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Machax (What A Beautiful Blade)
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I got my sterile prototype at Blade. I have yet to take it to the woodshed and beat the snot out of it. I plan on making a Jungle bed with it, when I get the chance.
If anyone remembers the old Machax's, this one is SOOOOOOOO much better.
Moose
If anyone remembers the old Machax's, this one is SOOOOOOOO much better.
Moose
Ive got a bit of a chubby now
x2......
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If anyone remembers the old Machax's, this one is SOOOOOOOO much better.
remembers? they're my children...
nothing imho will beat the original hard chromes. those were just NICE. hello? convexing? almost none of you folx have seen one outside a picture, i'm guessing...
the nickel-phosphate (smooth black coated) models that followed were REALLY nice. jarod just got one. he'll like it. they're the one to get, if i let you :>
if all you're used to was the Camillus, well, i'm sorry
unless you got those radically reprofiled... yeah, they blew chunks you can leave them in the box out back, i'll eventually repurpose them oh, well, there was the Blackjack one in "grey sterile epoxy"... yeah, those were REALLY nasty. the coating left something to be desired, but the grinds on those were beyond sloppy (sorry Ethan, they ruined your knife)...the new KaBar is very light, very fast. more of a fighter feel (a lot like the Warrior model). not sure how *I* feel about that - i prefer some weight. i haven't beat my prototype up as yet. will have to wait judgement until i get a couple production models, or a chance to test additional versions.
as long as they keep the primary spine squared, we're good
none of that rounding or false-edge biznes. might work on the magnum-camp (which is quite nicely done), but not on a bush tool. imho. i'm QUITE opinionated when it comes to khukris in general. go figure. i have dozens upon dozens.i should also like to see a heavy Becker khukri model, a bit more thuggish appeal. i have some HI khukris that are BEASTS and they fear no other knife.
ideally, i'd love to have seen a Machax with a 1/4 inch spine (at least), and the radical edge profile and high grind that first attracted me to the model, give the thing a bit more mass out at the sweet spot. one of the things imho that separates a good choppy khukri from a mere "khukri shaped object" is a thick thick spine leading to a great edge.
the models made of sheet steel tend to be "bent machetes"... you need more speed to do the deed, or a lot more "leafy" shape (like the original Reinhardts or KaBar khukri - these have obvious fairly high grinds despite being thinner - more limbu/sirupate types).
khukri shaped objects like most of the less expensive cold steel lineup, and many of the cheap swat/tach/mall-ninja models, and other such, well, they're just stamped out, there's no grinding or edge profiles to speak of. just frilly boutiqued machetes made of nasty metal (i hesitate to even say steel). yeah, i said it
i see good things for the new KaBar Machax, but i'm still holding to my old school beliefs
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Chubby.
Moose
that's a limited edition too. you folx what want a 1095 folder, with history, and a limited appeal, should get on this and buy one before they're gone. KaBar does nice stuff.
i like mine.
chubby too.
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That is cool, any ideas on $? How much was it at blade?
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Bladite, what do you think of the Ontario Kuk like object?
I haven't truly violated mine yet, so would love to get some more opinions on it.
So far I like it, seems much more Kukri like than most klo's.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Hrm I realize this my be off topic so it can be moved or deleted, no harm no foul, just got Kuk sidetracked.
I haven't truly violated mine yet, so would love to get some more opinions on it.
So far I like it, seems much more Kukri like than most klo's.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Hrm I realize this my be off topic so it can be moved or deleted, no harm no foul, just got Kuk sidetracked.
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if it's the one i'm thinking of that i used to own (and actually have a backup of in a storage unit somewhere)... it's crap
imho. it'll cut stuff, but it doesn't have ... spirit.
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not currently for sale. prototypes only for display purposes.
at a guess, around the same street costs as a BK9. give or take some.
we'll know more as the year progresses and/or Shot Show 2012, or even Blade Show 2012.
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India. it's a sarong.
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The dolphin blanket is pretty tame compared to how Ken Lunde used to showcase his Busses.
let's keep it on topic, or i'm busting out the my little pony pron
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I can't wait for this knife.
I hope it comes with a plastic sheath like the BK2/11/14.
Whatever my point was is now forgotten, sorry.
I'm just really excited.
That's my proto, by the way. I haven't entirely decided if I'm going to beat it or wait for production knives.
I'm of more than half a mind to beat it, however. It was a gift, and I don't sell or trade gifted knives.
And this way, when I carry and use it, I'll get to revisit the generosity of the giver.
It would be cool, I think, to be using a knife a little different from most folks. No blade stamp, of course.
Also, I'm trying more and more to keep the knives I use and let the rest go on to other owners.
I have owned a Cincinnati Machax. One of the sweet originals.
It eventually went into the black hole of Machaxes because I didn't see myself ever using it.
This blade reminds me of it in terms of thickness and feel. The 2012 Machaxes are going to be great field knives.