which machete??

MODINO, that mach axe is a very nice design. Where did you get that?

What is the thickness? Steel type?

I might be interested in it:thumbup:
 
I vote for the Tramontina too, but kick it up a notch and go for the 14 inch. It's the best machete I ever owned, and I paid less than $10 for it.
 
I plan on using a KaBar 14-1/4" Large-Heavy Bowie. Still NIB but as soon as the Explorer Asym gets here both will get their first try in the great outdoors.
 
If you have flea markets in your area you can come across a good find. I found this a couple years ago for 7 bucks.

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I have a 12" Ontario that I like. Just bought a Kabar 11" Cutlass as pictured above. Just liked the feel and heft of that blade, so I took it home.
 
Hey MRD they are in CA so if you want. I would be very happy to pick it for you. This way i could check it out. If its worth it sending it all the way to Canada. Maybe its not worth the shiping *L* . The machete does look intresting. Do you have there phone #. Maybe i could just ride there and check the store out for my self.

sasha
 
Sasha
It's already in transit, should have it in a week or so. Don't have a phone # but you can contract him by email thru his Ebay listings.
Mike
 
Rescue Riley, considering those NYC rat stories in the news recently, I guess you need to carry some kind of weapon when you go out for for tacos or KFC. But are you sure a 12 inch blade is long enough? :D

Moodino, those were excellent photos you posted to help us all compare the various blades and their handles. Thanks a lot. Good job. :thumbup:

Hatchet Jack, I'm envious! That looks like a helluva good knife you said you got for seven bucks at a flea market a couple of years ago. What a find! :)

I like most kinds of knives, and machetes really are very useful in most environments. I'd have to say, based on clearing a lot of brush in really hot weather when I was younger, that a machete with an 18 inch blade is the minimum length for doing any long term work, and you're back will thank you later if you'll use a longer blade, say 22 or 24 inches. (And I'm not a tall man.) The shorties with a 12 inch blade sure make a fine addition to a survival kit or a bug out bag, though. A 12 inch machete combined with a 4 inch Mora knife would equip you very well. About 30-35 years ago I worked in a little store where we regularly sold top quality American-made Collins machetes for only $4 each, and I wish I had bought a pickup truck load of them when I had the chance! It never entered my mind they'd quit making them. Horrors! I just found that out recently. But I'm just glad I still have a couple of those old Collins blades. And, no, they aren't for sale! :eek:
 
no joke....I saw those little bast**ds carry off a pizza delivery van once.......The city is only where I sleep and work...I am a weekend warrior type all the way
 
The KaBar cutlass machete is one of my all-time favorite knives. It's the best tool I've ever used for brush removal. It's better than a thinner, longer machete for brush, better than an axe for small trees, and better than a pair of loppers for everything except brambles. If you're harvesting firewood, the KaBar machete zips off fussy extra branches like peeling an apple. I love it! I'm sure it would be formidable as SD tool, as well. Seeing what it does to thick tree limbs in one chop- it would be brutal on anything made of flesh & bone. The handle is very comfy, you can swing it for hours without hurting your hands, and has a nice, soft hook to keep it in your hands against centrifugal force.
 
Thanks for the post. I have yet to run the 'collection' though all the paces, but I will soon. One point I'd like to empasize. The handles (AKA Grips) are really important. For a swing or two they don't matter, but for hours of labor they make all the difference between a great machete and a painful to use one. Just holding the Ka-Bar Cutlass Machete grip inspires huge confidence. My Mach~Axe (No5) was also designed for a secure back swing. After all if you're hand is clenching to keep hold of the grip, then the design is all wrong. The pinky 'hook' is critical.:thumbup:
Here's a fun vid I made recently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPUcfn4OfSk
moonwilson said:
The KaBar cutlass machete is one of my all-time favorite knives. It's the best tool I've ever used for brush removal. It's better than a thinner, longer machete for brush, better than an axe for small trees, and better than a pair of loppers for everything except brambles. If you're harvesting firewood, the KaBar machete zips off fussy extra branches like peeling an apple. I love it! I'm sure it would be formidable as SD tool, as well. Seeing what it does to thick tree limbs in one chop- it would be brutal on anything made of flesh & bone. The handle is very comfy, you can swing it for hours without hurting your hands, and has a nice, soft hook to keep it in your hands against centrifugal force.
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wow, theres a few cool companies i learned about here. especially barteaux. nice stuff for cheap.
though, those cut proof gloves.. im not sure you understand what theyre trying to do. you didnt prove any shortcomings, as they arent made for knife fights lol. theyre search gloves man. for when you are pattin down people, that may have sharps, as in knives or needles. no gloves like that, are meant to be truly slice proof.
the only gloves are are cut proof, to a point, are the chain mail gloves ya wear, when slicing ham on the slicer.
 
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