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hey i was wondering if anybody knew any good makes of machete or any shops or websites that would sell quailty machete's . i am also wondering if anybody could recomend any forests or wild camp spots near or around aberdeen. :wink:
cheers
TheViking
27-09-2004, 19:27
Try the Edged tools forum. There's a lot of threads about big knives and machetes/goloks... :wink:
Valiant (http://www.valiantco.com/) are a popular make with many on the forums
bothyman
27-09-2004, 20:09
hey i was wondering if anybody knew any good makes of machete or any shops or websites that would sell quailty machete's
Willie
You could buy a billhook instead?? what are you going to be using it for?? :wave:
its gonna be like an all-purpose knife if you know wot i mean :biggthump
TheViking
27-09-2004, 20:19
its gonna be like an all-purpose knife if you know wot i mean :biggthump
I'm afraid that a machete wouldn't be that good for carving or other similar tasks. Chopping and splitting is the force of a machete. :wink: But a big knife, backed up by a small, is a good mix. :biggthump
i get ur point but i have a small knife and was then recommended to get a machete
TheViking
27-09-2004, 20:24
i get ur point but i have a small knife and was then recommended to get a machete
I see. Well, I've never tried a decent machete or golock style, so. :biggthump
well good luck if u try it lol :-P
if ur skilled enough with a machete it can be used for almost anything :biggthump
If my maths is correct Willie then you cannot buy a machete (too young - sorry).
However if your parent/guardian will be buying one for you then please be more careful than a very careful thing. In the hands of a novice a parang/machete/golok is extremely dangerous.
I see your comment re a machete being used for almost anything. Haven't just been watching Mr Mears per chance? True a skilled user can do loads with one, a beginner could just as easy delimb themselves instead of their intended branch.
yea i know wot u mean but ive been using one for like 5 years when going camping wit my dad and i know how to use one and control one but thnx for looking out for me lol :-P
this is willie on my m8s comp lol never noticed lol :-P
A decent billhook will do all a machete can, along with most a knife or axe will do. A machete was designed for bushcraft in certain environments, a billhook is the all purpose bc tool for our (and to a skilled user every) environment.
Check out what woodlandorganics have to offer.
Cheers
David
lol just realised i hav the staffordshire billhook lol
Never known an Aberdonian to be so jolly :o):
yea i know wot u mean but ive been using one for like 5 years when going camping wit my dad and i know how to use one and control one but thnx for looking out for me lol :-P
Good man, nice attitude. :wave:
ChrisKavanaugh
28-09-2004, 20:20
I just returned from a brief errand. I was behind a big fat SUV with a bumpersticker that read "Buy American, the job you save may be your own." With that in mind,YOU buy british, specifically a Martindale. They come in several usefull patterns, have a fair sheath and excellent file for field sharpening. American military issue machetes are to heavy. Tramontinas from Brasil are decent and cheap. They also rust and dull just looking at them. Cold Steel copies half the ethnic blades of the world and manages to forget basic design criteria in each one learned from generations of trial and error.
thanks mate thats some good advice that im going to take head to :biggthump
cheers
bothyman
28-09-2004, 20:57
hey i was wondering if anybody knew any good makes of machete or any shops or websites that would sell quailty machete's
Just for you :wave:
>> http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk/knives.htm :chill:
Maybe not the best but at the right price.
Anyone got a source for Martindale blades? Don't much fancy buying a crate of 72 somehow.
Anyone got a source for Martindale blades? Don't much fancy buying a crate of 72 somehow.
You can usually pick one up on e-bay but the quality of the seel is not great.
Not a big fan of evil-bay!
C_Claycomb
29-09-2004, 12:19
Martindale have a rather annoying policy. They won't sell within the UK! :censored:
I wanted one of their No.4 Jungle knives, was initially told I could buy from them for £12. Then told that they couldn't sell to me in the UK. The reason given was that some nutter went mad with a machete in a school just down the road from them. Not one of their machetes, but that still isn't the sort of publicity anyone wants.
They only sell a couple models in this country. Unless you are in the army...
I eventually got the No.4 from the US, $45, heck of a lot better than the £45 they were going for here! :yikes:
Not a big fan of evil-bay!
If you go with a reputable dealer e.g.:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=475&item=2273375968&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
you should be ok. I got one from them with no problems.
Martindale have a rather annoying policy. They won't sell within the UK! :censored:
Knobs. Knickers to 'em then.
Martindale have a rather annoying policy. They won't sell within the UK! :censored:
I wanted one of their No.4 Jungle knives, was initially told I could buy from them for £12. Then told that they couldn't sell to me in the UK. The reason given was that some nutter went mad with a machete in a school just down the road from them. Not one of their machetes, but that still isn't the sort of publicity anyone wants.
They only sell a couple models in this country. Unless you are in the army...
I eventually got the No.4 from the US, $45, heck of a lot better than the £45 they were going for here! :yikes:
You can buy them in the UK through dealers, or as mentioned previously on ebay.
These people have an advert in the BTCV Conserver magazine and they list a Martindale Bush Knife (looks like a machete) at £16.50 with sheath and file, maybe they could get other models if you ask.
Envisage
Swindon
TEL: 017993 538822 (phone for catalogue)
Jason
These people have an advert in the BTCV Conserver magazine and they list a Martindale Bush Knife (looks like a machete) at £16.50 with sheath and file, maybe they could get other models if you ask.
Envisage
Swindon
TEL: 017993 538822 (phone for catalogue)
Jason
Good call Jason, forgot about them, I've bought a few things from them and they provide a good service. The steel in these still sucks though (very soft), I'd get a decent bill-hook or khurki instead now.
Martindale have a rather annoying policy. They won't sell within the UK! :censored:
I wanted one of their No.4 Jungle knives, was initially told I could buy from them for £12. Then told that they couldn't sell to me in the UK.
The same happened to me. I took my business elsewhere.
There's a discussion on BB at the moment about machete choices.
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5600
My own personal choice is the Fiskars/Gerber/Wilkinson Sword Brush Thinner, which is a long handled billhook, constructed along the same lines as their axes. I've not had a chance to use mine yet but from past experience I think the design will do very well. At the price I've not seen anything of comparable quality.
Squidders
01-10-2004, 23:47
http://www.valiantco.com/ sell loads of very nice looking machetes of various types... not cheap but oh well.
I like the shorter machetes for the most part. They work as a long knife but have less blade weight than some larger knives.
I have;
the Martindale. It weighs 530 grams
the Ontario 12" Econo at 340 grams
the Ontario 18" Military at 540 grams
and a Military 18" I cut down to 12" and convexed the edge at 430 grams
I like them all for different reasons but the three shorter ones go with me more often. The Martindale is the heaviest per blade inch but I like the customizable wooden handle. The cut down to 12" (31 cm) Ontario Military model is one of my favorites as the 12" Econo is a bit to light and girlie for my taste in normal conditions. :lol: It feels like you could destroy it on anything other than very light vegetation. The Martindale is bombproof and will serve well but is the heaviest of the 12" class but bear in mind it is about 2 cm longer as well at 33 cm .
Left to Right; Martindale, Ontario Econo 12", Ontario Military cut down to 12"
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/realthings/12b.jpg
i have a martindale no 2 but am not to keen on it i also have one fron e-bay which is a british pattern it looks the same but made of better steel about 3" shorter a little heavier with a thicker blade in my opnion go for the army version :wink:
BIG-TARGET
12-10-2004, 19:36
Here's a machete that is popular with the DEA!!!
http://newtlivesay.com/newt_livesay_RCM.htm
Paganwolf
12-10-2004, 20:20
It's basically a version of a 8/9" Strømeng Leuku, very interesting :wink: good find :biggthump