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Machetes ??? Fiddleback Tops Esee Ontario How do they compare??
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Finally someone said it!
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At the same time there are lots of other patterns used in Mexico, and there's lots of room to play around with Latin patterns to make distinct variations on the theme. Again, I think it's fully possible to muck around with the guts of the concept a little more brazenly and put out something that's unique to the market from a design perspective!
I would never wish $10 rubber boots on anyone who could afford something better. At the same time if it's all they can afford then they don't have much choice so I don't look down on them either. I wear $130 rubber boots on a nearly daily basis and they were well worth the investment for someone that puts a lot of miles on them. From my perspective I gain far more enjoyment from using an item than I do from merely owning it (though of course the latter makes the former a lot more flexible and convenient!
) and since I, like most, don't have the luxury of buying whatever catches my fancy I instead make my purchases in such a way that I'm maximizing how much performance for my unique needs I'm getting for my dollar, allowing me to then allocate the money saved towards some other thing that I need or want. The resultant purchase should ideally be neither too much nor too little for the unique needs of the individual, based on their available choices. As far as this li'l bit goes, PatrickKnight was correct that I was more addressing the concept of diminishing returns, but it's slightly more complex than that. It's more specifically about required return. A professional guide might literally need a top-tier pair of binoculars that cost several thousand dollars because he needs that extra performance for his trade, while your typical tourist is going to gain benefit from a fraction of that performance and is really over-gunned with anything in that range. How many people have you seen with professional-grade DSLR cameras that only shoot on auto?
And if they have the resources to be that indiscriminate with their spending that's totally fine. Buy what you like and like what you buy. But it's poor economy. And that's the fairly special thing about machetes. Some of the very best are very inexpensive, so you hit that ceiling I referenced pretty quickly and because of that oftentimes the money goes into cosmetic window dressing. That's not to say that looks should be ignored, but rather that I feel it best to incorporate function into the look of the tool, and vice versa. As the saying goes there's more than one way to skin a cat and if you can do it with style without negatively impacting performance or cost then you'd be silly not to!
My watch is my smartphone or laptop unless I'm at a dressy occasion in which case it's a skeleton movement manual-wind pocket watch.
Vintage recurve bows.
Pentax Papilios. Being able to use them both for distance viewing as well as (and more frequently) viewing objects as close as a little under 2ft in front of the objective lens is tons of fun. Decent enough performance for a compact set of binocs in their price range and the microscope-like feature is great for looking at bugs and plants up close.
Yes. And no.
Congrats, dude! And I totally agree--I should specify that when I say performance that also includes things like prestige or pride of ownership. If that's important to you then a more premium example will likely jump up on the list of candidates. I generally lean more towards the pragmatic side of things, myself, but I have my eccentricities and indulgences like everyone else.
I'd be happy to do an in-depth assessment of it, including taking the values of it in my Sweet Spot Index calculations, which you'd be welcome to use if you find it useful to you as a descriptive tool. I'm not much of a cinematographer but the written detail would be significant.
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Oh I'd say I made my name in the machete world a long time ago, and was one of the early advocates of using the tool in the North American temperate zones. I'm not after fame nor fortune (just a living) and the Baryonyx Machete, while quite dear to me, is just one of countless designs I've got "in reserve" and it won't be my only project.
The Baryonyx Machete, while unique in its specific form, is heavily influenced by English billhooks, in particular the Hertford pattern. The tweaks are minor but significant for the intended set of variegated tasks. So it's ultimately a novel hybridized take on a traditional pattern.
How much would you charge for a 3V machete with carbon fiber handle and whats the thickness? this going to be awesome man!
42b. Your funny. I get it. 
. The wealth of knowledge on this forum has been and will be appreciated. Anymore suggestions from anyone for a 100 $ ish machete? I have been able to add a few new ones I wasn't familiar with. By the I shot the Aik an email ( I'm a fan of ATS34) Thanks to all
. The wealth of knowledge on this forum has been and will be appreciated. Anymore suggestions from anyone for a 100 $ ish machete? I have been able to add a few new ones I wasn't familiar with. By the I shot the Aik an email ( I'm a fan of ATS34) Thanks to allLol, those three, then add in Marbles, Condor, and Imacasa themselves, are they just trying to have a machete monopoly?XD
Oh, and I too am interested in what makes that a "tactical" machete. I'm not commenting on the workmanship, the price, or anything else, I just want to know what makes THAT machete more "tactical" than any of a dozen other "Latin" pattern machetes out there. Is it because it's made of different materials? Not saying the Latin pattern is a bad choice or bad pattern, but it's pretty much the generic machete pattern in the US, if you ask someone to imagine a machete, 99% of people are gonna imagine a machete that looks pretty much just like Snody's "tactical" machete, albeit perhaps with inferior materials. So does making it with a G10 handle and an S30V blade make it "tactical" as opposed to something with the same pattern, made in 1075 with a polypropylene handle?
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Guess this thread has turned into a competition between knife makers lol. No comment on any of it.
As far as suggestions go, don't forget that KA-BAR produces some designs as well.
I don't own one but another knife in the "Heavy Chopper" line, same Taiwanese made 1085 Carbon steel on all of them I thiknk and it's good stuff with Kraton rubberized handles,
Good working steel, they're on the short end as well as the thicker side and I've seen threads where they all (including the Grass Machete) have processed and batoned through a lot of wood.
All the "Tooj handled" heavy choppers go for around $50 USD on the web. Three machete designs as well as one medium length belt knife and a 9" Bowie.
As far as suggestions go, don't forget that KA-BAR produces some designs as well.
I don't own one but another knife in the "Heavy Chopper" line, same Taiwanese made 1085 Carbon steel on all of them I thiknk and it's good stuff with Kraton rubberized handles,
Good working steel, they're on the short end as well as the thicker side and I've seen threads where they all (including the Grass Machete) have processed and batoned through a lot of wood.
All the "Tooj handled" heavy choppers go for around $50 USD on the web. Three machete designs as well as one medium length belt knife and a 9" Bowie.
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I'd be happy to do an in-depth assessment of it, including taking the values of it in my Sweet Spot Index calculations, which you'd be welcome to use if you find it useful to you as a descriptive tool. I'm not much of a cinematographer but the written detail would be significant.
This is one review I'd love to read as I'm thinking about a Snody machete myself.
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Well Imacasa and Condor are the same company, but yeah the others all contracted through them because of both the quality of their product, size of their operation, and their openness to such work.
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Oh I'd say I made my name in the machete world a long time ago, and was one of the early advocates of using the tool in the North American temperate zones. I'm not after fame nor fortune (just a living) and the Baryonyx Machete, while quite dear to me, is just one of countless designs I've got "in reserve" and it won't be my only project.
The Baryonyx Machete, while unique in its specific form, is heavily influenced by English billhooks, in particular the Hertford pattern. The tweaks are minor but significant for the intended set of variegated tasks. So it's ultimately a novel hybridized take on a traditional pattern.
Where did you get all that Attitude from.
You are not related to me are you?
I dont even know your real name.
Its not Snody is it?
I like that attitude and I like you.
Thanks for sending me the email.
Lets work together on this..
Much Respect.
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My absolute pleasure, and thanks for the kind words. :thumbup:
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It was cool reading all this. Snody's machete is gorgeous (250 is a good price) and now I've GOT to see a Baronyx!
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Just saw the video of the baronyx: badass
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My 12" Fiddleback machete should be in the mail soon and I can't wait!
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Hey Stabman--you ever hear back from $nody? I had a few emails back and forth with him, then sent him my info after he made the above offer and haven't heard from him since. Kept trying to contact him off and on and haven't gotten so much as a "sorry, bro--I've been busy" in response. I'm beginning to think the offer evaporated.
Still very interested in pitting the custom up against a Tramontina.
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Collins is some mighty fine stuff. Legends for good reason!
Another bump in the hopes Stabman sees this. I'm interested in knowing if he ever heard anything back, or if he got nothing but static like I did.
Another bump in the hopes Stabman sees this. I'm interested in knowing if he ever heard anything back, or if he got nothing but static like I did.
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Hey Stabman--you ever hear back from $nody? I had a few emails back and forth with him, then sent him my info after he made the above offer and haven't heard from him since. Kept trying to contact him off and on and haven't gotten so much as a "sorry, bro--I've been busy" in response. I'm beginning to think the offer evaporated.
Nope, I haven't heard anything either.
To be fair, I didn't send my info first, as I was waiting for contact from his end, as it's his product.
I'd like to check out his work in a head to head with this:
It's more a "Bush Sword" than a machete, but I'd still like to put another high-end tool to the test.