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Post by mrstabby on Nov 19, 2023 14:17:49 GMT
The swords aren't really supposed to chop down trees, and stiff blades tend to break. If it has flex, it transforms the impact energy, If it doesn't flex, the energy is absorbed into the blade and will more easily break something. This is why most good machetes are very flexible, and not stiff as glass. They also tend to have seriously wide tangs, to reduce the chance of it snapping. The belly makes a difference, because more weight is up front, but the latin they sell feel lighter than the Jungle because they have more mass in the grip, the Jungle's grip is very light, nothing to balance the blade. I can't imaginge the El Salvador to feel much different to handle than the Jungle. Both are heavy work machetes, not really for light brush. At least according to information online they are pretty close in PoB and weight, so they probably are quite similar. Though I think the Condor has the better grip, which also makes a difference.
You could try cutting a drinking straw. I can do it with the Tramontina, the D-Guard but not the Jungle, I just can't accelerate it enough for it to go through.
Oh, yeah, I gave a convex edge to my D-Guard as well, so that's not really a factor here. The CS has the better edge geometry theorethically (as I said, it cuts paper much easier than the D-Guard), but its weight hinders performance in my hands.
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Post by Sweet on Apr 3, 2024 4:41:36 GMT
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