Any news on ETA for new Brute & Patrol Machete?

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EseeDownUnder

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Uncle E mentioned in a previous thread that these will be released sooner & will be made in Taiwan................
 
On second thought I went back & found the original thread by Uncle E, he says more details about BK1 & BK6 will be available after Blade Show......isn't this coming up soon....??
 
EseeDownUnder said:
Uncle E mentioned in a previous thread that these will be released sooner
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Yeah I remember hearing or reading that. The thing is, anyone who knows isn't going to post it here or even tell you they know. That's the way it goes....
 
EseeDownUnder said:
On second thought I went back & found the original thread by Uncle E, he says more details about BK1 & BK6 will be available after Blade Show......isn't this coming up soon....??
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Yeah, this weekend. I wouldn't expect them to start rolling out Monday morning though, but they will be here sooner than later.

Moose
 
Man I want a Patrol Machete or two, badly. I'm passing on a Condor Golok right now because of this release.
 
EseeDownUnder said:
hmmmm.............did I pass?

DId you ever get the Junglas you were after?
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Flying colors! I might have been a little drunk when I gave that exam. :D

I do own a Junglas now. I won one at, of all places, a Beckerhead gathering. :p

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moosez45 said:
The 9 beats it, hands down. MO.
Moose
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the camillus edge geometry for the brute was ... poor. the older blackjack model is ... excellent. it's more choppy than cutty if you know what i mean, sticks less.

imho, if one gets a brute, and profiles it properly, for the desired tax, and one is adept at snap cuts, it might do well.

course, nothing does as well as a machax :) all praise the machax, aaaaaaah mennnnnnnn...

thank you! thank you! i'll be here all week. no really :)
 
Bladite said:
the camillus edge geometry for the brute was ... poor. the older blackjack model is ... excellent. it's more choppy than cutty if you know what i mean, sticks less.

imho, if one gets a brute, and profiles it properly, for the desired tax, and one is adept at snap cuts, it might do well.

course, nothing does as well as a machax :) all praise the machax, aaaaaaah mennnnnnnn...

thank you! thank you! i'll be here all week. no really :)
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Now that's interesting. I always wondered why the Brute was seen as such a bad chopper when I can hack wood up with it fairly well. I went through a 5-6 inch bone dry jack pine yesterday. It was work but it was biting fairly deep and didn't take that long. But what you said is likely the key. I had reprofiled the edge and did a very long session on it with the Lansky kit before putting it away months ago. I agree that there are many better wood processing options out there for sure. But, I would be fine with the Brute in an emergency shelter building scenario. But yes, if you need to cut up an abundance of wood, look somewhere else.
 
RABII said:
Will the 'new' Brute offer any advantages over the old?
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Many, including better grinds and balance. Toooj is nearly super human when it comes to this stuff, and Kabar isn't into selling fruit, so don't expect lemons. :D

For me, the overall desing left alot to be desired. With the blade shape (recurve :barf:), thickness, and blade weight, I just didn't like it. That's my opinion and does not matter, but when I have to heft around a large blade, I want something I like having around.

The edge geometry on the 9 is much better, better balanced, and lighter to lug around. And it can do anything the Brute can. Maybe better.

I'll take the 9 over the BK1 anyday of the week. But that's just me talkin'.

Moose
 
RABII said:
Will the 'new' Brute offer any advantages over the old?
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price, availability, price :>

probably a little different in profile, better cutter/chopper. don't recall specs on thickness.

we'll see soon!
 
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