Barebones Japanese NATA Tool - Full Tang Machete for Yard Work - Balanced for Controlled Chopping & Cutting - Hunting Machete Knife with Sheath - Hardwood Walnut Handle - Stainless Steel Blade

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!

This is such a cool machete. It is small enough to handle for a long time while also being very sturdy and sharp! I love this thing and use it for all sorts of things from clearing brush to cutting kindling.

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Title says it all. The design looks cool, and with the way its balanced you can get a lot of momentum going and it cuts stuff very well. You'd think that the grip on the handle would make it more ergonomic, but for some reason it just doesn't work with my hand. It's too blocky and puts my index finger at a weird angle which causes a bit of strain. My friends who tried it had the same experience, though that's not to say everyone will. Maybe there are some hands that it fits well. Fortunately, it feels decent enough when I grip the bottom part of the handle, so it's not a huge deal. Also, not a huge deal, but the blade arrived disappointingly dull. It wasn't quite butter knife levels of dull, but it could barely even cut a piece of paper, and it was not a clean cut. I was able to get it super sharp so it's fine now, just was a bit cumbersome to have to do that when other reviews say it was sharp out of the box.Anyway, I don't want to discourage anyone from buying it, as I'm happy with it overall. It does its job and simply looks cool and feels cool to swing. I would just have preferred for it to come sharpened, and also I would prefer a slightly different grip on the handle.

Every man should have one, and if you aren't binary, every body should have one. The weight is perfect for slim people to wield. If you are more muscular you might want something with more weight. It comes sharp, but this is literally a Japanese style Gladius sword. It looks too precious to use on wood, but I would definitely carry this on any hiking adventure and even k eep this in the car or house. Please make more of these style with added blade weight!!!

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.

Great machete. Came very sharp. Sheath is very nice

The quality on this machete seems very good. It has exceeded my expectations.