Arrrived 3 days early. Can't wait to take it out into the woods.Came nice and sharp but has to be honed.Very sturdy tool at a great price.Fits perfectly in the marbles MR393S 14" sheath I got for it.I've been taking a billhook with me on occasion, much heavier tool, for a while now and have blazed a bunch of trails in the upland forests of VT. Gonna be nice to have this lighter tool in a sheath with me at all times. Really nice to have for cutting sticks for the dog, also. I often end up tossing them up in trees and need a fresh one.

. . . ein wunderbares schönes Erzeugnis aus Brasilien !!!Der 1070er Stahl ist perfekt gehärtet, Schärfe ab Werk ausreichend (darf nicht schärfer sein, sonstwird die Verpackung durchschnitten !!!)Der Hartholzgriff ist bereits ab Werk sehr ergonomisch !Dass ich das ganze Produkt für meine Bedürfnissen umgearbeitet habe, ist einzig u. alleine meineEntscheidung, schmälert aber dadurch die Qualität von Tramontina in keinster Weise !!!Ein erstklassiges Produkt von Tramontina !!!- 2-Finger dicke Äste, ein Hieb und durch !!! - super Tramontina !!!

Leider verlief die Lieferung etwas verkompliziert, die erste Bestellung ging iwo flöten, ohne selbst zu agieren erfolgte Erstattung. Auch die 2.te Bestellung verspätete sich etwas, jedoch ist nun alles da.Sie ist gut Verarbeitet, die Klinge gerade und Griff ohne Grate/Ecken/Kanten welche stören.Auch hier muss an der Spitze etwas nachgearbeitet werden, die Schneidkante hatte etwa 2mm, welche weggeschkiffen werden musste, aber dies war ja auch zu erwarten.Sie ist gut ausbalanciert und liegt hervorragend in der Hand.Klare Kaufempfehlung!

Tramontina machetes are one of the classics for a reason, they are extremely popular all over the world!This 14" Bolo style Tramontina machete with 1070 carbon steel and a hardwood handle, lives up to the hype. Listen guys, it's going to be a little on the rough and unfinished side when you get it, but don't despair! That's actually quite a fine thing, because these tools are meant to be finished to the owners' specifications and needs.The Bolo style machete gives you a little extra weight at the end of the blade, which really helps when chopping the woody type of brush I have here in the northeast of the US. I also have a 12" and a 14" Latin style machete from them, all are great, but this 14" Bolo is my favorite for chopping through thick woody vines and small saplings and getting really close to the ground, she takes a beating and keeps her composure!!! If you're debating between the Bolo and Latin style just get both and try them out because I think they both have pros and cons!I received this machete really fast and I am very pleased with the quality! When it came to me, it had a thin clear poly coating on it from the factory, and a sticker on the blade. I removed the sticker with some blade oil, and spent some intimate time with a bastard file and a Lansky puck to put a hair-shaving edge on her. I plan to remove the poly on the blade at some point with some steel wool and acetone, and then do a force patina on it, but I am in no rush yet! Just some ideas on how you can personalize her! :)The tip will come to you unground, so if you want to put a pointy tip on her you're going to need to do that yourself - but I didn't go that far. I sharpened the entire blade up until the last inch on the tip which I left a little thicker so it can withstand chopping and whacking near/into the dirt when cutting up vines and brush.This blade is 1070 carbon steel as mentioned elsewhere on the internet and it's a good, serviceable material for the purpose of the tool. It isn't difficult to sharpen, but it retains an edge respectably well! It's not quite as hard as Imacasa machete steel, if you are comparing the two brands (they use 1075 I believe)The wooden handle on this machete comes pretty rough and blocky, which is on purpose so you can carve or sand it to your preferred grip. I am a lady with medium sized hands and I shaved off and sanded the handle right away, which didn't take longer than 10 minutes, and now I find it effortlessly comfortable!It only took me the first day I had this tool to fine tune it to my needs and it's been great since!I have been using this machete to chop out invasive plants in my garden and other such yardwork, and I find it a joy to swing and chop through the brush with this baby! I could do it all day, one of the benefits of this shorter 14" length is that the tool is light enough not to fatigue you, also the geometry of the blade allows the heavy front end to chop without any extra effort. She goes through thick brush like it's butter!I paired this machete with the Marbles 14" bolo style sheath, which is serviceable for now. It only takes me a couple minutes to touch up the edge with the Lansky puck now and she is dangerously sharp, so a sheath of some kind is essential.

had an old one from the 60s.. got stolen out the back of my truck. this one here is pretty good tho. nice weight, decent gauge. holds an edje very well and its cheap. no frills, just works as it should... thats how i like it.only thing i can say was a bit off was the sharpaning. the guy who does those needs to take his time more cause it was done a little crooket and totally missed a spot.. it was flat. but yea thats a minor issue i guess if u have 15 minutes to spare and know how to propperly use a sharpening stone.tho my old bolo still had the factory shapnening on it and worked great.. i was always impressed by that so that fact about the new one stood out.

Serienmäßig mäßig scharf, man kann nachschleifen und erreicht dann brauchbarre Schärfe, ist alledrings nicht besonders schnitthaltig. Könnte man mit Sensenstahl vergleichen.Form ist gut, Griff ebenfalls.Für 18 EUR akzeptabel.

Perfect !

This thing has taken a few months of beating in the woods of Atlantic Canada. Not chopping through the bush of Brazil, but it holds up well here in our mixed forests. This thing is tough enough to go through small branches and is light. Often we'll grab these rather than an axe.