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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/19/17 06:02 PM
09/19/17 06:02 PM
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Joined: Nov 2012
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Northport, Al.
BOFF
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Booner
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Northport, Al.
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I have several that I think are old military issue machetes I use on a regular basis.
They are easy to sharpen with a file, hold a good SHARP edge and are fairly stiff.
I've had a gerber machete and it was junk. May of just been a bad one by Gerber, but I won't buy another one from them.
God Bless,
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/20/17 01:34 AM
09/20/17 01:34 AM
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Joined: Mar 2012
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Mississippi
riflenut
10 point
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10 point
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Mississippi
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I use a combination of machete, loppers and Husqvarna hedge trimmers when trimming trails and lanes.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
"I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers." George Mason
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/20/17 06:28 AM
09/20/17 06:28 AM
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Sumter County
sumpter_al
10 point
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10 point
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Posts: 3,442
Sumter County
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I use one of these: [img] https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.WgFnC...o=4&pid=1.7[/img] Keep it sharp and it will work great. Especially on the honey locust trees and all the other thorny trees that are prevalent in Sumter... However they will just bounce off a osage orange. Only way to work on them is Tordon.
I love my country, but don't trust my government.
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: biglmbass]
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09/20/17 10:16 AM
09/20/17 10:16 AM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910
Clanton, AL
Out back
Grumpy Old Man
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Grumpy Old Man
Joined: Oct 2008
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Clanton, AL
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A Gerber brush hook  This is what I been using for about 10 years. Best machete I ever had. I sharpen it to almost a razor edge and it'll cut small trees.
Last edited by Out back; 09/20/17 10:17 AM.
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Out back]
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09/20/17 10:19 AM
09/20/17 10:19 AM
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Posts: 26,436
Helena
3toe
Talking Turkey
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Talking Turkey
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Helena
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A Gerber brush hook This is what I been using for about 10 years. Best machete I ever had. I sharpen it to almost a razor edge and it'll cut small trees. I just can't buy anything that would endorse Bahr Grills.
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/20/17 03:26 PM
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Calera
Guru
8 point
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Calera
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I picked a cheap one up at Harbor Freight last year. It is 18" long and has a serrated blade. The handle is solid and made of a hard rubber compound and the blade does not flex that much at all. For light to medium use for $5-6 you cannot beat it. I strap it to my climber or day pack and it has come in very handy. My hunting buddies laughed at me when I showed it to them, but they all ended up liking it. Machete
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people
appear bright until you hear them speak.
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/20/17 04:12 PM
09/20/17 04:12 PM
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Joined: Mar 2011
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Baldwin County
walt4dun
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Posts: 837
Baldwin County
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keep a machete on the 4 wheeler and a bush axe in the tool box of the truck.
When I go with the intention of cutting roads & lanes I use a gas hedge trimmer.
Last edited by walt4dun; 09/20/17 04:13 PM.
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/20/17 04:30 PM
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Henry county
coldtrail
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12 point
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,696
Henry county
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I've got an old orange handle Ontario knife that I use some time. I've found a good set of loppers is better
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days" Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/20/17 05:44 PM
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Old Florida
Geno
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Booner
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Old Florida
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It's been two decades but I used one for work for a long time doing survey crew stuff. It doesn't really matter which one, find one you can swing all day without getting too bad of a sore hand and then keep it sharp.
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Remington270]
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09/21/17 12:19 AM
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Tuscaloosa
Snowman257wby
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4 point
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Posts: 697
Tuscaloosa
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Black handle Ontario Knife. We've got several. Work well, along with loppers and a pole saw for brush clearing. If our pole saw breaks, we just return it to Lowe's and say it was defective  Im pretty thats the brand i have now with the finger guard. Its been a good one.
"Give me a second" - Stan Potts
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: coldtrail]
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09/21/17 12:25 AM
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Tuscaloosa
Snowman257wby
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4 point
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Tuscaloosa
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I've got an old orange handle Ontario knife that I use some time. I've found a good set of loppers is better You can do better with loppers at times. I have had a pair of "Big Brother " by Ez-Cut they are ratcheting and extendable had them for 10 or 12 years and still have a brand new blade that came with them i haven't put on yet.
"Give me a second" - Stan Potts
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Geno]
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09/21/17 12:29 AM
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Fayetteville, Tennessee
Bamabucks14
12 point
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12 point
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Fayetteville, Tennessee
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It's been two decades but I used one for work for a long time doing survey crew stuff. It doesn't really matter which one, find one you can swing all day without getting too bad of a sore hand and then keep it sharp. I'm a surveyor, I commented earlier on my favorite brand to use but we wrap our handles In tennis racquet wrap.
"Here, take this land mine and protect your property with it."
-Ron Swanson
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Re: Machetes - how many of you use them?
[Re: Clem]
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09/21/17 01:59 AM
09/21/17 01:59 AM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 25,958
Prattville, Alabama
Skullworks
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 25,958
Prattville, Alabama
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Cold Steel is what I have.
"I'm not near as critical about how big they are as I once was. Smiles are more important now! We will grow more deer."
Jimmy G.
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