Hello 
This is my first post. This forum has provided valuable information for me over the past few weeks, now that I am starting to collect instead of just admire. I hope it's okay that my first post is about machetes.
27 inch Imacasa Colima
15.5 inch Hansa/Yegua Bush (Rambo)
11 inch Grey Eagle Coping
16 inch Cane (cheap WalMart brand) (Not Pictured)
My uses, "mods", and plans...
Colima: Two-Handed Conversion, home made sheath...
For clearing large areas of extra thick brush, vines, and light trees (up to 2 inches, 4 inches with effort)
Future Modifications: hook (like on a cane knife) at the base of the curve for pulling vines
The double hand extension is good for when a single arm gets fatigued from hours of clearing, and good for choking one hand up on the blade for more control
Rambo: Sharpened saw teeth, padded handle, home made sheath...
For packing, clearing trails, chopping/sawing firewood (up to 2 inches, 4 inches with effort), includes can-opener
Coping: For light packing, clearing nuisance limbs (up to 1 inch)
Cane: Hook for tearing vines out of the way
For clearing overgrown fences and small areas of brush, vines, and light trees
Reviews...
Colima: swings easy and accurate. no need to bend down to reach low cuts. reaches deep into vine bundles, and far enough to minimize brush "fighting back"
I cleared half an acre of intensely thick growth in about one days-worth of work. Only thick trees were left standing. The entire area was impassible beforehand.
Rambo: Very wieldy. Hard chops can rattle your hand, so I had to pad the handle. Saw teeth were barely effective before sharpening. Highest quality of metal out of all of my machetes.
Coping: Very handy size, and comes with nice sheath. It doesn't hit as hard as I had hoped, and the metal seems a bit weak. Still, i like this one a lot. Just know it's limitations and don't try to exceed them and it will be very handy.
Cane: Chops much better than expected for a cheap department store machete. It can take on much more than cane. I cleared an acre with this one, though you can tell that it was a bit beyond what it was meant to do. I cut some nice trails with this one, through solid walls of growth, but I think it's place will be clearing overgrown fences from now on. The hook is very handy for stubborn vines.
This is my first post. This forum has provided valuable information for me over the past few weeks, now that I am starting to collect instead of just admire. I hope it's okay that my first post is about machetes.
27 inch Imacasa Colima
15.5 inch Hansa/Yegua Bush (Rambo)
11 inch Grey Eagle Coping
16 inch Cane (cheap WalMart brand) (Not Pictured)
My uses, "mods", and plans...
Colima: Two-Handed Conversion, home made sheath...
For clearing large areas of extra thick brush, vines, and light trees (up to 2 inches, 4 inches with effort)
Future Modifications: hook (like on a cane knife) at the base of the curve for pulling vines
The double hand extension is good for when a single arm gets fatigued from hours of clearing, and good for choking one hand up on the blade for more control
Rambo: Sharpened saw teeth, padded handle, home made sheath...
For packing, clearing trails, chopping/sawing firewood (up to 2 inches, 4 inches with effort), includes can-opener
Coping: For light packing, clearing nuisance limbs (up to 1 inch)
Cane: Hook for tearing vines out of the way
For clearing overgrown fences and small areas of brush, vines, and light trees
Reviews...
Colima: swings easy and accurate. no need to bend down to reach low cuts. reaches deep into vine bundles, and far enough to minimize brush "fighting back"
I cleared half an acre of intensely thick growth in about one days-worth of work. Only thick trees were left standing. The entire area was impassible beforehand.
Rambo: Very wieldy. Hard chops can rattle your hand, so I had to pad the handle. Saw teeth were barely effective before sharpening. Highest quality of metal out of all of my machetes.
Coping: Very handy size, and comes with nice sheath. It doesn't hit as hard as I had hoped, and the metal seems a bit weak. Still, i like this one a lot. Just know it's limitations and don't try to exceed them and it will be very handy.
Cane: Chops much better than expected for a cheap department store machete. It can take on much more than cane. I cleared an acre with this one, though you can tell that it was a bit beyond what it was meant to do. I cut some nice trails with this one, through solid walls of growth, but I think it's place will be clearing overgrown fences from now on. The hook is very handy for stubborn vines.