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Is there still one that doesn't suck? Somebody told me the Brazilian Tramontina is actually cheap and good. I bought 2 plus paid an upgrade (6 dollars) to get the handles fitted and the blade sharpened. I will update when I get them but until then, is there a manufacturer that still makes one that won't bend when you hit a limb with it?
I sorely needed one on my last trip trying to break trail to get to water so I could fly fish last week. I had a Gerber Kukri but a limb bent the piss out of it a few years ago and I think if I ground it out, it would break upon use.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Trams are good. I would have spent my $6 on a good file and sharpened it myself. You will need to sharpen it fairly often anyway. Imacasa is a good brand too. Basically anything made in Brazil or South America, rather than China.
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get yourself one of these and some extra blades. Sell the machetes to someone for what you can get out of them. https://theforestrystore.com/products/clearing-axe-29
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In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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Meh, 6 bucks ain't much to have someone make it usable. I know the ones made in the jungles of PI are pretty danged good but by the time they get here, they are way too much money. I think they make them out of truck springs.
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I'm not kidding about the brush axe.
We carried them clearing our way thru streams and creeks in the rainforest of NorCal so we could do our surveys. Much better than a machete.
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In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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Want one that won't bend, make it out of a lawnmower blade lol.
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Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
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In it is death and all you seek
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Want one that won't bend, make it out of a lawnmower blade lol. You obviously haven't seen what I have done with lawnmower blades....
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“…Some folks call it a Sling Blade, I call it a Kaiser Blade.”
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Is that what you eat corn on the cob with?
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I have a Tram what I call a cane knife. Comes in handy cutting the picos off cedar post and staves. Carry it with me every day in the mule.
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Fiskars Brush Axe. Lightweight, perfect weight distribution,. Don’t leave home without one. I have two. Home Depot carries them, prob’ly Lowe’s too. https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/garde...ls-and-machetes/brush-axe-19-378600-1005![[Linked Image from ]]( https://i.postimg.cc/V6pZ5GQP/IMG-9350.png)
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Where are those made now Mike? I noticed a bunch of their other products are made in China now, not in their home country as they used to be. One could always go all American for a similar brush axe:and spend a good bit more $$$ https://www.woodmanspal.com/product/woodmans-pal-tool/
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You remember the Harbor Freight catalogs that would come out with all the knives for sale?
Those were cool.
It's was always a good time for a 8 year old when the HF and JC Whitney catalogs came out.
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