Machete is a special knife for collecting reeds and cutting down vines in the jungle, as well as cutting paths. The machete is especially actively used in various countries of Latin America.
Machete: features of use
Machete is a knife, the length of which is 50 centimeters. As for the thickness of the butt, it rarely exceeds a few millimeters. It is often used on plantations to harvest sugar cane. It turns out that the machete is analogous to the sickle.
These agricultural implements are made of rather low-quality steel. Because of this, such tools can only be used for cutting plants. Relatively recently, the machete has gained significant popularity in Russia.
The aforementioned tool is not in vain actively used in the forest. This is due to some of the advantages of the machete over other specialized knives. Machetes are lightweight, small in size and versatile.
A machete can be compared to a hiking ax. The weight of the latter is slightly higher. However, if you take a small camping ax, it will weigh even less than a machete. For example, the approximate weight of a machete is 600 grams, and a small ax can be about 100 grams lighter. It turns out that in comparison with a hiking ax, a machete is not such a good option.
As for the dimensions, the machete is several centimeters longer than the ax. Not everyone will find it convenient to use a long knife. Despite the versatility of use, with the help of a machete it will not work to chop logs. More precisely, this process will take too long.
The main types of machetes
The most popular are machetes, which combine the properties of an ax and a long knife. These include the so-called kukri machetes and Middle American knives. They are distinguished by a very specific curvature of the blade, which makes it much more efficient to chop sugar cane. For example, kukri machetes have a lot of top weight. This is the reason for their high productivity in the felling process.
Usually, folding machetes without a pronounced point are used for harvesting sugar cane. Engineering variants of long machete knives have become widespread, since they can simultaneously perform several useful functions. The Taiga machete allows you to chop, cut, saw and dig. These multifunctional devices are often used in survival kits for crews and special forces.
