New Old Hickory 7-14 Usa 14" Inch Butcher Kitchen Knife Usa Made 6992648

The short answer is yes this makes an excellent mid sized machete.This came hair shaving sharp, has one of the sharpest 90 degree spines I've ever felt and unlike the shorter versions this one came with adequately rounded grip scales( at least compared to the very square shaped grip scales I've seen on the smaller old hickory butcher knives). Also the grip scales came securely attached. It's 1/10th inch thick and has more flex than most knives but less than a thin machete but enough to handle repeated chopping. I don't have a scale but I would guess it weighs around a pound or slightly less. In my opinion this has more versatility than a classic machete because it has much better blade geometry and it can be used as a large knife as well ( that's what it is after all), it can obviously butcher game and handle food prep, if a little awkwardly due to its length but also it's stiff enough to stab and slash effectively so it can be used as a defensive weapon too, it's surprisingly fast and agile in the hand for a 14" blade. And yes it can handle battoning as well, though I don't think I would use it to baton a 10" log or something like that, but 3" to 4" stuff sure. Another good quality is the steel, 1095, I can only think of two other "machetes" of similar thickness, length and/or purpose that have that (the TOPS machete and the PKS Forrest tool) and those are 3 to 4 times the price of this.The only real drawbacks to this as a machete are that it comes with no sheath and it's somewhat slippery grip. I fixed both for $10. First I wrapped tennis racket grip tape on the grip( $3) which gave it suitable, ah grip. Then I purchased a no name( Coleman?) 18" machete from the hardware store and simply took its sheath which fit it quite well ($7). Neither is a perfect solution but they do work.I've tested this on frozen hardwood branches and saplings and some heavy chopping on bigger stuff and it's held up great. Haven't had this long but it's performing well in its role this far, which h is that of a lightweight but heavy-duty machete. Other blades I own that I'm comparing it to are the Aranyik extended latin, kershaw camp 18, windlass cobra steel talon, condor big duku parang, kabar grass machete and schrade schbolo. It doesn't have the hitting power of any of these but when it comes to the power to weight ratio only the condor is better ( though this is still more versatile than the condor overall) and only the Aranyik has better steel ( 5160 spring steel). These are just my opinions though, hope they help and will update if it fails somehow.

Knife came as described. Great old school butcher knife. Or you could use it as a machete because it is that large.. Totally satisfied.👍

Cut a watermelon, large cuts of meat , it does require more care because it will rust .

This product took forever to receive. The blade had multiple rusty spots here and there yet will patina nicely. It appears that it will slice and chop finely. I can’t wait to get it dirty.

I bought the 14 and 10 inche knife in addition to the 7 inche cleaver. They work great! I used a forced patina to protect the blades and sprayed them with pam for extra protection. I used them to slice and trim a brisket...all I had to do was hone the edge. If you do not know how to take care of this type of knife then you will get the rusting others are complaining about. In my pic I have what appears to be rust but it was part of the patina process...it wiped right off.

I feel like I’m ready for the zombie apocalypse with this knife. It should be great for killing and carving them! Lol it’s huge and does it’s intended job.

Maybe my own fault.... cleaned it... it was still slightly damp.... set it on my boos block...it ended up stained and rusted.... like irreparable even after scrubbing it with never dull/polish.... the only thing that would remove it to new at this point would be to wire wheel/ grind it out.... knife is super sharp and works great for large size BBQ out of the box though.

These knives are workhorses around the bbq pit. They hold a good edge and are relatively easy to sharpen. And the price is right.

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Good knife