Long Blade Question

IShootBack · 11-11-2012, 10:07 AM

Hey Guys,
I'm looking for a machate type long blade. I got a few cheapos, but they don't hold an edge whatsoever. Mostly used for bush whacking while hiking, fishing, clearing around a ground blind. What do you use for this? Thanks-

carver · 11-11-2012, 10:18 AM

Take a look at this one. I'm thinking about buying one myself. http://www.gerberknivesdirect.com/ga...31-000758.html

ozo · 11-11-2012, 10:28 AM

This is my choice [for the rough work].
http://www2.fiskars.com/Gardening-an...h#.UJ_ReYdZWyg
I also have a hand-held brush hook [Fiskars]
edit: --brush hook--
http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-7860-B...ef=pd_sim_lg_4

A good Bowie for where I don't hit rocks
and dirt and stuff by mistake.

GunnyGene · 11-11-2012, 11:00 AM

Take a look at this. From what you said, this looks like what you need:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...48&cat=2,45794

IShootBack · 11-12-2012, 02:40 PM

Thanks for the replies.

The fiskars brush hook looks to be an ideal tool, other than the sheath.

Country101 · 11-12-2012, 03:10 PM

I've always wanted a Kukri.

I know there are other places that make them, but this is one of the first I found:

http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/11

stede · 11-12-2012, 07:12 PM

I second Gunny- that Woodsmans Pal is the tits. The only 'con' is that it's short- if you need reach, go for the longer machete types.

GunnyGene · 11-12-2012, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stede

I second Gunny- that Woodsmans Pal is the tits. The only 'con' is that it's short- if you need reach, go for the longer machete types.

Kinda depends on how thick the undergrowth is. Sometimes a longer blade just gets awkward. But I'd like to see them offer a Woodman's Pal with a 16/18" blade also. I've also got a old WWII Legitimus (1945) w/ 18" blade that I use around the farm a lot, but the grip on it sucks. Cramps my hand up and gets slippery after 10 or 15 minutes.

IShootBack · 11-14-2012, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stede

I second Gunny- that Woodsmans Pal is the tits. The only 'con' is that it's short- if you need reach, go for the longer machete types.

"tits"...LOL...I have not heard that term used for something beyond awesome in quite some time. I guess I stopped using it when I got married 23 years ago yesterday. I think it's going to make a comeback in my vocabulary now and then when awesome is not enough and no lady-folk are around.

IShootBack · 11-14-2012, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Country101

I've always wanted a Kukri.

I know there are other places that make them, but this is one of the first I found:

http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/11

I had not thought of a Kukri. We have a gun show coming up soon, I'll need to check out the dealers and see what's available that's a quality blade.

Country101 · 11-14-2012, 07:55 AM

If you get one, let me know how it works out for ya.

11-11-2012, 10:07 AM	#1
IShootBack Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,303	Long Blade Question Hey Guys, I'm looking for a machate type long blade. I got a few cheapos, but they don't hold an edge whatsoever. Mostly used for bush whacking while hiking, fishing, clearing around a ground blind. What do you use for this? Thanks- __________________ "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name." Exodus15:3 -->

11-11-2012, 10:18 AM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,215	Re: Long Blade Question Take a look at this one. I'm thinking about buying one myself. http://www.gerberknivesdirect.com/ga...31-000758.html __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

11-11-2012, 10:28 AM	#3
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: Long Blade Question This is my choice [for the rough work]. http://www2.fiskars.com/Gardening-an...h#.UJ_ReYdZWyg I also have a hand-held brush hook [Fiskars] edit: --brush hook-- http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-7860-B...ef=pd_sim_lg_4 A good Bowie for where I don't hit rocks and dirt and stuff by mistake. __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD- Last edited by ozo; 11-11-2012 at 10:34 AM..

11-11-2012, 11:00 AM	#4
GunnyGene Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,962	Re: Long Blade Question Take a look at this. From what you said, this looks like what you need: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...48&cat=2,45794

11-12-2012, 02:40 PM	#5
IShootBack Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,303	Re: Long Blade Question Thanks for the replies. The fiskars brush hook looks to be an ideal tool, other than the sheath. __________________ "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name." Exodus15:3

11-12-2012, 03:10 PM	#6
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,026	Re: Long Blade Question I've always wanted a Kukri. I know there are other places that make them, but this is one of the first I found: http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/11 __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

11-12-2012, 07:12 PM	#7
stede V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 92	Re: Long Blade Question I second Gunny- that Woodsmans Pal is the tits. The only 'con' is that it's short- if you need reach, go for the longer machete types.

11-14-2012, 07:55 AM	#11
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,026	Re: Long Blade Question If you get one, let me know how it works out for ya. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101