14 Inch Bush Machete Kukri Knife, Premium D2 Steel Full Tang Gardening Machete Knife with Kydex Sheath for Outdoor, Camping, Clearing Brush (Black)

Living in the tropics, where quality spring steel machetes are under $20, this unit and price might seem outrageous, but ...They're not the powerful Kukri shape, and;They're not D2 steel, and;They don't have this nice cushion handle, and;They don't include a Kydex sheath with a ferro-rod and a compass, and a thermometer, and an emergency whistle, and a 550 paracord leg lash, and a diamond grit sharpener, and;They don't have a blade with a ferro-rod striking edge, and;They don't have a sharpened front spine for scraping hide, and;They don't have a differentially edge-angled blade section for making fire fuzz, and; ...Oh, hell, just buy one. You'll be thrilled too.

Been looking for a good camping/ Bushcraft knife for a while. I'm a big fan of D2 steel and it holds up well! This knife chops, batons, strips, and cuts as advertised. My only complaints are, mine came to me extremely dull and and to spend a lot of time getting it to where it should be, the extras on the sheath are a little gimmicky; I like the fire starter but the compass and thermometer don't work. Lastly, having a lanyard hole would be great, especially because it comes with 550 cord. All in all it's a great, tough knife and would definitely buy from HX Outdoors again.

Way better machete than I expected.The kydex sheath is much nicer than those crappy leather and canvas ones.The shorter length fits in my backpack perfectly

It's a pretty badass little machete. Great for using in the woods and at camp

As the box says, "Every man deserves a exceptional knife." My wife and daughters do too. I was pleased to see the knife come in a gift ready box as they are likely to ask me for it. The first thing you notice is the sheath is unusual. It's made of Kydex, a thermoplastic acrylic-polyvinyl chloride. IE - acrylic PVC and yes I had to look that up. I wasn't sure what to expect but it's a very good material for this. It's firm and allows the knife to go in and out easily. The sheath attaches to your belt with a well sewn leather loop. The leather loop is held with screws. This means that years from no when a rivet would have pulled loose you'll still be in business.The rubber handle is also connected with heavy screws and feels very good. It will give you a little cushion when using the knife for it's designed purpose - cutting limbs and heavier garden materials.The blade is, of course, the star of the show. It is a thing of beauty. Made from D2 steel full tang and coated with a black titanium finish. It's sharp out of the box and could be sharpened even more. If you are going to hack and chop you may want to just keep the edge as is. The 14" knife has a sharp tip and includes a finger grip for better control. They call it a machete or Kukri and it seems well suited to either description. For knife fans they add that the blade has a hardness rating of 60 HRC. A 60 rating says it's very hard and should hold an edge well. Many Japanese knives are in this range. 60 HRC blades may tend to break if used incorrectly.I am really fond of this knife. So much so that I'd hate to use it and scratch it up. No problem, I'll get over it next time I go for a difficult hike.

Clearly, I am not the target audience for this seller’s products. They’ve chosen to say so right on the box: “Every Man Deserves An Exceptional Knife” — HX Outdoors’s slogan printed on the kukri packaging. I suppose this puts them in an unfortunate position, as I am not a man. Yet here I am, a person who thought their knife looked cool, only to unbox it and see marketing garbage like that. And here I thought that people of all genders use knives every day, sometimes just to butter their toast!I want to be clear, I would have never chosen this kukri for review if I’d realized how exclusionary the company is. Totally willing to give foreign-made items a chance, but if the vibe is off, I’m out.But now that I have it, it’s a bit too late. So, let’s get into it!The first thing I noticed is that the peak (the outer “corner”) is so undistinguished you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s just a generic machete. It’s also reasonably compact for a fixed blade like this, about a hand span (as measured from tip of pinky to thumb). Sort of like someone took my pocket knife and cranked it up a few notches to bushcraft size and heft. To be clear, I do like the size; it’s small enough to carry without being a bother, and large enough to have a broad set of use cases.You also have the weight of a kukri, the wider spine, wide blade, and sharp point that *could* be used as a shovel in a pinch. I’d still love to see more curvature with a profile more like the angular inner edge of a boomerang. The signature “wedge” shape is part of what allows kukris to do heavy duty hacking of branches, not just the soft grasses and fresh underbrush that other machetes can handle. I also wish the notch (they’re calling it a finger groove) was bladed, not spine-width.The rubber handle has very good grip but not much style, the bolts from the full tang are uncapped and plain on the black grid-texture; the effect is a bit like barbecue tongs.I’m not sure the sheath needed a fire steel and compass; it’s giving “I got a boyscout badge so my dad said I can hold his knife.” It’s whatever, you might like it if you’re doing low-tech treks or outdoors skill-building. The fire steel does work (strike it on the small “catch” step on the knife’s spine).I am happy to see a steel-reinforced sheath, although the rest of the housing feels like your basic ABS (plastic). It’ll work.Overall, it’s a decent and affordable bushcraft knife. You’re not looking at a “slice sheets of newsprint” sharpness out of the box, but it can hack through cardboard, dry wood, and fresh stems/twigs pretty well. (My apologies to the hedge.)Do always check your city/county/state/province/territory/oblast laws regarding knife ownership and carry. In my state, it is legal to own and use knives of any length, but this kukri would be considered a deadly weapon that must be open carried at all times. Failure to do so would be a misdemeanor offense.But seriously, go buy from another company that doesn’t think men are the only gender needing to get things done. What a joke.