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    Machetes:





    The most versatile bladed tool, IMHO.

    https://themachetestore.com/

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    Oh snap!

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    My family and I own 3
    I have a cold steel Latin american machete
    My wife has a cold steel Thai two handed machete
    My 12 year old has a ( my old one) harbor freight 3.99 with coupon ten years ago machete.

    I have used all 3 and they are all about the same as far as blade quality goes ... And the most expensive one was $25
    They all have they're individual blade styles and uses. But out of those three I still prefer a shorter one for travel
    .... In my experience both bushwhacking and home gardening I have seldom times needed more than an 18" blade.

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    I have one that I made out of an industrial hacksaw blade, it's about 16 inches long and fit's in my backpack. I have a few more, but this one gets the most use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GMFuzy View Post
    My family and I own 3
    I have a cold steel Latin american machete
    My wife has a cold steel Thai two handed machete
    My 12 year old has a ( my old one) harbor freight 3.99 with coupon ten years ago machete.

    I have used all 3 and they are all about the same as far as blade quality goes ... And the most expensive one was $25
    They all have they're individual blade styles and uses. But out of those three I still prefer a shorter one for travel
    .... In my experience both bushwhacking and home gardening I have seldom times needed more than an 18" blade.
    The focused mind can pierce through stone. – Japanese maxim

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    Here is a thread we did a while back on a machete show down.
    I posted my 2 gerbers and pics of the poor quality difference from the short one to the long one.
    The short one is still going strong.

    Machete showdown
    https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?url...4&share_type=t

    Machete showdown

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    My main carry is an 18 inch tanto

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    Quote Originally Posted by Talon View Post
    Oh snap!

    and anther reason why people in shitty countries should sterilized.
    It happened before, it can happen again.
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    I prefer the ~24" sizes for the most part. My father had a 24" Collins for a while in the Army during WWII until an officer 'requisitioned' it since it was not authorized carry. He was never able to get that one back, or get another one. I always wanted a real Collins, but never got one.

    I do have the Cold Steel 24" Latin, and an old junker no name 18" that has been used and abused for 40 years, but can still take an edge. The plastic handle is held together with duct tape (now using Gorilla tape). But I really want to add a couple of Cold Steel 24" Cutlass machetes and a couple of 24" Latin-D machetes. I am probably too old, and not flexible enough to pick up a technique I used to practice, that I have learned is called gatka, as used by the Sikhs. Sure would like to try again, though, just for the coolness factor. And... well... you never know...

    Just my opinion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rstanek View Post
    My main carry is an 18 inch tanto
    Mine is a tanto as well, 15" SOG. My son has a Bear gryyls, both really do the job.
    Last edited by Unclefred; 05-03-2017 at 12:21 PM.

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