>>181718>can serve other uses other than chopping.they can, but the thin/flat profile wedges and you spend more time prying it out of the cut than cutting. if you plan on chopping get a parang/golok/bigfuckingknife
>What size should I look atlonger is better but, more tiring to swing.
>What size should I look atstart with a shorter one and practice until you know what you are doing. about the most common injury is a glancing blow that ends up in your knee-cap/shin. (seriously, this happens a LOT).
>designdon't get fancy. standard latin machete is all most need. some of the wider ones are better for chopping thicker foliage but suck for clearing a path or camp site. rigid ones are safer if you don't know what you are doing.
>steelcarbon steel from .5%-.8% carbon. all will work equally well. some people like Ontario which uses .95% but, the way they heat treat it is not optimum and really buys you nothing.
>handle materialwood is master race for comfort. plastic is more durable but needs gloves imo.
>brandit doesn't matter. get one with a handle you like. assume the edge was burnt to shit when it was ground (it probably was) and resharpen it before doing anything. they hit the dirt a lot so don't sweat getting the edge perfect near the tip.
>I'd like to have one with a saw backthey suck. don't do this.
>Would having a saw back inhibit batoning in anyway?don't do this either. they don't baton well.
