I found a machete in a closet

What a lot of crap. I've been around and used machetes through most of my life - - - the same as lawn-mowers. We owned a cranberry bog when I was growing up and clearing ditches and brush was a necessary task. This was in the 40's - 50's when power tools were not in great use an most of the work was hand labor.

I think a couple of the machetes are still in the shed and I've used one on brush around the property. I've NEVER, and I mean NEVER, heard anyone in the family or neighbors make any connection with "weaponry" until this posting.

Amazing where people's imagination can take them. There's a lot of tools that could be used to kill or maim people - - -right in my shed and garage but I spend little time wondering how I, or anyone else, could use them for this purpose. Just amazing!
 
Trade said:
I just checked on facebook marketplace and there are lots of Machetes and other various knives for sale. However I don't think you would get much for an El Cheapo Made in China one.

I have one in my Utility shed that I picked up at an Army/Navy surplus store years ago. But I don't have much use for it. As far as a weapon goes I'd prefer a baseball bat.
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I agree. A Machete made in China is a deal breaker here.
 
It's a good tool to have around depending on your needs. Most people use them for clearing vegatation. Some people use them for slaughtering other people. Been around for centuries. I am surprised some people have never seen or heard of them before. I've had a few over the years and either lost them or they rusted.
 
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DaveA said:
What a lot of crap. I've been around and used machetes through most of my life - - - the same as lawn-mowers. We owned a cranberry bog when I was growing up and clearing ditches and brush was a necessary task. This was in the 40's - 50's when power tools were not in great use an most of the work was hand labor.

I think a couple of the machetes are still in the shed and I've used one on brush around the property. I've NEVER, and I mean NEVER, heard anyone in the family or neighbors make any connection with "weaponry" until this posting.

Amazing where people's imagination can take them. There's a lot of tools that could be used to kill or maim people - - -right in my shed and garage but I spend little time wondering how I, or anyone else, could use them for this purpose. Just amazing!
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Just read more history. People have been slaughtering other wi
DaveA said:
What a lot of crap. I've been around and used machetes through most of my life - - - the same as lawn-mowers. We owned a cranberry bog when I was growing up and clearing ditches and brush was a necessary task. This was in the 40's - 50's when power tools were not in great use an most of the work was hand labor.

I think a couple of the machetes are still in the shed and I've used one on brush around the property. I've NEVER, and I mean NEVER, heard anyone in the family or neighbors make any connection with "weaponry" until this posting.

Amazing where people's imagination can take them. There's a lot of tools that could be used to kill or maim people - - -right in my shed and garage but I spend little time wondering how I, or anyone else, could use them for this purpose. Just amazing!
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DaveA said:
What a lot of crap. I've been around and used machetes through most of my life - - - the same as lawn-mowers. We owned a cranberry bog when I was growing up and clearing ditches and brush was a necessary task. This was in the 40's - 50's when power tools were not in great use an most of the work was hand labor.

I think a couple of the machetes are still in the shed and I've used one on brush around the property. I've NEVER, and I mean NEVER, heard anyone in the family or neighbors make any connection with "weaponry" until this posting.

Amazing where people's imagination can take them. There's a lot of tools that could be used to kill or maim people - - -right in my shed and garage but I spend little time wondering how I, or anyone else, could use them for this purpose. Just amazing!
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Machetes were used for slaughtering people in Rwanda in the 90s and a few other conflicts.
 
JBR said:
I once bought one as part of our tool array for managing thick weeds and small-stemmed brush on our property. I seem to remember I got it at a general hardware or building supply outlet. When I went up to the till to pay for it and whatever else I was buying, there was a woman ahead of me who was just paying for her things. She looked at the machete... and me, and with a troubled face she said, "What are you going to do with that?"

But in my neighborhood, this isn't an unusual or threatening tool. I'd feel confident selling it at a flea market or garage sale. We do keep up on the local & regional news, and people in my region are not using machetes or knives to harm anybody.
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Same here, just about everyone I know has one laying around somewhere.
 
When I was a young teen I had a job where they gave us all machetes and had us go down rows of corn and thin them out. A group of inexperienced teens going down parallel rows next to each other, swinging machetes close to the ground. A miracle we didn't wack each other. Memorably scary experience!
 
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