How Blacksmiths make Golok Machetes in Indonesia

Blacksmiths making Golok machetes at Lombok Island, Indonesia. Gegutu village is close to Mataram City, there’s other blacksmiths nearby :) With the long handle, this Golok machete could be used one or two handed, it’s a nice practical weight for chopping heavier wood. “Pandai besi” is the Indonesian word for blacksmith. This blacksmith doesn’t normally stamp his name into the steel, but with the camera rolling he wanted to show off! We have other golok videos coming soon! Lombok is a nice island to visit, the English speaking guide at 16:29 is Adhar Dafi from Senggigi Beach. His business is Lombok Exciting Tours, if you’re at Lombok we highly recommend him, he helped us to find this awesome blacksmith shop. He also does jungle trekking tours. TIME STAMPS Hammering the tang 2:01 Making the handle 6:46 Tang into handle 11:06 The address 17:22 Outro 17:35