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Tools - Dojo97 - 20 January 2013
I have a hultafors heavy duty knife (very good strong blade, 4 inches), a cheap boot/small knife (that isn't that bad), an opinel no.10, and a 1.25 kg hatchet. I wanted a long blade, that can be used for thinning bush, and self-defence or heavy work. What kind of tool/blade do you suggest I get next? I do not want to spend much.
Thanks
RE: Tools - Geordie_Rob - 20 January 2013
I've got this
http://www.leisurefayre.com/product.php/105217/16_quot_machete_with_protective_sheath
Not bad for a cheap machete.
When it came, the handle was a bit rough so I sanded it down a bit. It came pretty sharp but my dad gave it a sharpen anyway to get it razor sharp.
I've not really given it any heavy use but tested it on thin branches & it cuts them fine.
RE: Tools - Barneyboy - 20 January 2013
cant go wrong with one of these ,had one for a time
http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/british-army-bushcraft-machete.htm
RE: Tools - Highlander - 20 January 2013
(20 January 2013, 19:12)Barneyboy Wrote: cant go wrong with one of these ,had one for a time
http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/british-army-bushcraft-machete.htm
I have one of those,..left over from my Army days
RE: Tools - Barneyboy - 20 January 2013
(20 January 2013, 19:32)Highlander Wrote:(20 January 2013, 19:12)Barneyboy Wrote: cant go wrong with one of these ,had one for a time
http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/british-army-bushcraft-machete.htm
I have one of those,..left over from my Army days
they last then
(20 January 2013, 19:41)Barneyboy Wrote:(20 January 2013, 19:32)Highlander Wrote:(20 January 2013, 19:12)Barneyboy Wrote: cant go wrong with one of these ,had one for a time
http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/british-army-bushcraft-machete.htm
I have one of those,..left over from my Army days
that sound like im saying your old pal ,i was not imean well made blade sorry about that
they last then
RE: Tools - Highlander - 20 January 2013
(20 January 2013, 19:41)Barneyboy Wrote: I have one of those,..left over from my Army days
they last then
cheeky blighter,...its called experience...
RE: Tools - Metroyeti - 20 January 2013
Beardyman has some in his shops http://www.sids-surplus.co.uk/Sharps/cat1784156_1714773.aspx
RE: Tools - Barneyboy - 20 January 2013
yeah like the one with black handle
RE: Tools - Dorset Lad - 22 February 2013
I have one of the army ones. I took a hacksaw to the handle though and added a cross hatched pattern for added grip with sweaty hands.
RE: Tools - bigpaul - 22 February 2013
i've got 2 basic machettes, 1 i bought in a market about 8 years ago for a fiver, the newer one OH got me at the local car boot for £2!, both of them work fine, i have cleared a couple of very overgrown allotment plots with them with excellent results.