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Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on September 2, 2014 at 14:15

If you want a machete go to the pros

Machete Specialists (http://machetespecialist.com/)

The Golok is a great blade and blows the South African Cold Steel models out of the water....Due to blade thickness and geometry it will cut much thicker vines and branches then the plain machete will.

The Mora (http://www.moraofsweden.com/) is the most overrated knife in production today...It is super cheap (about $18), of excellent steel but has an epoxied half hilt handle...Those that favour it claim that you can carry a lot of them (light and inexpensive) and if you break one it doesn't hurt as much as a more expensive knife like a Randall...The thing is the Randall won't break doing the stuff that will break the Mora...The Swedish Army issues them to all their recruits for a GP/EDC blade but their combat troops get the Japanese built Fallkniven (http://www.fallkniven.se/).

Comment by Tobias Gibson on September 2, 2014 at 13:09

Great suggestion, Howard. I already have the LC-14-B Woodman's Pal which is handy for medium to heavy jobs.    I'm really pleased with it but it tends to be overkill for a lot of what I need to cut.

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on September 2, 2014 at 12:16

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on September 2, 2014 at 12:10

Looks like a nice tool, Tobias.  I was gonna suggest the two-handed (Long Reach) Woodman's Pal [Model 145] - 1075 carbon steel  11" long blade, but is only 1/16" thick.  It is fairly pricey, given your target price.  Whole thing is 22" long with an 11" handle.  Rockwell hardness is C47.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on September 1, 2014 at 20:26

I've been looking for a light weight machete for light to medium duty bush whacking.  I've been seriously thinking about grabbing the Condor Pack Golock but it has the blade length I want and looks like it it would do what I want.  But at close to $50 it seems like quite a bit of money.

This led me to take a second look at the Old Hickory 410 Agriculture knife I bought for about $10-15  about 5-8 months ago.

They call it a field or agriculture knife  It is used for harvesting cane sugar, I bought it because it too looked pretty efficient, however the 1095 carbon steel blade is only about an 1/8 thick and has a some flex to it.

I decided to give a few whacks into a 2X4 before having an epic fail in the forest.

I could easily bury the blade about a 1/3 of the way into treated 2X4s.  I suspect I should be able to hack through a one inch sapling with a single swipe.

Of Course the problem with the 410 is it lacks a sheath.  I decided to solve the problem favorite handy products, duct tape!

The bottom of the sheath is also open so that in the event of rain, it will pass through instead of pool in the bottom.  The belt loop is made from six layers of silver duct tape covered by two layers of camo. The scabbard is has one layer of silver and one camo.  I figure it'll last several outings.  (and if it starts to fail I can always tape it back up!  LOL)

Can't wait to get it in the woods and see how well it does. Despite the thin blade it seems to be great hacker. Only time and woods will tell!

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on August 29, 2014 at 14:54

Bladeforums.com has a discussion on the Ontario Bushcraft knife.  Says Rockwell hardness is at 53-55 for the 5160 blade steel.  Thickness is at .12 (about 1/8").

Comment by Tobias Gibson on August 20, 2014 at 16:07

The F&S article is at:

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/gear/2014/08/best-of-the-bes...

OKC actually tied with another knife.; the Morakniv Bushcraft Black Tactical

Comment by Tobias Gibson on August 20, 2014 at 16:01

They announced it on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/ontarioknife

Comment by Tobias Gibson on August 20, 2014 at 14:40

You're teasing us Steve!  From Amazon:

Ontario Knife Company - Bushcraft Field Knife.

Overall length 10.125",

Blade length 5",

5160 Blade Steel,

Walnut Handle,

Includes nylon sheath.

Goes for $80 or there abouts

Comment by Tobias Gibson on July 23, 2014 at 8:35

A look at my gaff knife made in Solingen, Germany:

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