Now the obvious answer to the question, Why is this asshole using a Jason knife to chop
wood, would be: Ahh maybe he can’t afford a decent axe.
Because his insurance company must be aware of his Youtube account.
Umm yeah…
I don’t have any axes.
That’s it.
So donate to my Patreon below the video so I can afford, axes, safety glasses and the
Youtube Gap insurance.
And while some of you are still mad I called it a Jason knife instead of a long black choppy
thing, let’s take a look at the dimensions of this Aranyik cane machete, I think the
standard version- straight from Thailand, like the overall length and weight.
With and without the cheap as hell Cold Steel Heavy Machete Black Cordura sheath.
That’s what it’s called write it down- I can’t do everything for you.
Blade size and Chopping edge.
The only thing is you can’t currently order or even see the knives on Aranyik’s website.
Handle size and grip area.
It’s been closed due to a death in the family since June.
You remember my Extended Latin Machete review I did around that time right?
Same brand, not very many views?
Spine Thickness and handle thickness.
I mean the cool people watched it.
Tallnesses.
It had a bunch of chopping in it to.
Now if and when that website ever opens again, Aranyik makes all kinds of choppers out of
I’m pretty sure 5160 steel- most are under $55 shipped to the US without sheaths.
Cold Steel has a whole line of cheap sheaths that fit just ok, to pretty fucking tight.
How do I know which sheath?
Look at the dimensions and figure it out like I did champ.
So yeah 5150, and a convex grind thats pretty sharp out of the box.
It comes covered in white grease to prevent rusting- no word on if it works well for a
personal lubricant.
They made a slightly longer one of these, but it said it’s heavier and these are already
pretty heavy as is- and because of the change in the season my battening elbow is backing
up.
The doctor said I should buy lighter machetes and drink IPAs.
The handle.
The handle is made out of Eucalyptus which is pretty hard.
The handle is smooth and red-ish, so not a lot of grip in the wet- so wear gloves or
grip it like a man for a change wuss.
I prefer some rear finger guards, grooves what have you.
It’s peened together and if I remember correctly they’re not epoxied on.
I wouldn’t trust my memory though.
I forget birthdays sometimes.
Not cool.
Let’s see we did the blade and handle.
Are we at sheaths?
No just a single sheath this time.
Like I’ve repeated myself a few times ago- would you prefer these to be two minutes.
Ok, I see a fair number of hands… the sheath is a cold steel cheapie I got from Blade HQ.
You can put in on a belt, but it’s pretty heavy though, and you have a few snaps to
add some complexity.
This is not a quick draw instrument.
I mean I guess you could watch a few machete self defense videos, and call yourself a fucking
expert.
I had to look them up and make sure there were those videos.
Yeah of course there are.
Sheath is nylon and foam or some shit.
If you’re using it in a jungle survival scenario and it’s wetter than Lynn Thompson
with a broadsword in a room full of wild boars with a push dagger for backup… if it’s
that wet then you know, wait for the sheath and chopper to dry before said sheathing.
Sheathing is what you call sex at a Ren fair.
Sorta recycled comparison section?
Glad you asked.
First is the Aranyik.
It’s a big fucker.
Expect your arm to get tired unless you’ve been doing some online training.
I can see that tab, you didn’t hide it well enough.
How about the Zombie tools vakra.
It is also heavy, but here’s my theory, when you have a better fitting hand grip I
feel less energy is exerted by grasping it.
Not having to hold it as tight seems less fatiguing.
If you think about this theory too much it may not make sense.
But the fact of the matter is I like chopping with the Vakra better than the Cane Machete.
I mean the Cane Machete is heavier.
How about the extended Latin Machete?
Longer and Heavier.
Too be honest, I know I sound like a wimp, there is such a thing as too heavy as a machete.
This might be it, it looks cool and fun like sex with a clown, but it’s a little fatiguing
unless your chopping through wordy vines, if there’s such a thing.
How about the Skrama?
My last review?
I mean my last review, not my last review because that wouldn’t be possible unless
I mastered time travel.
This is a fun chopper, lighter and still choppy, comfortable rounded grippy hot spot free handle-
shorter reach though.
Junlgas II.
While this is a chopper and I like it, I have a lot of other choppers.
For my yard work which consists of moving every two weeks ish , and chopping up all
garbage that has fallen from the trees- this is used less.
It doesn’t have as much weight behind the blade, and it’s more like a knife, so not
good chopper.
I hope we’re done.
I’ll wrap this up and let the chopping also do the talking.
This is probably the cheapest with sheath chopper in this video.
$60 bucks or so?
It’s a crude cheap instrument, you can sharpen with a lansky stone… or half ass is like
me and run a spyderco rod on the sides in alternating strokes to keep it sharp.
It’s big without a lot of flex, so it’s kinda of suited for chopping woody things,
but closer to your person.
Just try to watch the scrotum.
It chops wood in a pinch and breaks apart large limbs well.
I dunno if you’ve had a couple cans and want to go out and wail on a stump in the
yard for a while that’s fine too.
If you’re chopping thinner branches go with a lighter thinner machete like an Ontario
18 incher.
Less fatiguing, longer reach, cheap as shit.
If you’re a nitpicker, or have ever used the word safe queen with a straight face,
or make money by flipping sprint runs because you have a tiny black heart, this ain’t
the yard weapon for you.
The blade finish can best be described as a manhole cover uhh blast, manhole satin,
and the handle while nice does has some gaps where the tang and the wood meet.
I’m pretty sure these are mostly made and finished by hand, and everyone might be a
little different like people.
Who loves people.
I don’t- that’s cool if you do.
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The man continues to chop.
The birds twitt, and the wood splits.