Hansa Machetes?

Zombie Zeke

Zombie Zeke

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Anyone one own one or two? Whats the verdict? Good ergos? Steel?

I saw the blade shapes and liked them a bunch...
 
I own the 24" Aguila Lampon and it's great! The thing is a machete-shaped axe. :D The blade is tapered along the last third of the blade to aid with the balance, and the handle is very comfortable, though it's a slight notch below an Imacasa handle in terms of quality. The edge retention is great, and the steel has an interesting, almost elastic kind of feeling to it. Here's a review I did on it a ways back.

If you like the way they look then pick one up! I don't have any coming in this next batch, but in my next order to Machete Specialist I'm getting a couple of Hansas to pimp out. I've got a couple of Imacasas and a Tramontina on the way for this round of mods. :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I own the 24" Aguila Lampon and it's great! The thing is a machete-shaped axe. :D The blade is tapered along the last third of the blade to aid with the balance, and the handle is very comfortable, though it's a slight notch below an Imacasa handle in terms of quality. The edge retention is great, and the steel has an interesting, almost elastic kind of feeling to it. Here's a review I did on it a ways back.

If you like the way they look then pick one up! I don't have any coming in this next batch, but in my next order to Machete Specialist I'm getting a couple of Hansas to pimp out. I've got a couple of Imacasas and a Tramontina on the way for this round of mods. :)
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Sweet I have the 24" Yegua Tres Canales on the way and some Imacasa goodness as well.

I think making a sheath should be interesting as well for the bi'un. :)
 
I think you'll really enjoy it. I seem to be one of the few fellows around here who actually has a Hansa--I think more people buy Imacasa not just because of their extreme awesome-itude but also because people are familiar with the Condor machetes that they make. Hansa just doesn't have that connection so no one stateside knows too much about their performance and seem leery to take the chance with it.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I think you'll really enjoy it. I seem to be one of the few fellows around here who actually has a Hansa--I think more people buy Imacasa not just because of their extreme awesome-itude but also because people are familiar with the Condor machetes that they make. Hansa just doesn't have that connection so no one stateside knows too much about their performance and seem leery to take the chance with it.
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Yeah the more I learn about machetes and their uses the less need I have for more expensive knives. Its amazing what people who use machetes daily can actually do with them. I am learning that the more handle time you get with a machete the more useful it becomes.

Next up is the Arrocera machete also a Hansa. I picked up a puck as well, ever use one???
 
Not a fan of puck sharpeners myself but a lot of folks seem to like them for field sharpening. The Arrocero is a model I'll putting on my next order as well, though I plan on modifying it and putting it up for grabs. I'll be getting one for myself once finances allow. An Imacasa Burriquito is on the present order, which is similar in that it's short and insanely broad. I have some fun plans for prettying it up a little. :cool:
 
The Hansa Arrocero is actually used more like a spade in rice plantations to scoop out the rice out off the mud. The steel near the handle has a softer temper so you can bend it cold for this type of work.
 
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The Chef said:
Yeah the more I learn about machetes and their uses the less need I have for more expensive knives. Its amazing what people who use machetes daily can actually do with them. I am learning that the more handle time you get with a machete the more useful it becomes.
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Amen. Being knife nuts, we're always interested in newest steels, innovative designs, and a variety of shiny, pointy things. But a good, plain machete is a nice reminder that for all the technological innovation we enjoy, a knife is still a very mature, very primal tool as old as humanity itself.

The Chef said:
Next up is the Arrocera machete also a Hansa. I picked up a puck as well, ever use one???
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I've used one. They work, but for machetes, I prefer a much faster double sided Nicholson Handy File (single cut one side, double cut the other), and a small diamond rod if the edge really needs to shave. A file is a little bulkier than the puck, but costs about the same.
 
Hansa Quito said:
The Hansa Arrocero is actually used more like a spade in rice plantations to scoop out the rice out off the mud. The steel near the handle has a softer temper so you can bend it cold for this type of work.
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Thanks for the info! Do you think it'll still hold up to general machete usage without being bent? I really like the dimensions on it. :)
 
Yes, the Arrocero will hold up for cutting work as the blade is the same steel grade and is quenched and tempered as any other of our machetes. The ability to bend it at the handle is just an added feature.
 
Good to know. I take it it still requires a decent effort to bend it cold at the handle then?
 
Having lived in Ecuador for two years and talking to dudes who used machetes for a living, I can say that Hansa machetes were recommended above anything else.
 
After using my 24" Aguila Lampon, I'm a huge fan. I'm not easily impressed, and I'm impressed as hell with their product. Tramontina's got nothing on these guys as far as I'm concerned, and we all know how how popular those are! :D:thumbup:
 
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