Been Considering Esee 6. Other Suggestions?

Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think a machete is intended for heavy chopping?
 
Some machetes are better at it than others, depending on what you want to chop.

Machete Specialists has some info about different machete types.
 
SteeleySawyer said:
Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think a machete is intended for heavy chopping?
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I disagree. My ESEE Lite Machete can chop, with deep bites. A thicker machete will experience less stress when chopping.
Take Ontario for example, which has been around for 100+ years. They have been making machete's for the US military for a long long time.
They can range from 12" to 22" or so, many are 1/8" thick. Their thickness is for the entire height, excluding the edge/bevel.
Ontario makes good knives, they keep their cost low for the consumer. You willl have to put an edge on their machete's, maybe you'll change the handle scales.
Many of their newer line have "rubberized" type handles, with thinner tangs, and the sheaths are not very expensive. The RAT line was made by Ontario, but they were made with the same QC as other Ontario products, just okay.
So, ESEE knives are made by Rowen, they are more expensive because of QC, fit and finish, great warranty and better sheaths.
If you want a chopper, get somthing longer than the ESEE6. Becker is a compromise between Ontario and ESEE, in some ways.
You get better QC, warranty, changable scales, vs many Ontario knives.
My 12" Ontario Cutlass, with a convex edge can outchop my Junglas and the ESEE6, due to weight and length, and it costs $20.
 
I suggest checking out the Becker line BK7 or BK9 & the entire Ontario line of Ranger & Bush series. You can get a BK7 or BK9 (3/16") a RD9 Bush also 3/16" or the Ranger RD9 that is 1/4" thick. All made in America.
 
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