Being able to reuse your old tools or materials is a great skill to have, particularly in a post-SHTF world. That's why you should practice those skills today, so you're ready when stuff goes down tomorrow.

Learn how to make a knife blade from an old lawnmower blade in the video below.

While this is only a rudimentary lesson, it will still be enough to enable you to make a satisfactory blade which you can use to get plenty of work done around the property or get you from point A to point B in a bug out situation.

What's great about this is that you can use plenty of sources for your steel, like files and leaf springs. Get these simple tools together today and try it out for yourself.