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I need some machete advice/recommendations, if anybody can help. I want to clear a path through about 200 feet of woods. There's enough space between the bigger trees that I think I'll be able to do what I need to do with only a machete.
The factors I'm weighing while trying to decide are: how sharp it will be out of the box, and what materials will retain a sharp edge the best. I have literally no experience sharpening knives, so that's why I don't want to have to do it too much, or at all if possible. Since I only really need it for this one job, I also don't want to spend too much (but I would if I had too).
Based on the homework I've done myself, I think a bolo is what's best suited for what I would be doing, but I'm open-minded to more educated advice. The ones I've looked at online are the Condor, Cold Steel, and Ontario. I've heard that the cold steels don't come sharp out of the box though, and even heard one reviewer on youtube say that it was more of a machete to collect than to do work with. Any thoughts on that? I've heard the condors are made of a 420 steel that needs to be sharpened often, is that true? And I've heard that ontarios need modification to really be useable for work.
So can anyone offer any insight on these brands, or recommend another brand that might be better for the specific characteristics I want (or maybe convince me that sharpening one isn't that hard to figure out...)?
Thanks in advance.
The factors I'm weighing while trying to decide are: how sharp it will be out of the box, and what materials will retain a sharp edge the best. I have literally no experience sharpening knives, so that's why I don't want to have to do it too much, or at all if possible. Since I only really need it for this one job, I also don't want to spend too much (but I would if I had too).
Based on the homework I've done myself, I think a bolo is what's best suited for what I would be doing, but I'm open-minded to more educated advice. The ones I've looked at online are the Condor, Cold Steel, and Ontario. I've heard that the cold steels don't come sharp out of the box though, and even heard one reviewer on youtube say that it was more of a machete to collect than to do work with. Any thoughts on that? I've heard the condors are made of a 420 steel that needs to be sharpened often, is that true? And I've heard that ontarios need modification to really be useable for work.
So can anyone offer any insight on these brands, or recommend another brand that might be better for the specific characteristics I want (or maybe convince me that sharpening one isn't that hard to figure out...)?
Thanks in advance.