tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3536687081158411608..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: For boys needing cutting-edge toysPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-91887201585124161182019-11-06T17:28:38.004-06:002019-11-06T17:28:38.004-06:00Hard to beat a good machete. I am a fan of the Mar...Hard to beat a good machete. I am a fan of the Martindales, though Cold Steel also makes some good stuff. Thanks for the heads up on the sale. David The Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198938190820294516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60203425863672258292019-11-06T08:57:58.963-06:002019-11-06T08:57:58.963-06:00While generally true with the thin and wobbly mach...While generally true with the thin and wobbly machetes, there are "horses for courses". I live in Oregon, and the place is overrun by blackberries, manzanita bushes, and lots of other brush. The blackberry clumps can easily reach 20 feet tall, with thorny stems as thick as a shovel handle. A good machete is the only way to deal with it by hand without getting cut to ribbons. I use a Condor Golok machete, which has a thick blade and more weight out front. When sharp, it makes short work of the toughest woody brush, and even small trees. I've even used it, quite satisfactorily to cut down 4-5" trunks when an axe wasn't handy.RocketmanKarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752179299451463653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-30184955665717252312019-11-05T20:06:50.527-06:002019-11-05T20:06:50.527-06:00Machetes are for soft, damp tropical forests only....Machetes are for soft, damp tropical forests only. They are useless in drier coniferous environments. Get a folding saw!<br /><br />I sold my inherited WW2 Collins US Signal Corps machete on eBay. It's useless in Colorado.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-32738860899778585652019-11-05T17:05:03.830-06:002019-11-05T17:05:03.830-06:00Ontario Knife Company also makes very fine machete...Ontario Knife Company also makes very fine machetes. http://ontarioknife.com/tools/machetes.html<br /><br />They are well thought-out and executed tools.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52808205136513347672019-11-05T11:29:22.969-06:002019-11-05T11:29:22.969-06:00The Cold Steel machetes are far stronger than your...The Cold Steel machetes are far stronger than your conventional hardware store blades.<br /><br />I would classify them more as very flat swords.<br /><br />And you can't beat a gladius, Kukri or falchion/cutlass blade for hand-to-hand fighting in close quarters like a home or shield wall...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53699172175532946302019-11-05T10:07:46.851-06:002019-11-05T10:07:46.851-06:00I've been in general pleased with Cold Steel p...I've been in general pleased with Cold Steel products.<br />By no means custom knife craft, but solid dependable factory produced tools.<br />And I took advantage of their line of machetes when my grandson expressed a burning interest in swords.<br />Cold steel does offer a selection of true swords in the $100-300 range, but they also produce machetes in several sword styles.<br />Grandson now owns functional blades in the styles of Gladius, Katana, and Cutlass. Wicked sharp, perfectly functional, if not as well crafted or balanced as the real thing.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.com