Where can I get this machete?

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This guy is using a machete in this video and I love it and want one. I read through the comments and twice he said it was an IC Cut machete and they stopped making them around 2007 or 2009. Has anyone every heard of IC Cut? I didnt know where to post this because there is no machete section. Sorry if I posted it in the wrong place but I have to know more about this machete and I have no pictures of one and I cant find any on the net.[video=youtube;34C8mIAKwUw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34C8mIAKwUw[/video]
 
I can't tell you where these can be found but I'd recommend any Cold Steel or Condor Machete's as alternatives. They are both known for being very durable and reasonably priced. For the money, it's hard to beat Cold Steel machetes and they have so many styles to choose from. The 1055 carbon steel they use is very durable and easily sharpened. I use my Lansky puck sharpener and I can get my CS machetes to slice paper quite easily.

Condor uses 1075 carbon steel and puts nice mirror convex edges on most of their machete's.

If you want a truly bad@$$ machete, the ESEE/Condor lite machete is awesome. It's a Condor blade with a removable ESEE Micarta handle. It's a little more spendy than the regular CS's and Condor's but it's probably one of the nicest machete on the market.
 
Undertow82 said:
I can't tell you where these can be found but I'd recommend any Cold Steel or Condor Machete's as alternatives. They are both known for being very durable and reasonably priced. For the money, it's hard to beat Cold Steel machetes and they have so many styles to choose from. The 1055 carbon steel they use is very durable and easily sharpened. I use my Lansky puck sharpener and I can get my CS machetes to slice paper quite easily.

Condor uses 1075 carbon steel and puts nice mirror convex edges on most of their machete's.

If you want a truly bad@$$ machete, the ESEE/Condor lite machete is awesome. It's a Condor blade with a removable ESEE Micarta handle. It's a little more spendy than the regular CS's and Condor's but it's probably one of the nicest machete on the market.
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I'll check them out, thanks. You mention carbon steel alot. Am I to believe that stainless steel is not a good choice for a machete? Ive never owned a stainless steel one and that appears to be a stainless one.
 
As far as I know, which isn't far, carbon steels are better for outdoor uses because of their resistance to shock. Condor makes some SS machete's but I'm not sure if they're good or not. Stainless steels tend to have better wear resistance than carbon steels but also tend to be less tough. I'm sure there are some good SS machete's out there but the ones I've heard the most about and used have been carbon steels. The Cold Steel Kukri Machete is very close in shape to the one in the above pics but is probably a fraction of the cost. Knife Test.com gave it a pretty high rating overall and it's only about $20. For that price, who cares if you mess it up, even if you could?
 
You actually don't even have to spend that much for a machete. Condors and Martindales and ESEE's are top of the line, but you'll get by fine with a cheaper Tramontina or Imacasa (Imacasa makes the blades for Condor and ESEE too).
 
If the cold steel is only 20 bucks then I'll have to get one. Ive looked at the condors and I like them too.That name tramontina keeps popping up everywhere. I need to look into them too. I have two long slender machetes now and I was wanting one alittle thicker and I'll take shorter if I have too. I just liked the shape of the one the guy had in the video. Thanks for all the advice guys!
 
That is a nice looking machete. Seems to be on the thick side, just right for that environment. I offer machetes that range from 1/16" to 1/4" thick, but prefer the shorter, lighter, faster models here in the Hawaiian islands.




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It looked like the one in the video was pretty thick, maybe heavy but I do want thick one. My thin one wobbles under heavy chopping. thanks for the info, I'll check you out.
 
Now what I'm gonna do....... Okay.

I think this guy set a record of repeating this phrase.

Having seen the machete. A condor will do better, imho. Maybe not look as badarse, as that one, but i spend allot of time in the swamp and mine have never let me down. On that I prefer carbon steel for a machete. Cause I can carry a mill file in my pocket and keep it scary sharp easily while still in the swamp. Also carbon 1075 condor uses will keep an edge for a long while.

Best bang for the buck on machetes, imeo, for nicer ones without going for big bark river kinda money are condor, ontario, esee....on the cheaper end imacasa, tram, and pretty much any chinese made will do better than you think once you put an edge on it. I've never owned a carbon steel that let me down. Of course ymmv.
 
jbmonkey said:
Now what I'm gonna do....... Okay.

I think this guy set a record of repeating this phrase.

Having seen the machete. A condor will do better, imho. Maybe not look as badarse, as that one, but i spend allot of time in the swamp and mine have never let me down. On that I prefer carbon steel for a machete. Cause I can carry a mill file in my pocket and keep it scary sharp easily while still in the swamp. Also carbon 1075 condor uses will keep an edge for a long while.

Best bang for the buck on machetes, imeo, for nicer ones without going for big bark river kinda money are condor, ontario, esee....on the cheaper end imacasa, tram, and pretty much any chinese made will do better than you think once you put an edge on it. I've never owned a carbon steel that let me down. Of course ymmv.
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I wont ever be in a swamp I hope, I will only be camping and hiking trails with my dogs. I like the idea of carrying something with me to sharpen but, I thought you needed a stone. A file? I didnt know that. It sounds like it would last longer so I'll try. Thanks for the tip.
 
BokerLover said:
I wont ever be in a swamp I hope, I will only be camping and hiking trails with my dogs. I like the idea of carrying something with me to sharpen but, I thought you needed a stone. A file? I didnt know that. It sounds like it would last longer so I'll try. Thanks for the tip.
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yes, Sir. a mill file, you grab at the home fixit box stores for a few bucks made in america or china, your chocie...they are around the same price pretty much.....will sharpen a carbon machete very fast. just make sure you watch one of the videos on youtuber to see the proper way. also i sharpen away from the blade, rather than in to it....... so i don't slip and slice my hand. especially if out and about. you won't want a nasty cut while in the woods.

also watching the videos will help you see which way the file goes, and the easiest way to do it in the field. it's easy to get it backwards and dull your file quickly. actually cold steel has a nice video on sharpening one of their machetes with a mill file. there is another guy, can't remember his name? who does a nice one while in the woods. i'd post a link, but i didn't read the rules on link posting yet, so i do not want to violate the rules potentially and make a moderator have to do any extra work. google is your friend though and you'll find it quickly.

i guess you could sharpen a stainless with a mill file as well...i have never tried. the one stainless machete i own, is very heavy compared to my carbon steel ones of the same length and thickness. so it stays in the shed most times. anyways, i assume you could sharpen stainless, with a mill file, but i am also going to assume it would take allot longer and be allot harder.

having said all that....do not try to sharpen your knives with a mill file. works fine on bigger cutting tools that take hard abuse, and get scratched up and banged up.... like a machete and axe....but will look bad on a finer smaller cutting tool like a knife. always use stones and/or proper sharpening contraption for knives.
 
Sorry to revive this thread. I thought it was funny that Mykel Hawke's machete in this video was "normal" looking and looks nothing like what he sells now. No tanto? :)
 
JayGoliath said:
Eli's version? Survivor Mykel Hawke had his in this video.

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/survival-zone-jungle-machete.html

Those cut-outs are what i don't understand at all. Weight reduction?
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why they would want to reduce weight right where the weight is actually most useful ( to me at least ) I dont know

speaking for myself only here , Id have thought that was that blades sweetspot , where it would be getting the most work , most flexing etc .. I personally dont like that design .

Im no expert tho
 
Ugh. People digging up dead threads. I should learn to look at the OP date.
 
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