Hatchets, Axes, Machetes and chopper knives.

Man where the fuck is woody with all his crazy chopping madness?

We want to see the beaters as well.

Go with Tramontina, or Imacasa, if you get a machete. Reasonable prices, and they're made by people who know what machetes are for.

Oh yeah. I forgot about Condor.

I think Condor and Imacasa are associated, somehow, anyway.

It's hard to screw up a machete, but there are some companies that do it better than others.

Some people make a lesser quality machete.

At the moment, the Shoutbox is being derpy, so I'll adress Stonepaw's question here, for the possible benefit of others.

I said it's hard to screw up a machete.

Meaning that, a machete is a simple tool, which does not require careful heat-treating to work well.

I believe typical hardness for a machete blade is 47 Rc, although that may be a little low.

Given the fact that they are made to be very forgiving of rough treatment, lots of companies can make a very serviceable machete. About the only way to make one wrong is to make it so hard that it breaks instead of bending!

However. There are details about the way any tool is made that can only be learned by using it.

Imacasa is based in El Salvador, and they employ many people who came from a farming background, that is, a background of actually using the tools they make.

Condor tool and Knife is the American division of Imacasa. So buy with confidence.