Cherry Choppin' With The Baryonyx Machete

[FortyTwoBlades]

Had a cherry tree blow down on the property so decided to use it as a chance to demo the Baryonyx Machete. The tree had been attacked badly by fungus and most of the branches were bone dry and dead, though the main trunk was still living and free of the rot. We had a series of freezes and thaws that had set the thing listing to the side badly and then a wind storm finally took it down for good. It was funny watching it gradually tilt closer and closer to 45° until it was finally knocked over. Got it limbed and separated into two tidy brush piles and severed the main trunk all in under 30 minutes. Hard to believe I've been beating the stuffing out of this one for over a decade now.

 

[Wild Willie]

Every time I try to break down a top or small tree with my machete I get yelled at... It's a crying shame what one goes through being an edged tool enthusiast on a tree crew.

 

[fishface5]

Hmm I think I'll stick with axes for tree trunks, but that thing limbs real nice!

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Still repping the caffeine-o-vision

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Hmm I think I'll stick with axes for tree trunks, but that thing limbs real nice!

Yeah, a machete isn't the top tool to pick for targets that size, BUT it's CAPABLE of it, and that's important!

 

[Square_peg]

Kudos for taking the time to chop through the trunk just to show it could be done.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Kudos for taking the time to chop through the trunk just to show it could be done.

Exactly! I always like to describe tool design/choice as figuring out what you'll be MOSTLY doing with it, what you'll SOMETIMES be doing with it, and what you'll RARELY be doing with it. For tasks you'll rarely be doing with a tool, it doesn't have to be the most efficient at it, it just has to be able to get the job done without it being a completely unreasonable task. And that's exactly where the Baryonyx Machete stands when it comes to proper tree thickness targets -- is it the ideal tool for the job? No. But it's a lot less miserable than using a typical machete when it's the tool you've got in that circumstance. Most of that tree was fairly thin but it was pretty stout at the base! I wouldn't tell anyone it was the match for an axe, but it was no slouch, either, and that's just how it was intended.

 

[hugofeynman]

High quality machetes like this Baryonyx one are a must have. I only recently discovered machetes, thanks to JoeX tests and they sure got my attention, giving how much abuse some can take without breaking! Who would know that! My Condor Discord (same maker as Baryonyx one, correct?) is now my trusty companion in the woods (importing the Baryonyx to Portugal is a pain in the neck I don’t want to deal with).

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Yes, IMACASA/Condor is our manufacturing partner with them.