Thanks, that was encouraging. I try to stay out of NYC, I'd be a felon there in too many ways just by being myself. Don't take it personal though. I stay out of Philly and Chicago too.
For your infor..parang or aka Duku by our local in Sarawak can be made shorter and longer depand on the use purpose..for clearing we use longer parang to ease the swing...in this video i recommended u you use long parang..
Never thought I'd find myself glued to my screen watching a guy essentially do yard work, but glued I was! Man, you make some good vids. Thanks as always, and keep it up!
I have recently been clearing some trails in a mixed forest. I have been using a condor bushcraft parang. Like you I was impressed by the balance and cutting ability in harder woods. I was most impressed by the plastic handle. I thought for sure it would give me hot spots and blisters. After more than a month all I have is machete elbow.
just a suggestion for novice and expert alike always look up before cutting vines or trees, I have had many large dead limbs come down near me and once disturbed a hornets nest when cutting lines as a rodsman doing surveying.
That is a good point and many do not do this (look before swing a big blade if they are novices using one). In the tropics a careless brush of the machete, parang etc can bring a nest of very annoyed ants down on you or worse jungle wasps. Or even people accidentally putting too much power into the stroke, (which is not necessary), loosing balance and slipping over with a machete etc (incorrectly strapped to their wrists).
The 18 inch Tramontina is a very capable blade that will save your back when working low and it tears a swath through tall grass. They are a bit long to carry on the belt though.
Thank you. That made my day. This video is a weird comment magnet. The vines in this video are merely a test medium to show the performance of three different types of MACHETES. It has nothing to do with vine removal.
Obrigado por partilhar este teste conosco. A quantidade de água que saiu das plantas é impressionante. Essa água dá para ser consumida? Vc coletou no caneco mas não "pesquei" se daria para ser consumida. 1 Abraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaço, Sérgio
really enjoy your videos. i purchased a tramontina cane machete and was chopping some finger sized kindling wood (dry dead fall, maybe mesquite) and the edge is now chipped very badly. i like the heft of this machete but is it just suited for soft, jungle type plants? your input would be helpful. thank you.
I love your parang. I tried to pick one up last year from keong and it just never seemed to work out. I built a golok like yours and find its thin blade and weight forward design is perfect. One thing you didnt mention in hte video is the edge on the parang. To be fair is this convexed like your others? I am curious if they all started sharp ? Great video, missed ya
In Alaska bush, I carried a long Latin SHARP machete. Very good for brush, plus, one well placed 45° chop could go through 2 1/2" Birch. But it was cumbersome on belt climbing through heavy brush. Too long for close in. Later picked up a 14" bolo type. Much easier to belt carry. Excellent on wood. Not as good on light grasses. Now in Florida I carry Condor Bushcraft Parang. It seems about perfect for woodcraft, here. Condor Eco Parang is smaller/lighter version, maybe better to pack.
Very informative video sir... And i enjoyed the comment section as much as i enjoyed the video because you put up so much time and attention to your viewers, and you do have a sense of humor. You made trolls look pretty in your comment section 😁.... God bless and keep up the good work
Nice! I was at the cabin last week, and I had some small Pinon pine to cut down. Forgot my saw. I had a cheap Kukri and that sucker cuts like butter. I am kind of leery of axes because I will keep chopping when I am tired, and I have had some close calls.
The parang did fantastic. It really is a pleasure to use. I think some of what you were seeing is just plain accuracy, short/heavy blades are easier to hit with which reduces the amount of work. The parang was close to ideal for this particular task. In tall grass that 16 inch Tramontina would have slashed circles around it. My golok/machete is sort of a happy medium.
Say Heah Mr. Colhane, what causes the Tramontina Machete to make that metallic ping sound, I notice my Oxhead Iltis Axe makes that pingy sound but my G.B. Small Forest Axe doesn't. Is it that some cutting tools have silver in it ?
The light weight of the parang is forcing you to better form, snapping the blade instead of swinging it like an axe. While it would be an exaggeration to say all the force should come from the wrist while the arm is motionless, a high percentage of force should come from the snap, not from the roundhouse swing.
Not judging... Sawbacks seem like a good idea, more versatile. Actually they prevent you from using the spine for batonning, holding it like a drawknife, scraping up shavings, smashing stuff. So basically you get a marginal saw but lose all the other uses.
I try to avoid impact with the ground with any machete as it can roll the edge. It is useful when searching for places to dig for water to shove the blade down into sandy soil (dry steam beds etc) to see if it comes up wet. It won't dull the blade much and if you carry field sharpening gear it isn't a problem at all. I'll also use the back of my blade to break up lumps of soil to level a place for sleeping.
I glanced at 6 machete you-tube videos last night, and now this. All these experts are missing one very critical point; it's essential. On 3"+/- and larger (depending on the species, how moist, etc.): your job is 5 times easier, if not more, if you 1st do a couple of "back-cuts" (even when it's hard to access; clear the 'junior brush', then your "V" back-cut). 1-2-3 and a 3", 5", 7" comes down with ease. Granted I'm a big boy, but with a heavy gauge high-carbon blade kept razor-sharp; 8" oak is down in about a minute. I've cut about 200 miles of underbrush in a land surveying career that has spanned 53 years (1966-1979: we were "tape-measuring" all of our distances, so you had to have about a 2'-3' wide "corridor" through the brush. Now, we position a lazer EDM survey total station (myself, personally for about 40 years) and can have a meandering pathway through hell, utilizing animal trails, and only cleaning down to the forest floor where historic monuments may lie buried. Another video (last night) highlighted the "pinch-grip" that latins employ. You're not looking for a tight grip, leading to big callouses (non-productive). The loosey-goosey latin method maximizes the weight of the blade, as you "crack-your-wrist". Then butt-flange on the handle won't slide through your loose hand (you'll acquire the feel). ***Please, please, please: when the machete is sunk in the wood, don't twist the finely sharpened blade; instead, jerk it loose (in-line with the "plane-of-the-blade") employing your 30-to-1 leverage [just as a claw hammer can pull a nail]. Happy swingin, and may you keep your blade sharp. This old surveyor will be retiring in a little over a year.
acompanho seus videos já faz algum tempo mesmo não falando nada em inglês , se vc puder fazer um vídeo em português sobre o parang seria bem legal , obrigado por compartilhar suas técnicas abraço fera
Hey Mac! I truly love your videos, you're honest and have an awesome no bull approach, unlike many others that try to hard to look like a pro. I have learned so much from you, I want to thank you for taking the time to make these great invaluable videos, I wish I could learn from you in person, that would be great! If you're ever in the NYC area, hit me up. Take care brother.
The water tasted good, no bitter aftertaste. I did swallow a big gulp with no ill effects. They are most full in the spring when we have plenty of rain anyway. You will like the parang.
Thanks for noticing. It isn't hard to trim a clip to remove the camera placement etc. I did leave all the actual chops on the clips. I did cut many more vines than I shot on video but all of the chopping footage was left in.
Sorry, I don't have any experience with Cold Steel machetes. I haven't even seen one first hand. Down here in Brazil we use the Tramontina mainly due to availability and price. They work great though so its not a bad thing.
Cool test and parang Mac! Now what really impressed me was the fact you can actually find water in those vines! Are they potable and as sweet as the ones we got here? Ive found a really thick one a ew weeks ago in Monte Verde. But Yumei´s gramma is in hospital now half here half there and it´s being a tough momoent for her so I cant go to the bush. Good video bro!
Also please send me the information on that new Parang you talked about in the video, Thank You in advance, and Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
Hey bro good video, I wish you would of brought out your 12" Ontario to compare to the Tramontina golok and the parang. How would you feel it compares to the golok in North American hardwoods?
Hey brother how would you compare and rate the Tramontina parang mod, the parang and your finely tuned 12" Ontario machete for those of us dealing primarily with hardwoods in a temperate climate? Awhile back you said the 12" Ontario is your chopper of choice even over a hawk or axe in PA even in winter, any change of preference since the parang is more suitable with woody vegetation?
What do you think of the Hawkes Hellion by tops knives? Also the Gurka Kukri (the real one not the machete) by cold steel? And what about the Junglas Knife? Basically what is your philosophy on a one knife backpacking/survival knife?
This video really is not about vine removal. I had hundreds of vines to cut, many of them small, and wanted to do an informal side by side comparison and talk about technique a little. On the island they periodically use a chainsaw on the larger vines.
The vine is useful to treat cancer in our home town Sarawak..we cut the vine and put it dry in the sun...once dry you cut some of it vine pieces and put it in the hot water..like you prepare for Tea..they are good to kill the cancer cells and tumour..
i can answer that if you want. i both have cold steel machete and tramontina . each of them have their advantage and disadvantage . tramontina are the most affordable machete ever but are as dull as a butter knife you need lot of work on it. cold steel on the other hand are using a rubber type handle, which depend of your taste if you like that or not. both of them have a pretty comfortable handle either if it wood or rubber. cold steel is just a little bit more expensive.
i live in a subtrop climate ( florida) where are lots of the muscadines and palm trees and soft scrub but also quite a bit of oaks and hickories what machete do you reccomend
How are the handles on the Bidor parangs? Been thiking about getting one. I figure it's going to cost me a bit either way (some of the sheaths cost damn near as much as the machetes). You wouldn't happen to have any videos on the jungle plants, would you? That's an area I'm having trouble finding information (at least visual depictions- names I could find, but with nothing to match it to). It seems like that parang (whoever makes it) swings the best & has that "edge first" advantage.
i bought a few months ago a condor parang and a condor golok , i love these machetes but i actually never tested them (here in canada everyone gets all worked up with a pocket knife so to use a machete you must drive way up north at least 12 hours to make sure the woods are human free)so i was contenplating sending the same models for you and guliono to test out in brazil , but whats been keeping me is the weight the parang is heavy and long , both things you dont like in a machete.
im here in the states ill have to do some checking on all out types of vines,, i think most of wht we have in my area are the wild muscadine vines, the largest ive seen has been about as big around as a coke can,
That looks like a wild grape vine, we have Muscadine grapes in the South and that looks like one, Muscadines are my favorite grape, they are free, they make great jelly and juice also, super healthy I have seen studies that say they are the healthiest of all grapes...
If they were the same thickness, the same length, the same width, the same weight and heat-treated identically, what would be the point in comparing them?!
A cane machete is 100% optimized for cutting sugar cane. They tend to have very thin broad blades. Sugar cane has a tough outer skin and a dense pith in the center and is about as thick as a shovel handle. The cane machete is not a general purpose jungle tool it is an agricultural tool specific to one plant.
Actual kukris are better for chopping harder woods. They have a relatively thick edge compared to machetes so they don't bite as deep and for these vines you want something that bites in deeper.
#1. The 12 inch Ontario CT1 and Tramontina 14 inch Bolo are both very good for the US. #2. YES! Body position and awareness of other people are essential. You will eventually slip up so don't put it into your left knee/shin/foot...
I have, I just don't film it because I chop like a girl lefty. I will switch back and forth in tall grass and light vines etc, but never when I need lots of power or accuracy.
My purpose, the one I do for me, in this was to compare the handling of two blades I know very well, the 16 inch Tramontina and my modified Golok, to one that was entirely new to me (parang). Both of those blades, for me, form a control due to many years of jungle expereince with them. The video is entirely subjective and any conclusions are based upon my preferences, personal ability, skill level, and bias.
Mac, Clara told me last week she´s got a little boy friend now! Can you believe this????? I guess we´re gonna have a student for our one-person-super-tough-advanced-level-with-no-basic-training course. Gonna chew his bones and spit the carcass! hahahahahahaha
Looks like it all comes down to what feels best in the hand in use. I ripped off your Golock idea, it works great but I'm looking for something with a little more heft. I doubt you've seen my video but I said I took your idea a step further, turns out it was an unnecessary step, I put a chisel edge on the end but I haven't needed it, and doubt I will, then I saw your video on Machete techniques, now nearly positive I don't need it. I've been looking at parangs just like the one you have here.
Years of being in the bush tells me you're spot on with your review and advice, great video sir
This is still one of my all time favorite videos because it shows the clear superiority of the Parang.
Thanks, that was encouraging. I try to stay out of NYC, I'd be a felon there in too many ways just by being myself. Don't take it personal though. I stay out of Philly and Chicago too.
For your infor..parang or aka Duku by our local in Sarawak can be made shorter and longer depand on the use purpose..for clearing we use longer parang to ease the swing...in this video i recommended u you use long parang..
Colhane ensinou os brasileiros a customizar o facão tramontina. Obrigado Colhane.
Never thought I'd find myself glued to my screen watching a guy essentially do yard work, but glued I was! Man, you make some good vids. Thanks as always, and keep it up!
You nailed it again mac, the Parang is hands down my favorite cutting tool!
Compulsive viewing - I love work, I could sit and watch it all day etc. Thanks for posting. That's some serious vinage you have out there.
I have recently been clearing some trails in a mixed forest. I have been using a condor bushcraft parang. Like you I was impressed by the balance and cutting ability in harder woods. I was most impressed by the plastic handle. I thought for sure it would give me hot spots and blisters. After more than a month all I have is machete elbow.
just a suggestion for novice and expert alike always look up before cutting vines or trees, I have had many large dead limbs come down near me and once disturbed a hornets nest when cutting lines as a rodsman doing surveying.
That is a good point and many do not do this (look before swing a big blade if they are novices using one). In the tropics a careless brush of the machete, parang etc can bring a nest of very annoyed ants down on you or worse jungle wasps. Or even people accidentally putting too much power into the stroke, (which is not necessary), loosing balance and slipping over with a machete etc (incorrectly strapped to their wrists).
I use the 18" tramontina and it sure does a lot for me!!!
The 18 inch Tramontina is a very capable blade that will save your back when working low and it tears a swath through tall grass. They are a bit long to carry on the belt though.
bigger machete makes job easier. i use a "20 tramontina that goes through mean branches without complaint.
Thank you. That made my day. This video is a weird comment magnet. The vines in this video are merely a test medium to show the performance of three different types of MACHETES. It has nothing to do with vine removal.
Obrigado por partilhar este teste conosco. A quantidade de água que saiu das plantas é impressionante. Essa água dá para ser consumida? Vc coletou no caneco mas não "pesquei" se daria para ser consumida. 1 Abraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaço, Sérgio
really enjoy your videos. i purchased a tramontina cane machete and was chopping some finger sized kindling wood (dry dead fall, maybe mesquite) and the edge is now chipped very badly. i like the heft of this machete but is it just suited for soft, jungle type plants? your input would be helpful. thank you.
Vines arent stable like trees so a swift swing of a thin blade works best. An axe is heavy and will push the vine like a baseball bat.
I love your parang. I tried to pick one up last year from keong and it just never seemed to work out. I built a golok like yours and find its thin blade and weight forward design is perfect.
One thing you didnt mention in hte video is the edge on the parang. To be fair is this convexed like your others? I am curious if they all started sharp ?
Great video, missed ya
In Alaska bush, I carried a long Latin SHARP machete. Very good for brush, plus, one well placed 45° chop could go through 2 1/2" Birch. But it was cumbersome on belt climbing through heavy brush. Too long for close in. Later picked up a 14" bolo type. Much easier to belt carry. Excellent on wood. Not as good on light grasses. Now in Florida I carry Condor Bushcraft Parang. It seems about perfect for woodcraft, here. Condor Eco Parang is smaller/lighter version, maybe better to pack.
I Love the Sound of Tramontina machete makes
Very informative video sir... And i enjoyed the comment section as much as i enjoyed the video because you put up so much time and attention to your viewers, and you do have a sense of humor. You made trolls look pretty in your comment section 😁.... God bless and keep up the good work
You're on Alone ,COOL!
I picked you to win on sight. Job well done.
Nice! I was at the cabin last week, and I had some small Pinon pine to cut down. Forgot my saw. I had a cheap Kukri and that sucker cuts like butter. I am kind of leery of axes because I will keep chopping when I am tired, and I have had some close calls.
I have not used one yet, but that may change. I'm taking a tour of their factory Wed morning here in PA.
The parang did fantastic. It really is a pleasure to use. I think some of what you were seeing is just plain accuracy, short/heavy blades are easier to hit with which reduces the amount of work.
The parang was close to ideal for this particular task. In tall grass that 16 inch Tramontina would have slashed circles around it. My golok/machete is sort of a happy medium.
Say Heah Mr. Colhane, what causes the Tramontina Machete to make that metallic ping sound, I notice my Oxhead Iltis Axe makes that pingy sound but my G.B. Small Forest Axe doesn't. Is it that some cutting tools have silver in it ?
The light weight of the parang is forcing you to better form, snapping the blade instead of swinging it like an axe.
While it would be an exaggeration to say all the force should come from the wrist while the arm is motionless, a high percentage of force should come from the snap, not from the roundhouse swing.
Was there any difference noted in the fluidity of the blades in the woods as they have fairly different grinds?
Whoever dates my daughters has to go camping one-on-one with me. "Oh, son, you won't need the pack... here's your machete."
Not judging... Sawbacks seem like a good idea, more versatile. Actually they prevent you from using the spine for batonning, holding it like a drawknife, scraping up shavings, smashing stuff. So basically you get a marginal saw but lose all the other uses.
Great video, very useful comparison of widely loved blades. I never understood why people stab any blade into the ground though.
I try to avoid impact with the ground with any machete as it can roll the edge. It is useful when searching for places to dig for water to shove the blade down into sandy soil (dry steam beds etc) to see if it comes up wet. It won't dull the blade much and if you carry field sharpening gear it isn't a problem at all. I'll also use the back of my blade to break up lumps of soil to level a place for sleeping.
@@davemcintyre2540 No argument there. Time and place need and necessity. Thanks again for the video, looking forward to the next.
Old men who live in the jungle are the best machete instructors for sure.
I glanced at 6 machete you-tube videos last night, and now this. All these experts are missing one very critical point; it's essential. On 3"+/- and larger (depending on the species, how moist, etc.): your job is 5 times easier, if not more, if you 1st do a couple of "back-cuts" (even when it's hard to access; clear the 'junior brush', then your "V" back-cut). 1-2-3 and a 3", 5", 7" comes down with ease. Granted I'm a big boy, but with a heavy gauge high-carbon blade kept razor-sharp; 8" oak is down in about a minute.
I've cut about 200 miles of underbrush in a land surveying career that has spanned 53 years (1966-1979: we were "tape-measuring" all of our distances, so you had to have about a 2'-3' wide "corridor" through the brush. Now, we position a lazer EDM survey total station (myself, personally for about 40 years) and can have a meandering pathway through hell, utilizing animal trails, and only cleaning down to the forest floor where historic monuments may lie buried.
Another video (last night) highlighted the "pinch-grip" that latins employ. You're not looking for a tight grip, leading to big callouses (non-productive). The loosey-goosey latin method maximizes the weight of the blade, as you "crack-your-wrist". Then butt-flange on the handle won't slide through your loose hand (you'll acquire the feel).
***Please, please, please: when the machete is sunk in the wood, don't twist the finely sharpened blade; instead, jerk it loose (in-line with the "plane-of-the-blade")
employing your 30-to-1 leverage [just as a claw hammer can pull a nail].
Happy swingin, and may you keep your blade sharp. This old surveyor will be retiring in a little over a year.
acompanho seus videos já faz algum tempo mesmo não falando nada em inglês , se vc puder fazer um vídeo em português sobre o parang seria bem legal , obrigado por compartilhar suas técnicas abraço fera
thanks for the video comparison!
I live in the Oregon rain forest and use parangs a lot.
I hope those vine aren't poison oak brother!
be safe... Ted
I've had close calls with axes and machetes, the kind where you pause and whisper a silent prayer. When steel meets flesh, the steel wins every time.
Hey Mac! I truly love your videos, you're honest and have an awesome no bull approach, unlike many others that try to hard to look like a pro. I have learned so much from you, I want to thank you for taking the time to make these great invaluable videos, I wish I could learn from you in person, that would be great! If you're ever in the NYC area, hit me up. Take care brother.
LOL - I never thought I would enjoy doing "yard work". It really is good practice.
The water tasted good, no bitter aftertaste. I did swallow a big gulp with no ill effects. They are most full in the spring when we have plenty of rain anyway. You will like the parang.
Tramontina representando o Brasil muito bom .
Thanks for noticing. It isn't hard to trim a clip to remove the camera placement etc. I did leave all the actual chops on the clips. I did cut many more vines than I shot on video but all of the chopping footage was left in.
Sorry, I don't have any experience with Cold Steel machetes. I haven't even seen one first hand. Down here in Brazil we use the Tramontina mainly due to availability and price. They work great though so its not a bad thing.
Cool test and parang Mac! Now what really impressed me was the fact you can actually find water in those vines! Are they potable and as sweet as the ones we got here? Ive found a really thick one a ew weeks ago in Monte Verde. But Yumei´s gramma is in hospital now half here half there and it´s being a tough momoent for her so I cant go to the bush. Good video bro!
Dude, I was actually thinking about that!!
Also please send me the information on that new Parang you talked about in the video, Thank You in advance, and Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
Hey bro good video, I wish you would of brought out your 12" Ontario to compare to the Tramontina golok and the parang. How would you feel it compares to the golok in North American hardwoods?
Hey brother how would you compare and rate the Tramontina parang mod, the parang and your finely tuned 12" Ontario machete for those of us dealing primarily with hardwoods in a temperate climate? Awhile back you said the 12" Ontario is your chopper of choice even over a hawk or axe in PA even in winter, any change of preference since the parang is more suitable with woody vegetation?
What do you think of the Hawkes Hellion by tops knives? Also the Gurka Kukri (the real one not the machete) by cold steel? And what about the Junglas Knife? Basically what is your philosophy on a one knife backpacking/survival knife?
But I still LOVE chopping things cause it's fun!🤣
This video really is not about vine removal. I had hundreds of vines to cut, many of them small, and wanted to do an informal side by side comparison and talk about technique a little. On the island they periodically use a chainsaw on the larger vines.
The vine is useful to treat cancer in our home town Sarawak..we cut the vine and put it dry in the sun...once dry you cut some of it vine pieces and put it in the hot water..like you prepare for Tea..they are good to kill the cancer cells and tumour..
cool i will have to try that.
i can answer that if you want. i both have cold steel machete and tramontina . each of them have their advantage and disadvantage .
tramontina are the most affordable machete ever but are as dull as a butter knife you need lot of work on it.
cold steel on the other hand are using a rubber type handle, which depend of your taste if you like that or not. both of them have a pretty comfortable handle either if it wood or rubber.
cold steel is just a little bit more expensive.
Valeu mac sou seu fan,vc esta no brasil ou estados unidos?
That was some fantastic editing!
wondering how the water was you collected from the vine,, now if i remember correctly the water from vines can be drank as safe water, is that right
i live in a subtrop climate ( florida) where are lots of the muscadines and palm trees and soft scrub but also quite a bit of oaks and hickories what machete do you reccomend
How are the handles on the Bidor parangs? Been thiking about getting one. I figure it's going to cost me a bit either way (some of the sheaths cost damn near as much as the machetes). You wouldn't happen to have any videos on the jungle plants, would you? That's an area I'm having trouble finding information (at least visual depictions- names I could find, but with nothing to match it to). It seems like that parang (whoever makes it) swings the best & has that "edge first" advantage.
i bought a few months ago a condor parang and a condor golok , i love these machetes but i actually never tested them (here in canada everyone gets all worked up with a pocket knife so to use a machete you must drive way up north at least 12 hours to make sure the woods are human free)so i was contenplating sending the same models for you and guliono to test out in brazil , but whats been keeping me is the weight the parang is heavy and long , both things you dont like in a machete.
is it safe to drink the water from the vines because i used to do it all the time
I bet it was hard to not take them to Vancouver.
I love my mini duku parang, is my most versatile blade
Great vid! I always enjoy your chopping!
ATB
matt
im here in the states ill have to do some checking on all out types of vines,, i think most of wht we have in my area are the wild muscadine vines, the largest ive seen has been about as big around as a coke can,
My 28 inch Martindale machete would blast through those vines!😝
Thanks for the tips and nice chopping ;)
I live in a neighboring state and we have similar vines.
Nice job there buddy...
TheTtramontina 14 inch bolo would be a good blade in that type of vegitation.
is there any machetes like ur modded golok u can buy cuz i would prob ruin the knife doing it myself
I just got a cheep wall mart one, whats your favoret brand?
good time inth woods.
I use my 10" parang to cut from green woods to seasoned ones.
keep this way man ;-)
The grinds on these aren't all that different. The weight distribution makes a big difference.
That looks like a wild grape vine, we have Muscadine grapes in the South and that looks like one, Muscadines are my favorite grape, they are free, they make great jelly and juice also, super healthy I have seen studies that say they are the healthiest of all grapes...
If they were the same thickness, the same length, the same width, the same weight and heat-treated identically, what would be the point in comparing them?!
A cane machete is 100% optimized for cutting sugar cane. They tend to have very thin broad blades. Sugar cane has a tough outer skin and a dense pith in the center and is about as thick as a shovel handle. The cane machete is not a general purpose jungle tool it is an agricultural tool specific to one plant.
yes you use a machete for cutting but i recommend a chain saw because they are faster!
didn't know any youtubers lived so close! how did the water taste?
thank you for the informative answer. looks like i now can make something else out of this now ruined (by me) machete.
Actual kukris are better for chopping harder woods. They have a relatively thick edge compared to machetes so they don't bite as deep and for these vines you want something that bites in deeper.
I have never handled one personally but I'm not a fan of sawbacks in general.
#1. The 12 inch Ontario CT1 and Tramontina 14 inch Bolo are both very good for the US.
#2. YES! Body position and awareness of other people are essential. You will eventually slip up so don't put it into your left knee/shin/foot...
I have, I just don't film it because I chop like a girl lefty. I will switch back and forth in tall grass and light vines etc, but never when I need lots of power or accuracy.
if you walk around cutting vines then how will Tarzan swing from them?
Dang that's a lot of water coming out of that vine. lol Is is consumable?
If it is clear and not bitter, I've been told. Grape vine does look different from poison ivy.
I'm new to bushcraft like brand new but wouldn't a saw be better for the size of vines your cutting...With respect...
@CGLouisiana i get the muscadine grapes too but alot are in vegatatio choking mats chest and the dont produce that many grapes
I like a machete for vines, but for those, I'd go with a Stihl chainsaw :-)
And you would get soakin'ass wet!!!
Looks like those vines sucked the life out of the forest floor. Also that is a lot of work you need a crew lol!
The blade is glued and pinned with a single pin.
Mac, I miss you, cara!
My purpose, the one I do for me, in this was to compare the handling of two blades I know very well, the 16 inch Tramontina and my modified Golok, to one that was entirely new to me (parang). Both of those blades, for me, form a control due to many years of jungle expereince with them. The video is entirely subjective and any conclusions are based upon my preferences, personal ability, skill level, and bias.
Believe it or not I have never used one.
@satansbudd
I use a hefty, 1/4" thick, 16" Kukri in my temperate pine forest and I love it. Half axe, half knife!
You should get yourself a good kukri machete!
Did you get any ticks on you?
A água é segura para beber. O problema é que nem todos aqui são seguros para beber e não queria fazer o vídeo sobre a identificação das videiras.
Not all vines but those were wild grape, so they were safe.
Which one is best against zombies?
Damn Vince Gilligan makes outdoorsman videos
I am the one who Chops
Mac, Clara told me last week she´s got a little boy friend now! Can you believe this????? I guess we´re gonna have a student for our one-person-super-tough-advanced-level-with-no-basic-training course. Gonna chew his bones and spit the carcass! hahahahahahaha
Looks like it all comes down to what feels best in the hand in use. I ripped off your Golock idea, it works great but I'm looking for something with a little more heft. I doubt you've seen my video but I said I took your idea a step further, turns out it was an unnecessary step, I put a chisel edge on the end but I haven't needed it, and doubt I will, then I saw your video on Machete techniques, now nearly positive I don't need it. I've been looking at parangs just like the one you have here.