Tramontina Thread

WoodsDuck · **on:** June 28, 2017, 05:20:11 PM

I recently acquired a 14" Tramontia Latin style machete.

After sanding the hotspots off the handle and using a file to work the courtesy grind into a decent working edge, it's a fine yardwork tool. Also treated the handle with a bit of Ballistol for good measure.

Who else here uses Tramontina blades in the yard or kitchen?

thatotherguy · **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2017, 12:25:16 AM

18 inch Latin pattern with softened handle edges, reworked edge, rounded edge side tang for choking up, rounded tip half of spine for draw knife usage, and squared handle half of spine for scraping.
I also left the tip rounded (though I did sharpen the blade to the tip, I did not make it very pointy) so there's no fragile sharp tip to break off when I inevitably hit a rock or the dirt when I'm chopping with it. Also means I can use it for hacking roots and digging without guilt.

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WoodsDuck · **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2017, 03:33:11 AM

Quote from: thatotherguy on June 29, 2017, 12:25:16 AM

18 inch Latin pattern with softened handle edges, reworked edge, rounded edge side tang for choking up, rounded tip half of spine for draw knife usage, and squared handle half of spine for scraping.
I also left the tip rounded (though I did sharpen the blade to the tip, I did not make it very pointy) so there's no fragile sharp tip to break off when I inevitably hit a rock or the dirt when I'm chopping with it. Also means I can use it for hacking roots and digging without guilt.(Image removed from quote.)

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Nice work

Didn't put much of an edge on the tip of mine either. I mostly just took it from kinda square to more or less beveled.

zoidberg · **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2017, 12:23:55 PM

You lot are crazy, sharp tip is the best.

I'll be back with some pics later.

thatotherguy · **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2017, 10:15:32 PM

Quote from: zoidberg on June 30, 2017, 12:23:55 PM

You lot are crazy, sharp tip is the best. I'll be back with some pics later.

Prove me wrong, buddy... the way I figure, if there's no sharp tip, there's no sharp tip to break. If I need pokey-proddy-stabby tasks done I have knives to do them with. What's your logic?

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WoodsDuck · **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2017, 03:19:31 AM

I do a lot of fence row clearing and have been known to smack metal fencing by accident on occasion, usually by overreaching. So having a less dainty tip means less chance of sending a sharp hunk of steel flying when I slip up. I don't treat my machetes gently, hence why I go for the cheap but tough Trams

willc · **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2017, 03:54:36 PM

Tramontia has some great machetes.
I have about 6 of them from 12" to 26".

I will file the whole tip sharp and as long as it doesn't take too much damage I'll continue to sharpen and thin it out.

Cold Steel and Imacasa have good, cheap machetes too but I like the Trams steel a bit more.

Alan K. · **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2017, 04:16:09 PM

My 3 Tramontinas. Bolo, 18 inch, and 14 inch. The 18 inch is my go to machete and I've had it since 1992. I've put some nicks in the blade from hedge trimming along a chain link fence but I can still get it sharp enough to shave the hair off my arm with just a file. The Bolo is for heavy chopping and serves the hatchet role for me quite well. The 14 inch is my newest and I use it more as a large knife than for chopping or slashing, but it opens coconuts easily. I think I paid 7, 9, and 11 dollars for them and then had to buy sheaths for them. I've never broken a tip on any of them.