Kukri Machete?

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I was watching a tv show last night about a group of guys that somehow got stuck in the middle of the amazon rain forest. The premise of the show was to show you how they could have survived if they knew certain survival techniques. The show's survival expert demonstrated how they could have constructed shelters, make beds to sleep off the ground, etc.

I most interesting thing was his survival knife. It looked like a medium size kukri, but, he kept referring to it as a machete. It had the same bend as a kukri, but, had about 5 holes in the blade along the outer edge. He showed what a great tool it could be in an emergency.

Has anyone seen this show and has anyone seen/used a knife like this? I would like to get more information on using a knife like this in a survival situation.
 
I'm not sure about the exact one you're referring to, but Cold Steel has 2 kukris and 2 kukri machetes.
 
The Show was called "Science of Survival" and the guys name was Myke Hawke, and yes that is the way he spells his name. He called the machete something that began with a P. I don't remember what but he has a website so you might be able to find out there. Type his name into keywords and you will get his site. I hope this helps.

Oh yeah, and he said if he could only have one thing to survive it would be that machete.
 
rugbymatt said:
The Show was called "Science of Survival" and the guys name was Myke Hawke, and yes that is the way he spells his name. He called the machete something that began with a P. I don't remember what but he has a website so you might be able to find out there. Type his name into keywords and you will get his site. I hope this helps.

Oh yeah, and he said if he could only have one thing to survive it would be that machete.
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That was a very interesting show. I enjoyed it immensly.

Anyhow, the blade was a modified parang - according to the narrator. Myke called it a machete, but it was unique in some aspects to anything I have seen. It appeared to have either a deep flat grind or a scandi grind possibly. The notches were interesting as well, as if designed to take a bit of weight off the forward part of the blade. It was not overly long - maybe 12" or so?

The closest blade I found in shape is the Trace Rinaldi Armagedon.
 
It is good to see that someone was paying closer attention then me. Parang, that is what he called it. Nice machete, cold steel has a similar looking one without the notches.
 
The Parang is basically a Malaysian Machete. Different cultures have their own modification on the machete concept, depending on the environmental requirements. For example, other South East Asian countries have the Golok (Indonesia), and the Bolo (Phillipines), but these three versions are fairly similar as the foliage is almost identical. The design of the Parang allows for piercing, slicing, chopping, and push cutting-all in one blade. It does everything a machete does, but better-it is heavier, but not quite as heavy as most khukuri

Desmond
 
It did not look like that. That looks like a kukri. This machete had the same type of cut-outs, but it had a rather straight spine. There was a heavy recurve on it. It was ground very high and had a satin finish.

Again, it had the basic shape of the armageddon knife:


http://www.thrblades.com/gallery.htm

It may have been longer than the armageddon and the armageddon does not hav the cut-outs and crazy grind.
 
chazbo88 said:
Ranger88 definitly found it, but i would have expected it to be of higher quality.
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Truly not trying to be a dink, but the link ranger88 posted is certainly not the blade used in the show. The only thing in common are the holes. The blade ranger88 posted is much more of a kukri style.

You may remember in the show that Myke mentioned that the blade has three usable portions - the last of which was closest to the handle for whittling and other fine work. The edge was very straight at that point and the kukri shown is not. Also, the spine was much straighter, not bent like the kukri.
 
Here is a response I received when I asked where to get one.

hello, jeff.
thanks for watching and hawke is glad you liked the show.

hawke actually used a cheap machete as they frequently get lost and break.
he just happened to like the style and weight of that one he found in s.e asia.

but he says it's too heavy for normal use. instead, he recommends
cold steel's kukri for woodland, their double edge machete for general survival,
and their heavy machete for jungle, or light for jungle when alot of cutting work is expected.

or simply go with the good old fashioned u.s. army jungle machete with the protective handle
for the fingers and remember to always carry a file as they get dull and
usually, there are no stones in the deep jungle.

all the best!
for,
hawke
 
look at Valor model 2239 or Frost Machete both under $10 and are dead ringers for the piece Myke used.
 
Hey Guys...

Stay away from the Cold Steel Kuk Machete..

It's an utter piece of trash...

I'm going to get some pictures of Jimi Wade's that he used to cut up ordinary fallen branches in his yard..

Looks like he hacked a piece of angle iron with it...

The CS kuk machete is soft and thin like sheet metal...

I'll try and get some pics up soon..

ttyle

Eric
O/ST
 
I have the CS kukri machete and like it. It is not thick as in a Himalayan Imports or other forged Kukri but is well above the minimum thickness for a machete. I find the handle comfortable, and have used it to chop branches, etc. The edge is not "sharp" from factory but is easily sharpened to a very workable edge with a file or stone--pretty standard for a machete, these are intended to be work tools, not heirlooms.

I know CS has its detractors, everyone is entitled to their opinion and the company's marketing hype is over the top, but this complaint seems very off base IMO.
 
Hey Mass Matt..

Are you saying that my complaint is off base ??

I'm just telling you the facts dude...
As soon as I can get my hands on it I'll take some pictures of the edge...

ttylee

Eric
O/ST
 
I wouldn't say your complaint is off base. Just not necessarily representative. I have a couple CS machetes, including the kukri version. Both are perfectly average machetes. The kukri seems to have some chopping advantage due to the shape and forward weight, but seems about as durable as my Tramontina bolo. No problems other than those expected of inexpensive machetes, soft-ish steel, rough grind when new, etc.
 
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