Survival Machete Review - Odenwolf W Machete
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- A survival machete needs be versatile. It needs to be tough enough for hard work but also be able to do knife stuff. In this review of the Odenwolf W Machete, we'll take this beast of a blade through our rigorous scientific testing process and see how well it does. To save an additional 10% on any Odenwolf blade and get free shipping, use code SOP10 at survivalonpurp...
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Glad there’s a channel reviewing knives that are affordable for folks in their 20’s. Keep it up sir!
If you need an affordable knife, check out Russell knife works. Practical, not tactical and US made.
Looks like a skrama 240. Solid design. Decent price. Good video as always!
I hope you never quit man your down to earth common sense and honesty always comes through. God bless you
I won't buy a blade until I've seen you review it Sir. Thanks be what you do. 👍
Odenwolf has been making beasts lately. I really like their designs
please dont ever doubt your show content. yours is one of handful that relaxes me. that means i trust you, your portrayal, your ways. Great shows.
That is one of the BEST ones I have seen in a LONG TIME! I have their double-edged "sow catcher"! See if they will send you one of those to review!
i will be checking into one. thanks for the review.
Great value for the money.
The Sow Catcher is just begging to be balance tested!
Great vid as always, Brian. Been subbed for so long, never disappointed.
Great chopper and very good review. Thanks Brian!
I been looking into one of those W-machetes too, & plan to attach one of their camp knifes to the front of the machete sheath, to have a grab-n-go do all rig. I think that would be a pretty cool setup.
I agree with your comments about the jimping. I have never said "I wish this knife had jimping so it won't slide out of my hand". It just hurts the thumb when it is aggressive.
Given that it's a machete, I'm surprised you didn't show it's chopping ability.
Yeah, me too. I forgot
You could shave a Yak with that thing! I enjoy your videos as you call it the way you see it. You said good things about the Bear Grylls knife when so many others said it was junk. I have used one for years and still enjoy using it. It is so comfortable in the hand. Some people just love to hate, I reckon. Keep the videos coming and thanks for showing a great variety of items, especially knives. Be true to yourself and the rest will fall into place.
Knife makers seem to think adding needless jimping will help to sell their blades. My first reaction to this machete was get rid of the jimping. Glad to see you're still having fun.
@@gregblake2764 I actually like fine jimping, but what they put on this knife is useless with no thumb purchase.
Happy Sharp Saturday Brian , thanks for sharing, YAH bless !
Hey, Bryan. I missed your chopping test on this one. It would be nice to see how the d2 holds up. I don't think I've ever seen a d2 chopper.
Yeah, that's because I forgot to do it/ I have tested a bunch of blades in the last 10 years and a decent number of them were D2,. I have never had any issues with that steel under any type use.
I have the Olive Green handle and stonewash finish version, great mid-sized chopper.
And yes, its very comparable to the Skrama.
I didn’t like the jimping either, so I broke out my Worksharp and ground them off.
The Skrama also has that shallow secondary bevel section next to the ricasso. 2:40 Curious how that Chinese D2 stands up to a whuppin on a chopper like that. I have a couple of their other D2 knives but they are much smaller.
A very nice looking blade, for sure! The Skrama, made with 80CrV2 steel and hardened only to HRC 59, would probably be tougher to wreck than this one, at a 61 hardness. But the W will keep that keenness until ALL the yaks are shaved . . .
It’s not much cheaper than the knife they cloned is it? I’d stick with the original. 80CrV2 is a proven workhorse steel and will be much easier to maintain than D2. Keep getting after it Bryan!
Looks like a good camping tool. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Bryan...looks a bit like my Tops El Chete, but a bit smaller. Pretty useful knife!
Great review as always Brian..
If I didnt already have the Skrama I would probably get one..
Hah. Today’s Sharp Saturday video will be a VERY detailed comparison between the two
Nice tool for the four wheeler and canoe Minnesota
The Skrama has 2 different edges on the blade as well. A 20 degree edge close to the handle for fine carving/ feather sticks and a 27 degree edge on the rest of the blade for durability. This knife is a complete copy of the Skrama.
Bryan, you seldom disappoint, but I'm a little let down this time. A "knife" that long had to be designed with chopping in mind and you didn't do any. Did you just forget? You mentioned the three hand positions, so that made me anticipate it even more. I bet it's a beast. Maybe give it a try and just report at the end of your next video? At some point you need to put together a time lapse of "the ol' stump top". I feel like I've known it forever. LOL
I did forget. So I am gonna make a comparison video between this one and the Skrama. Stay tuned for that.
Thanks for Sharing
G'day Bryan, yep Skrama-esque alright. Also known as a "seax". Ideal as a survival tool, general camping or around the home garden for that matter. I dont have any yaks that need shaving ; ) but still, it's a lotta tool for not a lotta moolah. Cheers Duke.
Hello Brian, takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'...😊 Hope all's well with everyone/thing! Keep up the good work and vids. Be safe and take care, "God Bless", sincerely, Randy. 😇🙏👊
You are showing your age Randy. I bet you remember Marlon Perkins too.
That knife is a modern Seax if Ive ever seen a Seax. And yes, I want one.
I'm loving it!! The only thing I would change is the jimping. Great video as always,Brian. You have a bald spot on your arm now. 😆😆😆 That's sharp!
Love the style and ergos. Wish they made it in DC53, Sliepner....or better yet, in AUS10.
Nice video.
Thanks!
This reminds me of the artisan cutlery fixed blade tomahawk (it’s not a tomahawk). I really like that one, wondering if you’ve ever seen it.
Just wondering why there was no chopping test which is what the blade was designed for?
Odenwolf just issued a recall for a very small subset of Mini knives. Apparently some prototypes accidentally got sold/shipped. If you haven’t got an email from Amazon or the vendor you purchased from, I would check the Odenwolf website.
Good catch! Thanks for posting this.
Chuck Norris gives the sun a tan……
Subscribing 👍
it reminds of the tops el chete
Will the scrama fit in the sheath?
Good question
@@SurvivalOnPurpose fyi your the reason I got myself a scrama, I want one of Thease too❤️🔥
$90ish that’s a decent deal.
I’ve got the skrama from Varusteleka. It’s a great tool. This one is perhaps even better! Which would you prefer?
I like them both.
No copy of anything, is better than the original. Also this is D2 steel, which is the last steel you want on such a tool. Skrama is the easy choice brother, I wouldn't even bother compare them. Now, if someone is a collector and not a user, then he can choose the copy, or even both!
@@greekveteran2715 Guns & Roses cover of Live an Let Die is better than the Wings original.
I wonder if that will throw with the tip shape… (WHOOSHT)… guess so.
You still a Scoutmaster? Or Asst. Scoutmaster?
No
I’m hoping they sent you a “W-Scandi” to review! And yeah, you just never know when you might have to shave a yak.
No scandi yet.
@@SurvivalOnPurpose :-(
How is this not an almost total ripoff of the Terava Skrama, but in lesser steel?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. They sell Skramas by the thousands, looks like these people bought one of them...
I agree. Get rid of the jimoing.
Hahahaha... " You can shave a yak with that!!!" Stealing my lines...
That's a nice KNIFE! but most certainly not a machete! That's bowie length. Lol my kyber bowie would have split that log with one swing!
What an awesome tool! The double bevel might be a pain in the neck to sharpen. Any thoughts on that??
Thanks for the very useful and entertaining videos!!
Sham Wow!! 😂
Odenwolf's marketing is far too aggressive and dishonest. They try to come across like a traditional German company that is all about nature and survival. In fact, all of their knives are plastic gimmicks mass-produced from cheap steel in China. In addition, they are shamelessly copying designs from other brands. They even market the unassembled parts of their knives as a "modular system" ("Baukastensystem" in German). Their knives are quite affordable - but that's it. It's basically Walmart for knives.
@@Theomachos Who cares? I have a Skrama and this clone is simply better.
Y didn't u chop with it? It's obviously a chopper.....
Honestly, I just forgot. Doofus mistake. But Stay tuned, I'm gonna do a head to head comparison with the Skrama and I will not forget this time.
Great blade but they need to rename it. It is not a machete.
I don’t disagree with you on that. It’s just a medium size knife to me. :-)
@SurvivalOnPurpose Funny that you say medium sized knife. To me it is a big honkin blade, probably the biggest in my collection. Great chopper/ bush craft/ camping all rounder. I do commend your throwing skills though! Would not want to be at the target side of that!
They just copied a succesful design.Nothing original here...
ALL KNIVES are copies of other designs. Every conceivable design has already been tried. This is an interpretation of a Viking Seax. There is nothing wrong with updating a classic design with modern materials. This knife works because it's design has worked for centuries. Nobody is trying to steal an idea from anybody, here.
@@michaelhernandez410 Are you kidding me? If everything was a copy of something else, then what would be the original? Are you a copy of someone else? No, you're unique. This knife is a 100% copy of the Skrama, Traditional Seax, is something esle and it has it's own originality. Skrama was "based" on a Seax design, does not try to copy anything traditional, since it has a unique rubber handle, thicker blade that has unique bevel geometries (original Seax are 100 Scandi, Skrama is not a Scandi edge grind, but rather a low saber). I could mention more facts, but whatever, nowdays all people like to disagree even with facts and truth,so no point to argue, when I just mentioned facts and you just don't accept them.
That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 NKJV
He's actually just like that knife. He's a copy of his parents. All knives have some inspiration. If you claim it's 100% original, someone's knife has or will look like yours just due to the law of probability.
Dude you can only get so original with knife shapes
Relax
Meh. Chinese ripoff of Varusteleka Skrama.
Your baton was way too light and thin....
There's no way you should have had your work piece so close to the choil...
The knife is great , the operator needs work .