i have to clear some burdocks

[benchmadebob]

so i want a knife i wont care to much about and will still get the job done i so i was thinking about a ontario 12 inch machete. Do you think it would get the job done with minumal work i was usin a nomad today to cut 2-3 inch burdocks wi th today and it was a pain in the a$$.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

Machete. Bigger the better.

 

[j williams]

I have a tram, and with a new edge, they are great, and super cheap too.

 

[Bushman5]

cleansing fire also works well for brush clearing!

 

[siguy]

i vote a bigger machete also. the 12" is good for packing and good for hard woods because it is stiffer than longer machetes of the same thickness...

wikipedia tells me you can eat the roots too, so maybe you could dig some up and try them...

but i don't know the plant to know if it is hard or softer...but i would say go with at least an 18" or 24" machete.

 

[mystical woodsman]

Honestly, every time I get a new item to be a rough use, I always end up looking for another to be used as my rough blade. It is a terrible cycle, I know.

 

[benchmadebob]

cleansing fire also works well for brush clearing!

its all green and it close to a barn