Cold Steel All Purpose Tactical Machete with Sheath

I was looking for a tool that I could use to clear overgrown trails. I did not want to even attempt to carry my scythe with a brush blade through wooded areas and the machetes I have do an ok job but it is difficult to get some of the over growth low enough so when I found this Cold Steel Lawn and Garden machete i decided to give it a try. I was surprised that it worked really well on a variety plants including grasses and woody vines even some saplings. The length gives you excellent reach and tip speed so you can really hack and get things really low but the 1055 steel does not hold an edge well and I find myself sharpening it every time I go through a patch of woody vines. For the price it does a pretty good job but if you have lots of cutting to do I would opt for something more substantial but for backpacking it is nearly ideal.

Disclaimer. I paid for this without any compensation from the seller. This is a nice tool, great for trimming grass,weeds,etc when you don't want to bring out the larger tools. I found the edge to be sharp enough on arrival to clear a 20' x 30' area with some of the larger "saplings" almost 1/2" in diameter. It is VERY light. I then sharpened it on my Work Sharp (KO model) like i would a serrated blade. Now it slices paper. My only beef is that it's a few inches too short for my liking. I'm not a tall guy (5'10") and even with my long arms i had to bend more than my old back prefers. All in all for the money a great addition to our garden equipment. Thanks

This is a great tool for removing unwanted vegetation but does not replace a gas or electric weed whacker. Great for light trail making or maintence it really excels at clearing vegetation for a camp site. My wife loves using this around the yard, it's light and does not tire you out during big jobs. Works great on grass but handles larger vines and sticks with ease. Does not replace a weed whacker because it can't get close enough to things like rocks without hitting them and dulling the edge. Holds a great edge when I do hit rocks, chisel grind edge is easy to touch up when dull. Overall for the price everyone with a yard should own one.

Well got this machete and it works it will chop soft vegetation and grass. It has a good handle the blade or metal part is very flexible. It is sharpened more of a chisel grind. Real easy to put an edge on it and it is sharpen from the tip to a couple of inches above the angle. The only thing the big BUT is that you will eventually bend the edge. Once you start going you will hit a rock and it will bend/roll your edge pretty bad. Even if you are careful it will happen. The way it is designed and what it is used for will put you on a situation where hitting the ground might be unavoidable. Other than that it is a good tool and clearing vegetation won’t take long. Look at it as a manual weedeater.

This worked much better than I thought it would for cutting down tall grass and weeds. It almost looks like I mowed the grass. Biggest Pro- It's fantastic for chopping deep into a clump of crab grass. You just grip it with two hands and start chopping (sort of digging in with the "V" section of the blade.) Biggest Con- It feels a little on the short side. I had to lean down for most of the work. I could imagine that this would be a little awkward to use if the handle was longer- I was gripping up on it several times for better control. Also, the price of around $10 is fantastic.

What this tool is for: This tool is essentially designed to clear through light vines and tall grass and other young plants in the same weight class. Think of this as a manual (and stronger) weed whacker. I have used it for cutting back weeds and tall grass along some areas that I could not mow, and for clearing a footpath in my undeveloped acreage. Pros: This worked great for what I was looking for and has the expected Cold Steel quality. The blade is sharp and the angle helps to allow an even cut close to the ground. Neutral: By design, the handle is a bit on the short side, and while you don't want something very long, I had to hunch over constantly to use this (5'10''). I'm not marking this as a con because a longer tool would have required a lot more room to swing as well. Just something to be aware of. Suggestions: The blade portion of this tool is not very long, so you're only cutting a small portion per sweep. While it worked great for my desired use, I could see this quickly becoming a pain if trying to clear a larger area. I think ideally I would like to see CS provide a version of this with a blade about twice as long. What this tool is NOT for: This is not for designed for clearing young trees, bushes, and thicker types of brush. While it "can" work for some more rigorous cutting, there are much better and easier to use tools for those types of jobs.

Tool is fine, works pretty well. Does not come with sheath as listed. Seller said no sheath is available for this when contacted.

This replaces a swinging grass blade for light work. It won't cut the thickness of brush as a swinging grass blade or brush axe. And, it probably won't clear the path to your deer stand. But it weighs less than other tools so it is great for maintenance around the house and dealing with things like the stray Virginia Creeper shoot. It does require some bending but is easier than stooping over with shears. Not at all a bad tool to have around if you have room and an extra ten bucks. it arrived sharp. Th eblade nicks easily but also sharpens easily. Liked it enough to get one for my father.

Came so dull. Usually comes super sharp but this one was like a butter knife.

Perfekt um verwilderte Flächen oder Wege wieder frei zu bekommen. Unebener Boden, Dornenranken, Unkraut, Stauden, Haselnuss, Hartriegel... Alles bis ca 15mm Dicke ist locker mit einem Hieb Geschichte. Ohne Krach oder Gestank von Motorsense oder Fichtenmopped. Tolles Teil. Beidseitig verwendbar. Halber Tennisplatz in 15 min. Allerdings : Vorsicht, 5m Sicherheitsabstand zum Bediener sollten wirklich eingehalten werden.

Die Machete kam gut verpackt und mangelfrei bei mir an. Der erste Eindruck war ziemlich wackelig, da das Werkzeug aus einem durchgehenden Stück Metall mit aufgespritztem Griff besteht. Als Linkshänder musste ich etwas üben um den richtigen Winkel und das richtige Tempo für mich gefunden habe. Nach etwas Übung gelingt es mir nun aber flüssig und schnell einen Zeltplatz zu befreien. Egal ob Distel, Brennnessel oder gar dünne Stämmchen, die Machete macht kurzen Prozess und hinterlässt schnell eine Freifläche. Schwierigkeiten habe ich lediglich mit Ranken wie Brombeeren. Diese werden manchmal nicht durchtrennt sondern mitgezogen. Auch ist der Nutzen dieses Werkzeugs auf den einen speziellen Verwendungszweck hin optimiert. Andere Arbeiten im Camp sind hiermit kaum zu leisten. Rucksack-Bushcrafter werden daher überlegen müssen, ob sich das Gewicht für dieses Spezialwerkzeug lohnt. Wer nicht auf jedes Gramm achten muss findet mit dieser Machete ein gutes Werkzeug mit Potenzial für staunende Blicke. Bitte beachten: Der Arbeitsbereich muss immer frei von Personen oder Tieren sein, da eine erhebliche Verletzungsgefahr besteht.

Ich habe die Machete gekauft, da ich in meinem Gemüsegarten im Herbst das aufkommende Unkraut etwas zurückhalten muss, der Boden soll ja nicht brach liegen. Leider ist die Machete nicht rostfrei, was aber die Schärfe länger hält solange keine Feuchtigkeit dazu kommt. Ich muss leider meine Geräte in einem alten Keller lagern und der ist nun mal feuchter als moderne Keller, daher bevorzuge ich riostfreie Geräte.

Unkraut zwischendurch, wo es sich nicht lohnt, den Maeher anzuwerfen. Wo er nicht hinkommt, kommt dieses Ding aber oft auch nicht zum Zuge, da man es ja schwingen muss. Sonst knallt man gern gegen Steine, Zaeune oder Steine, was hawufiges Nachschaerfen verursacht. Ein bisschen Uebung macht den Meister !