Machete
A machete is a long cutting tool. The blade is usually 20-24 inches (50-60 cm) long and less than .2 inches thick. The machete is a large knife often used in jungles because it can easily cut through plants and vines. It can be used to open coconuts and cut down small trees (sometimes the back side has edges for sawing wood). It is also used occasionally outside of jungles. One such use is in surveying when a line of sight is needed through brush. It is a lot like the Japanese katana and larger than the American Bowie knife, and is sometimes used in warfare.
Machete Media
- Gerber Machete (cropped).jpg
Gerber Legendary Blades machete/saw combo.
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Mexican artisan Agustín Cruz Tinoco using a machete to carve wood
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Mexican machete, from Guerrero, 1970. bull horn handle, hand forged blade (hammer marks visible)
- Machete Campos Hermanos N°22.jpg
Campos Hermanos Mexican machete with blade 75 centimeters long and 93 total.
- A craftsman sharpening a machete in Lira, Uganda.jpg
A craftsman sharpening a machete
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Flag of Angola
