Restoration of Old Parang Machete

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Hi! Today, the restoration of old Machete Parang. This item was purchased in France. The machete looks authentic. Interesting. The handle is in place but has a large crack. There is a scabbard, but it is in poor condition, and it also has cracks and deep scratches. I'm starting to restore the item. First of all, I disassembled the scabbard. It was easy to do. They were very dirty inside. I also easily removed the handle. It was not strongly fixed due to the deep crack as well as the unreliable fastening method. Firstly, I started cleaning the blade. I used a soft brush and then sandpaper. The blade and shank of the machete were covered with a thick layer of dried grease and dirt. There was a bit of rust. After cleaning and polishing the blade, I moved on to the handle. I started by cleaning the handle. I cleaned the back of the handle, the inside, and the crack. But in order to secure the handle securely and prevent further cracking of the handle as a whole, I made an additional secure bracket out of brass, and with it, I fixed it to the back of the handle, thereby the crack will no longer increase in the handle and the bracket will fix the handle itself. I soldered the seam on the brass bracket using borax and silver. I engraved the machete's protective bracket with a hand engraver and darkened it to enhance the look of the drawing. I did the following to attach the handle to the machete shank. I used epoxy resin, as well as an additional pin with washers, thereby doubling the fastening reliability. I drilled the bracket, the wood, and the shank of the mosque. This fixation is reliable. After the epoxy resin dried, I treated the handle with sandpaper and soaked the wood well with linseed oil and wax to impregnate the wood. Machete sheath. First, I cleaned them with sandpaper and a soft iron sponge. Next, using PVA glue for wood, I glued all the cracks and covered them with glue and fine wood dust. After drying, I processed and glued the sheath. After gluing, I adjusted the shape of the scabbard and started to hang it. I used brass and steel wire for this. To fix the pendants on the scabbard, I used glue and a good quality nylon thread. After installing the suspensions, in order to preserve and protect the scabbard, I glued it with leather. I glued the skin and additionally sewed it together. The scabbard had a rough surface and was not in good condition, as the wood was old, and I additionally covered it with glue and leather. Thus, the working time has increased the scabbard. After completing the process, I soaked the skin with wax, lightly sharpened the machete, and showed the test for you. By all means, please share this video. Thanks for watching! Sincerely, Alex. Thanks for attention! Good luck and health to everyone! With best wishes, Alex! Please subscribe to my channel: @ScrewsAndTools 🍖 My New Cooking channel! @screwsandtoolscooking Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Screwsandtools Paypal: paypal.me/screwsandtools Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scresandtools/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screwsandtools/ #screwsandtools #machete #restoration