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Machete?

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 00:49:02 No.233800 View View Reply Original Report

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Hey /out/,

Moved from Miami to Charlotte a few years ago and the ancient machete I've used for practically everything for the past decade broke on me. To my surprise it's about impossible to find a quality South American machete anywhere and the internet is populated with Cold Steel and xXxBearGryllzzzxXx(N0$C0PE) bullshit. Can anyone point me toward a reliable, sturdy machete?

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 01:01:32 No.233812 Report

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Surveyor here, you want one of the Ontario ones with the knuckle buster handle. Cut the hand guard off. If you can find an old barteaux bros they're god tier but unfortunately out of business.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 02:43:08 No.233858 Report

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>>233800
While certainly not professional grade, I wouldn't mock the Gerber Bear Grylls stuff too much. I the biggest folding knife for the bag o' tricks in the back of my Jeep. The packaging put me off but it was on sale and the reviews were higher than I thought they should. Despite the silly packaging it had a crisp flick and locking mechanism and kept a surprisingly sharp edge...I have a scar on my index finger to evidence both attributes. Even cheap Gerber isn't shit.

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 03:21:23 No.233880 Report

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>>233800
had this one for quite awhile. ww2 Australian issue. pic is from the net.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 03:42:25 No.233889 Report

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>>233880
Ausfag here. Where can I get one of those? Looks breddy noice

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 03:58:42 No.233893 Report

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>>233880
My grandfather left me one of those, I've kept the edge nice but it's all stained a rust colour, mostly just use it for strangler vines in the garden and the like

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 04:08:04 No.233900 Report

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>>233889
i got mine from the army surplus store in Perth years ago. holds a good edge and is still straight hardest thing it's done is cut down a foot thick redgum, the heart wood was hard as fuck.

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 04:16:43 No.233903 Report

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>>233893
they have a nice patina. the other knife is a hand made svord supposedly made for butchering animals in the wild. sorry for shit pic

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 04:30:30 No.233907 Report

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>>233903
>sitting at the pub with my machete and hunting knife
>idgaf

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 06:52:21 No.233951 Report

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>>233907
straya. lol just finished a round of knifey spooney

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 09:55:02 No.234018 Report

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>>233903
What does yours have on the blade? Mine is marked D /I\ D above MP 44 which were apparently manufactured in Melbourne by one of two companies nobody can seem to agree on.

Also got the original OD sheath for it, and I'm always torn between taking it on my /out/ adventures in SE QLD or just keeping it at home

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 10:40:04 No.234037 Report

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>>234018 yea same stamp near the end of the blade. I've used mine quite extensively outdoors without issue. just give it an oil if you don't use it for a while.

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 11:32:38 No.234049 Report

Quoted By: >>234062 >>234076 >>234077

Condor Knife and Tool Co. Parang or Golok from knifecenter.com

Pic related

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 12:00:54 No.234062 Report

Quoted By: >>234065 >>234069

>>234049
Yeah those condor's look nice. Is condor a good brand? Made well?

Which of those two should I get? Can only afford one

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 12:08:46 No.234065 Report

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>>234062
>Yeah those condor's look nice.
hahaha! exactly, the LOOK nice....

vid related sums up condor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1LIF94M7lc

this vid is a follow-up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQjb1A3VB4

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 12:37:14 No.234069 Report

Quoted By: >>234073 >>234076 >>234081

>>234065
> blah blah, implying all you know comes from no hands on

>>234062
My Condors are excellent! The 1075 carbon steel takes and holds a wicked edge.

The leather sheaths are superior in every way and well worth the price if the blade alone. Do not buy separate, they are offered that way.

Walnut scales with brass rivets and a black powder coat on the blade.

I like the Golok (smaller, center) as it pulls from the sheath with out snaps and has a decent heft and balance.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 12:47:56 No.234070 Report

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Ontario knives make pretty good ones but the price is a bit steep. best I've had for the price though was a united cutlery columbian sawback. $16 on budk and that thing cannot be bent.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 12:54:26 No.234073 Report

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>>234069
I cited an objective evaluation, made by an actual fucking rocket scientist, that has been testing and evaluating knives since you were in diapers, and your response is "blah blah"? seriously?

can you actually try disputing his observations, rather than just being a retarded fanboi?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 13:07:21 No.234076 Report

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>>234049
>>234069
why do you offer such definitive opinions when, your knives look barely used?

can you explain the basis of your conclusions?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 13:10:16 No.234077 Report

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>>234049
why is the edge of that top one all chipped out? regardless, that shouldn't happen but, it barely looks used.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 13:20:01 No.234081 Report

Quoted By: >>234084 >>234086 >>234722

>>234069
Surveyor here again, you're going to want to stay away from machetes that look like something Indiana Jones would carry while saving magical stones for an Indian village. If your goal is looking cool they are great, but if you plan on doing any actual work they're junk. If you can't afford an Ontario or barteaux get a martindale or tramontina. I work in the only field in the States that uses machetes on a daily basis, I've cut over a mile of line in a day through the Texas hill country using nothing but a machete. Trust me when I say that condor stuff is crap.

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 13:21:05 No.234082 Report

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>>233800
guy looks transsexual
movie sucks
>piss off OP

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 13:29:02 No.234084 Report

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>>234081
I can vouch for tramontina, picked one up for $30AUD when I first started going innarainforest and it held an edge better than a $30 machete should

Paid a fair bit more for a cold steel kukri a few years later, needed to totally profile and sharpen the thing myself as it was useless out of the box.

I really like the shape of the kukri for batoning or whatever you call it but my tramontina has seen me through the great diving range and the daintree

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 13:43:39 No.234086 Report

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>>234081
I've never had a problem with my tramontina and both barteaux/martindale have exemplary reputations but, I don't get the Ontario recommendation. I've had 3 and they were all shit. for such high carbon content, you'd think that they would hold an edge but they don't. I'm a bit biased because I think that rigid machetes skip and deflect more but, barteaux do seem to get the job done.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 14:04:47 No.234093 Report

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>>234086
The company I work for switched to Ontario a while back and they've held up pretty good. Tbh though since the GPS revolution surveyors cut a lot less line. Just be sure to cut off the handguard, it's a knuckle buster. They hold a pretty good edge. I started using one after barteauxs became unavailable, I prefer a stiffer blade myself, I've seen flex blades snap and go flying off too many times. Flex blades are better for vegetative growth but for cedar brush I'll take the stiff blade. Off to work.

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 16:16:27 No.234128 Report

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>>234093
I agree 100% that a rigid machete is better for woodier vegetation. a more flexible blade distorts and so subsequently wedges. I guess that I was speaking more to skill level than usefulness in that respect. I also agree that more flexible machetes are more useful on lighter vegetation. they are lighter for a given length and so less fatiguing. all that being said, I think something heavier than a machete might be in order for chopping through cedars. a little extra weight would carry through thicker branches better than any machete.

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 17:02:46 No.234142 Report

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>>234128
Here's what we use now, I haven't gotten around to cutting off the handguard yet, but I don't use the machete as much anymore, I leave that to the young guys. I've had it for about a month and a half and haven't had to sharpen it yet. That being said it sees daily use.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 20:02:25 No.234208 Report

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>>233812
Sup, surveyorbro

>>233800
I keep a camillus carnivore with my work equipment, they're $30 from walmart and it's held up fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 20:43:28 No.234225 Report

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>>233951
...knifey spooney?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2013 21:06:30 No.234233 Report

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>>234225
It's Austria's national sport

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Dec 2013 08:48:09 No.234452 Report

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>>233880
awesome bit of kit,

>>233889
try ebay

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Anonymous Tue 03 Dec 2013 10:52:04 No.234477 Report

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>>234093
>Just be sure to cut off the handguard, it's a knuckle buster
Each model also exists without the handguard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Dec 2013 20:38:29 No.234586 Report

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>>234142
>I don't use the machete as much anymore
>it sees daily use
uhh, which is it? do you use it or not? it looks dull as fuck and never resharpened. are you trying to make a case for something here? I don't get it. how is this relevant info?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Dec 2013 20:47:49 No.234587 Report

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http://www.harborfreight.com/18-in-machete-with-serrated-blade-69910.html

;)

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Dec 2013 21:34:58 No.234596 Report

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>>234586
You don't understand, compared to a lot of surveyors I don't cut a lot. Fifteen years ago when I started doing this I would often spend 6 hours out of an 8 hour day cutting line of sight with a machete. With the industry going to gps for 90% of applications combined with the fact I'm a crew chief instead of a rodman I don't cut much anymore, by surveying standards. I said in my post that I have never sharpened it, but it does cut just fine and does see far more use than any other machete in this thread. Sorry that bothers you.

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Anonymous Tue 03 Dec 2013 22:11:46 No.234607 Report

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>>234587

plz no...

stawp...

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Anonymous Tue 03 Dec 2013 22:20:18 No.234612 Report

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>>234225

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Anonymous Wed 04 Dec 2013 01:47:54 No.234691 Report

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>>234587
>>234607
I have this one and it ain't too bad. Paid like 4 or 5 dollars for it. Took forever to sharpen, but has held up for 5 years.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 04 Dec 2013 02:53:47 No.234722 Report

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>>234081
+1 for Ontario or Martindale. The Ontarios I've used since '06 can readily be found at Army/Navy stores (at least in my experience), and don't have that crap hand guard.

TX surveyor here as well. brofist.jpg

>>234086 A few years back, there was a period of time in which every Ontario we got would fold, chip, break, etc. I'm not sure if they dropped the ball on a massive scale & produced a ton with crap steel or what.

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