Deforesting with a KaBar USMC

GWashington1732

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I was at work today and some GIGANTIC weeds aand bushes had to be removed from in front of the main power box. They were over growing the thing. So I went through the tools looking for a machete, as this was the most practical and best tool for this job, and, for a change, I actually found one, the only problem was the edge on it couldn't cut air without getting stuck so I was back to square one. But not having a tool even resembling the one I need is common at work. So I went through my stuff, took out my hatchet, bad move, even though it's razor sharp, the branches were bouncy and bad things happened. So I went with my KaBar USMC and started to hack away at the shrubs. Aside from the odd looks and remarks from my co-workers and some customers I managed very well. That thing made very short work of the fifty foot section of some kind of tree-weed that grows around here, not sure what it is, but it's a major nusiance, it grows completely out of control and is impossible to kill, some of these things were a good two inches in diameter too.
 
marine corps encountered similar problem with early pacific war
last jungle stuff was in banana wars approx.1912 central america .then on in to phillipines.british had long before solved this.
their occupation in india,indonesia, & parts of africa[if my history is correct] caused a large industry committed to manufacture of these implements. by 1942 we began producing tools for Carlsons raiders & some seabees & early marine attack forces
i'm sure forthcoming posts will give us more detailed info.of course Collins had been on scene earlier.
 
I've also found out that my Ka-Bar USMC was exceptionally good in forrest controlling and deforresting, while smaller than hatchet it worked remarkably well
 
A lot of folks are just certain they need a full tang or the knife will fall apart if they look at it wrong.

I always figured a KaBar was good enough to do the job. It's a lot of knife for less than $50 bucks.
 
Indeed knarfeng. Sure full tang is nice, but if knife is well made, it should hold well as hatchet even without full tang.
 
I've put my KaBar next gen through the same kinda routine, and it was fantastic! After a day spent chopping and battoning and wedging and... anyway, the blade was as solid as day one, and it only took a few minutes on the sharpmaker to bring it back to being sharp enough to shave. They're very very good knives. Just my $0.02...
 
I love chopping honeysuckle with my kabar. It really bites deep and it takes no time at all, even on the thick trunks. I took out a few trees of heaven too. I hate those two plants more than anything.
 
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