The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Guyon, did you get any loosening of the blade where the handle meets the blade? Mine developed a little vertical play after battoning some wood, other than that its a fun chopping tool.
I send my loose handle Grass Machete back for refund. I read all the suggestions on gluing the handle, but this just seems all wrong to me. I really wanted to like it more; in fact I really like this knife except for the ridiculous pop-sickle stick tang! Why did Ka-Bar design such a great knife series without a full tang? Becker’s are full tang, which I proudly own several. I know I am in the minority here, but a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Welcome to the KA-BAR forum, and Bladeforums, v5gg. Glad you stopped in.
The Biscuit is a little bit busy right now, trying to get over a nasty cold, so, lemme see if I can help.
The Grass Machete (GM) is .165 thick, not 1/8. Its stiffer than you would imagine it being, but the Rockewell is held a little lower, allowing the GM to be more flexible and not chip or roll.
The GM weighs 1lb 4.5oz on my scales. You have to keep in mind, the blade is longer, but there is less metal there. The Kuk a wide broad flat stock blade, where the GM has the baffled edges and a high grind.
Balance point pic, righ here.....
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Is there anything else or any other questions you might have?
Moose
where the heck do I get a green Tooj handle???