I do remodel work. I get to keep anything I find useful during trash removal.

can I turn a junk quality, made in Chy-na, bent "stainless" blade, missing the handle and factory blunted to keep autistic, Manga collecting, 40yo, basement dwelling, neckbeards from cutting mummie's drapes when cosplaying ninja vs Deadpool.... into something I can use?

the blade is bent. it needs a handle. it cannot cut room temperature butter.

me: tradeworker, farmer, rancher. housewife and I are both EDC 2nd-A. we do NOT bring swords to gunfights. she already has 3 machetes I have found a jobsites; 1 under clawfoot, 1 under her side of bed, 1 in pantry by back door. she has pistols stashed everywhere, a .223 AR in the pantry and a .22 by the front door.

I wanted to cut, rout, form, sand & stain a new handle for it. we heat our home with wood, so I have tons of wood species to choose from: Oak, mesquite, mulberry, peach, pear, burning bush, elm, pine, cedar, and many random others I have collected, but do not know variety.

is it worth the effort? could it be grinder sharpened to establish and edge, then filed & polished to carry a farm-functional edge? is the bend a show-stopper for brutal & negligent use, such as overgrowth? is it equal to or worse than her machetes and aluminum baseball bats? maybe a designated, garage accessable, quick-grab defense tool? what aboot shortening the blade for improved strength and durability?

is this thing total junk & a waste of time? throw away?