Machete Business

Disambiguation needed: is this "machete" or "Matchett"?

"Management" could swing either way....

it is machete,kind of tool

A Google search on "machete manufacturers" offered suggestions from 5 countries, from which you might find hundreds of companies. Further "drilling down" turned up some Damascus steel machetes.

thanks ,Tornado.i did that and really found a lot of suppliers there .i think i have to think more about that.you ever do machete business? i d like to hear your suggestion.

Actually, I don't know very much about this, but I have had the good luck to see some bits and pieces of the business.

At the simplest, a machete blade can be a stamped piece of carbon steel, sandwiched between wooden handle pieces. In a freshwater environment, carbon steel is satisfactory (pretty hard, inexpensive, easily resharpened, etc.)

In a coastal or near-coastal setting, carbon steel will rust quickly. Stainless steels will resist this, but they come in many grades, with various compromises about hardness, corrosion resistance, cost, etc. SS416 is probably one of the better grades, but opinions will vary.

As a hobby, I have attended science fiction and fantasy conventions, many of which feature artisan medieval weapons reproducers. Damascus steel is one example of this art, along with Japanese multiple-folded/peened blades.

Within the realm of your interest, you can go from economically mass-produced tools clear up to works of high art. I think you will enjoy exploring this.

cool.........thanks a lot!!! i guess i am gonna to hit the road .

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