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    Why limit yourself? A Khukri is a one trick pony, and so is a machete. Look into the Fallkniven modern Bowie or a Silky chopper. If on a budget, I had good luck with the kershaw camp 10. Ever tried to baton wood with a Kuk? Try that with a machete, Bolo or other. Not gonna work. A good chopper combined with a decent folding saw will do everything an axe will do, just better, safer and faster, plus take care of the rest of your camp chores.

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    My workers on my farm used the cheap Chinese machetes when I bought the farm. I measured productivity and when I had a matrix, I then introduced GI machetes and Cold Steel Khukris, productivity went up almost 15% and the workers said at the end of the day they didn't feel so worn out.

    My guys use a machete until it has been filled down so much it looks like a sabre, they then will reduce the length of it to like 10 inch blade and use it for processing during harvest till it breaks.

    You want a hard workout try swinging a machete in tropical heat bent over for all day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yoni View Post
    My workers on my farm used the cheap Chinese machetes when I bought the farm. I measured productivity and when I had a matrix, I then introduced GI machetes and Cold Steel Khukris, productivity went up almost 15% and the workers said at the end of the day they didn't feel so worn out.

    My guys use a machete until it has been filled down so much it looks like a sabre, they then will reduce the length of it to like 10 inch blade and use it for processing during harvest till it breaks.

    You want a hard workout try swinging a machete in tropical heat bent over for all day.
    Cheap Brazilian that works, or at least on stuff in Kentucky.

    https://www.machetespecialists.com/f...d/tramontina/#

    Heard 2 bits of Machete advice. One is to buy machetes made in areas that use them with the second being a caveat that good designs are geared toward vegetation similar to what those areas figured out will work.

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    This is a Bad Ass Mamba Jamba

    https://www.topsknives.com/storm-vector

    Last edited by titsonritz; 11-05-22 at 01:54.
    Gettin' down innagrass.
    Let's Go Brandon!

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    Cold Steel, I still have the first one I purchased in 93, I could shave with that one. The second one didn't come as sharp but didn't take much to get it that way. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1015590393?pid=671403
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    Quote Originally Posted by titsonritz View Post
    This is a Bad Ass Mamba Jamba

    https://www.topsknives.com/storm-vector

    Those TOPS knives are pricey but 100% legit. His video was good.

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