Wolverine Survival Knife Review custom machete

Meet the Wolverine. My answer to the Tom Brown Tracker and the Woodman's Pal. Both are very nice tools, but cost too much. Since making this video I've purchased a Cold Steel Barong Machete. It's way better than the Wolverine. The Wolverine was fun to make though.

So I bought a $6 parang machete, cut the handle off to bring the blade to just over 9", added a finger groove for finer work, and added my own wood handle. The result is a machorty (short machete), that is lighter, safer and more nimble than a full size machete.




The sheath is made from 55 gallon food grade barrel plastic. I riveted it together and added some velcro and a pouch. The pouch holds a fire striker, a Gerber Clutch multi tool and a Speedy carbide sharpener.

The knife has tested very well, and I'm very pleased with the design. It will most likely replace my hatchet. Stay tuned for more videos in the future of me using the Wolverine.

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[TheBobmarley007]

have you already sold it?

[envirosponsible]

@TheBobmarley007 It's still for sale. Send me a personal message and we can talk. Thanks, Chad

[bewarethegreyghost]

Solid design, I've been thinking about doing something similar for some time, just haven't had the tools to pull it off. Good job.

[envirosponsible]

@bewarethegreyghost Thanks. It was more fun to make than it is to use. It's a decent tool, but pales in comparison to Ontario, Cold Steel and other well known companies' blades.

[herelivesjack6]

so if i get a butter knife and strap a sharpener and flint on the side it becomes a survival knife?

[envirosponsible]

@herelivesjack6 Painful but true. I do get carried away. Thanks.

[kaldicuct]

@615Oreo any knife can be a survival knife, if you use it to survive, then its a survival knife. sorta like a baseball bat cracking someones head, now its a murder weapon. just do some research on survival knives, ive had rambo knives fail on me before, and those teeth dont feel good flying backwards at you when the blade breaks, i still gotta get the 4th knife, looks solid really

[Tancrad]

DUDE No Fair! you already named the other line of knives the "wolverine" this is a different design. it deserves to have an individual name.

not to be a douche or anything.

[LiamMitts]

Great idea and well done

[SrgGoofy]

Just thought I'd add my 2 cents. Love the idea of machete to knife, I'm work on one now. As for the kit in the handle, I have always wanted to see a skeletonized handle with removable scales, maybe just on one side, with a fire rod and sharpener stored inside. You could even build a compass, whistle and signal mirror into the plastic handle scales.

[linusmcnasty]

good idea on the machette turned in2 a smaller type knife, love the design, if i had my choice it would be the same design but more of a bk2 weight & micarta handles..... good vid, i actually make neck knives outta old saw zall blades & duct tape....

[HDCYTFAN]

@615Oreo STFU low life son of a bitch he said like 3 times its not a survival knife and not all survival knifes have hollow handles and why the fuck did you bring rambo into your comment?

[damianpace]

He has a plaster on his finger...

[MariaDajcar]

Man, you did a really great job on that! If THAT is your first knife, hey, keep on, you might just become a knifemaker. If I could say my 20th knife was half as nice!

[gaelicwinds]

all of the hollow handle survival knives are junk guys if you look at them there main weak point is at the base of the blade the best "survival knife" has a full tang handle

fits comfortable in the hand and holds its edge my personal preference my knife has no less than a 4 inch blade and has atleast 1/8 thick spine and i do prefer a scandi grind however this blade that he is showing is a very good desighn and i would cary it in the big bad bush

[Dafoodmaster]

you could try to make a knife out of a cold-steel machete...

[wildlifelessons]

@615Oreo FYI most hollow handle knives are liable to break at the handle, this gives a serious disadvantage, giving that if it breaks during batoning you end up with a min kit carry and broken blade, if you want to carry a kit with you add a pouch to your sheath.