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thinking of picking up a cs kukri machete. anyone here get one yet?


also interested in the cs assegai and samburu spears and a sjambok

l.h.
 
a friend of mine picked up a cs kukri machete recently. I'll tell you right now that a wire edge doesnt even describe the way it came out of the box, it was rough as hell and needed immediate steeling. right out of the box.

but what can you expect for less than $20?? After some work sharpening it we went out back to clean some brush in preparation for chainsawing out some downed trees. The thing bites hard and it holds an edge rather well. with proper technique I was able to get through 1" to 1.5" florida holly saplings with one swing as well as vines, brush and all of that.

All in all, I'd say its a good tool. If you want to do heavy chopping though you should go HI over this. But if you want a short machete for clearing brush and light chopping use the cs kukri machete is a pretty good deal.
Especially if you are prepared for some edge modification. seriously, I can't even begin to describe how utterly... wrong... the edge came out of the box.

QC should be better, but for a medium carbon steel at less than $20 bucks it doesnt surprise me.
 
Welcome to Bladeforums! I'll move this thread to Knife Reviews & Testing for you.
 
How does the Kukri machete compare to the LTC?

I didn't know CS made cheapo kukris...
 
Point44 said:
How does the Kukri machete compare to the LTC?

I didn't know CS made cheapo kukris...
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it all depends on what your primary use would be.

it's much thinner at the spine than the LTC and has a much more acute bevel. I used an ltc kukri to take apart two fallen 30 foot trees (some kinda ficus and a laurel oak) a few monthes back and it performed much better than I expected it to. And with a good sharp edge I can get through three 1 to 1.5" trees in one swipe with it. But that is an exercise in chopping accuracy that I would not want to try with the machete version.

Similarly, and given a choice between the two CS ltc kukri designs, if I were cutting smaller branches or hanging vines I would reach for the machete version every time.
 
Mine is great, enough to keep me on the CS bandwagon. It came out of the package razor sharp, I've used it to clear dead tress, trails, shrubbery, you name it. I even used it to smash up an old cinderblock. Yeah, I was pretty pissed that I did it afterwards, but after I sharpened it it back up, and got rid of the dents in the edge, it still works fine. Sorry I can't say that for my Recon Tanto second from CS. For about 20 bucks or less, get one, I'm thinking of getting another one for camping, and using the other one for home based outside chores.
 
I am going to post some photos of my CS ltc kukri in a new thread in a little while... for now, suffice it to say that I won't be using it anymore.
 
Lynn had sent me 2 sjambok to try out in Haiti. Works great for crowd control. All I had to do was cut the clothes off of one guy. They respected it more than my M4. excellant
As far as the Assegai and the Samburu, CS really test their stuff. I have never had a problem with them.
 
MSG Breed, I really appreciated your latest article on knives for cold/wet weather situations, your review of the SOG Trident helped me make up my mind in buying my Trident.
 
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