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    I am exchanging it for another if I have same issues I'll stick to the small one.

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    The new Machete is great. I chopped on a fallen pecan limb for the hell of it. No problem, no complaints. Maybe I'll bump this thread after a few months with an update.


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    I skip the machete in my pack, but I live in Wisconsin. I do not anticipate having to cut through lots of brush like some of my southern counterparts. I carry a Becker BK9 as my bushcraft knife. I have a Mora Companion for smaller/finer work. I can use my BK9 as a machete if needed and for clearing out campsites. I also have a small Fiskars X7 camp hatchet for larger work.

    I did also test a few machetes. I had a cheap Bear Gryls Parang and a KaBar Kukri (spelling). Both of those blades held up well to heavy chopping. I actually used both blades to chop some small diameter trees and branches. Stuff I would not want to use a machete on in real life events as an axe would have been better suited. Neither blade suffered any damage and both were still sharp after hours of abuse.
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    I keep a Machete, an ax and a saw in my truck tool box at all times. Those tools and some chain and I can clear a fallen tree from the road or bushwhack a new fishing spot.

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    I've got a cold steel smachete that is on the four wheeler. We use it for limb trimming and I put it on the tractor when brushhogging to deal with trimming low limbs. It had held up well.
    But I'm finding I can do quite a bit with that Becker I've got.
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    My current is a SOG Kukri I bought at Wally-world for $20. So far so good! It came sharper than hell and the scar on my knuckle will attest to that.
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