Hey Dave, I remember telling you I bought all sorts of gear after watching you. People call that a rookie mistake, but thank God I watched YOU. I have never regretted one piece of that gear! I know you don't do this to "sell stuff", which is why I trust you so much! Thanks for 11 years of great videos, and "hey-oh" to Nick.

“Anything larger than a knife 🔪 is a machete” 😂 Thanks Dave...

Another fantastically informative video. Thank you very much, most informative bushcraft/survival channel on KZfaq.

No reason to apologize for indoor videos at all. Former boy scout, learned most of my "wood lore" while there, and the motto "be prepared" is often quoted but rarely thought about all the way through. One part of being prepared means you have to put in the work required to have your gear ready BEFORE you go into the woods to use it. What you are showing here, and in many of your "shop" videos like it, are the methods you use to prepare the gear you carry in order for it to be ready to use once you are in the woods. Sure, showing us methods to use the gear once you're there is another way to help us prepare, but if we don't know how to have the gear ready to use once you get there then that part of the equation is a moot point. Thank you for showing yet another method for us to use to be prepared.

Nice to see you back.

I just shared this with my daughter, who is a cop in San Diego, and like her mum loves the wild. She has a great collection of knives but like me, didn’t have instructions on how to sharpen & care for them. Now I found this vid you made (& I couldn’t find again) and sent it back to my email. Remember I was trying to feather with my SCHF9? I got the idea from this vid. I can see two Christmas presents this year😁 ~~Rambo

This will be interessting! Sorry to hear about injury, I wish and pray for fast, full and speedy recovery.

I learned several things. Thanks brother! I hope you back is better soon.

Bigmonky I've watched a ton of channels and I have never seen the way you explain and do things differently your amazing piece and love from 1 leg UK England

Great Presentation, Davey, I May Have To Get Me 1 A Them Sharpeners, Prayers For Your Back Healing Up Soon For Ya Buddy ! Have A Swell Upcoming Weekend, Friend ! Hay Nick ! ATB T God Bless

You’re the best, Dave! I hope you’re back gets better soon, brother!

Good morning, Dave. I'm sorry to hear bout your back. I'll be praying that you are feeling better soon...

i just eyeball it.but i have sharpend and stropped knives freehand for well over 40 years. So i can do a perfect edge.all types off them,with just about anything. I am just45,but started with knives early in life. 2 years old,when my mother gave me my first long pointy knife. Today i cillect swords,axes knives medival weapons amd firearms. And i forge and makes knives and sheats,i dont think she knew it would get that serious. So thank you mom!! Have watched your vids for years,you was the first channel i subbed on KZfaq back in the day.

Sharpening is a royally underrated specialized skill most never really speak about . Great video as always Dave .Thank ya sir. 👍👍👍👍👍

I lived in Alaska for 30 years. I have noticed you Alaska hat. I love you moose coffee cup in this video and am inspired to sharpen my sp53

I’m never going to have the need for a machete, but I always watch every video you put out. I still always learn something new & I just love listening to you. Thank you Dave for showing me how you sharpen your blades. All the best to you brother & much love 💕

I really appreciate the fact that you demonstrate the whole process. Knife sharpening can seem daunting to some but patience and practice and experimenting like you showed here is really the key to learning and getting better at it. Thank you again and I hope your back is feeling better really soon.

I like the Gato system. Good tips on sharing a machete. Hope your back gets better. Safe journeys.

Enjoyed this video. My 92 year old mother is going to Smokey Mountain Knife Works and get her a machete. She really enjoyed this video. Keep up the good work and we need more videos. Thanks

Hello David, I am wishing you that your back is gettick back to normal soon. & thank you for these detailled tips how to sharpen a machete, and even to make a "double use" machete. All the best, Michael

Hey Dave. You know how much I enjoy your working in the machine shop videos. :o)

Sure hope there is no one stupid enough to thinks they can school you on metal work Dave. You could make a fortune in a sharpening business. Time for me to work my machetes and my sharpening skills. Thanks for the expert motivation.

Some folks are natural born teachers, and you are very much one of those people Dave. You always explain the WHY of what you doing, which is greatly appreciated. I sincerely hope your back injury is nothing too serious. Stay safe my friend.✌ (A Gato is now sitting in my shopping cart... I can't wait to use it!)

I’m glad you’re "back"…..😉😬 I’ve been dealing with back issues for a very long time. I buy my curls prepackaged from 7-Eleven, along with a blue slurpee, and soggy nachos………😂😂

Buddy this was just genius! I learned some good stuff here. I've always wondered how that sharpening system worked too, now I know lol. Thumbs up video Brother Dave! 👍🏻~John

This is the "Whoops I dropped my Mora!" sharpening combo method😂 Great idea!

Great video. I remember watching Dave Macintyre on Alone thinking, why does he look so familiar? Then one episode they talked about his KZfaq channel or something and it hit me- COLHANE! And I immediately messaged him and congratulated him. I don’t think any of us in the Bushcraft & survival community forgot that machete thing he did. EVERYBODY did it from that point on. When I wrote that novella and dedicated it to you, Canterbury, and Wendell, I Should have included Macintyre and rounded out all my favorite Dave’s. LOL That’s a lot of Dave’s.

That's a really good idea- to have a steeper angled edge near the base of the blade. It turns the machete into a multi purpose tool. You can still chop like a machete. The edge near the base can be used for fine carving (feather sticks, etc). And with many machetes (that have a point) you can use it to "drill" holes and pierce things. I've found that the steel of most machetes is easier to re-grind than most knives. You demonstrate the right way to do it with a angle guide. You did a really nice job. The second edge looks great (like the factory had done it). I just do it freehand. People can call me a hacker, and that's ok. I just mean to say that if someone doesn't have the tools or ability to do as good a job as you did here, they can still put a functional, fine carving edge on their machete. Excellent machetes (IMHO) can be bought for very cheap ($7, $8, etc). Tramontina, Imacasa, etc. So if someone tries modification and ruins it, there is not much lost. But, really, with these machetes, a "ruined" one is easily turned into a smaller machete or knife. I've found that mistakes I've made when learning were some of the most "Fun in the Woods"...

Yay! Dave in his shop and a coffee ☕️.. good start to the day! Edit.. okay.. more good stuff from Dave as usual 😬.. I hadn’t seen that type of sharpening system before.. I’m definitely going to have to see about getting myself one 👍… thanks Dave! Hope you’re doing well my friend!

After watching this, I went and watched your video on sewing basics. I was taught to sew and sharpen knives, but never would want to teach anybody. Both videos mean a lot to me. Hi Nick! On to reviewing the compass again! Thanks Dave and Nick.

Bunch of great tips for sure Buddy! Try planting the knife and pulling the wood. Another way to test curling angles. Thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge with us all! I truly appreciate it!

I love how it sounds when you are grinding it. The different stones sound different! I have 2 machetes my Dad gave me many years ago that he got in Mexico that I am going to sharpen. He is gone now but I know he would be so very proud to know I have taken care of them. Thanks.

Funny to see this tonight. I just sharpened 8 knives and half my arm is bald. Great ideal on the steeper grind! Nice video Dave

I have seen those sharpening system kits before, but I had no idea how they worked, so I just sort of ignored them. Now that I've seen it, I love it! I'm going to have to get one! Man, I really appreciate you taking the time to share these things. And thanks again for pointing me to this video! I'd been looking forward to it all day and it was worth the wait! 😊👍👍

I did the same on the Condor Village parang. I used a Nickelson file for intial removal and followed with 2 different grits, 400 and 800 on a small belt sander. Really works much better for feathersticking. A worn out belt sander belt with polishing paste also can put the strop effect on the blade! Nice job there!

Thanks for the very instructional video. I feel as if my machete IQ rose by several points just by watching this video. Thanks Dave

My Dad taught me to sharpen knifes using several different stones it was time consuming but worth every second when your out in the woods or out at sea and need a sharp knife or machete my Dad use to say that its the dull knife that will cut you as a kid I never thought that out until I was older makes since now I like your Gatco system and will be ordering one as always a grate video and hope your well soon

Thank you for this another wonderful and helpful video brother .Sad to hear you had a back injury,well wishing and healing energy sent.I hope ya"ll be able soon to enjoy the beloved outdoors .

Dave . I'm blinded by your awesomeness! Thanks for another great video.

Great video Dave. Couple things, try putting machete tip into log and pull stick for fast feather strip. If you are sharpening a knife, attach that pivot base to bench with clamp. Attach jig to blade, find bevel angle and put it in pivot base stem. Sharpen one side, lift/flip over, and drop onto pivot base, Sharpen other side. Love the denim/board idea! As always patient , good teaching .

It seems to be true, the closer you get to the equator the larger the knives get. Cheers Dave!

Hi Dave. Thank you for a masterclass in sharpening. Stay safe and I hope your back gets better. ATB. Nigel.

Well done Dave . I did do this same thing to my old M-tech Nighthawk I made it 2 inches wide really solved my feather sticking with a single blade carry .It work so well I almost did it to my SP-53 but since I almost never carry it on my hip but it is always with us on the side of my allice . Here in California in our area and the area's that we travel to in the high sierra's there is nothing but sage brush . But since there is nothing around like your southern swamp land. My first what I would call a sharping unit I got from SMKW about 11 years ago I think, looks just like your unit but no V stone worked okay and was called Blade Master. I have since bought others all about the same results . I did buy another Sp-53 back in the late unpleasantness with finding an SP-53 it was like they told me when talking to Ontario they were on the way this one is for the grand son he is constantly borrowing mine which is great but it's time he can handle it and he takes great care of his tools . To be honest Dave I enjoy sharping my blades the old fashion way with my stones it does take much more time but the results are spectacular at the moment I was going through all my knives using the the Work Sharp Pression Adjust Sharpener it's does okay I just was have no fun so I put it away and pulled out the wooden box of stones and have been having nothing but fun it will take me a good 2 months to finish all the knifes and hatchet's . Great common since video keep it up and say hi to you son . Happy Trails from and old fart .

I really liked how you demonstrated the use of the guided tool and permanent marker to find your angle. I use a similar method for my blades, using the Lansky set (5 wetstones ver). I have reprofiled edges on knives and found even 5 degrees of change can take a good while to get done even with the coarse stone. The finest stone in set is 1000 grit and using white diamond compound on a strop I can get the edge mirror polished. Just received my Condor Bushcraft Parang today, looking forward to taking it out. Never realized the seax had 2 different angles, so thanks for shedding light on that. Even with the modifications you've made, I doubt you'll be in a hurry to carry a machete without a knife attached to the sheath. Great backup method though and awesome way to make the already versatile blade even more so. Have a great weekend guys!

I just came across your videos I really enjoy watching and learning . I really want to say the way you treat Nick is wonderful. I enjoy him as well ! I have started my bugout bag , you were very helpful . Thank You !

I hope your back heals up soon. I agree, if it's bigger than a knife it's a machete, which is why I call my BK9 my mini-chete. Good video and great way to explain the details on the why as well as the how.

Very interesting Dave, I have never thought of creating a sweet spot for feathersticking.

Hi Dave! I hope your back gets better soon my friend. Sorry I'm a bit late to the party, but thanks for sharing your techniques! I like the denim option for strops, I'll have to give that one a try. Just an FYI for taking on reprofiling jobs like the Condor convex-to-scandi type conversions using a guided sharpener or pretty much any kind. I use a flat file with cutting oil on it. Ususally one of the ones sold for sharpening your chainsaw. I just tape a bit of rod to the file handle, and make sure to keep the rod on the same side of the file when I do the flip, so that it stays consistent. It will save your stones, and rough out the profile very quickly (by comparison). Then once you have the file work done, you can usually start with the medium stone, and sharpen normally. You only need to do the file trick to reprofile, or if you really have to work out some big damage spots on the blade. For convex edges, I picked up a manual sanding pad, and use wet/dry sandpaper with a dab of cutting oil on it to extend the abrasive life a good bit, but I'm thinking of trying denim and coarse compound after watching this. The semi-dense foam back of the pad lets the abrasive conform to the convex curve of blade really well. I've tried automotive body repair sanding blocks and they work pretty well, but the best has been one called "The Preppin' Weapon". It's just a little softer. I actually got the technique and idea from Rooster over on Axe Junkies, where it's at least locally known as The Rooster Method. Pretty sure he's made several videos on it by now. He uses a sort of J shaped stroke, starting off just pushing at 90' away from the blade, like normal stropping, but about half way through the stroke, he also runs the pad down the blade towards the tip at the same time as pushing away. Each stroke overlaps the last one until you are just doing a 90' push at the tip. He always works from heel/base of the blade, down towards the tip. I think it's more for muscle memory and consistency, than anything else, but I'll tell you it sure works on axes and larger or heavy blades where it's easer to move the abrasive over the blade, than the blade over an abrasive. If you are interested, I can see if I can find a video of him demonstrating "the Rooster Method", if you can't turn one up.

I like that Sharpening system Dave thanks for the lesson and I hope you're back heals up brother.

Good morning! Sending you good thoughts and prayer for a full and fast recovery. Take care.

So good to see another video from you. That sharpening set is cool, need to get one of those. My knife sharpening skills are not what they should be, although am getting a little better. Praying for healing for you.

Hey Dave! Geez I've missed your vids! I have that same Ontario machete you showed first.. and a few more. GOOD to see you again.

Thanks for the sharpen ideas really cool I do go fishing a lot and I have stanless steal knives and as I was younger I could not get my knives really sharp and up to date a few years ago I started watching KZfaq and as I seen a few bushcraft guy's and girls I've seen sharping there knives out the field and with a stone and a stroping there knives and I started getting A better sharpen stones and a piece Of leather and now my knives are more sharper then I have ever had And I really like to thank you and all the other bushcrafters out there for a lot of ideas of what can be done and Dave thanks for your videos I do in joy watching and lot of how one person can make and do from a piece of wood or even having something with them that has more then one usage for any reason out in the woods and really thanks peace to you family and friends ✌️

Good video Dave, don't know how I missed this one for a week, only thing I can think of is I spent a day out side clearing carp away from around the house because of the fires up here in montana. Starting to get a little to close for comfort !! Can't see very far cause of smoke in the air .THANK you Frank from montana...

Another great video Dave! Enjoy your posts here and on BCUSA.

Very informative video. Thanks Dave. Hope your back feels better soon. 👍

Dave, there are a lot of sordid people in this world, but you in my humble opinion are one of a kind, integrity is one of many that springs to mind. Your ideology will help many people, while some of us r procrastinating you just plough ahead ,whether it's arduous or not. You must be a good friend, an inspiration to many people! Keep smiling brother 🍻

I feel your pain young man! Dealing with a pinched nerve in the lower back myself for the last two weeks. Prayers n god bless.

Good Morning,brother. Great info as always,and like some of the other guys are saying,I would also like to see you in the shop making something,preferably,with a sharp edge. Well anyway,I enjoyed watching,as always and pray your back gets better.

Bushcraft has always been about tools and equipment with multipurpose applications; so as always your idea is brilliant and highly practical for the intended use. Thanks for sharing, Dave. P.S. Hope you’re feeling better, my friend.

1 am and cannot sleep. So I watch Monkeyman (my fav channel). My machete is the origonal Reinhardt, unmarked with a gray baked coating I got in some magazine about 35 years ago. Love it, and its cool it's like a mock up model before Becker started making them, I mean it's exactly like the kukri from BKT, with the baked finish and sterile. I guess I could put it between my teeth and sneak around the back yard.

Thanks again! Always look forward to every other Friday! Awesome!

I Love your content Dave, so here's my share of knowledge on this topic. 2:16 Nope... even more, BIIIIG NOPE!! He might have been the first one to take the multi angle bevel concept from such traditional south asian knives as the malay Parang and put it in his western machete. A traditional Parang can go even further than McIntyre's machete, having three different edge angles on the same blade. A really sharp edge near the tip for skinning, a stronger bigger angle in the middle for chopping and a very fine back end for carving. This concept has been there forever and has allowed Malay people to carry a single multipurpose cutting tool.

Nice guy. You are the gentle Mr. Rogers of the woods. Nice.

Cheers Dave, 😊 great video mate, it's nice to see a practical demo on sharpening, and the modified section seems to work alot better at making curls, hope your back is feeling better soon, take it easy if you can, stay safe mate, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart uk.

Great tip Dave! I heard somewhere: 'If you own a knive, know how to sharpen it'!. Been strugling with that one, and have watch a few videos about sharpening, but still haven't found what works best for me, but I'm on the way. most of the times, just afraid of ruining a good knive. I did found a way to simplify everything, but probably need to ruin one or two inexpensive knifes in order to gain some experience and learn something along the way. Take care and thank you for sharing your experience, have a great new year!

Rocking the Crocs! A true man of culture 😁 fantastic video and insight. Thanks brother.

Thanks, Dave. I hope your back gets better soon. Lansky makes a sharpener system like that. I use one of the Harbor Freight diamond panels and just do it all by hand. It does a really good job. You can hit the angle you want pretty easily. The magic marker trick is slick.

I've done the same on my condor village parang, which is already set up so as to have the double grind... it works like a charm! great video, and please take care!

Always a pleasure, learning from Dave the outdoorsm.

I surely enjoyed this awesome video again Dave! Thank you. 👍😁

Entering and educational as ever 👌 thanks again Dave, hope your back gets better soon 👍🙂

He Dave, thats a really good foolproof system. I have been using a simular sharpener and a helpfull hint i use is when i find the placement ot the holder on the blade i scribe the outline on the blade so all the guess work it taken away, just line it up to the marks and its off to the sharpening races. Hope this helps to make it a little bit easier and faster to sharpen. Thanks for all the knowledge man cheers

This is such a good idea !! I need your set up ahaha .

You just made an exceptional teaching video. Thank you.

Colhane used a 12" OKC CT-1 machete for the video of those mods. Thanks for another great video.

thanks Dave , Im have to buy one of them sharpening systems , hope the back gets better soon

Great video, as are they all. Sorry to hear about the back problems, for those that haven't experienced it, not much you can say to make them understand the agony that can take over your life. I got over mine, eventually...I seriously considered killing myself rather than live like a cripple, dependent on others. But I lived, hope you make a full recovery and you and Nick get back out there! Cool weather is coming!

Nothing better than watching one of your videos on knives and machetes and this was no exception. Some really useful and excellent techniques that I hadn't seen before. Those sharpening rods and clamp were superb and I intend to purchase some ASAP. The carving edge I would never have thought of but what a great idea. I'm going to try that on one of my machetes for sure. These types of videos of yours are easily as good and important as the outdoor ones in my opinion. Hope your back gets better soon as I know how debilitating those sort of injuries can be. Take it easy mate and rest. Many thanks for the video. Excellent as always 👍

I like to have my _BIG_ knife and my _small_ knife. The big one for chopping and the small one for carving/shaving. I was using my Schrade F45 (14" blade) for quite some time, but then I finally got a Schrade F37 (7" blade) that I use now. I use the for chopping, my _Morakniv Companion_ for carving/shaving and for skinning the bark of tree or branch, I switch between the two knives. Sometimes Mora, sometimes Schrade. They both do well with that. As for cutting down a tree, I use one of my _Silky_ folding saws. I have F180 (7" blade) and Big Boy (14" blade)... Yeah, same lengths as my knives. LOL

Thanks for showing that process and especially the after carving. Very insightful for people wondering about cutting angles.

You did a very good job explaining your lesson you were trying to get across.

Thanks for this one ! I‘m so glad I opted for the Täräma Skrama though ☺️ Get well soon 😊

Really cool mod! Thanks Dave!

Great video Dave I really enjoyed it.

I love your workshop!

Very nice. Great show. Some people don't realize how important it is to keep and have a sharp knife. Especially when out in the woods. Thank you for sharing this with us.

That was cool Dave, thanks 👍 Hope your back is feeling better! Take care and God bless ✌️

Thanks Dave .Im going to try this seem like a good idea. Looking for more on your cooking grills.I have made a few of your grills thanks for the idea.

Hi Dave, great tips Thank You! I have a Lansky sharpening system I bought years ago. Never thought of using it on machete's. Great job you did! Hope your back heals fast. Take care brother.👍⚔👌

Dave, another great video, I'll try this on my blades...

Great video, brother! I have been looking at those Skrama. Really cool design. Hope you heal up fast. Thanks for sharing your process.

Dave's Shop Class. :-) Hope your back is better soon!

A point of geometry: those angle numbers you're giving are only very roughly correct -- and they will change depending on where along the spine you place your angle ladder. To see that's true imagine the spine was only a half inch from the edge -- your stones would then be almost vertical, and the angles would in fact be MUCH larger than the readings on the ladder. A fun tool is a digital angle gauge/finder ($20 on amazon). You do have to realize that their readings are "absolute;" but you can "zero" them however you like (to the flat part of the blade, after you have it clamped to your table, for example). Doing that allows you to really know what your angle is, and you can adjust accordingly as you move the position of your ladder (and adjust for your finer "carving section" to be just what you want). If you can adjust everything to be exactly the same every time you sharpen you will make the highest efficiency out of the edge steel lifetime. One more thing: believe it or not, different companies have different color schemes for their polishing compounds!! I know, what could be more stupid; but it's true (and a lot of people miss that fact). You've got to be sure about your stropping compounds, and you have to be aware of what's what if you change brands... Thanks for another useful and expert video, Dave.

Me again David ,you could talk _______ I would still listen .Just keep linking out the tips. So easy listening .So much sense.Rock on (Big yin).

Excellent demonstration as always brother! I put scandi also on some of my machetes really works well. That pack golok is pretty nice. I might have to nab one up and try it.

Outstanding video, Dave.. I liked seeing the whole process on the Cutlass. Greetings from Hull, Mass., Dave!

Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge

Great instructional Dave !

Thanks for the tutorial, a good youtube video is one you learn something from.