My machete snapped

JParanee said:
just a simple question why would someone want a stainless machete to begin with
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Same reason anyone would want a stainless knife, lower maintenance and some people don't like the dirty stained look carbon steel gets,lol.
That being said i usually stick with carbon steel lately, i'm not fixated on keeping it pretty. Actually i do maintain and clean my knives but i also like patina, it adds character.

Was using an old Tramontina in the garden yesterday, it still had some of last years dirt on it!
:D
 
Condor emailed me back. They said they would replace it. So far they are a great company to work with.
 
darkwater, I have been teaching camps for the past few weeks other wise I would have jumped on this sooner. Let me know every step of the way how the replacement goes.That is a heat treat problem and the first I've seen of that with a stainless.
They'll be sure to take care of you but I want to help too since I sold the critter to you.
Joe
 
It sounds like Condor is a stand up company. I may purchase one of their models, due to the warranty policy the OP has recieved.
 
I bought another Viking lately (I had given my old one to a fellow in need) and the new one's sheath had a strap and belt loop that had dried out leather that wrinkled when moved. I contacted Rick Jones at Condor about it and he sent out a new sheath the very next day. Didn't even ask for photos or for me to send the old one back. They aren't kidding when they say that they stand behind their work 100%. :cool::thumbup:
 
Yeah ill get it when I get home...if I get home...why can't air conditioners fix themselves?

DHL left a note on my door, machete replacement close
 
Glad everything worked out. Machete's are supposed to be tough instead of hard enough to hold an edge like a knife. It shouldn't have broken that way. It seems a little silly to say a machete shouldn't be used for a tree no bigger than that one was. If my $1.25 flea market panga can do it, $30+ Condors should handle it. The blade of my panga was about 3/32" thick. What is the spine on the Condors?
 
me2 said:
Glad everything worked out. Machete's are supposed to be tough instead of hard enough to hold an edge like a knife. It shouldn't have broken that way. It seems a little silly to say a machete shouldn't be used for a tree no bigger than that one was. If my $1.25 flea market panga can do it, $30+ Condors should handle it. The blade of my panga was about 3/32" thick. What is the spine on the Condors?
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thick. Most models are knife blade thick.
 
Its definitely one that had a heat treat issue or perhaps even some micro fracture in the steel. I have the same model and have tried to destroy it through fatwood, locust, old old hickory, and other woods and have not had any problem what so-ever. I have seen one other blade fail in this manner, and closer research came up with the same conclusions. Either bad heat treat, or just a bad piece of steel.
 
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