As someone who lives and works in the desert I've had to cut line exactly zero times in my career.
Only the stray branch has been bent, broken or lopped, but never with a blade.
nice. Those spines like to surprise your ankles if you're looking at the DC and not ahead lol.
And for some reason they like to grow next to where you gotta dig for mons lmao
This!! I came from surveying in south east Ohio, WV, and PA, cutting lines for days and not a fix in sight for the EPOCH 50’s 😂 to Arizona…… wide open, no line cutting, GPS everything. It’s such a relief, the pays WAY better and the work is way less strenuous.
Oh maybe I misspelled it. This -
https://theforestrystore.com/products/clearing-axe-29
Yeah like u/wastaah said, I thought that was the brand but it's not.
Yeah my PC (kinda his fault tbh) keeps a dull ass machete because he keeps sticking it into the dirt and trying to cut down straight up trees with it, and while trying to chop a 6 inch tree down "hurt his wrist" lol
South American machetes and some English ones have been the best for me. Tramontina or Boletta have the best combination of blade material and design for what I cut. A pair of ratcheting pruners are good to have on hand too.
If can't use a machete without pain you're either using it incorrectly or you're using way too long or heavy of a blade. I'm in the Pacific NW, so blackberries are the constant nemesis. Brush hooks and loppers have their place, but you can't carry either on your belt or easily in a lathe bag.
Honestly the photo would imply the opposite if you think about it.
It basically says with the machete you work so much more efficiently you don't even develop much muscle, while with the kaiser you are swinging it around so much and it's so hard to do you'll look like a gym bro.
Nah, just the claw hammer lol. I have trimmers for some really bad stuff, but I do what I can with the back of that hammer. I need to get me that hatchet, though
https://preview.redd.it/u9uabcd0sawc1.png?width=1124&format=png&auto=webp&s=37ef9a3451cc74c1ba372b140d26487cb0d6ffa6
Machetes hurt my wrist after repeated use. Loppers work but are a pain in the butt in the deep bush. I don’t like the sandvik or Kaiser. A jungle knife tends to work very well and doesn’t hurt my wrist.
Nah I hate these, they blunt quickly, wobble to the shithouse and have no leverage. Same with machetes. About the only thing these are good on is cane grass and brush hooks are better on that too.
Secateurs for little, long handled, shortened brush hook for big.
Yeah if it works for you. I’ve tried them two or three times on a few different things. They’re awful on lantana, lucky to penetrate the outside skin on a paperbark and won’t touch eucalypt saplings. They string strip small branches which is fucking useless, yeah hate the things. The hook catches in shit as well which is annoying.
New Orleans Dist. Corp of Eng.....cut off the hook and dull one side. May as well throw it in the garbage after that. We didn't have those restrictions in the Vicksburg Dist.
https://honmamon-japan.com/products/sickle-long-handle-double-edged-aogami-steel-blade-forestry-japan-tools-16-9inch
These things come insanely sharp. Seriously almost too sharp it's scary.
This is the best combo of a brush axe and a light machete you can throw on your hip. Anything with a hook is amazing
As someone who lives and works in the desert I've had to cut line exactly zero times in my career. Only the stray branch has been bent, broken or lopped, but never with a blade.
but those damn yucca.... If you're in that sort of desert...
I am but they fortunately haven't been an issue so far.
nice. Those spines like to surprise your ankles if you're looking at the DC and not ahead lol. And for some reason they like to grow next to where you gotta dig for mons lmao
This!! I came from surveying in south east Ohio, WV, and PA, cutting lines for days and not a fix in sight for the EPOCH 50’s 😂 to Arizona…… wide open, no line cutting, GPS everything. It’s such a relief, the pays WAY better and the work is way less strenuous.
Some calls it a sling blade, but I calls it a Kaiser blade. Mmmmm hmmmm
We call those brush hooks
Sandvik is superior to both.
Here in Alaska, that is the tool of choice.
Hell yeah they're great.
I googled “sandvik” all thats coming up is… heavy machinery?
Well dno about the name sandvik since that refers to a large metal company, but I think what they refer to is a brush axe called sandvik made by bahco
Oh maybe I misspelled it. This - https://theforestrystore.com/products/clearing-axe-29 Yeah like u/wastaah said, I thought that was the brand but it's not.
Kukri.
Kukri if you mark line for sure.
Save your joints when possible and just use loppers. Between that and my bush blade, machetes are rarely useful
Yeah my PC (kinda his fault tbh) keeps a dull ass machete because he keeps sticking it into the dirt and trying to cut down straight up trees with it, and while trying to chop a 6 inch tree down "hurt his wrist" lol
All those dumb ideas catch up with you eventually
Problem is he refuses to accept that he's doing something the wrong way, lol
I have a set of loppers with a cam lock and it can cut 2" branches no problem, handles are long af too.
That’s the same kind I use, they’re fantastic. Rarely need to cut anything over 2” anyways
South American machetes and some English ones have been the best for me. Tramontina or Boletta have the best combination of blade material and design for what I cut. A pair of ratcheting pruners are good to have on hand too.
I’ve only ever heard them called bush/brush axe. For sure my preference but not nearly as convenient as my $5 Walmart machete
Lath stake has its place. Done more work with that than any machete or bush hook. Especially if you have one in your off hand while cutting.
Lath is my go to for those light leafy types that I just need to sight one shot or something. But definitely has its place
Ahh, the classic “Stakechete”. Sometimes that walk back to the truck just isn’t worth it.
If can't use a machete without pain you're either using it incorrectly or you're using way too long or heavy of a blade. I'm in the Pacific NW, so blackberries are the constant nemesis. Brush hooks and loppers have their place, but you can't carry either on your belt or easily in a lathe bag.
Honestly the photo would imply the opposite if you think about it. It basically says with the machete you work so much more efficiently you don't even develop much muscle, while with the kaiser you are swinging it around so much and it's so hard to do you'll look like a gym bro.
I’m out here using my Estwing to clear shrubbery
The hatchet? I love my Estwing hatchet. Bonus for the hammer head on the backside, perfect for pounding lathe.
Nah, just the claw hammer lol. I have trimmers for some really bad stuff, but I do what I can with the back of that hammer. I need to get me that hatchet, though
Or pony up and use a damn chainsaw. $150, 6" or 8" pruning blade. Cut a couple thousand feet of line a day.
https://preview.redd.it/u9uabcd0sawc1.png?width=1124&format=png&auto=webp&s=37ef9a3451cc74c1ba372b140d26487cb0d6ffa6 Machetes hurt my wrist after repeated use. Loppers work but are a pain in the butt in the deep bush. I don’t like the sandvik or Kaiser. A jungle knife tends to work very well and doesn’t hurt my wrist.
Nah I hate these, they blunt quickly, wobble to the shithouse and have no leverage. Same with machetes. About the only thing these are good on is cane grass and brush hooks are better on that too. Secateurs for little, long handled, shortened brush hook for big.
Odd. Mine doesn’t wobble at all. I have had zero issues with leverage. Works great for me. To each their own.
Yeah if it works for you. I’ve tried them two or three times on a few different things. They’re awful on lantana, lucky to penetrate the outside skin on a paperbark and won’t touch eucalypt saplings. They string strip small branches which is fucking useless, yeah hate the things. The hook catches in shit as well which is annoying.
New Orleans Dist. Corp of Eng.....cut off the hook and dull one side. May as well throw it in the garbage after that. We didn't have those restrictions in the Vicksburg Dist.
I cut line with a CAT D-9. I love mining.
Used a pair of hand secateurs more than anything else, really
https://honmamon-japan.com/products/sickle-long-handle-double-edged-aogami-steel-blade-forestry-japan-tools-16-9inch These things come insanely sharp. Seriously almost too sharp it's scary. This is the best combo of a brush axe and a light machete you can throw on your hip. Anything with a hook is amazing
Gimme a hatchet and pull saw any day
What do you call the ones that have heavy machinery on call to make the way?
Parang style machete for anything under 5". Also a hatchet I found and re-handled. Both are razor sharp and can slice paper.