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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2008 7:50:10 GMT
Did the machete slip out of your hand? The grip on it sucks, my friend was chopping some bushes and sent the thing flying one time.
I plan on sharpening mine before trying to cut bottles, but it cuts wood pretty good even dull.
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Post by kidcasanova on Jul 30, 2008 9:17:07 GMT
What happened to Sal was an extremely unfortunate accident indeed. Please learn from what happened to him and (as he suggested) wear some gloves! Hope you're hand is coming along well, Sal. Are you doing any physical therapy?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2008 22:07:24 GMT
Well I'm pleased to let you guys know that the cold steel kopis will cut a water bottle with the factory edge, and red bull cans are no problem either. The cuts on the water bottle are not perfectly clean, but it does get all the way through consistently. And on a side note, it most definately WILL cut a fish tossed in the air cleanly in half
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2008 22:23:16 GMT
A flying fish, eh? Just shows that "scale" armor may not be the most effective... ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2008 0:15:43 GMT
indeed i want to get one of the kopis machetes
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2008 5:04:34 GMT
Just be careful stabbing it into things. I bent the tip twice stabbing into a tree trunk.
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Post by kidcasanova on Aug 1, 2008 5:37:06 GMT
A flying fish, eh? Just shows that "scale" armor may not be the most effective... ;D Shame on you, Krieg! Horrible pun!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2008 22:42:25 GMT
My sincerest apology. ;D
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 2, 2008 4:55:04 GMT
Just be careful stabbing it into things. I bent the tip twice stabbing into a tree trunk. No shocker there; the tips on those are pretty thin.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2008 7:08:40 GMT
If you want a good machete like blade buy it from brenno, the Wraith that he made for me is the strongest machete style blade I have ever used, with a 6 mil spine I can use it like an axe.
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 2, 2008 7:15:47 GMT
Or buy a WW2 naval machete. My grandpa has one, and it has outlasted a lot of swords.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2008 16:58:03 GMT
This, Woodsman's Pal, is definitely more of a tool than a weapon, but it is my favorite choice for backyard cleanup games. If you sharpened the blade all the way to the terminal end, it would be a bit more weapon-like. It's made in Pennsylvania with local hardwood for the handle (ash or hickory, is my guess) - not sure how widespread they are beyond the state, and apparently the US military. virt1.enter.net/~woodmanspal/photos/481.jpg(sorry, couldn't figure out how to upload an actual image) They have a couple of variations on their website: virt1.enter.net/~woodmanspal/tools.htmlThe sharpened blade edge is 8.5 inches long - 17 inches long overall. The blade on the unsharpened trailing edge is about 1/8" thick. It feels very hand-axe like to swing, but a little more responsive/controllable than most axes I have used. There is a leather wrapped handle with knuckle/thumb guard version, too. The sharpened hook is excellent for getting the little stuff with a quick "snick", pulling back on stuff. I have had mine for years, from my father, and it has taken a beating, but is nowhere near worn out. And it's pretty wicked looking ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2008 7:48:39 GMT
Haha is there a story behind that sal? Sadly, yes. Kinda cut all 4 of my fingers with a damn CS kukri, nerve and tendon damage on all 4 fingers, and extremely painful to straigten...don't cut without some form of safety!!! Sal Sal You cut yourself with CS kukri machete ? I though it was one of those S. American style machete ? This is scarely because CS kukri machete is my favoite camping tool. I have to go back and reread your injury post to find out how you cut yourself with it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2008 3:14:49 GMT
should i use a grinding stone to sharpen my machete? i have one but its very tiring over an hour honing it and doesn't seem to get very sharp at all....................maybe a grinding wheel...........
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2008 3:42:32 GMT
Use a hand file, then finish the edge with a what ever knife sharping stone you use.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2008 6:03:11 GMT
really for machetes i just use the accusharp because a machete is more of a tool..well it is a tool but anyways if the edge is still to thick for it use a light file and you will be all set
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2009 21:22:34 GMT
I decided to get a little of Kriegschwert's work done this afternoon since he is remiss in not traveling to Texas to deal with these villainous mesquite trees that keep plaguing me. ;D I had some mesquite trees to remove, so I decided to fore go the chainsaw and break out the Cold Steel machetes. I had my digital camera and an hour to kill so I documented a bit of it. Here is the story of how these machetes work. The opponent. An evil mesquite tree...little more than a bush. But don't that innocent demeanor fool you. These are very tenacious and the 2-inch needle-sharp thorns are tipped in mild poison during the spring and summer. Here are my three Cold Steel machetes posing with their antagonist, First up was the 18-inch Latin machete. It cut the small branches up to about an inch in diameter cleanly with a single swipe. But for anything thicker several cuts were required. Next was the 24-inch Latin machete. This one turned out to have very badly screwed up temper and hardening on the tip. The part of the blade that curves toward the point is very soft and rolled over to about a 30 degree bend. However, that isn't the part that does the cutting. This 24-incher has almost twice the cutting power of its smaller 18-inch brother. Single hard chops were capable of severing 2-inch limbs every time if I did my part. Now we come to the two-hander. This is by far the most awesome machete I have ever seen. It is ugly in the extreme, but its functionality is without equal. I've had this one for about a year and it has seen heavy use among the dirt and rocks, but it has proven to be as durable as it is powerful. It handles like a big machete but cuts like a woodsman's axe. That's a four inch tree trunk it's sunk into. The exterior is a light colored medium wood, but the heartwood almost matches oak for hardness. This trunk required 3 primary chopping cuts, with a wedge-removal cut between each. THAT is a lot of cutting power for a machete! Just thought folks might like to see how these perform out in the wilds. I can recommend them quite highly. The Latin models even come with a very nice ballistic nylon scabbard. And the price just can't be beat, as these can be found for around $10-12 for the Latin model and around $15-20 for the two-hander. I bought mine for that from BladeMatrix.com. ..that two hander is pretty bad ass...reminds me of a bush axe...only way more of an eyesore...must have been a fun day
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2009 0:40:53 GMT
I have that 2-handed machete based on Mike's review. It is an awesome cutter!! This is the type of tool the Accusharp shines on. Starts to get dull, a couple of swipes and back to work.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2009 15:39:55 GMT
I am getting that 2 handed machete Mike's talking about; saw it for sale, $19.99 you can't beat that for a brute such as this.
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