Saw Back Machete?

FortyTwoBlades said:
The problem with adding a sawback to a billhook is that it would make it impossible to have a straight back edge to the piece, which is paramount in maximizing the tool's versatility. The straight back edge functions much like a hatchet, and works well in situations when the hook would provide inadequate clearance for a cut to be made. ;)
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i guess if you used a sawback machete, you wouldn't have that issue with the billhook, brother.

(i'm kidding. however...; )

i didn't indicate that the whole spine had to be a sawback either, the billhook could have a chopping or batoning surface on the end.

might be a pretty decent tool.


but whatever. i'd buy one.

:cool::thumbup:

vec
 
Just out of curiosity do you think you could whip up a doodle of what a saw-backed billhook might look like? My curiosity is piqued, but my imagination is a little out of calibration at the moment. :D
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Just out of curiosity do you think you could whip up a doodle of what a saw-backed billhook might look like? My curiosity is piqued, but my imagination is a little out of calibration at the moment. :D
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you are trying to get my pregnant wife to kill me, aren't you, bro - hehehehe...!

i will see what i can do.

vec
 
shangchi108 said:
I agree, there are times when having a tool on the other side of a machete can be useful:

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So that's what that little hook is for, I've always wondered.
 
vector001 said:
you are trying to get my pregnant wife to kill me, aren't you, bro - hehehehe...!

i will see what i can do.

vec
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Congrats to you and your lady! My little one is just over a month old and it's been the best thing ever. :D

Can't wait to get a look at your vision of this thing.
 
The little hook is used to pull out stalks of sugar cane and at least here are not sharpened, it is there to allow you to manipulate the cane. That blade shape is optimized for cutting sugar cane. Mac
 
That's the first time that the tip of the hook has been sharpened. As far as sawbacks...well, alot has been said here. They are a North American Invention, and we know so much about machetes and use them. Same deal with the double bit, though I really like a double bit.
 
so i am for sure gonna buy the ontario 12" machete but cant deside if i want the straight back or the saw back. any suggestions? mainly gonna use for camping, nothing to extreme
 
I have the 12" Ontario with the saw back (with and without). If it was sharp enough to use, it would be dangerous. So, if I think I need a small saw, I take along my SOG Revolver which has an excellent saw as one of the blades. Not a bad knife if you aren't doing any serious batonning.
 
The problem with sawbacks Ive used (or seen) is that there is no "set" to the teeth.. and so the saw gets pinched in the wood and causes problems! The set to sawteeth causes the cut to make room enuff for the blade to pass thru the kerf and continue to work. Trust me you need that set... A sawback machete with a set to the teeth would be of some real use in a camp or emergency situation. Without that set to the teeth the kerf will soon pinch the blade and make the job almost impossible to complete...
 
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