I bought a 12" Tramontina from Laci Szabo. It came with a tight kydex sheath and it was sharpened up. The sheath probably cost 4 times what the machete did, but it makes for a pretty nice package. The sheath holds the machete very tightly and can be affixed to pretty much any size belt. Its light and easy to carry.
Anyways, its cold here, so I didn't do much, but I chopped down a few sumac bushes\trees with diameters up to about 4 inches. It didn't work like my HI WWII Khuk, but it did the job. Although the slim blade did get stuck on occasion, it easily pulled free. I also but a few maple limbs and it worked equally well. No rolling the edge or anything. It did not do so well with light brush, I think its just too short for that sort of thing.
Anyway, you should check out Laci Szabo's website, its pretty neat. Also, I had a couple of questions and he took care of things right away, so service was top notch.
Anyways, its cold here, so I didn't do much, but I chopped down a few sumac bushes\trees with diameters up to about 4 inches. It didn't work like my HI WWII Khuk, but it did the job. Although the slim blade did get stuck on occasion, it easily pulled free. I also but a few maple limbs and it worked equally well. No rolling the edge or anything. It did not do so well with light brush, I think its just too short for that sort of thing.
Anyway, you should check out Laci Szabo's website, its pretty neat. Also, I had a couple of questions and he took care of things right away, so service was top notch.
