Machette or hatchet?

[Missourian]

I've always been a hatchet guy...but I now find the machette more useful. With a 12 inch saw I can knock out tools in half the time. Needed a quick wooden mallet...had it done in 10 minutes.

What are your thoughts. Hatchet or machette?

 

[miketx]

For surgery or dismembering antifa?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Much easier to stick a hatchet in a ... um, tree from 5-6 yards than it is a machete.

 

[Thunk]

Horsemans axe with a 6 inch armor piercing spike (yes I have one...and it looks exactly like this).

 

[Vastator]

Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe over any machete. So far...

 

[night_son]

I've always been a hatchet guy...but I now find the machette more useful. With a 12 inch saw I can knock out tools in half the time. Needed a quick wooden mallet...had it done in 10 minutes.

What are your thoughts. Hatchet or machette?

For gardening purpose only I recommend this. My rose bushes never knew what hit them.

 

[freyasman]

I'm a Heathen, we like the axe.

 

[eagle1462010]

Works very well on snakes.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

The Gurkha/Khukuri.
You get the best of both worlds.

It being front loaded makes it powerful as hell as a chopper
and it's still light enough to clear brush. Watch this dude cut through an entire pig with one wack.

 

[Ringel05]

I've always been a hatchet guy...but I now find the machette more useful. With a 12 inch saw I can knock out tools in half the time. Needed a quick wooden mallet...had it done in 10 minutes.

What are your thoughts. Hatchet or machette?

I prefer chainsaws.......

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Works very well on snakes.

They make for a great fire tool as well.
Not for your fireplace obviously but for larger outdoor fires.
You stick the log with the point and you can drag it where ya want it,then just wiggle it a bit and it comes loose.

 

[freyasman]

This on my list, but I have trouble spending $150 on a camp axe.

 

[Dick Foster]

I've always been a hatchet guy...but I now find the machette more useful. With a 12 inch saw I can knock out tools in half the time. Needed a quick wooden mallet...had it done in 10 minutes.

What are your thoughts. Hatchet or machette?

For what purpose? If chopping off arms and legs and the occasional headI'd go with the machete every day and twice on Sunday's.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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This on my list, but I have trouble spending $150 on a camp axe.

You and me both.
I have this Estwing,it's a good all around size at 26" long for camping and the thing is pretty much indestructible.....for $60 bucks .
Shorter than an axe and longer than a hatchet.

 

[eagle1462010]

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This on my list, but I have trouble spending $150 on a camp axe.

You and me both.
I have this Estwing,it's a good all around size at 26" long for camping and the thing is pretty much indestructible.....for $60 bucks .
Shorter than an axe and longer than a hatchet.
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Now that is pretty nice there.

 

[freyasman]

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This on my list, but I have trouble spending $150 on a camp axe.

You and me both.
I have this Estwing,it's a good all around size at 26" long for camping and the thing is pretty much indestructible.....for $60 bucks .
Shorter than an axe and longer than a hatchet.
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Now that is pretty nice there.

It is, ain't it?
I like it but it ain't cheap.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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This on my list, but I have trouble spending $150 on a camp axe.

You and me both.
I have this Estwing,it's a good all around size at 26" long for camping and the thing is pretty much indestructible.....for $60 bucks .
Shorter than an axe and longer than a hatchet.
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Now that is pretty nice there.

It is, ain't it?
I like it but it ain't cheap.

$60 bucks is pretty cheap for a decent axe/hatchet combo.
The balance on it is great!! I would have preferred a little more weight on the axe head though.

And at less than half of the Welko it's a bargain.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I still have the Iconic Estwing Sports men series I bought when I was around 15 forty years ago.
Need to replace all the leather rings that form the grip but other than that it's still good to go.

 

[freyasman]

View attachment 352283

This on my list, but I have trouble spending $150 on a camp axe.

You and me both.
I have this Estwing,it's a good all around size at 26" long for camping and the thing is pretty much indestructible.....for $60 bucks .
Shorter than an axe and longer than a hatchet.
View attachment 352357

Now that is pretty nice there.

It is, ain't it?
I like it but it ain't cheap.

$60 bucks is pretty cheap for a decent axe/hatchet combo.
The balance on it is great!! I would have preferred a little more weight on the axe head though.

And at less than half of the Welko it's a bargain.

Sorry, I was talking about the helko

 

[Crixus]

I've always been a hatchet guy...but I now find the machette more useful. With a 12 inch saw I can knock out tools in half the time. Needed a quick wooden mallet...had it done in 10 minutes.

What are your thoughts. Hatchet or machette?

I prefer chainsaws.......

Winner!