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Chainfire

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6. What you can use them for gardening?

Sun May 14, 2023, 08:11 PM

May 2023

Just teasing. I had some surveyors out here not long ago; to watch what the could do with a sharp machete was impressive. They made paths through jungle like growth like it wasn't there. They sharpen them before going to work every day; I asked. Sharp is the key, and it takes some skill to sharpen the blades well.

I would give a warning about a sharp machete; they are not very smart and they don't know the difference in a limb on a tree and a limb on a body.

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Anybody Here Use a Machete in Gardening? [View all] NJCher May 2023 OP

Brand new machetes need sharpening because buyers might cut themselves before the sale. LakeArenal May 2023 #1

yes NJCher May 2023 #9

Well... 2naSalit May 2023 #2

I found that my machete was shorter than the branches of Tetrachloride May 2023 #3

I did earlier this year. cloudbase May 2023 #4

my bamboo is marching under the power line NJCher May 2023 #10

I still have my dad's machete The Unmitigated Gall May 2023 #5

What you can use them for gardening? Chainfire May 2023 #6

interesting NJCher May 2023 #11

That is certainly true. I too appreciate a fine, hand honed, edge on a pocket, kitchen Chainfire May 2023 #13

Yes JustAnotherGen May 2023 #7

I use one on the giant thorn covered hellvines. lark2 May 2023 #8

that sounds worse than poison ivy NJCher May 2023 #12

I am HIGHLY allergic to poison oak and probably poison ivy, this isn't nearly as poison. lark2 May 2023 #16

I didn't know what you call them, but we have the same or something similar here. Chainfire May 2023 #15

My problem is wild grape vines, they have the strength and toughness of a wire rope and yet the give Chainfire May 2023 #14

results of sharpening machete NJCher May 2023 #17