I took a little risk...

[mneedham]

I bought this piece off e-bay last week. It is apparently made from a leaf spring and teakwood... I like the shape and size and it was relatively inexpensive ($20), so I bought it. When it arrived today, the edge didn't need a lot of work to get pretty sharp...The obvious concern was the heat treatment, so my son and I promptly took it out and beat the snot out of it. My initial impression is the handle is pretty comfy, the sheath is complete POS, and the blade held fairly well after a 15 minute hardwood beating exercise , it dulled and showed some dings that sharpened out pretty easily. Overall, not a bad backyard beater for $$...

 

[j williams]

Not bad at all!! Nice piece if it holds up well.

 

[BarberFobic1992]

if its durable and sharp, it is useable

 

[tonym]

I'd say good score for $20

If nothing else you spent time w/ your son beating the crap out of a knife.

Well worth it!

 

[theonew]

I'd say good score for $20

If nothing else you spent time w/ your son beating the crap out of a knife.

Well worth it!

I'll second that, around here seeing a movie costs more.

 

[mp510]

Looks like it was worth the money.

 

[MacHete]

I'm glad you took the plunge- I've been looking at a more "machete-like" model offered by that same outfit, but wasn't prepared to take the risk. (There are too many "sure things" out there I'm saving for.)

Glad you are satisfied with it. :thumbup:

Thinking about making any mods?

 

[siguy]

looks like a fun beater, or something to loan out when someone isn't prepared...

i think you need a new baton...

 

[Fiddleback]

Man, looks like a fun rehandle project! It could really be a stunner if it had a better contrived handle.

 

[texastonydobbs]

that is a neat blade....

 

[mneedham]

Yep, not bad for the $$.. It would need to be sharpened after each serious use, you won't confuse the edge durability with top-of-the-line stuff, it dinged and had very light chipping, but nothing major. I find that very few large knives with fine edges go unblemished when you hack them on a piece of oak, full force, for any period of time... It is probably unreasonable to expect that many knives would, but it makes for an interesting test...

I would consider re-handling it, but I think if really enters the rotation, I need to deal with the sheath first, it really is a piece of junk.