureswithyouandme42

10 күн бұрын

You never know, a machete falchion might be on the horizon!

Bro was supposed to be pirate Dwarf in fantasy world

30$ in a Tramontina machete WTF!!! - Brasil!

@adventureswithyouandme42

Күн бұрын

Is that bad or good? lol

@Malefleur

Күн бұрын

@@adventureswithyouandme42 Bad...This is the most popular brand in Brazil, it is not the best, but in terms of cost-benefit ratio it is unaffordable and costs on average, this is around 10 dollars, paying with import taxes around 15 is a lot for a Tramontina machete.

You didnt make a 200$ sword thats still a 20 $ Machete 😂😂😂😂😂

@adventureswithyouandme42

5 күн бұрын

Nah man, $200 is a bargain it’s worth $2,000 to me!

Like always, americans struggling to handle a machete...

@adventureswithyouandme42

17 сағат бұрын

Exactly. That’s why I need a SWORD! 🤌

useless Leather stacking tips Keep the Square or do circles, better to have more material than less. If you cant get a grinder or a belt sander (handhelds for like 30 or bigboys for 45) try using a wooden block (cut one to shape) and gluing sandpaper to it, so you can finish and shape the handle. Try out a BobSmith combo set of Epoxy or similar brands. Red label. Shit looks dope in the final reveal.

@adventureswithyouandme42

Күн бұрын

Thank you for the useful tips!

Please don't hold on to the blade without gloves while you are drilling through the rivets. The video wasn't bad but that part made me cringe

@adventureswithyouandme42

4 күн бұрын

Haha, thank you for your concern but don’t worry the blades not very sharp and I’ve got some thick calluses on my hands!

@timothyvolkers5343

4 күн бұрын

@@adventureswithyouandme42 I was more thinking about what would happen if the drill bit got stuck while you were using the drill press. Cause even if the blade wasn't that sharp it would not take much to get really hurt if there was some kick back from the drill press making the machete spin which wouldn't take much. So next time just keep that in mind is all I'm saying

If you’re a pirate, why do you wear a knights helmet?

@adventureswithyouandme42

3 күн бұрын

Cause that’s just how I roll man!

Came for the blade content..but unfortunately had to see someone's mental illness..seriously seek mental health care sooner then later..definitely needs to get out of the parents basement and socialize with normal people..

@adventureswithyouandme42

3 күн бұрын

I agree, this kid needs some serious help.