Some machetes are made from even tougher stuff, like the 1095 high-carbon steel found in OKC 1-18, while others are made from comparable alternatives like the 65Mn in Cold Steel’s Kukri.

Machetes have caught a bad rap over the years. When most of us think of a machete, we imagine Jason Voorhees wielding one on his crusade against teen pregnancy, and that’s a shame because a good ...