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Fiskars Machete Axe

Fiskars Machete Axe
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This versatile garden tool combines the benefits of a machete and an axe, easily clearing thick brush and vegetation. Its curved blade is great for getting rid of vines and skinny branches, while its hatchet head is ideal for chopping thicker ones. Its 18″ blade is fitted with an ergonomic handle and includes a nylon sheath.

Gerber Doubledown Folding Machete

Gerber Doubledown Folding Machete

Gerber’s versatile outdoor cutting tool folds up to less than half its size for easy carrying. It can cut, chop, and split wood and has a quad locking system to ensure that its blade is firmly in place. It comes in green/stainless, black/stainless, or black/black. Measures 6.75″ closed, 15.1″ open.

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Making a Sawblade Machete

Making a Sawblade Machete

Rather than melting down and reforging the metal from an old sawblade, metalsmith Hassan “Habu” Abu-Izmero wanted to see if he could just cut, grind, and polish the old metal into a new weapon. The transformation from the rusty old blade into machete is impressive. The paracord-wrapped handle looks great too.

Forging a Machete from a Lawnmower Blade

Forging a Machete from a Lawnmower Blade

The machete is one of the most imposing bladed weapons out there. In this clip from blacksmith Green Beetle, he walks us through the process of creating one by recycling steel found in a rusty old push-handle lawnmower. It’s interesting to see how he determines the carbon content of the steel on the grinder.

Gerber Compact Clearpath Machete

Gerber Compact Clearpath Machete
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Gerber’s most portable tool for clearing overgrown paths, the Compact Clearpath has both a smooth edge for hacking brush and vines, and a crosscut saw blade for getting through thicker limbs and branches. Measures 17.3″ overall, and has an 11″ blade.

Machete Kills (Red Band Trailer)

Machete Kills (Red Band Trailer)

(NSFW: Language) We already knew Danny Trejo was a badass, but it’s now confirmed in the most recent trailer for Robert Rodriguez’ Machete Kills. Look for the epic bloodshed (and bullet bras) in a theatre on 10/11/13.

Machete Kills (Teaser)

Machete Kills (Teaser)

Machete is back. It looks like his next rampage will once again feature a rag-tag cast of familiar but unexpected faces including newcomers Lady Gaga, Cuba Gooding Jr., Mel Gibson and Carlos Esteves. Machete kills again on 9/13/13.

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Machete: Official Trailer

Machete: Official Trailer

After a few false starts with bootlegged trailers getting ripped down from the Interwebs, we finally have an official sneak preview for Robert Rodriguez’ controversial Grindhouse spin-off.

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