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Nice linders.
We got to do this more offten.
We got to do this more offten.
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Cool! Are those canvas micarta scales? Looks like about a 12" blade. Who makes this little guy?
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Its an economy 12" On@#rio. Justin at Ranger knices did the canvas.
This is an 18" Corona I cut a little over 3" off and convexed. It has held up well for the last year or so. My favorite was a 14" corn knife, but that one was tempered so hard a big chunk came out of the edge. That is why I stick with this one now. This one I have had bent 60degrees or more while batoning wood, and it still comes out straight. The thinner blade seems to transmit less shock too. Doesn't cut for beans when it is dull though.
Found this pic of the other one that broke, along with a pic of the original length of the 18" Corona. Sorry about the pics, they are both old.
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This is my favorite machete, it's a great chopper but is still light & fast :thumbup: COLDSTEEL KHUKURI MACHETE 
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Ok, all these machetes made me want to order some trams but alas the Smoky Mountain website's free shipping offer isnt working so I'll wait. Since I have to wait I fixed up my Harbor Frieght $4 special. Its been laying around for a while but I never used it, bought it cuz it was cheap. There was no edge on it so I convexed the edge and painted the blade to keep the rust at bay.
I'm still using this quite a bit:
The Tramontina modded baby bolo. About 9 5/8" blade.
It's dirtier nowadays. The handle was since dipped in PlastiDip, and I drilled a lanyard hole through the wooden bump on the bottom end. Size and weight suit me well. I've thought about grinding a minor clip point, just to have a little bit of stabbing/poking ability. Tramontina steel is incredibly tough. I'm gonna have to break down and make a decent sheath for it. The cardboard/duct tape scabbard has a certain junkyard chic, but I think I like this knife enough that it deserves better.
The Tramontina modded baby bolo. About 9 5/8" blade.
It's dirtier nowadays. The handle was since dipped in PlastiDip, and I drilled a lanyard hole through the wooden bump on the bottom end. Size and weight suit me well. I've thought about grinding a minor clip point, just to have a little bit of stabbing/poking ability. Tramontina steel is incredibly tough. I'm gonna have to break down and make a decent sheath for it. The cardboard/duct tape scabbard has a certain junkyard chic, but I think I like this knife enough that it deserves better.
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Here's a Tromontina I picked up not too long ago. They come with a wire wrapped handle. The wire was a little loose on all the ones I looked at. I replaced it with handmade buriti palm cordage.
This type handle is very comfortable. I'm planning on cutting one of these down to a golok profile. Mac
This type handle is very comfortable. I'm planning on cutting one of these down to a golok profile. Mac
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I like that model. I saw one in Iquitos, Peru and the wire was loose also. They are hard to find out here in the States.
I like that model. I saw one in Iquitos, Peru and the wire was loose also. They are hard to find out here in the States.
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OK here are some of mine that I have cleaned up. They are, left to right.
20 inch Chies, 18 inch Chies, 2 16 inch Tramontinas, 14 inch Tramontina, 13 inch Saico, 12 and 10 inch Tramontinas.
I have a few others scattered between car trunks and the workshop that don't have sheaths. The ones with the rubber covered Doan Tools are the ones I loan out, along with another 16 not in the photo. I carry the 16 inch in the dark brown sheath most often.
This is my 12 inch Ontario in the sheath I made for it. The sheath has a pocket in the back for a small file.
Mac
20 inch Chies, 18 inch Chies, 2 16 inch Tramontinas, 14 inch Tramontina, 13 inch Saico, 12 and 10 inch Tramontinas.
I have a few others scattered between car trunks and the workshop that don't have sheaths. The ones with the rubber covered Doan Tools are the ones I loan out, along with another 16 not in the photo. I carry the 16 inch in the dark brown sheath most often.
This is my 12 inch Ontario in the sheath I made for it. The sheath has a pocket in the back for a small file.
Mac
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In open country like this you would think a machete would be unnecessary. In this shot they are marking their next objective which is a rock outcropping across the way.
This is inside that nice little forest in the middle. Some of these forested ravines can take a easy 40 minutes to chop/climb across.
Andre is using the 13 inch Saico and a mora SWAK.
Mac
my cutoff machete with the reprofiled gerber steadfast:
(not really) ironically, the machete cuts much better since i chopped off about 7-8 inches (diangonal cut). not really because it can be easily explained by the increase in stiffness of the blade. it doesn't slash brush quite as well, but i solved that by reinventing the scyth and whipping up a long wood pole handle for the machete.
same machete as any cal.
(not really) ironically, the machete cuts much better since i chopped off about 7-8 inches (diangonal cut). not really because it can be easily explained by the increase in stiffness of the blade. it doesn't slash brush quite as well, but i solved that by reinventing the scyth and whipping up a long wood pole handle for the machete.
same machete as any cal.