Attaching Knives To Machete Sheaths
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- One of my favorite carries is a Machete knife combo. As often as I can I try and attach the two together. I was attaching some to two machetes and figured it might make an interesting video.
"first i am gonna ramble a little bit. if you dont like listening to me .."
man that is why we´re here!
+DoctorGibbon LOL, Thats always great to hear Doc!
Can a knive with micarta handle to sanded and shaped for comfort and fit??
Indeed!
I learned while truck driving that if you say that it is Velcro, they get insalted and say it is hook and loop tape. It is the same way with cardboard, they called it corrugated paper. the 1st time i said that i was here to pick up a load of cardboard, I was escorted out by security and I had to call and apologize and I asked questions to sound interested and I was back on the good graces again. It is awesome that they take pride in their work though. I was inspired by them to do my job better but that was a little childish to kick me out. lol. I really enjoy your videos and thank you for teaching us your knowledge. It helps me think outside the box on other things.
LOL, David I know exactly what you mean. When I was in High school I got a job at a fast food chicken place. I told a customer one morning that the "grease" had to warm up in the fryers. The manager grabbed ma and pulled me to the side and yelled at me "We NEVER call it Grease! We call it shortening" I'm glad you liked it the video, Thanks for watching
Its just so much common sense to marry your working blades in a set ,all at hands length and only one attachment point required and always together , thumbs up on that .
Thanks! Great you agree with me!
Half the fun of bush craft is tweaking my gear finding new ways to carry it, thank u for the great ideas, you have the best videos!!
I agree 100%! The tweaking and even gear making is a blast! Take care and Thanks for watching Josh
I like that you don’t edit out the struggles or the things that don’t work. It’s real life! As for the clip you machined...easy on, easy off. The harder it goes on the better it stays on. Another informative video. Got some great ideas. Thanks.
Thanks Jim! I show the good and the bad, that's the only way to keep it real.
BEST Quote "it's your Gear, It's your Knife" from being a bomb tech I know that you want what you what when you need it!
I'm glad you liked that Josh! Thanks for watching
You are very well known for either customizing or outright making your own gear, so naturally we all would enjoy watching you actually do the making part. Thanks for sharing that with us.
+CrankyPants Always great to hear that. Im going to try and video more often when I make or modify stuff. Thanks for watching
Nice job. Quote "You do what works for you" is a beauty. How true. Thanks.
+OneEyed Mike Thanks Mike! I guess its always true, we are all different and have our differing ways. Take care and Thanks for watching!
I never thought about connecting a Knife to my Machetes. This is an awesome idea and a wonderful survival technique. Thanks for wising me up!
I'm glad you liked it! It's like having a full tool kit in one
Wow, both of those are a lot simpler than I expected for how nice they look. Thanks for showing how you do it!
Thanks MacKenzie, I'm glad you liked em both. I guess looking at them they look all fancy and custom but in reality you can deck out any machete sheath if you just think outside the box. Thanks for watching.
Finally getting to watch this. I guess late is better than never,lol. This was the best information on blade care that I've seen to date on CZcams. The other treat was seeing the equipment in your shop, as a former machinist of 20 plus yrs. it makes me feel right at home. Thanks for being humble, practical , instructor that you are. Guy Speight
Thanks Guy, and I'm glad you liked it so much!
Good idea on the fabric Velcro!!! I just picked up a vintage WWII Woodsman Pal... It's sheath is canvas which is still in working condition but needs to be oiled or treated very badly. I wanted to wait before I applied anything so I could figure out a way to attach my carbon steel mora, my small stainless blade for food, and my mini fire kit... without damaging the ancient material. You solved my problem! Once attached I can go ahead and treat the canvas. Boy, what timeing! I had the insanely rusted zipper replaced by a seamstress in my area and she had a heck of a job due to its age. Now I can, not only eliminate all the belt hangers, I can bring back a working piece of our military history! And that Woodsman Pal is the bomb!
+john- waxerone Man that sounds great! I'd say for an even more secure connection, add both knives and the fire kit to one piece of material then, add that to the sheath! Woodsmens pals are wicked blades. Thanks for watching John
Great idea! I will do it that way!
Brilliant idea and thank you for it. Instead of THE ONE ULTIMATE KNIFE, a big chopper + a smaller companion attached to the big guy's sheath. I recently used 3 ranger bands (they work well) to attach a sheathed Bradford Guardian 4 to the sheath of an HK Feint (HK is Benchmade's budget line) with an 11" coated stainless blade. Love both of those knives, newer designs which fall outside the usual suspects group. I also love your vids and seemingly endless fountain of cool bush craft ideas. Again, thank you and keep cranking those out. Preferably with your signature friendly greeting and big smile.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. For me, nothing beats a combo of a small carver and a large chopper.
This is funny. Just last weekend I was trying to copy you by attaching my knives to my machetes. Now we have the tutorial. Thanks for the video!
+Joseph Pope LOL, Thats pretty cool Joseph! Now you have some more options to choose from on how to do it. Take care and Thanks for watching
You probably don't notice the comments in these older vids now ,but I am going to make one any how . I love your attitude and your imagination ,I like the fact you attach a smaller blade to your machete's and I have been told "if you lose one you lose both " so many times it is unreal ,but I still do exactly as you are doing it is always handy to have an extra blade and it seems a shame to waste all that space on your machete sheath when it will take a neat little package of useful items as you have shown.Now I have been bush crafting and had to use various survival skills in all kinds of environments for years as part of my job,but the beauty of this interest /obsession of mine and yours is that we never stop learning and it is always good to be reminded of skills .You are inspiring in your presentations and you bring fun as well as common sense skills and that is just as important as anything else because if it is not fun it is harder to teach.Thanks my friend that was another great piece of work I will be sharing.😀
I try my best to read all comments. You and I definitely think alike! A big chopper and a small blade can handle any task thrown at it. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching Richard
@@Reallybigmonkey1 Good lord that was fast I only ever had 3 people who had the time to reply in the past and one of them was you . I will of course keep watching and learning and sharing ,than you for your efforts and your time .
Great tutorial! Perfection is for office workers. Not for retirees like me!!! I like your check it out, well lets try this, oh this turned out great! Fun! My first gerber prodigy sheath mod turned out great! My artist wife gave me an A+!!! At first it caught on everything. I sliced off all but the belt loop below the bolts. I drilled a philips bit into it to melt holes and paracorded thru to wrap over the torched end and around the sheath and thru the holes and slots. Evenly spaced and smooth to slip across the truck seat!!!!!!!
I'm glad you liked it and it sounds like you have some good modifications there!
one more thing lol. just a quick tip or reminder, that if/when you soak your cordage or parachord in water it will allow it to stretch out quite a bit and then wrap with it wet and when it dries it will try to return to its original length causing it to tighten up unbelievably taught and be as tight as can be without using any glue. also, if you do that with leather, make Sure to then add some oil or NeatFeet to it Afterward to make sure it won't dry rot out since it will be more likely to after being wet.
+Taurian Nye Wow, that's great information about soaking your cordage. Kinda like leather. Thanks.
+Taurian Nye Man thats some fantastic tips! I hadnt thought of that but it will work!
Reallybigmonkey1 yup. Totally.
Mr. ; The native Americans used to take rawhide strips and soak them in water then tie knots in them. They would then tie this around a person's head while they were tied to a post in the hot sun. The leather cords would dry and shrink and the knots would then take up residence in the persons skull.
I hear it was quite painful.
This guy is like the Bob Ross of bushcraft. Loved the vid,and subscribed.
+Sonny Gunz Thanks Sonny! Mr Ross was a true natural artist. Hes very missed. Thanks for the sub and Thanks for watching
My wife just rolls her eyes whenever I buy a new knife now so I just had to hit the like button on this one. Thanks for the ideas.
+TryNsurviveN LOL! Well as long as she just rolls her eyes and doesnt stop you from buying more. If she does, check and see how many pocketbooks and shoes she has. LOL. Thanks for watching Brother!
Reallybigmonkey1 Lol...She has a pile of both bags and shoes. I reminder her of that once in a while. That's why she just rolls her eyes cause she knows what i'll bring up:-)
Your technique using the metal clip combo with velcro is what I use in my profession. I build and repair advanced power wheelchairs. We customize each chair specifically for each client and their needs. Often times we machine metal and use velcro all the time to accommodate needs.
That's cool and good to hear! Goes to show how strong that Velcro is.
Your absolutely spot on about doing what works for the individual. Everyone has their own way and style and besides, having someone like you who is both skilled with tools and creative, gives us ideas. Thanks mate. Oh no dislikes at this time so I can't do my "reason for dislike" thing. How cool is that! Take care buddy.
+Matt Lilly Absolutely man! What ever works for the individual. We all just have to share ideas and pick from what we want. I knew, if I waited long enough I would have a few dislikes. LOL. Some dudes must not like machetes and knives. Take care and Thanks for watching Matt
Dave I was having a nap & my CZcams picked up on your channel. I found ur voice & accent so comforting to listen to. Don't know much about bushcraft, machetes or knifes but I'm going to keep watching and maybe I might learn something new. I've already learned how to make a tripod cooking stand 😄thanks.
Sounds good to me Samantha! Tune in and just enjoy the videos. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching
Very nice video, that's two great looking machetes! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Ronald, I'm glad you liked the video and the machetes! Thanks for watching
I really like your approach of maximizing gear with available space! A few years ago I mated my Becker BK11 sheath to my RTAK II sheath with a black zip tie at the bottom and password near the top. Worked out great!
I'm now considering getting one of the Condor parangs and one of their small knives and attaching those. Your video gave me some ideas ( using Velcro) to make that easier! I didn't even know their was an industrial strength ( or whatever its called) version of Velcro. Now I do!
Thanks for sharing and I'm now a subscriber!
Thanks, I'm glad you like the way I do things. Absolutely give Condor a try. Depending on the sheath material you can use the industrial velcro, hot glue or even paracord. The zip ties are a good idea too. Thanks for the sub and Thanks for watching
I can’t carry a machete because of where I live but I had a folding saw with a knife in the side because of you and it is so much easier thanks bud
Yeah I've heard the laws are pretty strict in the U.K. But it is amazing what can be done with a folding saw
Dave, you have taught me the most on bush crafting and continue to amaze me with your talents with machinery and sewing. Thank you so much the entertaining and enlightening videos.
+Rose Merrick cool! Thats always great to hear Rose. Stay tuned for lots more!
You have a beautiful collection of knives. I have made some knives from old saw blades all for function not for beauty but they worked for their purpose. I like the way you pair your machete with moras. Although one knife can do all that you need to do, having different knives available make life more comfortable and speed up the processes. Thank you for sharing. Never a dull moment. Bless and keep you. Peace.
+Rita Mastin Thank Ritas, Im glad you liked it all. Thats cool you have made a few. I hear ya on having one kife but lets face it, Im addicted to buying knives and machetes, LOL. Thanks for watching.
You must have been thinking about me! I just purchase a Ka-Bar Cutlass and a Mora knife and i wanted to attach the two together... and guess what? "The Video I Needed!" Yea! Thanks David....You did a great job..You have a lot of Patience....God Bless...
+William Confer Im also a mind reader William. LOL. Well maybe with this vid you have differing ways of making it happen. Good luck with it bro. Thanks for watching and may God bless you too.
My idea worked! Didn't think it would but took a chance on it anyway.
I didn't want to permanently attach knives to my machete sheaths but still have the option. My Ulu is pretty large and only looks good on my cardboard/Gorilla/Duck Tape machete sheaths and my Hansa Yegua machete sheath.
What I did was order a roll of double-sided Velcro, wrapped the Velcro around the cardboard sheath, just a fraction wider than the Yegua sheath, and cut to the length. I then ran it through the belt loop on the Ulu sheath and wrapped it around the cardboard and then the Yegua sheaths snugly and it stays on both pretty tightly without slipping.
That means that I can attach my Joker fixed blade sheaths or my Marttiini sheath to any of my machete sheaths using the Velcro. My Moras fit into the Marttiini sheath, so that is a plus.
I recently got a Condor Pangui neck knife. That and the Condor Bird Bottle Trout knife is still in the planning stages of attaching to a machete sheath. It'll involve paracord and a bit of work, but it's do-able. I haven't looked at my Cudeman Yoda neck knife yet. The Yoda and the Condor BBT knives are pretty small. The Yoda might fit into a pocket on a few of my machete sheaths. The BBT definitely fits but hangs out the side of the pocket because of it's length.
Anyway, I'll snap a picture and post a link of the Ulu on a machete sheath later. Again I'm surprised it actually worked. Not all my ideas do. Haha.
Stephen
Edit: I've got a couple more Ulu knives coming this week and next. One has a sheath. If the sheath fits both, I'll order another sheath and use the Ulus primarily for my wider Cardboard and Yegua sheaths. If the Ulus aren't too wide...if they are they still might look good on them. Will see.
That's very cool to hear you've got it worked out Stephen
I dig your systems of the knife and machete combinations! Plus the attachments you come up for the knife and machete are cool!
Thanks Brother, I'm glad you like em. Some folks like a medium blade for all their chores. Not me, Give me a small blade paired with a big chopper and there aint much I cant do! Thanks for watching
Now I have to comment again! Watching all your older videos again and loving them. Kinda funny to have two comments together.
Fantastic to hear that Troy!
Been enjoying your videos for three years now. Truly you make it fun to enjoy Bush craft and you don't take yourself too seriously. I love how you also leave in mistakes you make because it's not about perfection it's just about always getting better. Keep making your great videos:in the woods, the baking, cooking , it's all great
+Roland Forest Thanks Roland! Im glad you like what all I do. Good or bad, I keep it all in because thats what keeps it real. Take care and Stay tuned for lots more!
man i love watching your videos. its just something about your innovation with different things that make them interesting. Thanks for sharing!!
+MegaScubadive Thanks, Im glad you like em. I have a different way of looking at everything and Im always happy to share!
Hey Dave, Have watched many of your vids, they are always informative in so many ways. The two knife systems you just put together were meant to be together. So simply done and so practical, with a beautiful end result. You and yours take care, God bless and Watch your 6's!
+MUTT N.C. Thanks, Im glad you like all the vids. I can just look at my knives and machetes and say "Now theres a match" LOL Thanks for watching and may God bless you too my friend
Those are some great tips, David. It's interesting to see the various permutations of knife/machete setups. And of course any of your DIY processes are appreciated. Onto the next video, Brother Man.
Thanks Chris, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
I had a knife in sheath attached to a bag strap for a shotgun scabbard holding my axe. I put a big Ontario knife on sheath on my walking stick. The machete is on the back side of the shotgun scabbard. Lots of sharp edges are near me always. Grand dad always told me to never leave the house unless you have something sharp in your pocket. So I have something sharp in every pocket :) has worked for me so far.
+Randy J Sounds like a good set up! Man, you was surrounded by blades! Thanks for stopping by Randy
I agree with you sparking creativity is important as it is a great tool to have in it's own right. The condor package looked the most appealing too me :o)By doing your own gear or moding it you own it. Meaning you know how to use it and fix it if needed.Thank you for sharing!All the best, Rob
+Rob's Bushcraft Absolutely brother Rob! And that creativity can come from all of us youtubers learning and sharing ideas together. I have always said if they dont make the gear you want, make it yourself! I cant wait to take that Condor set up out and test it. Take care brother Rob and Thanks for stopping by.
+Reallybigmonkey1 It is my pleaure brother Dave :o)
thanks for the reply dave..i really love that your gear has more than one task,everthing doubles as something else,it may not appear to eveyone,but this is definitly the way to go..our man ray mears would be very proud to have met you..grayman..out......p.s love and peace brother..
+grayham homewood Absolutely, two or three uses for everything you carry. I would have loved to meet Ray. He is such a cool guy!
Really good tips on this subject. You've inspired me to try this with a curved machete I bought last year. Man I sure enjoy this channel David.
+Donnie G Sounds great Donnie! Outfit that machete into a partial kit. Im happy you like the channel brother!
I done the same thing a year or so a go with an old K-bar. Made my sling out of military 1/2" strap and 30' of 550. Enjoy your video's a lot. Keep'em coming.ZZ.
+ZZ outdoors Sounds like my kinda set up! Take care brother and Thanks for watching!
Over three years post posting, I am watching this video and it is as great all all of your others, and I'll bet its cool to go to the Smoky Mountain Knife Works store, I've loved their catalogs since I was a kid and bought knives from them.
Thanks Lane! I'm glad you liked it. Oh man, you just wouldn't believe how awesome it is to visit there! It's fun every time
very cool, gonna try this myself, like the fire starting gear attached keeps it all in one neat package. Thanks again for an awesome video, keep em comin!!
+MrMatthewcropley Sounds great man! I hope it works great for you. Good luck and Thanks for watching!
Those two combos turned out very nicely!
Thanks for sharing.
+Gullrica Thanks Ulrica, Im glad you liked em. Always great to hear from you my good friend and Thanks for watching
Good stuff David-I made a tacticool knife sheath out of thin wall pvc pipe about 4 years ago,still using it,of course I had to paint it woodland camo! Keep 'em coming brother!
+Duke Sinner Thanks Duke! Man thats cool, a PVC sheath can last darn near forever! I love camo or olive drab paint, ya gotta look cool when camping. LOL. Thanks for watching!
thank you Dave for another OUTSTANDING video
+stevenacarter77 Youre very welcome brother, Thanks for watching!!
Yet another great video! I really liked your 'step-by-step' feature and discussion on why you did this the way you did! I would love to see a video or two on sharpening both SS and drop forge blades and your preference of machettes and why. Again, Thanks for all you do and your practical experience! May God Bless you and yours!
Thanks Kenn, I'm happy you liked it. I havent done a vid on machete preferences but, I have done one on sharpening. Heres the link if you havent seen it.czcams.com/video/U-Nzjvt8kDc/video.html Thanks for watching and may God bless you.
Great job David, as always lots of interesting info. I wasn't aware there were differences in velcro!! Now I do. also that hot glue tip was worth the price of admission!!!
+A J Taylor Thanks AJ, Im glad you liked it all. Actually, I only thought there was two kinds of velcro until I ran across a third one recently. There may very well be more! Thanks for watching Brother AJ!
I work with leather all the time. I can tell you that the velcro is the easiest. The cordage is the insurance that the velcro will stay in place. Great Vvideo.
+John Champion Cool, Leather is one long lasting material but for me, I dont make much out of it due to the ease of Cordura. Thanks for watching John.
I will gladly say it again : always Learning something from You no matter what You do.Appreciate Your effort and thanks a lot. Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
+WW2HistoryHunter Thanks! Its always great to hear that! Im happy you liked it and Thanks for watching my friend
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Dave glad your back posting on a regular basis, your vids are fun to watch with my morning cup of coffee. :)
+ray5220 Ive been trying to keep up with posting as much as possible. Keep the coffee warm brother and Thanks for watching!
Awesome job! Gave me some ideas. Keep up the exciting videos love them all.
+David Conway Thanks David, I'm glad you liked it and got some good ideas to use. Thanks for watching.
Hey Dave, Glad to see you again.You are awesome. thank you for your machete and knife info. Respectfully yours G Malise
your friend from Ohio.
+Gary Malise Thanks Gary! Im glad you liked it. Its always great to be back on here with all my friends. Thanks for watching
Loved the video and have a little tip. By now dozens of people have probably shared this with you, but now it is my turn. Those paper clips that you mentioned early in the video do not have to be cut off. If you look closely you can compress the silver legs of the clip toward the center and you will notice they can slide out the same hole they were originally inserted. These super strong hinges have legs that swing out to make it easy to open then close, but once the legs are removed it is very hard to open the hinge again without the legs... I know you never throw anything away so you can save the little legs to use for something else or in case you might need them again.
+alindastar Thanks, Im glad you liked it. I gotta say, That is an awesome tip! I never realized them legs popped off so easy. Thanks for mentioning that and Thanks for watching my friend!
Thanks for the ideas and demo. I like to make my own knives and sheaths and I'm always looking for new ideas and designs. I also like using velcro and strapping on my kydex sheaths. In addition to the" industrial strength" and "normal strength" velcro, they also make velcro that is designed to be sewn to material. It all works great !
+JGB Sweeper Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Thats cool you make your own stuff. This velcro is great on Kydex since ya cant sew on it. Ive used the sew on before but its just so easy to be lazy and stick it on. LOL. Thanks for watching
Man the ideals I could use with the knife set ups I need ! thanks very slick brother
+Theredneck Prepper Sounds great brother! Give some of these ideas a go and see how you like em man
Good job David. I learn something from all your videos. Thanks David...
+RDLaw88 Thanks! Always great to hear that my friend
I just finished attaching a Condor Bushlore to a Condor Mini Duku. I could not use the binder clip idea because the knife sheath did not line up with the edge of the duku sheath it a binder clamp was used. Instead I used two pieces of industrial strength velcro and then wrapped with paracord. I learned quickly that you can wrap the cord too tight so that the Duku can't be pulled out. I figured it out and it looks like it will work great.
Sounds like a great combo John. I hear ya on wrapping the cord too tight. I did that a few times myself. I have a mini Bushlore attached to my Duku.
Great demo. Glad to see someone else use a Marttiini Condor. Nice underrated knives.
+57WillysCJ Thanks! Im glad you liked it. Man Marttiini is way under rated. They make great knives!
That's some really nice work there. Thanks for sharing your technique for attaching a back-up blade. I have attached a few smaller knives to some of my larger blades. Those sheaths that have holes like that CRKT. I have used colored Zip Ties and threaded them through the holes and around through the smaller knife sheath belt loop. I did that on my CRKT Mah-Chete. If I need to cut them loose for any reason, I can in a moments notice and reattach them later. Thanks again for some additional ideas.
I'm glad you liked it and that's a great idea on using zip ties! Thanks for watching
Great ideas Dave! I'm not a machete guy, but for sure this industrial valcro is a great tip! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Marc
+Scouting Free Thanks Brother Marc! You should give a machete a full weekend in the woods with ya and see how you like it sometime. I havent forgotten about that Google hangout, Im still trying. Take care and Thanks for watching!
Great ideas. I attached a cold steel Roach Belly to my K-Bar Cutlass with velcro (and used one of the snaps) two years ago per your video and it hasn't let go yet..lol Only problem I've encountered is the knife slipping out of the sheath. Working on that problem today after being reminded of it by your video.. Thanks again!
~Chuck~
+MWC5152 Thanks Chuck! Ive had my Canadin belt knife attached to my Kabar kukri and my roach belly attached to my Kabar Cutlass for at least four or five years now and they havent come off yet! That velcro is some amazing stuff. One way of stopping that slipping is drill a hole in the end and put a small lanyard around it and tie it off when hiking. Good luck with it and Thanks for watching Chuck
Thank you for yet another great tip!I always enjoy your vids. Mark
+Kram Rentip Thanks Mark, Im glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Brother
GREAT video David! Thanks for taking the time to show this! Atb, Dawn
+SouthPaw Bushcraft Thank you Dawn! Im always happy to show and upload the things I do. Take care and Thanks for watching!
Thank you again Dave. Very useful as always.
On my machete scabard I have made up a multi cutting tool and micro survival kit with the following:
I have a micro fire kit, six inch mag rod+striker, a multitool with an extra long jig saw blade which attaches to the multitool for my saw, Gorilla tape, diamond sharpner, cordage, the multitool has a quality four inch lockable blade.
It covers: chopping, splitting, sharpening, fine cutting, feather sticks, fire, sawing plus all the uses of a multitool.
Sounds like a very complete kit for it size
Thank you for all the good ideas.
+Chris Pearson Youre very welcome Chris!
As usual Sir, a great project produced.
Thank you Sir, for your sharing of this idea. Great video too. Thank you for your time.
Oscar
Thank you Oscar, I'm happy to hear you liked it
Another fantastic video Dave! Very informative!
+HEALTHY Kitchen Thanks, Im glad you liked it. Be good now and Thanks for watching
Well, that's freakin cool!
Love that ferro rod scraper too!
Thanks for the video brother
+Eat Carbs Thanks, Im glad you liked it Brother Mark! That Ferro rod scraper is ten times what a normal crappy store supplied one is. Thanks for watching
Yeah.. those scrapers you showed really suck. I toss them right away.
Great video Dave I attached my mora knife to my Ontario 53 machete I learn a lot watching your videos thanks again
Thanks Mark, I'm glad you liked it. Man that's cool you set up you sheath that way! Thanks for watching
Great demo Dave! One of my favorite gear mods of all time is my sp-53 with mora black, ferro rod and bankline added! I even put a small kit in the sharpening stone pouch. Inspired by you of course! Hope your winter is going great! Take care -Chris
p.s. I love the way you oil! haha
+Windham Woodcraft Thank you Brother Chris! Ah man, good sounding kit but any kit with the SP53 has to be a winner! LOL, my oiling fingers always stay soft. My winter is weird, hot week cold week hot week. It wont make up its mind. LOL. Take care and Thanks for watching
Once again I appreciate the tips. Thanks again my friend, have fun in the woods. Looking forward to your next video.
+Chris Aitken Cool, Im happy you liked it Chris. Take care and go have ya some fun in the woods bro!
Most times people would call this piggybacking knives . I'd prefer calling this a possum rig . Like when a momma possum carries her young'uns around on her back . I just thought a southerner like you would get a laugh at that ! I just subscribed .
LOL, I like that term! Thanks for the sub Victor!
LOL...thank you, thank you, thank you--for feeding my addiction! :) Great video, as usual. Can't wait to see the next one, in the woods. You rock!
+StandsWithABeer LOL, Man Im always happy to help! Take care and Thanks for watching!
Excellent Ideas! I'm glad you showed your Village Parang because I just bought one! It's Truly an Awesome Tool. Now, by Piggybacking my Mora to it I'll be 2/3 of the way done with my main knife kit. I have to stay within a Very Tight Budget, so I thought I would add the new Schrade SCHF-56L and that should have me covered for 95% of stuff.
Thanks Much and I Really Enjoyed The Video As Always & Looking Forward to The Next One!
+James White Thanks James, Im glad you liked it. Very cool you have the village parang, that thing is a chopping beast. Man that 56L must be really new. I couldnt find much on it. Good luck with finishing your kit and Thanks for watching.
always love your videos thanks again for what you do
+GutiTheJ Thanks, Im glad you like em my friend
Great video. Definitely gave me some ideas. Loving your channel.
+Rick Colby Thanks Rick, Im glad you liked it and got some ideas. Thanks for watching
Hey there Dave thanks for the post. Was on my way to Netflix and found that you had put up a new video. Always enjoy your work. Keep it up.
+Forrest Nettleton Youre very welcome Forrest. Man I cant compete with Netflix, LOL. I love watching Longmire on there. Thanks for watching
I like what you've said in previous videos about being able to carry all in one..that's why I ordered and bought the top 170 because of the sheath & because it just seemed like one I could hold also I've seen you build beat and create some AWESOME stuff with that machete system so heck ya thought itd make a great bday gift to myself..my kids think I'm having a mini midlife crisis😜🤣I assure you I'm not just wanna learn some stuff I've always wanted & I'm gonna go on a grand adventure cross country..maybe find where I'd like to stay for awhile but with trees..
Sounds great! That's one of the only factory machete sheaths that has dual pouches. You're gonna love it!
glad to see someone else thinks the way i do, never understood having to many sheafs on one belt.
+Robin Thayre We do think alike then Robin! Put it all on a sheath and not all around your belt. Thanks for watching
Great video as always. A neat way to do the paracord wrap is to make a loop with the standing end, wrap the paracord around the loop, poke the working end through the loop and pull it under the wrap.
+Rex Doran Thanks, Im glad you liked it Rex. I think I know what youre describing. Kinda like how a point it secured to a spear?
+Reallybigmonkey1 I found a youtube video posted by Schrade that shows what I was trying to describe. A search on "3 minute paracord knife wrap" should find it.
+Rex Doran I found it, good video man! czcams.com/video/IWirpsWMpoE/video.html
Very Clever and Practical, will trick out some of my Gear as well Really Enjoy your Videos and have watched all Of Them, keep up the Great Work and Ideas Thanks!!
+Bill Alexander Thanks, I'm glad you liked it Bill. Trick out your gear and make it your own, thats half the fun to me! Thanks for watching
Marvelous Dave. Many of the things you have taught me ie: "Fireplace Tarp Hot Tent," I have been able to build! Some of the other projects requiring Sailing Needle Power Sewing not as much. This Video is going to allow me to make a combo like I've wanted to. It's easy to see and understand how to do it when you have the Master guiding some new ideas for ya. This is one of those that will turn out a finished piece of work for me soon. Thanks so much Big D! Your always such a pleasure. As always, Blessings from Oregon! .. Mike H & Kody Dog. ps: I'm healing up well and now Kody dives in to insure kids are ok when they jump off the rocks. Families love it, he and swimmers have a blast! so cool man!.. so cool. .. mike.
Sounds great Mike! I hope your combo turns out great and you can get out again soon. Take care now y'all
You make it look easy, and fun. Great tips, thank you. OK off to the woods in your next video.
It become easy after the 100th time. LOL. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Laura
Nice to see you on youtube again...love your videos
+Golden Eagles Its always great to be back on here with my friends, Thanks for watching!
Great video, and great ideas. I'd never heard of 'industrial velcro' before. I'm eager to give that a try. Thanks for the video, keep 'em coming!
Thanks Jim, I'm glad you liked it. Im not sure of how long the industrial version has been out but you can now get it at Walmart! Thanks for watching
Cool! We'll have a look, thanks.
Thanks for the great video! Those are some great ideas for personalizing your gear.
You are very welcome Jimmy and I'm glad you liked it!
I like to use ranger bands to attach a small knife to a larger one. I also use velcro straps.
You can squeeze the handles of the binder clips and remove them.
Cool video and great ideas. Thanks.
I used to love ranger bands but on some sheathes they make nowadays they crush the flimsy sheathes. Velcro has never let me down. Thanks for watching my friend!
Thanks Dave for another informative Video.
+bearwood ranger Youre very welcome my friend, Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video David (Dave). Always been fond of the extra cordage ideas myself. Thumbs UP
+drason69 Thanks, Im glad you liked it. Its always a great idea to have as much cordage on ya as possible. Thanks for watching.
Love those ideas Dave. Thx
Thanks Shaun!
This channel has quickly become one of my favorites, the picture on your channel page made me think you were like a Bear Grylls professional type "survival expert" so I never watched any of your vids. Very glad I was wrong. I use machetes too even though all the "experts" say I shouldn't since I live in Wisconsin and not a jungle.
Thanks! Im pretty much no expert at anything other than having fun and goofing off. LOL. I think a machete is a useful tool no matter where one lives.
Excellent video I do have one machete and you've given me some great ideas many thanks all the best and keep the vids coming.
+Robert Bews Thanks! And sounds good, deck that machete sheath out with your favorite knife. Thanks for watching
Dave it's bin 2 yeas sins I talk to you so I started watching you in 2020 so stardid buying mashatees between 2020 and 2022 you showed me to attach sheath knives falding knives malty tools and striker rods I wish I cood show you my mashatees all downe and I did the same thing on my 2 garber prodagy sheath knives with a huntsman victorinox pocket knife and a striker rod thank you so much for teaching me to do what I did and other to take car of your self in the woods
Great hearing from you James and I'm glad my videos helped out! Maybe you could put your machete set ups on video one day? Take care and thanks for watching
To your oldy but goody video. Your signature is that your primary blade is a machete for a woodsman is unusual at least in my opinion. I catch your video's when the misses gives me a break. Happy Trails
Up North and in cold environments you'll always see an axe. In the jungle or down south where it's stays warm or hot most of the year a machete is king! Thanks for watching Mike
some great tips as always, thank you my friend
+Rick “USA1RICK” Lindsey Thanks Rick, Im glad you liked it all brother. Thanks for watching
it seems like you're one of the few or very few people who loves or uses your Ontario SP8 Machete as much as I do. I LOVE that beast. granted I've raised the primary bevel up 3 quarters of an inch and polished it up a bit so it glides through material during do 8 cuts better. but still,the way it comes is unique and great. I often go to grab my RAT2 or BK9 or Junglas and then I see the sheath of my Sp8 sticking out with the Cordura and Leather and huge buttons and large leather and metal ringed dangle belt system and I just love grabbing that thing. the sheath alone is better than any other hands down and then that handle helps keep that huge hunk of sharp high carbon steel locked in your hand. great video. thanks for still finding the time to make them.
+Taurian Nye I pretty much love most of my machetes but as far as 100% trusting them? I only trust my SP8 and my SP53 100%. I can chop slice baton and never worry about them two. The SP8 is plenty small enough to hike with. Its a great design and cant be beat. Take care and Thanks for watching
I completely agree %100. It's the most trustworthy and easy to carry of all of them. Thanks for all the great videos.
You've still got one of the best collections of Machetes going. Some good ideas on attaching the knives just might have a go. Take care my friend. atb Opal
+Opal Preston Shirley Thanks, Im glad you like em Opal. I love machetes and just cant get enough of them. Take care and Thanks for watching
I really liked the idea of the stainless clip. It got me thinking. If the same thing could be made with magnesium. That if you needed a fire excellerant you could always shave a little off. Thank you for sharing. God bless and stay safe.
+Rich Schwartz Man now thats a good idea! When you mention that, if you could find an old mag wheel that was actually magnesium and saw a chunk of and make it out of that. Take care and may God bless you too brother Rich!
Grinding magnesium can get exciting very quickly! There is a reason that we use such a tiny amount of it when we are starting a fire. The sparks from grinding a big chunk of the stuff are very pretty but unlike carbon steel, these sparks will set your jeans on fire in a Jacksonville Jiffy. Magnesium sparks are over 5000 degrees F. Just saying, good idea but not the easiest stuff to work with. I use plastic clips, the same clips I use on Kydex holsters that clip inside the waistband. They are sturdy and some have the holes pre-punched. Try www.knifekits.com for some great clip and attachment ideas.
John Burr THANK YOU ILL TRY THAT PEACE BROTHER
Well you get another thumbs up man, how could i give anything less after i watch you do some of my old tricks, i love making a purchased item my own creation and no one else can claim its theirs. The only thing i use besides what you use is ranger bands some times, but like you i kind of use what i got stuck away for a rainy day. I just bought a few different machete types from ipak survival, just testing quality but think they will be as good as they look. Good advice you gave today. Looks like the good Lord is taking a liken to ya!!!
+Gene Sauerbry Thanks Gene! Very cool you like you personalize your gear too. I often use ranger bands on Kydex but it seems to crush Cordura if its too tight. Yep, The Lord has been really good to me and Im thankful. Take care and Thanks for watching
Sir, Another great video. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks
+Sam Johnson Thanks! Im glad you liked it. Thanks for watching Sam