Machete

[87manche]

get on ebay
buy old machetes made with steel that doesn't suck.

 

[MoabFJ]

Onterio Knife Company military machete. Nice piece that has lasted me for years. My old back 40 had woods on the fenceline, and I used one of these to keep stray limbs on the neighbors side. It takes a serious beating, even on hardwoods.

 

[nahmus]

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Maybe a nice hatchet instead of a machete?

 

[87manche]

Maybe a nice hatchet instead of a machete?

the old plumb hatchets are great, and they're like $25 on ebay.

 

[Ksand]

Get a corn knife. You can chop a redwood down and not break it

 

[booger]

I've got one of these. They call it a hatchet but it has the thickness of a machete. Works great when used as a machete, I keep it under the seat of my truck and clear trails with it.

Hatchet (18") | Fiskars

Get more done with one versatile tool designed for chopping roots, vines, small branches, palms and more.

www.fiskars.com

 

[Donk]

Poke, you chopped off your leg with a sharpened rusty old leaf spring yet?

 

[Poke]

Poke, you chopped off your leg with a sharpened rusty old leaf spring yet?

So well, when a 40+ yr old IT guy swings an axe for 3 hours in frustration because his machete broke… apparently his fore arms and hands get so sore they arnt good for much.

So I haven’t bought a new cutting tool or done much but whine about not being 20.

 

[nahmus]

So well, when a 40+ yr old IT guy swings an axe for 3 hours in frustration because his machete broke… apparently his fore arms and hands get so sore they arnt good for much.

So I haven’t bought a new cutting tool or done much but whine about not being 20.

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[WESTOF7]

I need a stronger or thicker blade. I have ruined 3 gerbers. This one was freshly sharpened and lasted 5 min hinge cutting small beech trees. The other Gerbers all lasted longer and never failed this horribly.

Woodsman’s pale? Fiskars?

I can make you one that doesnt suck if youd like.

 

[Poke]

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It’s fixed now but why did it break?

 

[Poke]

I can make you one that doesnt suck if youd like.

I appreciate the offer but I doubt I’m willing to pay for your time. I have no doubt it would be legit.

 

[muddyrover]

You need a small axe. Husqvarna (26" 2 lb head) one is fairly priced, but comes with a poorly finished edge. This one still needs more finish work. Hand forged by Hults Bruk in Sweden, a little bit of a project to make it perfect. Smaller one is a Granfors Bruk (19" 1.5 lb head) again hand forged in Sweden.

Both are shaving sharp, husqvarna is a new addition and is my new carry axe when I'm felling. GB is my camping, canoeing, hiking axe. Takes the place of a large knife. I carry an ESEE3 as it's companion.

 

[HCT]

Had one from these guys. Used and abused the piss out of it. Lost it, then got another from them. Lives in the rig. Can cut small trees faster than a hatchet.

Machetes

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

I had this when I was a kid/boy scouts, thick & great for clearing trials on hikes. It was stamped "Made in England"
Something like this, no sheath. Made a loop to carry it in case of bear attack(s)-

this
I have had two of these

both I have found in the woods
one was from when I was a kid, and I would make motorcycle trails with and I beat the **** out of it

One lives on the lawn mower for those pesky branches now

 

[Wades_76_cj7]

Get a corn knife. You can chop a redwood down and not break it

we had those when I was a kid at Grandpa's farm. I would like to have another but have never seen one for sale.


edit: corn knife not that brand

 

[Ksand]

we had those when I was a kid at Grandpa's farm. I would like to have another but have never seen one for sale.


edit: corn knife not that brand

We didn't have this brand either, ours had wooden handles