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Post by Avery on Jul 25, 2009 21:00:52 GMT
....and I used a machete! Not my swords, Bowie knives or even my axes. Nope, just a plain ol' machete. Call me crazy, but boy did it do well. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2009 21:44:47 GMT
Hey I love my machetes. When I was living in north central FL I had to cut vines away from the house once a week. Even a cheap arse Wal-Mart Ozark Trail $7 machete can stand up to some serious abuse. A 24" CS latin can take out some pretty serious branches. Welcome to the machete fan club. The bonus, they make really cheap usable short swords.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2009 22:04:44 GMT
quote 'Welcome to the machete fan club. The bonus, they make really cheap usable short swords'
This is an abuse of a machete! Machete should only ever be used on wood or other plant materials, the use on flesh could be dangerous and could permanently damage the blade. Rolled tatami mats and green bamboo may be tried as a substitute but care should be taken as they closely replicate flesh and bone and their use may void the warranty on the blade ;D
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Post by brotherbanzai on Jul 25, 2009 22:16:20 GMT
I love my machete, it's a good 20-25 years old and still works great.
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Post by Avery on Jul 25, 2009 22:17:23 GMT
@lp (sir, ;D) Yeah, I was trying to be a bit facetious. With all the threads about cutting tree limbs, I thought a bit light hearted thread would be fun. Living in a rural area, I use a machete alot. I've got an old Aguila I've had since I was a teen. I've taken good care of it, and it's held up very well. Those Ozark trails aren't to bad, but they're kinda cheap.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2009 23:37:01 GMT
I had a very perverse thought of making a single edged viking shortsword/sword out of a good heavy machete. Anybody else's mind work similarly???
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Post by Avery on Jul 25, 2009 23:39:25 GMT
I had a very perverse thought of making a single edged viking shortsword/sword out of a good heavy machete. Anybody else's mind work similarly??? Yep, had that same thought earlier today, as a matter of fact.
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Post by YlliwCir on Jul 25, 2009 23:41:11 GMT
I need to get a machete. I must confess to doing some pruning with my swords (yeah, I know). I do it for fun too not even because they need pruning. So there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2009 23:50:57 GMT
I have a cheap machete I need to re-edge and put a new handle on. I was actually thinking of going the Chinese route with it, but that's because I'm more of a Chinese sword guy than viking sword guy. I just need to see what I can come up with for a proper hilt. @ guyc, since the bulk of us don't cut flesh and bone I fail to see how practice cutting constitutes machete abuse. Proper uses of a machete rang from things like cutting branches and vines to spitting fire wood to using a machete to butcher and dress wild game. If I can (and have) split solid oak for firewood with a machete how could tatami and water bottles prove more harmful to the blade? @ Avery, yeah, the Ozark trails are cheap but they do work (once you spend the time to put a decent edge on them) although they need pretty constant resharpening. I haven't managed to break one though, but once I got a decent CS machete I tend to reach for it first. Some of the old ones are the best though.
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Post by sparky on Jul 25, 2009 23:52:43 GMT
I got tired of cheap Wal-Mart machete so I bought a woodsman pal. It would not make a very good sword but man does it do its job. Ric I highly recommend it. Kinda pricey, but in my opinion worth it. www.woodmanspal.com/
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 0:02:30 GMT
I got tired of cheap Wal-Mart machete so I bought a woodsman pal. It would not make a very good sword but man does it do its job. Ric I highly recommend it. Kinda pricey, but in my opinion worth it. www.woodmanspal.com/I've heard good things about those but they're a bit rich for my blood at the moment. I will stand by my CS 24" Latin. I know shootermike had a problem with the temper at the tip of his but mine's held up fine. I actually even asked Raven Studios ( www.little-raven.com/RS/MA/index.html) if she would make a wooden training version for me to practice sword forms with (three year old - I don't want to use live blades with him around), and she said she would for only about $50ish.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 0:03:22 GMT
@ guyc, since the bulk of us don't cut flesh and bone I fail to see how practice cutting constitutes machete abuse. Proper uses of a machete rang from things like cutting branches and vines to spitting fire wood to using a machete to butcher and dress wild game. If I can (and have) split solid oak for firewood with a machete how could tatami and water bottles prove more harmful to the blade? He was kidding/being a bit ironic because of the ongoing sword abuse thread.
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Post by YlliwCir on Jul 26, 2009 0:07:11 GMT
Oh man, Sparky. That one looks like a machete a kid was using on a camp out when I was in the boy scouts. He was chopping some wood and brought it too far over his shoulder and ripped a gash in his back. Had to go to the hospital. I have been irrationally afraid of that model ever since. No kiddin.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 0:10:49 GMT
@ guyc, since the bulk of us don't cut flesh and bone I fail to see how practice cutting constitutes machete abuse. Proper uses of a machete rang from things like cutting branches and vines to spitting fire wood to using a machete to butcher and dress wild game. If I can (and have) split solid oak for firewood with a machete how could tatami and water bottles prove more harmful to the blade? He was kidding/being a bit ironic because of the ongoing sword abuse thread. Sorry then, was also arguing with the little one about going to bed at that moment, and what ongoing sword abuse thread? I must have missed that one. Than again I try not to delve too deeply into the Euro or Japanese Sword forums apart from the occasional question as I'm out of my element over there.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Jul 26, 2009 0:11:21 GMT
Heres my machete.. I found it in the woods when I was a little tyke, and it was my prize possession. Often I imagined it a cutlass. It has hacked trees, rocks, bricks... survived "sword fights" against my friends machete... its still a prized possession. Not sure what it is.... I know iits over 30 years old... and would bet on at least 40... maybe more. 22 inch blade, 27 inches overall...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 0:14:30 GMT
Marc looks like that might be an Ontario brand but I'm not really sure the 22" blade with a 5" handle sounds like one of their pieces though. The shape is a pretty neutral Latin style so no telling.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Jul 26, 2009 0:19:52 GMT
It looks like a generic copy of many WWII machete I've seen.... Ontario would be cool, Ive got one of their marine knives I've had almost as long...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 0:23:23 GMT
Are there any blade markings? I can't tell in the pic.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Jul 26, 2009 0:29:27 GMT
Are there any blade markings? I can't tell in the pic. Nah.... none.. of anykind...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 0:38:37 GMT
Dang then I have no idea of a manufacturer. Ontario normally stamps their blades and military models have small stamps on them. On the other hand, Ontario is the only company I can think of that normally uses a 22" blade length most others use 12", 18", or 24" but I'm no expert and just googling didn't produce any decent results. Ah well, just makes it fall into the same category as my favorite knife unknown manufacture and a lucky find.
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