#83825 - 06/21/09 04:53 AM
Ontario Spec Plus Machete
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Registered: 12/11/07
Posts: 812
Loc: NW Indiana
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Anyone have any experience with this companys offerings? I'm wanting a smallish machete for my daypack or as a truck knife. I like the looks of this but am looking for feedback.  hangunnr
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#83835 - 06/21/09 08:11 AM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: hangunnr]
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Registered: 11/17/07
Posts: 22255
Loc: Paradise,Alaska
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You want a Gerber.  Thank me later.............
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#83852 - 06/21/09 10:59 AM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: Big Stick]
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Fork
Registered: 12/11/07
Posts: 812
Loc: NW Indiana
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What kinda blade thickness does that thing sport? I gotta admit the blade design dosen't do a whole lot for me. I can see how in a light brush cutting excersize the hook being useful but I dunno it just don't jazz me.
hangunnr
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#83853 - 06/21/09 11:29 AM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: hangunnr]
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Oh
Fork
Registered: 11/27/07
Posts: 1103
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It's one cuttin', choppin', brush clearin', shit hackin' SOB.
Just get one.
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#83856 - 06/21/09 12:42 PM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: hangunnr]
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Put some Pork on your
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Registered: 06/04/08
Posts: 612
Loc: Calgary, Canada
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I have used a full size Ontario machete for years with no issues. The quality is very high, the finish is bullet proof, and the saw teeth actually work.
R.
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#83866 - 06/21/09 08:25 PM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: Rman]
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Booner
Registered: 12/19/07
Posts: 3233
Loc: Northern BC
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Go with the gerber.....Trust me on that. I used three different versions of it when it was still a Fiskar product....You used to be able to get them with a longer blade, and a full length axe styled handle on them....Was nothing to use two hands and chop through an alder as thick as your arm with one swing. Even the 18" handled jobbie was right fucking impressive. I use a single handed version by fiskar right now, that is only slightly bigger than the gerber, and I carry it day in and out at work.
You need one of these.
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#83901 - 06/22/09 11:01 AM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: KodiakHntr]
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Registered: 11/19/07
Posts: 1171
Loc: Alaska
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Try the Gerber, you'll be sold.
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#83903 - 06/22/09 11:14 AM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: Paul H]
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Booner
Registered: 12/19/07
Posts: 3233
Loc: Northern BC
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The Fiskar version has a bit more belly to the blade, but still the same sort of thing as the Gerber.  You really need one.
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#83904 - 06/22/09 12:48 PM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: KodiakHntr]
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bitch
Registered: 01/08/08
Posts: 53
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the fiskars is $31 w/ free shipping at amazon.com they also have the gerber for $38.
just ordered a fiskars for summer camping.
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#83905 - 06/22/09 12:58 PM
Re: Ontario Spec Plus Machete
[Re: larch]
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Booner
Registered: 12/19/07
Posts: 3233
Loc: Northern BC
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Interesting....the Fiskar branded critter looks pretty much exactly the same, just a different colored handle than the Gerber....
Not the old style though.
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