Digging Tools
- Thread starter Kayak Jack
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Daqd burn Jack ,
22 inch is an advantage just in the reach and cutting, 18 inch will work. The saw will cut but you will find that it is easier to cut most stuff with a good swing of the blade. It will dig better than a trowel , it is about the same size area on the end of the blade, but it will do it much easier because of the leverage you have with the long blade. To protect your hand that is holding the blade just grab a towel wrap the blade and get after it.I havent found this necessary holding the dull side of the blade
Take note of this , if you have the one with out the guard take a piece of parachute card and tie threw the handle in a loop,slip your wrist into that when cutting just in case you loose your grip.
This rig is like the T-V it does everything at about 90 % and a lot at way better than the other tools. It will replace a hatchet, trowel , shovel,and is pretty good dispatching things you dont want to get to close to. Easy to carry and light compared to carrying all those other tools.
I think you will like it.
Ron
22 inch is an advantage just in the reach and cutting, 18 inch will work. The saw will cut but you will find that it is easier to cut most stuff with a good swing of the blade. It will dig better than a trowel , it is about the same size area on the end of the blade, but it will do it much easier because of the leverage you have with the long blade. To protect your hand that is holding the blade just grab a towel wrap the blade and get after it.I havent found this necessary holding the dull side of the blade
Take note of this , if you have the one with out the guard take a piece of parachute card and tie threw the handle in a loop,slip your wrist into that when cutting just in case you loose your grip.
This rig is like the T-V it does everything at about 90 % and a lot at way better than the other tools. It will replace a hatchet, trowel , shovel,and is pretty good dispatching things you dont want to get to close to. Easy to carry and light compared to carrying all those other tools.
I think you will like it.
Ron
My woodsman Pal is rusting up in the shed someplace. I like knives as you know , it looked like a good tool so I bought one . Here is my experience with them.
There are to short, to heavy and the thickness of the blade doesnt work well they dont fit a sheath for ease of use.
A thick heavy blade sounds good but doesnt work well cutting, its made to chop not slice, I found the same problem with the bolo machetes ,like a hatchet it doesnt slice like a double bit axe.
All this stuff I have tried I need to have a garage sale. :lol: :lol:
I dont knock any off the above the Ontario just does a better job for me. Forty plus years of hunting fishing camping from the mountains to a beach the one tool that always goes is the onterio Machete.
Ron
There are to short, to heavy and the thickness of the blade doesnt work well they dont fit a sheath for ease of use.
A thick heavy blade sounds good but doesnt work well cutting, its made to chop not slice, I found the same problem with the bolo machetes ,like a hatchet it doesnt slice like a double bit axe.
All this stuff I have tried I need to have a garage sale. :lol: :lol:
I dont knock any off the above the Ontario just does a better job for me. Forty plus years of hunting fishing camping from the mountains to a beach the one tool that always goes is the onterio Machete.
Ron
Kayak Jack said:
I believe in miracles so hang in there Jack , there is hope for you after all.
Now about the rest of us , Well that is an entirely different case since we know what works for us in the areas we go to.
My Machete has a 24 inch blade with a 5 inch handle is is well over 50 years old and still going strong. The handle is riveted on the tang of the blade with three rivets. Good luck on finding one of that quality today. :lol:
By the way it does what a Machete is suppose to do ...... CUT......which it is quite good at.
i bought an Ontario on Ron's recommendation and now I never leave without it. I even carry it in my truck when not paddling/camping. Ontario's are pretty much indestructable. I have never had any problem with rust as they as phosphate finish. It will cut, chop dig and more.
Chuck
I bet this is the same knife you have ,they have been building it for the army and Marines for years , full tang and three rivets just like you described.
Look in the pic with Darrel.
Ron
I bet this is the same knife you have ,they have been building it for the army and Marines for years , full tang and three rivets just like you described.
Look in the pic with Darrel.
Ron
Most people think a machette is supposed to be semi-dull, but I keep mine extremely sharp (as in shave the hair on your arm sharp) and they hold an edge very well.
Uhh, ya missed the point there, Chuck. But, on purpose I'd guess. Can't slip the noose, that easily. We know better.oldsparkey said:
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...... :wink:
tx river rat said:
I was going to take a picture of mine and post it then I saw that picture of Darrels last night and that is just like the one I have.
Well, the new machete arrived this afternoon. Already, I have leveled 40 acres of red oak and shag bark hickory - blocked, split, and stacked it. Took about an hour and a half. Darned chain saw would have taken a few weeks.
I tried digging, and now have a trench 4' wide by 3' deep all around the house. That took, say, 10, maybe 20 minutes. tomorrow, I'll dig another hole, and bury that dirt.
I tried digging, and now have a trench 4' wide by 3' deep all around the house. That took, say, 10, maybe 20 minutes. tomorrow, I'll dig another hole, and bury that dirt.
Actually, Ron, I haven't tried it yet. I did brush up the cutting edge, cause it wasn't really a cutting edge. It will be when I get done, though.
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Dang if you don't sound like your a Texican. :mrgreen: Think I'll move to La.
Kayak Jack said:
Dang if you don't sound like your a Texican. :mrgreen: Think I'll move to La.
Well, I haven't tried out the new machete yet, but local bushes are already cringing and cowering. Word has leaked out, I guess. :wink:
The best portable digging tool I have is an old Army E-tool, of WW II vintage. However, it's heavy. Now that I'm older, I carry a Glock E-tool that weighs very little. It won't hack a hole into red clay like the military surplus shovel, but is still good for filling sandbags to shoot off of, or covering up a campfire. Blade angle can be changed like US military version, plus it has a saw blade that can be mounted on the handle; have not tried the saw yet. Another handy spade is the one sold by Cold Steel.........throws as advertised.