CondorTool & Knife Amalgam Survival Machete - 1075 High Carbon Steel Blade with Full-Tang Walnut Handle - Handcrafted Leather Sheath - Heavy Duty Machete for Bushcraft, Camping and Survival

This machete is incredible. This hybrid between a kukri and a bolo machete easily slices through 2 in lch thick living shrubs.Easy to sharpen and clean, May develop a patina of rust if left damp. But that's what you want, that's how you know it's easier to sharpen.Keeps a great edge and the handle is absolutely incredible. It's not too heavy but it has enough Mass to do a full send, the swing is effortless.This sheath is a bit tight when you get it, but just set it under the edge of your mattress for a week or two and it will come out easier.Overall this machete functions better than I expected. Well worth the money.

Great machete. Does machete things well.

The Condor Amalgam is long enough for sweeping through some loose underbrush with a blade thickness and blade belly to chop through branches of varying thicknesses (and effort). The handle shape and angle with pummel bump feels natural in the hand and lends to a nice snap right before impact. The smooth wood is comfortable to the hand during the trial period and for a long adventure. For a trek I personally would use gloves (with any machete) since I am an office worker.I added a paracord thumb lanyard but leather cord may be better.Unscathed blade edge and quick wipe after initial trial use looks perfect.

very nice for slashing branchy bushes, or chopping down tree fodder, handle design keeps alot of the rebound energy from hurting you while applying the beating on whatever it is you decided needed a thorough chopping that day i know it sounds ridiculous but i honestly think i could chop a reasonable large sized branch if it were down in the street an i couldnt drive around it with this an it would be faster than a handsaw- no i didnt say chainsaw- a handsaw yes although you might be just as tired by the end of that branch blocking the road unless you use a chainsaw, but come on you gunna keep a chainsaw in the truck all the time for the random branch on the road or tuck this knife somewhere easy an convenient for those little workout session in the middle of the road?

I grew up using knives almost daily and I have carried a pocket knife for at least 50 years. Therefore, I know a thing or two about them. Sorry to say but after using this for about 10 minutes, I found a chip in the blade. The mfg. will probably say that I bounced it off a rock or a piece of metal but that is not the case. I used it to cut down about a dozen ASH tree sprouts. They were about one inch in diameter. For those who don't know, Ash wood is very hard and this blade should not have failed. In fact a blade with true strength in it's metal should be able to strike an object much harder (metal for example) without chipping. This might have been my bad luck or just a one time quality glitch. After all the great reviews, I have to agree about everything. The quality overall is spot on.

This is a beautiful, well made piece of craftsmanship. It looks so nice I could hang it on the wall, but it’s so well built it’d be a waste to not use it. It’s perfect for brush, limbs, and I’ve even sliced a mango with it. It cut right through the seed no problem. I’m sure I’ll carve a roast with it soon. Maybe thanksgiving turkey too. Plus no one will ever complain when you’re waving this thing around. It’s just the perfect all around tool.

This came pretty sharp but needed some touch up. It's quality and a great size for you EDC outdoor kit. It stores well in a car and has many functions other than cutting brush and wood. This can be used for building a shelter, feather sticks and preparing a meal.

This is reasonably sharp right out of the box and I used it to hack down some overgrown evergreen bushes. It would slice through wood up to about 3/4” thick, and was heavy enough to chop through thicker branches. I did strike the ground a few times, but this did not leave any apparent marks on the blade. I haven’t used many similar tools to compare to, but I am happy with my purchase.