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Consegui uno que lo tenian botqdo en la basura..tiene como 30 años..le puse mango de madera.. y me quedo bonito esta muy oxidado.. cuesta encontrar de estos en Guatemala

Have people totally forgotten what a tool is for. Dag-gon-it. Use a knife for cutting, use a machete for hacking brush, and use a friggin ax or hatchet for splitting wood.

A thousand... LOL

The Tram is actually - .090 thick . 1/16 = .060 . All the best.

Tramontina é a principal ferramenta de um sobrevivencialista.

Tramontina all day

Ah it's not a good idea to do this in shorts and little girl slippers. But I do like the Ontario better.

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I am going to take a wild guess here, but from what I am seeing you don't have too mouch experience with machetes. Light and thin is what you want. When you are actually cutting sugar canes or clearing brush all day a heavy machete will wear you out quick.

Dios mio iluminalos con un rayo, los machetes no son para rajar leña

My biggest problem with the Ontario machetes are the handles they are just awful uncomfortable and very blocky

all blade & design is reflect culture & geographic. in java, we use Parang, long thin lightweight machete just perfectly as tramontina machete to go to the jungle. maybe since our jungle is tropical as brazilian have one so the tools is identical.

You were ham fisting those grips ... A proper grip might alter things a bit

I like the Tramontina machetes. I've got a 24" one that was less than $20 on Amazon. Mostly I use it to cut through woods. If I want to chop for firewood, I'd use my hatchet and handsaw.

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Did you reprofile the edge bevel on your ontario?

Flip flops , shorts and machetes good 💡 idea

I found one in an old shed. Didnt realise at that moment the gem id found. Dude. No shit they swing sweet, great comfortable handle (i covered my handle in a little pine resin for even better grip) and it can cut through anything. It is literally my favourite machete ever owned in my entire life. Ive gone through foot or so around tree limbs with it. Can not gush enough how much i love this thing.

zieh dir erst mal vernünftige Schuhe an !

You should watch some of the other videos on KZbin for technique on cutting the light brush. Your video shows which is a better camp tool for your area. In the thick woods that get lots of rain a thinner machete is far superior. When I pick up a new machete the first step is to file, sand, and or modify the handle before I even sharpen the blade.

Him: Get em both. Me who will never gonna buy a machete: Interesting :)

U want to talk choppers? My Himalayan imports crow knife will own any machete

Tramontina bolo is the best

Я выбрал Онтарио.

you are trying so hard to find an excuse for the extra money you gave for the ontario that you sound rediculous

Machete: a tool made for cut bushes and light vegetation from South America Americans: bUt cAN i bAtoN wItH iT?

Here in Brazil we use the machete (here is called "facão") for cutting sugar cane and other things, its light, its easy to sharp, and i never broke one. I see some guys saying here in the comments that a machete isnt made for cutting wood, but here we use for that, its light and its a very thin and flexible blade, it goes deep in the wood very easily. Its very nice for cutting branches too. We cut the wood when its wet, because when it dries, its not so easy to cut it, but it is still possible.. We use Tramontina machetes because we can find them very easily, and it costs about 12 US Dollars.

I love my Tramontinas. The handles are easy to round off. I’ve done a couple. I have an 18” Tramontina Tapanga (square end) that is really heavy. Great chopper. The Ontario is $80 for the 18” in Australia and the Tramontina is about $35. We pay a bit more for our stuff but with the dollar the way it is, it works out about the same.

Man..you suck in cutting woods...u look awkward holding the knives too..the way you handle both knives is soo sad

Odd. My Tramontina chops better than my Ontario. It's also better at real machete tasks and I prefer the wooden handle and thinner profile. I'm not big into machetes but if I take one with me in the woods it's the Tramontina forsure.

Give me a folding saw every time when trying to cut through stuff like this. One of the real issues in using machete's for chopping through branches of all types is that, if they are still attached to a tree, then there are usually a whole lot of other branches/twigs in the way of where you are trying to chop, so you cannot take a full swing like you are doing. No swings/power needed with a saw if you're using it right.

I think Tramontina is a nice all around machete, not to mention its cheap, easy to modify to your taste and lasts forever.

Not really a valid test in many respects, IMHO. You're are, in some ways, comparing apples to oranges. One issue is the difference in weight which may not really be that noticeable chopping more or less straight up and down. Chop at an angle, though, like when chopping cane or chopping vertical branches, and you'll find that the heavier machete may fatigue your hand and arm significantly faster, and may twist in your hand more and decrease your accuracy. That's been my experience.

I was waiting to see toes go flying.

The blade material is "ten-seventy" and "ten-ninety-five"..the second number ..after the "ten" is the points of carbon on a scale of 1-100. 95 points is alot for a machete. Could actually be too hard..I like the 1070 better for a battering application. Less brittle. 1075 or 1084 would be good. Secondly..it's a MACHETE..NOT AN AXE.! . If you are clearing cane or tall grass for a hour..see which one you like better..?? I'll bet the lighter one.. Peculiar test..

I recommend Terry Hale's video "How to Use a Machete as a Tool" Cheers Sincerely David

I have the ontario 1-18SBK saw back machete . It's great but its heavy . 1 hand wielding this machete can be cumbersome . This giant slab of 1095 carbon steel doesnt stop on a dime . so be aware of your body position . Would I take this on a trek through the jungle ? I dunno . for clearing bush I think the tramontina might be lighter and easier to swing . Clearing a campsite? Id probably want the ontario. Tramontina? I wouldnt baton with it . Both have their pros and cons . I found 1 1/2 hand grip that is BRUTAL on the ontarion . Much increases stability , control and ads a louisville slugger esque swing to it that just slays larger brush . Im very happy with it . I dig how the blade doesnt warp like 95% of other machetes. But this isnt an antifa soy powered man's machete . Im decent size 6'1 215 . lift my little weights and and even I feel the ontario when swinging it with one hand. Its not terribly heavy per say my issue with it is controlling its deceleration on a hard swing .

I got a 12in Ontario it works fine wish the blade was a little thicker but I can see you need more experience in using a machete it takes practice but you did ok

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U r dumb

Machetes aren't for splitting wood

I was going to buy just the ontario but you've convinced me. I'll get them both.

I think tramontina is the best machete

I have that exact Tramontina machete

I own an Ontario 18 inch machete and I love it. I have had other machete's in the past but nothing comes close to the USA heavy duty Ontario.

Tramontina, is great for the price, but the deluxe Bushcraft Ontario, is hands down the best. A hundred bucks though

Kukri style are the best for chopping. Machetes are for brush and such