Barebones Japanese NATA Hatchet - 7-Inch Stainless Steel Machete – Durable Full Tang Design with Walnut Handle and Canvas Sheath – Perfect for Medium to Heavy-Duty Chopping, Splitting and Cutting

Just received this Bare Bones Nata machete and I am digging it! The walnut handle is well done and the grip is ergonomic at least for my hand. The blade came sharpish enough but the steel is quality and the right amount of heft for the design and length. I was looking for a shorter blade machete and this fit my needs. The price point is very reasonable. The sheath is nice enough however I would have preferred a different type belt/ carry attachment but I’ll likely fabricate something else for it though I haven’t given that aspect much thought yet. The machete swings well as I was looking for a blade that’s both long enough and short enough to use in tight wooded areas. Also a blade without a lot of flex like say a Gerber camp machete. I did add a wrist loop of 550 cord though. Overall a solid machete!

My father lives out in the woods and needed a good machete for his 'man in the woods' shenanigans. He, and I, were pleasantly surprised to discover that this particular machete is also a beautiful, miniature sword that - when sharpened - is more than up to the task of taking down brush and overgrown branches on both healthy and dead flora.This thing is sturdy, my friends. It arrives fairly sharp, but a couple of passes on a whetstone made it a lean, mean, chopping machine. The blade held up well to repeated blows, and the included belt holster hangs comfortably at waist-height for sheathing and unsheathing. This was exactly what I was hoping for as a gift for my pops. If your dad is also one who likes sharp, choppy things for his odd outdoor hobbies, he would benefit from having this as well.

Very nice. Very sharp. Great quality

Good for light to medium work only. Great feel and chopping power. The blade damages too easily on some materials like privets and thick shrubs. Wish the made it in a carbon steel instead of stainless steel.

Has kept an edge and has worked well.The weight is heavy and stacked on top of the blade due to its wedge shape requiring a little control in your swing but the weight also helps the cut so giving up power in the swing is not an issue to result.Be sure to oil the blade as it will oxidize if you do not and perhaps oiling the wood lightly once in awhile to preserve it and prevent splinters.Handle halves could be better cut and aligned to each other as they are cut slightly small to cover the tang and have variations between the 2 halves so don't match in placment.That said the small mistakes do not interfere with my grip or use.

I love this thing. It looks and feels great. But it feels hungry. Not sure if it wants to clean up brush or start a revolution, but I'm down for either.

My HOA kept bugging about trees so I whipped out the machete, not THAT sharp like it won't cut ur finger feeling it but does get through branches okay- i also did use this to wack at weeds but im also lazy and didnt want to move the rock around the roots so I just wacked the ground till the weed fell over... rocks didnt leave any dents in the blade so there's that!

Came dull, and with a very conservative bevel (30*?). Didn't cut much. Forgot it outside for a few weeks, somehow didn't even get surface rust (big red flag). Tried to put a more aggressive 20* bevel on it, and it wouldn't take an edge. Kitchen sharpener was removing an uncomfortable amount of material. Ceramic honing stage kept leaving a burr. A single stroke with a steel hone would knock the burr off, but roll a bigger one on the opposite side. Tried gouging a section of the original grind with a cheap screwdriver and succeeded. I don't know what this thing is made of, but whatever it is it's not hard enough for anything sharper than a butter knife. Also the sheath doesn't fit very well... It exposes the last 2" of the blade if you lift by the handle. It's pretty though.