Thank you for the video! I was on the fence about buying this, but I think I’m going to buy it after watching you chop with the blade, and smack in on a rock.

Also, thank you for the close ups, before and after, and for recommending modifications!

can you make a sheath video

I’ve had one of these for about 10 years now and other than the finish all but worn off, it is still just as solid as the day I got it and I have not taken the best care of mine. I agree the handle is it’s biggest downfall but a great tool nonetheless. Great video​!

Say Heah Gabe, Yeah, This Machete the O. K. C. Military 18″ Machete is one of my Fav’s. But lately I’m also using my Woodsman Pal Premium Machete. It’s also used by the Military. But it’s more like a Hatchet instead of a Machete. But on my O. K. C. My handle is comfortable. I also keep mine pretty sharp. Ciao.,,. p

fun fact-The south American machete is only sharpened towards the tips to about halfway down, then there blunt so you choke up for finer tasks. also the blunt end is great for splitting wood after you’ve made your first cut.

I love the Ontario machetes and though the 1095 is more brittle the a 107x series carbon steels they hold a good edge and work very well on green hardwoods here on the mainland. I really enjoy my 12″ Ontarios that I’ve replaced the handles on. Thanks for another great video.

The ontario machete is my absolute favorite machete. No offense, but I actually like the 1095 steel that they use because there are already a ton of machetes made out of 1075 on the market. Still love the video by the way!

have you ever tried out the tops .230 machete? do you think it is a good fair or poor machete?

Re; the handles… Ontario says they deliver them unshaped because everyone has a different shaped hand, and in their experience people would rather shape their own. Same with the edge… they leave them beefy so there are lots of ways to shape for different uses. This is really a mod lovers machine… many very cool mods out there, and the final product will fit your need exactly.

the beginner machete–too long for most work, too short for the rest. Well made, better than the high-priced gimmicks. You are right that the tramontinas are better working machetes / they also come in different lengths and designs.

Say Heah Gabe, Aloha. I really like my Military issue 18″ Machete. yup it’s a O. K. C. I also have a 22″ Blackie Collins Heavy Duty Machete also a O. K. C. but with a d-ring. then I have a Condor Jungle Saber Mavhete 16″ in the 420HC my wet weather machete. I also have a Cold Steel 16″ Double Ege Machete made in Africa, in the 1055 carbon steel, Then I have a Woodsman Pal Primium with leather sheath. Then I have my Johnson Adventure Parangatang that matches my Potbelly then my ALL TIME FAV. my Rodent Rucki my Fav. Summer Long Knife, Tough as get go, then my Case Jungle Machete Knife it’s a 10″ blade and I teamed it with my Case Pawnee Fix Blade. a 10 dot. Then my small and midified Billhook Wilderness Tool made by Condor in the 420HC and a few large Knives (Modified Boeies and 11″+ blades and in the CroVan. Oh, Yeah, my modified battle horde msd hatter machete in the L6, yeah, I don’t have too many machetes, Because I don’t use or need them that much, especially when I could serious chop with my Rucki and even use it as a knife because of the choil and I csn baton it too, That SR191 is a deferenticially Busse Technology temper it’s a 52100 ballbearing steel. ,, .

Damn I like that sold lol looking right now good review man like your style brother keep up the Hawaiian style

if you like that, you should check out the ontario sp5 survival bowie, it handles like a short machete and can cut green light vegetation, but the blade is fairly thick at 1/4″ and it handles heavier chopping and batoning, i really want to try out the ontario kukri, i think it will outchop my kabar kukri machete.

pretty good , with a few mods it would be truly awesome.

Nice machete. Not a lot of machete work up here. Thank you for the video, Gabe