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This is not a review; I just wanted to show a few big blades I use around mi casa. Yard work is never fun, but using some interesting big machetes makes that pill a little easier to swallow. I usually keep an 18 Tramontina out in the back yard so it is there when I need it. When its time to travel to Peru, that same Tramontina gets put in a sheath (for travel) and I throw it in my suitcase. My backyard is a little hard to maintain when I am gone for months at a time. It isnt a typical California backyard; it resembles a more tropical setting. I have huge banana trees, Sago Palms, Monkey Palms, and a few unwanted Izote Trees (yucca tree family). In addition to that, a Pomegranate tree, and an Avocado tree often need cleanup as the time for Pomegranates is now.
A few months ago I returned from Thailand and have used the blades I got there for some backyard cleanup along with an old favorite that has been neglected for a long time, the Ontario 18 Machete. Here are way too many pictures of some of the blades I use in action.
Pile
Thick Thai Machete
This was my favorite of them all better suited for tight places where a long 18 blade wouldnt get into. Thick, but super sharp.
Sago Palm slayer
Chopping up an unwanted Izote Tree stump that somehow grew over the past year without me really noticing it---tricky!
The Thai Grass Machete
Chopping light green branches was stretching its abilities a bit. The blade is super thin.
The hooked spine was good when reaching for the out of reach Pomegranates.
It actually cut grass better than any other chore.
The Ontario 18 kept up with them all and seemed to be better at chopping wood and thicker green branches.
Also a Thai E-Nep made it to the party was not used. The E-Nep and the other Thai blades along with about 4 more knives of Thailand are the subject of a Tactical Knives article in the March issue of Tactical Knives that will be out soon. If anyone likes these and wants to know more about them, check out that issue!
A few months ago I returned from Thailand and have used the blades I got there for some backyard cleanup along with an old favorite that has been neglected for a long time, the Ontario 18 Machete. Here are way too many pictures of some of the blades I use in action.
Pile
Thick Thai Machete
This was my favorite of them all better suited for tight places where a long 18 blade wouldnt get into. Thick, but super sharp.
Sago Palm slayer
Chopping up an unwanted Izote Tree stump that somehow grew over the past year without me really noticing it---tricky!
The Thai Grass Machete
Chopping light green branches was stretching its abilities a bit. The blade is super thin.
The hooked spine was good when reaching for the out of reach Pomegranates.
It actually cut grass better than any other chore.
The Ontario 18 kept up with them all and seemed to be better at chopping wood and thicker green branches.
Also a Thai E-Nep made it to the party was not used. The E-Nep and the other Thai blades along with about 4 more knives of Thailand are the subject of a Tactical Knives article in the March issue of Tactical Knives that will be out soon. If anyone likes these and wants to know more about them, check out that issue!
