What's a good machete?

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TheBushWookie

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I'm looking for a machete that is extremely tough and can handle being used as an axe, I thought of the woodmans pal but I heard that the rivets come out under hard use and I really don't want that. I want a machete that can handle chopping up tree limbs and won't break on me or cause the handle to come loose, the reason I'm not getting a simple axe is because I always want the option of the other uses a machete offers.
 
If your budget is not a problem, looking the bark river lineup

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Grass Bolo II - III
Parang
 
Rappy said:
If your budget is not a problem, looking the bark river lineup

KSF
Grass Bolo II - III
Parang
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Unfortunately Budget is abit of an issue here sense this christmas I'll be ordering my self a set of knives and 1 knife as a gift for a family member so I'll only have about 50-70 dollars to spend on a machete
 
If I were to choose a machete over a hatchet or hawk for wood chopping I would go with a CS Kukri or similar weight forward design.
 
The Gerber Gator has worked well for me. Especially since the saw on the back works quite well (until it dulls). And they don't cost much. I use mine heavily at work.

I am sure that there are much nicer, more expensive machetes out there, but the gator works for limbing trees and clearing brush for me.
 
i have used a cold steel machete for years now it has seen tons of work and i have nothing bad to say about it.
 
abbydaddy said:
The Gerber Gator has worked well for me. Especially since the saw on the back works quite well (until it dulls). And they don't cost much. I use mine heavily at work.

I am sure that there are much nicer, more expensive machetes out there, but the gator works for limbing trees and clearing brush for me.
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I was actually using that earlier but it wasn't going quite well which is why I started the thread to see if I could add a good chopping machete to my christmas list. But i will give it this, It's not a full tang machete and it still chopped through an entire thick tree branch without any damage to the knife.
 
what about the Ontario RTAK ii? I have the Esee Junglas and it's AMAZING at machete and chopping work. I do need to contour the handle a bit but other than that... But it's my take that the RTAK is esentially the same knife with an even tougher steel (5160 vs. 1095 in the junglas). May want to check it out... hope this helps
 
Check out the Baryonyx Machete from FortyTwoBlades. It is a MONSTER machete, comes with an excellent sheath and is in your price range.
It is the only edged tool that I ever handled that actually scared me when I used it the first few times. It demands respect!
 
Lots of good options out there, but personally, I do all that stuff with a 14" Tramontina and it has held up great. I bought a "special grade" from Baryonyx and it was still under $15 (before shipping).
 
I've personally been looking at the Ontario SP8 but I just looked at the RTAK 2 and fell in love but the issue is even with the cheaper main blade that i had lined up to buy for this situation I still won't have enough money for the shiny new 3 sided V sharpening stone I wanted :(
 
I have an Imacasa Rozador and a Condor EcoSurvivor Machete...very cheap, very durable...and if you get them from Baryonyx, he will put a wicked edge on them for pocket change
 
FTR-14c said:
Check out the Baryonyx Machete from FortyTwoBlades. It is a MONSTER machete, comes with an excellent sheath and is in your price range.
It is the only edged tool that I ever handled that actually scared me when I used it the first few times. It demands respect!
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I'm biased, of course, but I also think it provides many of the functions of the Woodman's Pal...but with increased performance and a bunch of extra tricks up its sleeve. :)

And as far as axe-like chopping goes, it was designed to handle everything from grass and briars up to 6" diameter trees. A buddy of mine took the head off a deer with one hit. :D No way the handle can loosen as it's injection molded right to the tang.
 
TheBushWookie said:
I was actually using that earlier but it wasn't going quite well which is why I started the thread to see if I could add a good chopping machete to my christmas list. But i will give it this, It's not a full tang machete and it still chopped through an entire thick tree branch without any damage to the knife.
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Ah, so you really need something that can act as an axe as well as a machete. I can't really help there, because my approach on this sort of thing is just to use one of my axes if I'm needing an axe, and honestly my axes are not great axes so I can't even give a suggestion there.
 
The pictures of the baryonyx just don't do it justice.
I swear the first time I swung that thing my knees were shaking.
 
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