Machete Steel Likes to Bend

Oh, no offense taken. Which swords such as a Chisa would outperform CS at a lower price point? One can aquire furnishings, such as the solid steel/iron square blackend guard, Tsuba (sp?) so called "ninja" variety, that I intend to employ w/ my Chisa, as well as more "utilitarian" goodies.

I have also wondered many times why CS doesn't offer a couple of "ninja katanas", as well as alternitave weapons such as the "kasurigama" (sp?), caltrops etc. to go with the shurieken they sell.

I cannot speak for them, or any other mgfr. since I don't own any other "longer bladed" options, other than khukuris and Bowie knives.

Which brings us back on topic. I see the "sword styled" machetes as a group of inexpensive "backyard hack-up" blades. If CS made them 2-3 times thicker, the price would have to be adjusted, and folk would gripe over such.
For years, they made Americanized versions of the Japanese offerings in CV, such as the "Oyubun" version of the Magnum Tanto IX and XII.

I shoulda picked that one up.
 
"Better" is an interesting choice of words...
Opinion is a wonderful thing, all knife and sword guys have them, yet no two agree :)
My opinion is based on extreme performance testing and I know which sword I would choose, but the world would be a very boring place if we all liked the same things
I'm going to leave this post here

Have a great new year everyone, and -regardless of brand - have a fun new year with your sharp stuff :)
 
Thank you Mr. CS! "Better" is indeed subjective to personal taste. While I may not like your 1055 steel, you sure do make some great products. I love my Rajah II, Big Bore blowgun, and the two machetes I have. Thank you for great products and have a great New Year :thumbup:
 
I'm new here..... so Hi Everyone!
I got hooked on a machete fetish buying spree over a year ago and have bought over 30 individual brands/types/styles/lengths. Actually about 45 total machetes if you count the duplicates. I'll limit my comments to the Cold Steel for this thread. The Kukri is great in the shorter version, but the Magnum is longer and heavier and unless you have a super strong wrist, you won't be able to do a lot of cutting. I find (considering the thickness and weight of the blade) that the 18 inch Latin is about as long as you would want for actually doing work for any period of time. Some other brands have thinner blades so the length could be longer to use for work. I do have a 21" and 24" Latin and seriously the 24 may look inpressive but try swinging it 1 handed for a while. The CS All Terrain Chopper is a beast of a blade and needs the 2 hand handle it comes with.. would be impossible to use 1 handed. I'm not a small guy nor a giant.... 6ft 205 lb. The Cutlass is very nice... long blade, decent feel, and D handle... if you want a cheap single edge sword type weapon, it's nice. Their Bowie machete is too short to be much of a machete, but with a good edge is like a Bowie knife on steroids. My fav CS machete is the 2 handed Latin......choke up on the handle and it feels like an 18"... with 2 hands you can swing it like a baseball bat and probably chop a ball in 1/2. I sharpened the back side of the blade also so it's an awesome looking weapon. Be sure to get the 21" sheath with the shoulder strap... much better than trying to walk with something that long attached to your belt. I do like CS sheaths and use them for all types of brands. If you're going to put a razor edge on a machete and try to use a canvas sheath with maybe 2 or 3 rivets and play for the blade to move around... the blade will cut right through it. CS sheaths hold the blades fairly firm... maybe you won't get a 1/10th of a second draw time in an emergency but you won't get a trip to an emergency room to stitch your leg up if the blade goes through the sheath. If you're going to use a machete... swing sideways, NOT up and down... if you put an edge on it and it going through something too easily, the blade may end up in your leg. Trust me on this one! Well that's my comments on CS machetes... except.. i have many othe CS knives and they all come with very good edges, but the machetes need a little work to fix the "less than desirable" edge they come with. Happy New Year Everyone!
 
By all means, I never said the designs were bad. Although, some are better than others. It's the steel/heat treat I have a problem with. It could be just a bit harder so that they don't take a bend so easily.
 
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