ESEE DARIEN MACHETE - 1075 CARBON STEEL - DESTRUCTION TEST - UNTIL IT BREAKS

[@kevinAuman1]

Let's play a drinking game, for every time JoeX says "Wow" we have to take a shot/drink a beer! 😂

[@Filli-Filz]

Thanks god you dont want to count " SHITT" - I would end up in Hospital! 💀

[@aliveandkicking1977]

Rum enhanced with chopped Carolina reaper. Beer is served to patients recovering in the hospital.

[@joex]

better with fantastic or shit!

[@joex]

i was just saying this Fili!

[@Gterr1971]

6 Guinnesses into it. I'm shitfaced

[@MrMann703]

On amazon they sell this for just over $300 in Canada. I thoroughly enjoy these destruction tests, tough machete but i dont think id spend 300 for it. Thanks JoeX you educate and entertain lol

[@joex]

it iis 130 Euro here!

[@QuantumMech_88]

Made in El Salvador . Way overpriced.

[@R1NR4N]

@@QuantumMech_88 No. $86 dollars for this machete is incredible value.

[@KnivesAndPizza]

Many Canadian knife retailers have them for like 100$ look around

[@Kinetic.44]

A joke of a price for a simple machete

[@maxlvledc]

That was more than 90 degrees before it broke...truely awesome

[@joex]

thanks!!!

[@Wildbillvmi]

I used to be a big esee fan until your videos. Now im a true believer in the cheap cold steel knives. Cold steel bowie machete outperforms this all day long.

[@joex]

welcome to the dark side!

[@Frankgonzalez-hj7bm]

Yes but esee will replace the knife no questions asked cold steel will not

[@Wildbillvmi]

@@Frankgonzalez-hj7bm A lifetime warranty is pointless if it breaks in the woods, camping, or in a survival scenario. I can buy at least 5 cold steel machetes for the price of this one and they all clearly outperform this every single time.

[@Frankgonzalez-hj7bm]

Yes that is true, which cold steel machete did joex test? ​@Wildbillvmi

[@Wildbillvmi]

@@Frankgonzalez-hj7bm most of them. The cold steel 1055 steel from South Africa is indestructible. I bought the black bear bowie machete and barong versions based on his reviews. They are amazing performers for the price.

[@maybefrank8345]

I just picked one of these up a few weeks ago. Seeing it was outside their typical US made Esee line, and wasn’t super expensive, I questioned if it would be up to par with their main lines. I worried for nothing. Way nicer than I expected. Fit and finish are awesome Esee quality all the way. If I broke mine, I’d buy a new one immediately. But I wouldn’t have to…because Esee would replace it. Hell, they probably replaced this guy’s😂

[@joex]

maybe the will, but i dont care!

[@Dcale]

They would no problem!

[@terrytoledo4826]

The Esee Darien is a dope little machete it's my backpack machete. I used the shit out of it and 1075 held up!

[@joex]

ok cool! Marlboro!!!!

[@jamesnelson1443]

Incredible Joe!!! Even though it broke at 120 degree bend, this is a fantastic machete!! Should be in your top 10!

[@joex]

thanks!

[@darksideofthemoon9334]

Great review JoeX! I would consider this machete for camping for sure. It did well in the basic camping tests for batoning, chopping and edge retention. Anything after that and when the machete broke is way past what I’d use it for. However THANKS SO MUCH for letting me see and understand its limitations! GETTT TO DA CHOPPPAAAAAA!

[@joex]

👍👍👍

[@johann1348]

Joe X, um dein 30er Magazin beneid ich dich, die 10er sind schon eine öde Sache, danke für deine Unermüdlichkeit 😊

[@joex]

bitt sehr!

[@sixxfreak58]

A day without JOE X is like a day without sunshine.

[@joex]

amen!

[@dasta7658]

He eats the boggas out of a dead man's nose and asks for seconds!

[@gizmocarr3093]

I would go for the Terävä Skrama 240 above the Esee. 🤔👍

[@joex]

hard decision!

[@jonbeck5945]

I’m glad to see you back at it Joe!! Awesome video. Keep it up!

[@joex]

thanks a lot!

[@NedKnives]

Ha! I just bought one of these😅 It seems like it will be fine for what I’ll be using it for, which is clearing jungle brush. Awesome video as always!!😎🤙🏼

[@joex]

cool!

[@marclucier2533]

When Joe X plays dodge ball, the ball dodges JoeX.

[@joex]

yeah!

[@Wildbillvmi]

Love the reviews. I would love a cold steel Canadian belt knife and cold steel finn hawk review. Those knives cost maybe $15 each here in the USA.

[@joex]

thanks, i do not know this knife!!!!

[@8626John]

I have both. Excellent knives.

[@richardvignola8000]

Pretty good machete. Great video.

[@joex]

thanks!

[@Mills141]

Can't believe they tried to stop you ❤👏👏👏

[@joex]

they still try!

[@Ve-suvius]

Joe, they still try? What's going on. Bunch of bürgeliche idioten.

[@marianoa.s.8615]

Friend, please test the COLD STEEL TRAILMASTER SAN MAI. Thanks!

[@joex]

not now!

[@agbl1195]

Joe the knife slayer

[@joex]

yeah!

[@marciolprado1]

Wow man! One day you will end up causing an accidental "Harakiri". 🤦🏻😂😂😂 Great video! 🤘🏻

[@joex]

i am ready!

[@VonTeutoburg]

Seemed to be pretty good until you started on the brick! That was some amazing flex on the tree stump before it broke. Good work, mein Kumpel!

[@joex]

danke mein Freund!!!!! PROST!

[@SirPraiseSun]

would be cool if you add a pvc pipe and pool noodle cut tests for the blades 14 inches or bigger would be a good test to see how clean they cut

[@joex]

now i want to eat pasta!

[@terrymyacin23]

"Not too bad" .. but the knife looks like a jigsaw puzzle 😂😂

[@joex]

yes kabumm it goes!

[@SirPraiseSun]

You gotta do Odenwolf W2 sometime they have 440C and D2 3 different grinds real quality for the price.

[@joex]

maybe!

[@BladeWalker77]

This blade inspires me, I would like to take it with me for an adventure in South America

[@Kikq1818]

I wouldn't bring one to south America..... Locally you pick up a decent one for 10 euro.

[@joex]

i would go with another one!

[@david6920-r6z]

Good looking machete . Still didn’t pass the JoeX test though . And they are not cheap knives 🇦🇹 🇳🇿

[@joex]

not cheap for sure!

[@bubba7626]

This is a solid performer. I would rather have a bit more edge retention that this machete has than the cold steel machetes but to each his own. I don't plan on breaking my expat. The only cold steel I really like is the Spetnaz Shovel.

[@joex]

ok cool!

[@Gterr1971]

Big compromise to heat treat it that hard. Held up good on the car but snapped instead of bending. I thought it sounded too hard the was it was singing. What was the Rockwell hardness?

[@joex]

i am not sure, it is in the video descr.!

[@Gterr1971]

Ah..54 -56 .1075 . I think they are lying.i think this heat treat was off .prob 58- 60. Shouldn't have broke like that at those numbers. Shoulda bent.

[@Gterr1971]

Hard heat treat ! I can hear it singing

[@joex]

sound nice!

[@stevenrobertson6656]

JoeX hammers nails in with his head .

[@joex]

yeah!

[@maybefrank8345]

Nails drive themselves into the wood to get away from him. He then chews through the wood and swallows them.

[@joex]

@@maybefrank8345 yeah!

[@derdom6278]

Hey Joe, how do you feel about testing the cold steel trailmaster?

[@joex]

not so good! it is too expensive!

[@Gterr1971]

Joe gave it a serrated smile on that vw

[@joex]

yes!

[@EtotheFnD]

My guy Joe X knows how to fuck up a knife....RESPECT

[@joex]

thanks!

[@A.D.D.O.C.D.T]

JCVD Marlboro edition 🤘

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@Mephisto96969]

What are your best machette for Apocalypse? And Knife ?

[@Kinetic.44]

Cold Steel slant tip machete and gurkah kukri

[@joex]

Jungle CS!

[@Mephisto96969]

@@joex Merci beaucoup, pas chère du tout en plus ! Je la rajoute à ma liste

[@kevinAuman1]

Yesss, I absofuckinglutely loooove mine!!!

[@joex]

good for you!

[@alanashley6097]

I would like to see the JoeX logo on a knife line he designed and approved including a machete. I'd buy that. Another good video. As for the ESEE Darian, not bad for 80 bucks on Knifeworks.

[@joex]

i will work on that!

[@darrenholmes8791]

Can you test the Leatherman free k4

[@joex]

so boring!

[@ogorublackmaster2673]

Great machete Joe... is like one Marlboro, me gusto mucho....

[@joex]

gracias amigo!

[@ogorublackmaster2673]

@@joex___!!! We need your year-end review of the knives: el bueno, the bad and the ugly...

[@Gterr1971]

WOW WOW WOW !

[@joex]

yes!

[@qparxiii]

Shooting the sheath point blank 🤣LMAO

[@joex]

yes!

[@NZComfort]

Hmmmmm…. What are your thoughts Joe? Condor’s 1075 vs Esee’s 1075? Both from El Salvador, is that correct? Thanks for the great job as always!

[@joex]

that would be a long answer, i did a ton of vids about that machetes!

[@NZComfort]

I’ll go back and search them up. Thanks again, sir! Be safe and have a great day

[@caiman114]

I'd love to see you destroy a Half Face blade!

[@joex]

me too!

[@DinoNucci]

Groceries shop for JoeX

[@joex]

yeah!

[@brr8888]

excellent flex!

[@joex]

it should flex more!

[@amedeoperri3571]

Anyone knows if this machete is made by Condor instead of Rowen?

[@rando27enco]

It is

[@amedeoperri3571]

@@rando27enco Ok thank you

[@joex]

i think it is el salvador!°

[@amedeoperri3571]

@@joex Thanks Joe🗡️🗡️🗡️

[@deutschestan]

Cold Steel Jungle 4ever

[@joex]

yes!

[@FortuneFavoursTheBold]

So first broke in half while doing extreme flex tests, there I thought it was too thin, but then it broke at the tang again after hitting rocks a few times, so clearly their 1075 was overly hardened during heat treatment, or did not tempered to be soft enough. Seems that RHC 50-52 makes the most durable blade for extreme destructive tests. Clearly Esee's 1075 blades are not as durable as Condor's, but for ordinary camping jobs, it's probably durable enough.

[@joex]

u got it correctly!

[@FortuneFavoursTheBold]

@@joex Keep up the good work, Joe. Your tests always provide valuable data!

[@GuyInAHotdogSuit69]

Been waiting for this one for a while.

[@joex]

cool!

[@nathanwhite5602]

Cool video

[@joex]

thanks!

[@johnq.citizen8076]

$89 on Midway but I think I'll stick with my 90's Ontario machete

[@joex]

nice price!

[@TheVikingraider]

Cold steel war hammer next!

[@joex]

i did one! i think!

[@TheVikingraider]

@@joex U did the Cold Steel Pole Axe.

[@joex]

@@TheVikingraider ok

[@Vitali2101]

Sehr gut gelaufen 🤙

[@joex]

Danke 🤙

[@gerdakodak]

Hi, Master! This or CS Jungle?

[@joex]

Jungle!!!!

[@messerfieberde]

Richtig schöne Machete … da kann man nur sagen POMFRITAAAA🎉🎉🎉

[@joex]

ja, sah sehr gut aus!

[@williamnemmers2583]

Probably made in the condor/imacasa factory.

[@joex]

yeah!

[@Messer-Martin]

Ich brauche ein Joe X t-shirt mit der aufschrift: I shot it with the Glock an it went kaboom big time.

[@joex]

geil, schau ma mal!

[@alexgc78]

knife is broken in 5 pieces JoeX: "I can break it some more"

[@joex]

hell yeah!

[@robertpogorzelski8513]

😎👍

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@Gterr1971]

I know you break everything ,but i had higher hopes for this blade. Oh well. Hello head. Say bye bye to the neck ! Lol

[@joex]

it was ok!

[@kevinAuman1]

Thing took a 180⁰ bend prior to breaking lol-ol-ol not very many blades capable of even bending half that far

[@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850]

You can do it with any machete

[@joex]

most CS cand do that!

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

I thought this one would do well. They know how to make a fantastic machete down there in El Salvador! I have a few cheaper ones made there that are probably stronger. MARLBORO

[@joex]

yeah, for the price i expected a bit more!

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

@@joex I agree, should be around 30 dollars. Like all the other Machetes made in El Salvador.

[@seekerofthenarrowgate8716]

Joe X ain't got time to bleed! 😂

[@joex]

helll yeah!

[@johnnyblaxland4672]

What the fuck is that netting for next to the water Joe

[@bethearrow675]

From the city I take it? lol It's a fishing net dude👍

[@Mills141]

Fishing

[@joex]

fishing!

[@RichardPoogerman]

Expected better from 1075 but seriously for shit like this it's gotta be 5160 or 8670. Fun vid.

[@joex]

me too, should bend a bit more!

[@Kikq1818]

I think it's a condor with a expensive esee logo

[@Kikq1818]

Would like to see you test the Silky nata

[@Kinetic.44]

All esse is junk, look at his junglas test, same thing even worse

[@joex]

thats what everybody is saying!

[@BayouGrove]

Apparently you havn't looked at the price of Condor machete's

[@rickboz4494]

Surprised this machete took so much abuse Looks like it was influenced from Joe Flower from Condor I wonder if it has Esee's no questions asked lifetime warranty like their knives - perhaps you could send it back and see??? Thanks for the video Joe⚔ 👍

[@joex]

u are welcome!!! i expected a bit more!

[@Ve-suvius]

Yeah, those Condor and Cold Steel machete's did go a little further in the test from what I remember.

[@evenhand7743]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joex]

yes!

[@flemishlion69]

El Brico does it again!

[@joex]

yeah!

[@lavazza.vinzenzo]

Combien de temps ............

[@joex]

vamonos!

[@vladiii.draculea3044]

wieda amoi a geile misshaundlung 🤣

[@joex]

danke!

[@perry2768]

This a Condor realizzed from Esee.....

[@maybefrank8345]

And that’s OK because condor grinds a hell of an edge grind and Esee backs it with a hell of a warranty! Sorry, I’ve got one myself and am way too impressed with it to not say it 😉😂

[@Kinetic.44]

Wrong, look at his Junglas test, Esse is junk

[@maybefrank8345]

@@Kinetic.44 LOL “wrong”?😂 Interesting way to present yourself and your thoughts. I’m curious to hear your opinion on this. What is it that you find wrong?

[@Kinetic.44]

​@@maybefrank8345 Esse name means Esee machete... everyone outsources. Just like Cold Steel tomahawks being made by the American Tomahawk Company does not change the fact that they are Cold Steel tomahawks...

[@joex]

ok

[@TaunusTV]

ESEE makes good knifes, but still no match to Joe X ;-) 👍👍

[@joex]

thanks Taunus!

[@L0co123]

Almost Ahnolt geht zu das czhoppa approfed, but El Prick-o said no bueno.

[@joex]

si senor!

[@jonejo4587]

6:48 Van Dame JoeX ?

[@joex]

von joe!

[@christopherfeigl7201]

Hope Four you. Juhuuu

[@joex]

thanks!

[@Filli-Filz]

Yes, I was right - definitely an ANA-CONDA Video! 😂😂😂 For Zombie Apokalypse we use Steyr AUG and G36 - Espada XL as Backup!👌

[@joex]

exactly, guns and chicks for the win!

[@Counter_Culture_Commentary]

If it only came with a whistle

[@joex]

so freaking true!

[@heyarno]

Ich hab mal eine Machete geschenkt bekommen. Die hat sich an einer verholzten Brombeere verbogen.

[@joex]

vielleicht war sie verholzt die brombeere!

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

Thats no Esee. That's a Condor made blade with an Esee name thrown on it

[@Kinetic.44]

Lol way to cope

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

@@Kinetic.44 could care less about coping. Just stating facts

[@Kinetic.44]

​@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223 Esse name means Esee machete... everyone outsources. Just like Cold Steel tomahawks being made by the American Tomahawk Company does not change the fact that they are Cold Steel tomahawks...

[@joex]

everybody says that, but it says ESEE on the blade!!!!!

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

@@joex yeah it does say Esee. But made by Condor and I'm not sure who does Condors heat treats. Maybe they do themselves idk. I do think it's outrageously priced for what it is. Wish they would have made it here in the states. But ohh well

[@Dcale]

You guys can Bash on esee all you want but name one company that replace their knife if the average Joe schmo not joe X does this to their knife? You can’t name one minus esee

[@joex]

i dont understand!

[@The_Hartofect_]

@@joexHe’s talking about Esee’s warrantee. Regardless how you abuse their knives they’ll either exchange it or give you your money back. Either way… esee and tops need to do better.

[@dasta7658]

Shame everyone thinks this is an 'ESEE' blade when it is a Condor blade rebranded under the ESEE name. Sorry to upset all the ESEE fanboys out there. Same as the 'ESEE' Jaraca Kukri. It held up better than I thought it would.

[@joex]

but it says ESEE!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BayouGrove]

That's like saying esee knives are rebranded Rowen knives. Condor has the manufacturing in El Salvador already, no reason for esee not to have Condor produce some esee/expat designs.

[@dasta7658]

@@BayouGrove No problems with that except companies are sub-contracting making their blades without any credit to the company making them. When most people buy ESEE, they expect US made, Rowan heat treated blades. To me it almost equates to deceiving people into buying an inferior product. At the end of the day if people are stupid enough to buy without checking they deserve to be ripped off

[@BayouGrove]

@@dasta7658 I know what you're saying, I'm old enough to remember before most things were farmed out to the lowest bidder. To be fair El Salvador is listed on the websites, and etched on the blades. They've been making machetes a long time, it's an important tool everyone has and uses often down there. Condor's machetes are $70-$140 without the esee warranty. I got a Darien when they were $60. I also bought a Tramontina bolo for $20, (they used to be about half that price). It will do the same job as any other, it just doesn't have a nice handle, finish or grind, or come with a sheath. I like them both, I'm not nervous about breaking either of them. I have a crowbar if I need to pry on something with all my weight.

[@iscariotproject]

made by condor and rebranded

[@joex]

yeah, i think it is a bad thing!

[@mbawewe1]

Bing bang slam 😂😂😂😂

[@joex]

yes!

[@Kinetic.44]

Thanks for exposing this bullcrap knife snob poser company

[@joex]

u are welcome!

[@BayouGrove]

Yea you've said that a dozen times, maybe another dozen times and you'll be convinced. Everyone else that isn't crazy can see this machete would easily last a lifetime, doing machete tasks.

[@Ve-suvius]

F the F ! hahaha

[@joex]

yes!

[@QuantumMech_88]

El Sucko

[@joex]

ok!

[@patricegarnierlobo25111967]

i think esee or tops or another big brand are make a good knives in the start of they re activity now they make a pure garbage and very high price shits!!

[@joex]

could be1

[@Kinetic.44]

Overpriced junk just like everything Esee makes... You can get a better machete from Cold Steel for about 30 bucks.

[@joex]

CS 4 the win!

[@Sunfisher61]

It’s a $90 machete lmao. And cold steels $30 machete is made with shitty chinese steel lol

[@inthemountainswithmeachum3256]

Lol keep.jumping like that brother you won't have a fish net left lol

[@joex]

i will try!

[@inthemountainswithmeachum3256]

@@joex lol

[@MrFomhor]

From Joe Flowers to JoeX!🫡

[@joex]

i am waiting for his comment!