Please help !! Machetes

[WombleWill]

Hey everyone,

Just need some advice on Machetes/Parang's.
I'm looking at purchasing a Machete but I was wondering if anyone has/had one and can give a recommendation on good ones, just want it for general bushcraft use, cutting wood, hacking down branches or trimming twigs for shelters.
Main things its needs -
~ Easy to Sharpen
~ Strong Blade
~ Cheap !
~ Doesn't matter too much if its short bladed or long bladed (10" - 22")
~ Preferable from the UK


Would this be any good for the price ?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Contractors-Agricultural-Machete-Straight-machete/dp/B006BXGWTS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1323285930&sr=8-5

Thanks very much,

Will.

[markal17]

looks like it would flip about i got a knife off of crazysaint222 it would do all you want and more its one hell of a knife its 5mm thick chops cuts and will make realy good fire stick grate in the hand 11inch in total iv allso got a lofty wiseman survival tool its ok my knife is better for what i want hope that helps

[Ben Casey]

Have a look for the Army Bayonet Machete I have one it is cheap and I do all sorts with it :)

[WombleWill]

Yeah that does help, does Adam still make/sell the knives??? Could i ask how much you paid for it? because i don't want to be paying loads but im looking at a Mora Clipper with Firesteel for £12 off Bushcraftstore plus mayybe £20 on a machete so don't want to be paying more than £40 ;D

Thanks,

Will.

[Ben Casey]

I think you can get one for under 20 Quid :) I got mine as a pressie of an Ex Girlfriend I dont have a link but it should be easy to find. I think you will have to PM Adam about your other Question though :)

[markal17]

this is the knife http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3012&d=1322868740 it cost more then £40 but well worth the money
you will have to ask adam he makes knifes to order and desigh

[WombleWill]

Very nice looking knife!! ;D
I'll just have to keep looking for machetes, reading reviews

Thanks for the posts,

Will.

[WombleWill]

http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/machetes/brazilian-machete-carbon-steel.htm
Is this one any better or the one thats just under 20quid at the bottom??

Cheers,
Will.

[Ben Casey]

Here is a link for the type I have http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/british-army-bushcraft-machete.htm Im nothing to do with the shop btw :D

[WombleWill]

Thats the one i was just looking at ;D
Would you recommend this one then?

[Ben Casey]

Thats the one i was just looking at ;D
Would you recommend this one then?

I have it I made a survival bow with it last year and I have been chopping and banging stuff with it and never had a problem :) But I think Mike had a post on here where one like it had snapped have a look round in the posts as I cant remember which one it was :( But I think it is ok has done me well for a few years :)

[WombleWill]

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?2237-Replacing-my-broken-Web-Tex-golok-STKR-style!&highlight=machete
Heres the post matey, just reading it now!

[paulthefish2009]

Will, i just bought one from "ronnie sunshines" cost £9.99 plus postage, made in brazil( its standard brazilian army issue i think) comes un-sharpened but a few licks with a file sorts that, 20 inches long,nice rivetted handle, you cant go wrong. oh and it turned up in 48 hours.

[bushcraftboy]

I've had my eye on a Gerber Gator Jr. for a while, but I'm not allowed to get it.

[WombleWill]

Hahaha ;) join the club matey, I'm not sure I'll be able to pursuade my parents to let me get a machete ;) hopefully a Mora Clipper With Firesteel £12 bushcraftstore hopefully !!

Will.

[bushcraftboy]

I normally buy from Greenmanbushcraft, good shop, they sell the Clipper for around a tenner. I'm getting a 5" Condor Rodan, it's better for chopping than my Clipper.

[wescobts]

I don't know about the shipping, but Machetespecialist.com is a great place to look at. I have the Condor 14" golok and it came razor sharp, convex edge and F&F was amazing considering some of the machetes I have were just this side of a leaf spring off an old truck !!

A handful of my friends have the Martindales and really like them, they need a little bit of work, but are pretty good tools.

If you wanted to go really nice, I mean really nice, Bark River Knife and Tool-Golok-north of 200 us dollars but everyone I know who owns it says it is completely worth it.

Another option thats pricey is Blind Horse, they also have a great machete, about 180 us dollars.

Good luck !

[happybonzo]

I use one of these Tramontinas every day in my woodlands. I have now used it for three years and it's still a good 'un. It gets used for coppicing, trimming poles and all sorts of general work. The only thing that I can moan about is the sheath; it didn't last long. The steel is very good though and holds a good working edge very well.
I got mine from Clusons in Petersfield for under a tenner

LINKY (http://www.ronniesunshines.com/index.php/original-20-tramontina-brazilian-machete.html)