I own the camp 10 it's a great heavy big knife , it sticks in the wood on heavy chops but I stripped the black coating off the blade and keep it oiled it doesn't stick in the wood now , I also own the Tramontina which comes unsharpened , it has a bevel but to get a knife edge on it you need a file and or stone . After sharpening it's golden . This is a tough blade that can hold up in the northern woods where the axe and hatchet hold high ground. I prefer an long 22 inch Machete razor sharp . It's a tool that feels like a weapon in the forest.
I bought my machetes in Costa Rica. They're Imacasa brand from El Salvador and the beautiful leather sheaths are handmade in Costa Rica. The machetes are the kind people use all day down there and they last, they're quite cheap ($7 or so each) and they're made of good steel that holds an edge. They come in lengths from 10-30" or longer with a bunch of different blade shapes. I prefer 18" for bushes and 12" for smaller more precise tasks. All the expensive and "cool" shapes are a waste of money in my opinion. The saw teeth on the back of some are a failure point, they can snap easier there. You do have to sharpen the blades of the machetes I bought, their edges are rough ground. A grinder and file do it quickly and the file should go with you to work if you're going to use a machete a lot. I have seen Imacasa machetes online and there are interesting shapes from Brazil and El Salvador. They cost more here than in Central America but they're worth it and still cheaper than a lot of the ones in the video. I brought mine back after living there for 9 years and learning a few things about machetes. Oh if you ever need to kill a venomous snake with a machete use the back of the blade just behind the head. Don't use enough force to cut off the head, you want to break the spine and leave the head on. It's easier and far safer to deal with like that and can't strike anyone. And keep your machete sharp enough to chop weeds easily, but if it's too sharp it can stick in wood.
I own the camp 10 it's a great heavy big knife , it sticks in the wood on heavy chops but I stripped the black coating off the blade and keep it oiled it doesn't stick in the wood now , I also own the Tramontina which comes unsharpened , it has a bevel but to get a knife edge on it you need a file and or stone . After sharpening it's golden . This is a tough blade that can hold up in the northern woods where the axe and hatchet hold high ground. I prefer an long 22 inch Machete razor sharp . It's a tool that feels like a weapon in the forest.
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I bought my machetes in Costa Rica. They're Imacasa brand from El Salvador and the beautiful leather sheaths are handmade in Costa Rica. The machetes are the kind people use all day down there and they last, they're quite cheap ($7 or so each) and they're made of good steel that holds an edge. They come in lengths from 10-30" or longer with a bunch of different blade shapes. I prefer 18" for bushes and 12" for smaller more precise tasks.
All the expensive and "cool" shapes are a waste of money in my opinion. The saw teeth on the back of some are a failure point, they can snap easier there. You do have to sharpen the blades of the machetes I bought, their edges are rough ground. A grinder and file do it quickly and the file should go with you to work if you're going to use a machete a lot.
I have seen Imacasa machetes online and there are interesting shapes from Brazil and El Salvador. They cost more here than in Central America but they're worth it and still cheaper than a lot of the ones in the video. I brought mine back after living there for 9 years and learning a few things about machetes.
Oh if you ever need to kill a venomous snake with a machete use the back of the blade just behind the head. Don't use enough force to cut off the head, you want to break the spine and leave the head on. It's easier and far safer to deal with like that and can't strike anyone. And keep your machete sharp enough to chop weeds easily, but if it's too sharp it can stick in wood.
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