Imacasa Machete

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My wife is from Costa Rica, so I've been there a bit. After a few trips I figured out that I had to have a small machete to open coconuts with. Coconuts are everywhere and are yours for the taking at many resorts. The slightly sweet water inside is pure, delicious and there's about 8oz in each nut. But, they are real hard to open without a machete. The machete is perfect for this job. Anyway, so I find a machete vendor en el Marcado Central, and get a nice light, short one (travel model) with a comfortable handle and a handmade well fitting leather scabbard. For cheap. It's my favorite machete. It's an IMACASA brand made in El Salvador. Here's their websight. http://www.imacasa.com/Machetes/machetes.html Click on Models to see their many varieties of machetes. You can bet that these things get used down there too. Next time I go to Costa Rica I'm gonna get me some more machetes (of various brands) to start a little collection. :D

Darn! I wish I had some coconuts!
 
which model in the catalog did you get? are the handles all polypropylene? aren't these like the cold steel type? what is the blade steel?
 
Take a look at invermec.com
They make the Gavilan brand of machete.
From my experience with Tramontina, Imacasa, Belota the Gavilans have by far the best steel.
 
Yo, I went in to that web site and looked, but did not see one like the one I have. To describe it,... it is 20" OA with a 14" Blade. It looks similar to CS light machete, but is a lot heavier and curvier, (sexier) if a machete can be described as such, it weighs in at 1 lb. 12 oz. The handle is some type of hard wood and is held on by three rivets I got it at a swap meet ages ago and it has seen some hard use. Therefore the handle is almost gone, held together by electrical tape. And some of the steel is mushroomed out due to hammer blows on some tuff stuff. (sigh) I guess I just have to rebuild the handle, cause I can not find another like it. cheers, c.j.g.
 
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