Testing the Machetes

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Hey y'all here are some pics of Dylan and I testing out the lineup on some seasoned and frozen Hickory!

Pretty Model.

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The knives all bit really deeply into the wood. Suprising. Its hard as snot. Really didn't take a lot of effort to chop through this branch. This is a thick hickory limb I took down a few years ago and keep around for testing.

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Dylan going at it.

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More pretty model pics.

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18" Machete on the snow.

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12" er hanging out on the snow

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16" knife finishing off some work.

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Measurement is by blade length. The 12" looks short because of perspective.
 
gruntinhusaybah said:
Those look sweet!! Are the measurements blade length or OAL? In the picture the 12" looks short
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Yes. The #'s are blade length. The handles are all 6" long.

RedbeAR15 said:
Nice Pics Andy -

Which one was the best performer?
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That 16 is some kinda dangerous penetrator. But the 12 is so easy and light to carry in the woods. It would highly depend on intended usage, and preference.
 
great stuff! I just used a machete to shovel snow over a fire.

No more x-mas tree!
 
I really have my eye on the 12" model. They are so sexy! How thick are these? Any way you could do a forward lanyard hole?

Again, these are beautifully done. I'd love one with a woodsman or hunter to go with it
 
I prefer a 12" for bushwacking, all I need is a clear path and the shorter blade isn't as tiring. For clearing brush the longer blades get more work done.

I like the profile of that 16" blade.
 
The 12" one is 3mm thick steel and then tapered to the tip. The rest are 2.2mm steel. I'm not going to say it would be impossible for me to drill the hole for the front pin, but it wouldn't be easy.

If you got a kit, which I'm going to be offering as well, then it would be very doable for the individual. You'd need a carbide bit. Regular bits just dance on the steel.
 
I'm going to make up a passaround Machete for this forum next week. Probably a 12" er with nat can.
 
Thats about the perfect sized wood for machete work too! IMO, I can buck pieces of wood like Andy showed of that size faster with a machete than I can with an axe, although the axe wins when going to larger wood.

Good looking machetes bud! Daughter looks like a super cutey ---- oh your in for a ride in the future :D
 
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