ontario machete review

[j6fv8b]

cold steel is total shite. i bought 1 before and i will never again. first impact the edge rolled severely. and again after sharpening. crap quality sheath and handle. the machete bent out of shape from chopping some saplings and it wouldnt bend back into shape. they are way thin. i will never buy another cold steel product again.

[busared06]

What's the difference between the 8292 and 8293 they look and are described the same

[Beachcrib]

"I can't go out in the woods without it " -me I wonder if that 18 inch Ontario has the same blade thickness of the shorter 12 inch version??

[Beachcrib]

I use the 12 inch ontario daily here in Florida. From chopping down cedar , battening , knock spiderwebs out of my path , flipping my food in the fire , make skewers for more food! Yeah , I like to eat in the woods . Machetes are so underestimated .. To some . I can go in the woods without it. Ontario MADE IN USA !!!! It matters ... America is Broke!

[kaldicuct]

Maybe for a handle, you could get some of that Hockey Grip Tape and wrap the handle nice and tight.

[greatwhitesurvivor]

okay brother you need to learn how to handle that machete you are to liberal about grabbing that blade other then that would like to see a demo of its chopping

[CODGOD321BOOM]

ontario or gerber? im gunna get both. i think i just ordered the gerber today.

[LesRamboGrylls]

I love ontario.

[budmaster555666]

plus most all other machetes are made in china or other substandard countries

[delta2131]

i cut trees with my 22" for 11 years (cleaning off fences and crap around our pasture) i finally broke it and reground it into a tanto @ 16" overall, you really don't want to know what else i did with it. OKS for life XD good vid guys

[tallswede80]

@delta2131 Yes, as a matter of fact I do want to know what else you did with it.

[delta2131]

@tallswede80 it has been used as a maul to hammer in t posts for fences, batoning, i used it to cut a 1/4 inch thick lag bolt in two. and the horror goes on :) check my channel for a vid on what it looks like now (the my crap vid)

[tallswede80]

@delta2131 haha, i like how you say, there's one half of the machete, and here's the other half. I don't know how you expect anyone to know what that means. But definitely very resourceful use of it though to make another knife.

[delta2131]

@tallswede80 lol i didn't, you wouldn't know it was an oks unless you looked at the makers mark. ty for the compliment

[D3mang3l]

I used a Dremel and put a Bowie like Tip on mine so I can use it as a thrusting blade as well for fighting off "home invasions." This modification makes the blade many times "faster" but still has enough mass to "bite" easily into anything I swing it at in roughly the same sweet spot as before. Granted it has a tiny bit less carry through mass, but it will still take on 1-3 inch saplings in one swing. At least when my big Paul Bunyon size self swings it LOL

[ziggyzagman]

Machetes are meant for chopping wood they're meant more for chopping through thick bush basically its just a stretched out axe with a little less cutting power

[erichoward15]

4inch tree in 2 swings?....riiiight, otherwise good review, Im thinking of getting one myself.

[mdpenney]

I took the inner strands out of the 550 cord and it lays much flatter and gives a good grip. Great grip mod.

[georgewashington92]

these old ontario machetes are the best ,excellent steel

[ericladnier]

Smokey Mountain Knife Works still sells Ontario Machetes. They seem to look just like that one, but don't know if they still make them the same way.

[cristina91493]

by the way one of those walmart machetes broke on my brother and he barely used it and it really doesnt come sharp its like u can put it on ur arm with pressure and a slicing motion and it wont cut

[BUSHCRAFTGEAR]

yeah, i wouldnt want to have one of those when my life depended on it

[augustskies]

I personally dont like cold steel machettes. I havent used one but I have held them and they feel cheap. I have had my ontario machette for over 12 (I think) years and its doing wonderful.

[sae1095hc]

I suggest you replace your sheath with a Cold Steel Survival Sheath. tallswede80 has a YT review on it.

They've been discontinued but you can still find them.

Another excellent sheath is one of the newer green rubber/plastic GI types, but you need a pistol belt to use one because it only has one of those WWI-style wire hangers to attach it to your belt.

A good sheath will increase the likelyhood you'll have your machete with you when you need it.

[anad41775]

I had the loose handle prob.I used a ball bearing on one side of the rivet placed it on a hard surface. A punch and a hammer.Handle is tight as ever.

[Crazymike00]

wraped the handle with some hockey tape when it started to get loose. Did the trick for mine

[aerodynamicband]

my dad has had this machete for maybe 20 years and he wraped duck tape around the handle but the tip broke off of his about 3 years ago. thats all good because his main use for it was to chop his chainsaw out of a tree when the blade got pinched. plus its still got about 12 inches of good blade left. and considering machetes are designed to cut small stuff i think that's pretty good

[BUSHCRAFTGEAR]

hell yeah man, they're work horses. as long as it still chops it doesnt matter what it looks like

[aerodynamicband]

yeah even with the tip gone it beats every other machete i've used i mean its a beast.

[seatsniffer100]

what is a beter brand for machetes . ontario or cold steel ?

[BUSHCRAFTGEAR]

i heard cold steel machetes are poorly made with no sharpened edge, but i have no experience with them. i have never had any problems with my ontario, they are wonderful

[wilcox1219]

@BUSHCRAFTGEAR Clearly Ontario. The cold steel are not bad but I also love the ontario!

[Gunsmith420]

@BUSHCRAFTGEAR my cold steel kukri came duller then a butter knife almost but with some sharpening that thing is a beast i was chopping 6-9 inch trees down with little effort never had a ontario they look nice but if your handle is loose after some work done with it then i will stick with a cold steel machete

[zexeru]

@BUSHCRAFTGEAR i have a cold steel magnum kukri , and i think the ontario is way better ! trust me !

[mindfreakpro]

If you want a machete for serious work, get Ontario. Cold steel machetes, depending what model you get, vary in thickness and weight.

Cold steel has two classes of machetes.

They have heir combat-friendly machetes, and their standard ones.

The combat ones have tips and are about 3mm thick, like ontario. And the handles are actually pretty good.

Then there's the standard models, they are 2mm thick, which is a lot thinner than Ontario's, and more bendy. And yes, they come with a non-sharp edge

[Gunsmith420]

@seatsniffer100 never had a ontario but cold steel is very tough for hard labor

[bigc1494]

if u cant duck it fuck it ahhah

[BUSHCRAFTGEAR]

....a wise man once said. lol

[HUMPINGWOOKIE]

where are yous from?

[BUSHCRAFTGEAR]

methuen massachusetts but, i have a place up in west milan new hampshire

[4770589]

thats cool I am going to get the same one but with the saw back

[gldhntr]

These really aren't hard to find. Smoky Mountain Knife Works has been carrying them for years. I prefer the short version but both are nice tools. They do rust but who cares, so do all outdoors tools.

[mcgyver1467]

The Ontario machete with the US stamp is military issue. Thats what the US stands for. I have two sawback models. One I have had for 15 years. The other is 2 years old. The best place to find them is a military surplus store. Thanks for the vid.

[mindfreakpro]

I order mine from TrueSword, as I don't know of any place in my area where they sell them. But they are indeed some of the best machetes I've used, and the steel they are made from is just perfect.