ordered a new machete last night...

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I have a couple of machetes, including a Collins I picked up in Mexico in 1985 and one of the MooreMakers. The MM has a fairly thick blade. The grips are almost rectangular in profile, which keeps it from slipping but can be wearing if you use it for a long period. I used a rasp to make the handles more rounded. Otherwise, a great tool from a great company. Been carrying one of their medium trappers since 1967, and have two pairs of their fencing pliers. Excellent.
 
clearing some brush down by the pond to do some camping
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Don't put your sleeping bag on top of the sharp Punji Stakes the machete leaves behind!

Sometimes a saw is better if you plan to inhabit the ground the brush was on!

rc
 
Condor makes pretty good stuff for the money. I prefer the Condor Golok or Parang (due to the handles mostly), but also have the Puerto Rican machete too. Hope it works well for you.
 
the big brown truck delivered my Condor today and i am very impressed. very sharp right out of the box, and the quality leather it came with was a big suprise. now im gonna have to get it out in the fields to see what this thing is capable of.
i'll get some pics up when i bring it to town...
 
It may just be a spot on the picture, but it appears to have a amall oval shaped hole in the blade. What is that for?
 
looking at it today i wondered the same thing. :confused: i have no experience with their products, so im gonna have to ask around a bit.
maybe i could get an answer on the bladeforum.
 
I really like my 18'' Gerber saw back machete and find that I use the saw almost as much as the cutting side. I have many machetes some quite expensive and some so cheap that the blade will bend like plain old flat stock. The Gerber was a steal in my opinion and is the one that stays in the truck [ I also bought one for the quad ].
Have fun with your new hacker.
T
 
i asked a dealer on the Bladeforum about the oval cutout, and heres the answer i got...


"It's just sort of their brand mark. But it allows it to be hung by a (thin) nail and if listening to it closely during the cut you can hear your edge alignment. It makes a whooshing noise if your edge alignment is off but a very faint whistling if your alignment is true."
 
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