Cold Steel Light Machete, any other fans?

[USAF_Vet]

Several years ago, I purchased a Cold Steel light machete. I was looking for something different, didn't want a full size latin machete, and the kukri styles hadn't yet become the flavor of the month.

I found the Light Machete link and loved it. Still have it, too. I kept telling myself to get another one, and now after years of telling myself I discover they have been discontinued. Too bad, since I really like it. Light, handy, very useful in the brush we have here in the lower Michigan woods.

Anyone else make something similar?

Who else owns one?

 

[joneb]

They also make this,
http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/CS...ete-19-inch-carbon-steel-blade-cordura-sheath
I was considering something like this http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerc...dor®+Bushcraft+Parang+Machete/CTK42313HC.html
And then RC recommended this http://www.woodmanspal.com/categories/
I've got some thinkin to do

 

[rcmodel]

1. You do not want a double-edge Cold Steel Roman Gladius for anything unless you are Roman foot solder?

2. I already said in two posts the new Woodsman Pal is nearly worthless due to the blunt edge angle they put on them now.

If you happen to decide on a Woodsman Pal?

Buy an old WWII GI issue one off eBay.
DO NOT buy a newly made one!

They Suck compared to the old GI ones!

I would recommend a $4.95 Taiwan hardware store machete over the new Woodsman Pal being made now!!

rc

 

[joneb]

You do not want a double-edge Cold Steel Roman Gladius for anything unless you are Roman foot solder?

Did you miss my sarcasm?
Sorry to here they don't make the LC-14-B like they once did. Maybe someone will again?

 

[rcmodel]

Did you miss my sarcasm?

Yes, totally way over my head at my age.
Sorry!

Just trying to help.

rc

 

[joneb]

Yes, totally way over my head at my age.

That's funny, you have forgot more than I know

 

[EmGeeGeorge]

Ontario 12" Machete

I've got one of these mounted on my push mower for blackberry creepers...
Been happy with it.
Pretty inexpensive, came with a good edge, and seems to keep the edge.

 

[bannockburn]

EmGeeGeorge

I have one of those Ontario machetes and it likewise has always held a decent edge.

 

[Jaymo]

The closest I've come to finding a machete I actually like is the Ontario.

If I bought a new Woodsman's Pal, I'd change the angle of the edge bevel.

Steeper is better for chopping.
Shallower is better for machete use.

I have a Cold Steel two handed panga machete.
Meh, it's ok.
I won't do backflips over it.

I used to have an Ontario.
Don't know what ever happened to it. It pulled a Houdini.

 

[USAF_Vet]

The parang blades look like they could be useful, but bigger than what I wanted. I realized the shape of my Light Machete is very similar in profile to a corn knife, so I'll start looking in that direction.

 

[joneb]

The parang blades look like they could be useful, but bigger than what I wanted

Is this too big? http://www.knifecenter.com/item/CN4...teel-blade-polyproplyene-handles-nylon-sheath

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

^^^ Those must be popular as they are out of stock.

 

[jhb]

i live in the swamps of dixie and i use machetes often to clear.....

tram, imacasa, and condor. best bangs for the buck. most of the condor machetes are more finished and cost more. they are made by imacasa and sold to america as nicer stuff. even think the esee machete blade is or was made by imacasa at least at one time and finished in america......... but these brands use quality and properly heat treated 1070, 1074, and 1075 high carbon steels. they hold an edge and are easy to sharpen. they make a few stainless too, but for a machete i find carbon steel to be far superior in sharpening, holding and edge and overall use.....

there are other good ones out there....but for the money it's hard to find better than imacasa or tram.......

 

[joneb]

Those must be popular as they are out of stock.

Sorry try here:http://www.amazon.com/Condor-Knives...d=1418364658&sr=8-18&keywords=condor+machetes

 

[ArfinGreebly]

I have a couple of Cold Steel machetes.

I won't be buying any more of those.

Steel just isn't tough enough for wood, and I don't live on a grassy prairie or in a jungle.

And even if I did I would want something that can actually cut wood. Like my dad's old Filipino bolo knife. Light, sharp, slim, sharp, well balanced, sharp. And it was seriously sharp. Moreover it would hold that edge through a pile of wood.

These soft steel things? Meh.

 

[sandy4570]

I found the Light Machete link and loved it. Still have it, too. I kept telling myself to get another one, and now after years of telling myself I discover they have been discontinued. Too bad, since I really like it. Light, handy, very useful in the brush we have here in the lower Michigan woods.

Anyone else make something similar?

Who else owns one?

I have two when Cold steel had buy one get one free . The handle is too big for my hand but athletic tape help a bit. Cold steel came out with bigger version of this one called All terrain Chopper .It has longer blade and longer handle , very heavy and require two hands not very useful for back packing . I have not use the light machete much because there is not many tree and grass to cut in down town San Jose.

 

[Faiaoga]

Yeah, get a machete made for people who use them for a living.Tramontina, Imacasa,Martindale are all brands I have used and are good but not expensive. Ontario is also good but the standard GI issue Ontario can be tiring to use for long periods.

 

[bubba in ca]

Major brands like imacasa and corneta make 14 inch machetes that work great. My every day yard work machetes are 14 inchers, with the larger 24 inch ones occasionally used for tougher work.

The machete you pictured m/l falls into the cane or corn knife design, also made by most makers. The one hanging on a nail on my home office wall is a cane knife type, made by chopping down a larger machete.