Amish Mike
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I had a chance to test out my first machete today. I beat it up pretty good, cutting vines, pine, and oak, as well as digging. For the most part, the blade edge held up well. Especially considering the abuse I was giving it. But I did get one small bend on the edge, about mid blade. It happened when I was cutting down a small oak tree about 3 inches thick. The tree fell over, but was not cut completely through. I attempted to cut the bent piece of trunk but when doing so, I struck it funny which caused the bend. My question is what do you think would cause this? Uneven heat treating? Or should I expect some rolling of the edge when hard testing a blade? Should I consider this a failure of the testing? I just want to know where to go next so that I can improve my skills.
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Thanks
Mike
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