Machete showdown

[Arklatex]

I've been using a cheap ass China made Machete for years. I ordered a usa made Ontario Knife Company military model and it showed up today. I'm touching up the edges on both for some trials tomorrow. The quality of the US made Machete is far superior on first impression.

[BucketBack]

I thought Ontario was Canada

[Arklatex]

I thought Ontario was Canada

Ontario County NY.

[RubberDuck]

I have 2 Gerber machetes the short ans the long.
I have abused the short one making blinds and trails an it has held up well.
Now the longer one I had high hopes for but very disappointed as they mus have used a different metal or went thinner.
I will post pics of the blades tomorrow in daylight.

[Arklatex]

I have 2 Gerber machetes the short ans the long.
I have abused the short one making blinds and trails an it has held up well.
Now the longer one I had high hopes for but very disappointed as they mus have used a different metal or went thinner.
I will post pics of the blades tomorrow in daylight.

Excellent. A 3rd brand would really round out this experiment. Thanks Duck!

[RubberDuck]

here are the 2 Gerber machetes.
the smaller one was about $18
have used an abused it for 3 years an held up very well.
the longer one only had a year was about $25 but I am disappointed with how it held up after 3 times using it .
it's thinner an maybe even cheaper metal.

[Arklatex]

What were you chopping to bend it like that?

[shootbrownelk]

What were you chopping to bend it like that?

I have the longer of the two Gerbers like yours ARK, mine works well for clearing brush around camps. Mine isn't bent like that, maybe they skipped the heat treating on yours. I also have an Estwing camp axe for heavier saplings and small trees. My Gerber has held an edge well, and cost me the princely sum of $7.00 on Clearance at Menards.

[RubberDuck]

What were you chopping to bend it like that?

small branchs and saplings nithing much bigger then my thumb any thing bigger I use the saw blade.

[darsk20]

I have the longer of the two Gerbers like yours ARK, mine works well for clearing brush around camps. Mine isn't bent like that, maybe they skipped the heat treating on yours. I also have an Estwing camp axe for heavier saplings and small trees. My Gerber has held an edge well, and cost me the princely sum of $7.00 on Clearance at Menards.

I would have to agree, looks like a heat treat problem. A bladed metal shouldn't bend that way.