How Blacksmiths make Golok Machetes in Central Java
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Blacksmiths forging a golok machete near Yogyakarta City in Indonesia. Welcome to PART ONE of this series! Our next upload will focus on wood carving of the decorative sheath and Golok handle. Golok is the Indonesian work for machete. “Pandai besi” means blacksmith. We have many more blacksmith knife making videos at Bush Channel.
The address of the AMW blacksmith is Karangasem Village, Bantul, near Yogyakarta City. The English speaking guide at 13:18 is Aldrin Awuy from Vogels Hostel. Vogels is a highly recommended place to stay in the mountain village of Kaliurang on the slopes of Mt Merapi. Aldrin and his uncle Christian own Vogels. There is a translation error at the beginning of this video, this is not a Mandau blade, Mandau blades are a different type of Indonesian knife.
We have other golok videos coming soon!
TIME STAMPS
Cutting the tip 6:24
Quenching the steel 11:47
Finished Golok 13:12
Outro 13:56
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I love the fact that you are posting all kinds of blacksmithing from around the world! Keep it coming!! I appreciate your channel!!
@1:37 you can hear a woman speak, "meh tak tawani ngombe tapi wis nggowo dewe" (i'd like to offer a drink but apparently they had brought their own..)
Haha. Oh this kind of hospitality makes me miss home already. Thank you for the vid, mate. Cheers.
The hospitality in Indonesia really only comes from small villages or mid sized towns. Once you get to the cities, people would literally kick a homeless child sleeping in their driveway. People would beat up a homeless guy searching their trash bag for food.
Now before anyone calls me a racist white supremacist, I am from Indonesia (specifically Jakarta) and all these things I have witnessed first hand.
Thanks for the interpretation, if you play the whole video I do actually drink their tea ;)
@@Bushchannel i noticed that also.. nice 😊
Homeboys working with fire and sparks with shorts and sandals. Reminds me of my dad laying down concrete in the exact same clothing. Gangster.
This TH-cam channel is unique when it comes to blacksmith in 3rd world countries. I can appreciate their art.
Good quality blades. They do excellent job.👍👍
Beautiful people who are very happy living a simple life. They have each other and don’t need many material possessions. We westerners could learn from them.
There is something in these types of videos that speaks of human resourcefulness that I just adore. "you need a knife mate? Give me some coal, some bricks, a few hammers, some scrap, a grinder and a teapot and I'll have one for you in a hour. No sweat mate." human creativity is one of our most redeeming traits.
Wow, going home to my 5 Peter Wright's, dozens of hammers, and 2 power hammers really make me wonder who deserves them more. I cant even make a blade that nice with my fancy crap..true men of the craft
OMG what craftsmanship! And differentially tempered blade so that's it holds a sharp edge with a softer spine! BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you for this great video. I loved the fact that you limited your comments in order for the viewer to take in the experience and just watch the men at work.
This is not Mandau, but Golok (Machete). The scale from sonokeling wood (rosewood) with a tiger head motif, made with very simple and limited tools. Well done.
true working class.
respect.
in java, there are lot of stuf like ARIT and RAMBIK.
Great black smithy team work...
I like black smith work
Thanks for sharing. A lot of traditional knowledge and history behind that machete.
Not one pair of Safty glasses were harmed in the filming of classic forging 👏🏼
Why is this so addictive to watch?
Shows you can do anything if you have the skills! Great work!
11:45 basically a differential hardening and Hamon without using clay. Awesome.
You can learn a lot from these guys and their “primitive” ways. Interrupted water quench like this works and has worked for many years. Everyone is obsessed with fancy engineered quenching oils.
No. No hamon is present here. That’s not possible
Fantastic, yeah I had a golok forged for me on Sumbawa when I was over there for a while. Great video as always!
Awesome hardening look at the colour of the steel .
Sonokeling wood is actually simillar to makassar ebony... Very good wood..
I make knife comission twice from this man.. rather satisfied tho, but i prefer oil quencing
I love how they made the handle and sheath made out of hardwood. Beautiful. In the Philippines, traditional blade handles are fashioned after a mythical creature called Bakunawa, a sea creature that devours the moon. Made either of wood or water buffalo horn.
Oh i have thought about the meaning of the ornate ones meaning.
These guys are seriously skilled and are definitely making the most of a lack of tools. Half of this guys hammers are bamboo and twine. He differentially hardened a blade with a freaking puddle for goodness sakes. A actually learned like three new techniques just from watching this video. Much respect to these dudes and the amount of skill at play here.
There’s much more of this at Bush Channel :)
i dont wanna be a dick, but you are being amazed about something that is the foundation of what we are... people did this 1500 BC... (with different metal ofc) You should probably take up a history book and see what we as humans came from!
@@MadlySevered however....you did manage to be a dick.
The bamboo and wire tools are "sets", chisels with handles. the hammer strikes the set, cutting the steel.
Very nice for slashing leaves and stuff out of the way.
Considering what they have to work with, they do a great job.
He did the temper along the cutting edge to harden it (he quenched the edge only). I guess they want the much of the metal to remain soft to possibly help it cope with hard chopping while keeping the cutting edge sharp.
Even though only edge quenched,the quench travels up the spine a bit without even touching the fluid.Much like Nepalese quench from watcher pitcher.By time edge quenched,the spine is only a bit behind so still can flex with chopping while immediate edge is much harder.By not eventually submerging entire in fluid,lowers chance of warping and cracking as well.I wonder what typed steel they used?
How does one make a handle so damn amazing? It's incredible!
Hi man...can you make a video showing and showcasing all your weapons and cutting tools that you acquire when making all these vids? Or did I miss such video?
Yes we have such a video. If you browse through our videos you’ll see a full machete load out vid with the full collection together. It was filmed in about 2016 so some of the new blades are missing.
@@Bushchannel aahh ok..thanks man. Is your collection growing from that point?
Very impressive and the fact they are limited on tools they make a good solid blade
Meraviglioso. Ottimo lavoro. Bravo
Necessity is the mother of invention.... the world over.
Love indonesia😍😍
Interesting method of quenching .Good to know how these people are working the metal , tell something about them .The material they use for handle and the way is sculpted , nice .
I think that type of quenching was fairly common back in the day. Its basicly partial quench only the cutting blade is hard, and spine left soft. Makes sense on chopping tool since the soft spine is impact resistant. Then why he dips the blade in and out is that he regulates the heat so the blade gets correct temper unlike more typically blades are quenched in oven to even temper after quenching. I think in Nepal they temper kukris by pouring water usually from teapot instead plunching the blade in to the water, and the craftsman eyballs the temper from the metals color change
Thanks for the video mate . enjoy it .
VERY VERY GOOG JOB (from France )
May be next you can visit to sumatera island to show tradisional weapon making from Lampung until aceh.
Nice video bro. Im wait next video.
Greetings from Turkey bros
You need a US market, I would buy one!
nice piece of work there, , surprisingly in Batangas Philippines we call it gulok
wow for real? gulok? very similar in name, is it similar in shape too?
@@Jack_Gatsby yes, some are of the same shape, some are bit pointed, in our place we are not very particular on shape, all bolos we call gulok
Do doubt we are related somehow
I mean NO doubt ;)
we are nusanatara people. Like it or not we are related lol. What i notice is that so many terms we use actually is the same.
How can they sit with their knees bent so much... my knees will be stiff as boards if I sit like that for half an hour.
Besides this curiosity of mine, I am impressed, awesome handwork.
They been doing it since childhood, a cultural thing.
If you want a laugh, take a village folk out for a steak and give them a knife and fork, lol.
Whoooaaa.. They're my neighbours. If I've not mistaken, the place for the blacksmith just close to the football field.
Say hello to AMW from Bush Channel !
ada alamatnya mas?
Muito bom seus vídeos! Obrigado por compartilhar. Abraços.
Amazing content mate, thanks for bringing it to us.
Welcome! There’s more coming.
Oh the value of a good striker! Any blacksmith will know what I mean.
Estou aqui no Brazil morrendo de inveja.
Its really good to see that everyone takes the effort to make sure that they are wearing the appropriate safety equipment necessary for the kind of work being carried out here.
trabalho artesanal deve ter muito tempo que e feito assim parabens trabalho muito bem feito
keep up the good work! super cool! 👍
Beautiful blade. I would buy one.
LOVE IT, HAMMER SKILLS UNMATCHED BY MACHINES! JUST SAYING OLD ONE LEGGED JOSEPH T RETIRED NAVY
Very nice
Maybe you can show us how they make the horn rings on the sheaths...its verry interesting
Awesome video
WOW!! just WOW!!!
I love their safety, 10 times better than ours. What is this BS with safety boots, gloves, coveralls and safety glasses it proves it’s a money making business.
These guys are awesome.
did you see that guys toe?
9:39 Bantul is on Yogyakarta, actually... great video btw, sir!
Apakah ini di kota mangkang - semarang?
Bantul yogya
MUITO BOM PARABENS BELO TRABALHO E PRECISO MOSTRAR ESSES ARTISTAS DESCONHECIDOS INFELIZMENTE A INDUSTRIA FEZ AS PESSOAS ESQUECEREM ESSAS ARTES
Parabéns Mestres.trabalho muito Abençoado. ... Brasil
I love Indonesia❤❤❤❤❤❤
What kind of metal are they using? Looks really thin.
Not sure, but it looks much softer than the steels I’m used to seeing being worked.
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I like machetes but also other interesting tools as do many other people. If i was you, while doing these videos, I would also pay some attention to the other tools you see on the way. For example 13:20 I see in the background some spades (and other similar items) which were made like that in the medieval Europe. Many people would like to see them because they are historical and also useful for the reenactment activities.
In short I like machetes but once you see ten of them made you have just about seen them all. You need to introduce some variety. Having said that, you have a good channel.
Actually I believe the tool at 13:20 is a hoe. In an upcoming video we’re in a village of Bogor, West Java where all the Blacksmiths mainly make sickles. Some of them are featured in the outro of this video. So expect to see sickles bring forged soon !
The two things made of white wood leaning against the pillar or wall are spades. One has a metal part fitted to it and the other one does not. The one with the metal u shaped cutting part is upside down.They are spades for cutting turf or peat as are the tools next to them made entirely from metal. There are also two hoes on the floor one with a white and another one with a brown handle.You either did not care to look long enough or you are stupid.
I was only making a suggestion and I really dont care what you do if you cant tell a spade from a hoe. I repeat again, your posts are getting boring, repetitive and childish. You need more variety and more intelligent commentary. As for me you have lost me.
@@vihorvetrov Hays....no great loss Hahahhaha
IN Outro, it's same place in Bantul?
Because, i am very familiar with guy with blue t-shirt. his name Dael and that place remaind me of Parigi, Ciseeng, Bogor.
thank you.
Njodog Bantul
At 2:40 he add the chemical secret. 😆
Good video
Parabéns pelo vídeo muito bem feito.
Fevkalade 🇹🇷
good
Bravi giovanotti!
Whats difference between this golok and parang?
1:10 that is the code to stop hitting :-)
Thank you for uploading this great video.
BTW, how did the tea taste? Full of iron spirit? hahahaha
1 ne rego piro dab?cocok kanggo neng ngalas
Why are their hammer handles not centered?
Indonesian it is not just made a weapons but art also
Golok machete is original from philippines??
You take this video in thailand right?
Wow, you don't get to see that on Forged in Fire! What's with all the cold hammering? Doesn't that make cracks?
John Koeberlein the metalbis solft from the heat and there beating it straight i do that with mine
The steel wasn’t cold.
Bush Channel not cold but cooler than I think is proper. I thought he was work harding the "skin" of the blade. The differential quenching was brilliant harder Edge softer flexible core just wow!
The quenching was done much later so the metal would have still been more malleable,. The cold hammering looks like it was done during the alignment steps where only a little bit of movement was needed.
Nice!
Nangdi Iki?
Daerah mana nih bro?
It is a common blacksmithing practice to cut chunks of metal to make the rounded blade tips? I thought you heat that part and hammer it into shape.
Even japanese katanas have their tip cut. Some processes do cut and others do not. The thing is, a lot of material is lost to oxidization so it is better to have more material than needed and to just cut bits off later on.
ماشاء الله عليكم مبدعين
good job bro👍👍
there has another famous machete in west java u can search golok ciomas,golok cibatu or golok balik mipih..maybe helpful
Daerah pundi puniko?
Those are interesting hammers, I haven't seen that kind before.
Yep, they're freaky looking :)
Alright got in 1st great videos always my friend thanks ...Awesome work so very nice wood carving .... Mark...
I just bought 2 hatchets and a machete from Central Java, Pati region .....
Di daerahku iku jenenge PETO
PASURUAN, JAWA TIMUR INDONESIA
you should see "Kudi Banyumas" in central java as well
Do they use truck springs?
Is this from indonesia?
make a video of Java-made weapon kris ... which is made in Java original.. greetings from me citizens of East Java. sorry if my english is inconvenience😂😅... hope you understand what I mean😄
MACAN GEMBONG yes I’d like to see genuine kris making. But that full process takes months I heard.
wauuu gostei
that pickpocket attempt at 5:10 though.
yeah, shameful behavior..assh*le
Ah but skip to 7:15....it looks like she might be his partner
She actually push back in whatever that guy have.
@James Lisfranc
Pretty judgmental yourself.
Looks to me like she was reminding him that he had pictures of what they were talking about on his phone.
The title is misleading, mandau is from Borneo which is in another island
I am in bantul yogyakarta, can you share location this place. Name and address this place.
The full location will be shared in Part 2 coming soon !
Ardan alamatnya ada di menit ke 9.37 mas
Looking really good and hard work for those guys......What does one cost to let it make.
Mario Knife Making .....it's very cheap there,the we can said 30-50$
When i was young she called them klewang
Mario Knife Making it cost under $10
About 3 - 5$
Nice
Itu biasa setiap hari saya lihat pembuatan golok