Gerber Gear Compact Clearpath Machete [31-003154],Black

The sheath is nice and quick but sturdy enough for collisions. I traversed a canyon and slipped and fell on the sheath; it did not break or hurt me.

Works nicely

Exactly what I thought it would be great quality, sharp nice saw. The only thing is it truly not that compact it is still pretty decent size may be uncomfortable wearing on a belt.

First day out of the box...Sheath is junk. I'm sure most of you expected that. I did too. Ballistic nylon is just to give you something to put it in.Steel is 3CR13...which...while nothing to write home about...gets the job done.Heat treat on the product I received is excellent.Chopped on some seasoned American Elm and...while it took some doing...it did get it done. Tried to baton the five inch Elm but couldn't. No surprise there. American Elm is all but unsplittable...but the blade didn't break, chip or take a permanent bend even though the cross grain of the Elm did stress the blade out of shape it snapped right back after it was removed. I would not have attempted this with the Pro.The "baton gimping" is pretty worthless on a six inch round as it disappears onto the round almost immediately.If batoning big rounds is important to you, this is not for you. The tip profile all but guarantees your batoning mallet is going to glance right off on anything over four inches.Two, three and four inch stuff it sings right through. It would likely do five inch splittable wood well too.Personally, I've never batoned a piece of wood in the field or at home except in these types of tests...but...I supposed it's nice to know one could access dry kindling in an emergency.Tested the edge on some cardboard after messing around with it for about an hour and it still cut just using it's own weight...and I haven't done a thing to it...it's still the out-of-the-box edge.The grind looks great, even on both sides and centered.And it is very light and comfortable.Other than the sheath being junk...and most nylon sheaths are...I'm pretty pleased with it. It exceeded my expectations

Probably not the greatest steel, but still a great tool all around. I have used it a lot since I purchased it, and it has done everything I have needed it to. The weight distribution is fantastic so it chops through things as well or better than things twice the size. Some reviews I read mentioned that it is difficult to sharpen, but I disagree. It is obviously different to sharpen, due to the unique blade shape, but really not hard. You will get plenty of practice too because it doesn't hold the greatest edge, but when you get a good edge on it, you can chop, baton, feather stick, etc.

Hubby loves it!

I ordered this and used in my garden. The blade seemed a bit thin but it worked.

Bought this just to baton firewood while camping. Because of the price I figured that if it didn't work it won't be a big loss. And I definitely wasn't expecting much. But, once I start chopping up wood for the fire I was very surprised. This knife made quick work of the wood and in no time I had the kindling for the bonfire. The only downside is that it's made in china