Customer Reviews

Corona Clipper Machete

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I lost my old machete with enclosed handle that had been used for years. So I went to Home Depot and bought what they had, which appears to be this Corona model. I started cutting side limbs off bamboo, a standard job in our yard. After three of four strokes the Chinese "hardened steel for long life" blade broke in two and the detached end bounced close to my leg.

I bought this machete to replace a cheaper 18 inch one I'd used for years. This machete is terrific for cutting vines in deep brush. The blade doesn't rust easily if cleaned after use, holds an edge, and doesn't bow out when used for chopping, unlike the thinner, cheaper ones on the market. The best feature is the rubberized handle, which helps reduce shock to the hand and improves grip. The only drawback is that it doesn't come with a sheath, which I had to buy separately. The cardboard packaging will keep the blade safe for a while, in the trunk of your car, for example, but it won't last forever.

Was worried when I seen the made in China stamped in the blade, but unlike the coleman and ozark trail machetes, this one actually takes an edge. It does ship dull but a few passes through the Fiskars axe and knife sharpener it was as sharp as I needed. Flexible blade helps alot with shock and the heavy blade helps cut with ease.

It's a nice item for the price, with a long, heavyweight blade. My only gripe is that when it arrived, it was not sharp, not even close to being sharp. It was almost as if a step in the manufacturing process was skipped - the step where the blade is changed from a piece of metal into a cutting implement. If you enjoy spending a couple of hours removing metal from the edge to create a sharp blade, then this is for you. If you are looking for a sharp cutting tool, you may want to check out the bahco clearing axe which comes with a replaceable razor sharp blade, or so they claim, I have never used the bahco clearing axe, although I wish I had bought it instead (it does cost a lot more than the corona machete, though). Currently, my corona machete is being turned into an actual cutting tool by my own hands and a file, later to be sharpened further with a sharpening stone. It did take me a while to realize how dull it really is, I spent a good number of hours hacking away at plants, before I realized just how dull the thing really is. Otherwise, it seems to be well made, and once I get it sharp, I assume I will be much happier with it.

I bought this machete for about 15 bucks from a Lowes home improvement store over 3 years ago. Ever since I've been using it for multiple jobs and general work out in the woods behind my house. I came to this page because i was thinking about getting another as I've been working in the woods with my friend of late. And the cheap machete i picked up from Walmart looses it's edge and bends extremely easy.

Originally when i got this Conona machete, it didn't have that good of an edge on it. But no >$50 blade you pick up from just anywhere is going to have an edge on it. Besides, it's easily solved with a wet stone or any generic knife sharpener. Another slight downside is that it didn't come with a sheath. Which i easily solved myself by cutting out two pieces of fabric slightly larger then the blade, covering them with duct tape, then attaching them together. I even added a spine with a small dowel rod so it kept it's shape when the blade was out of the sheath.

Finally, the last defect is of course the rust issue. However, even though i didn't really clean and conceal the blade after every use, i still was able to easily clean up the blade with a sander and put a new edge on it. Bam, good as new.

I ended up putting a coat of paint on the whole blade(Sans the cutting edge) to keep the whole thing from rusting. Now only the edge will rust from time to time, but it's easily cleaned up.

As of now, the blade has held up wonderfully for costing so little. And I've done some hard work with it. I would often hit big rocks/etc while chopping branches that were on the ground or tree roots while trying to move a stump. The blade has *never* chipped or bent. It's extremely lightweight, flexible and springs right back into place if you hit something nasty.

For the price, an amazing tool. If this one ever gives out, i'm just going to get the same one again. Perhaps the 22-inch blade.

The rubber handle is peeling before it has been used. But the real disappointment is that it comes as dull as a butterknife, probably for liability reasons. so save the time and money to go have it sharpened like it should be.

Wow. I grew up with my dad's and granddad's machetes and this one is a joke.

It was so dull I have no idea why it came in a box. I tried for hours to sharpen this one and it was pointless.

I was unable to cut through simple vines and undergrowth in my backyard.

Do NOT buy this product.

The product description said carbon steel, but mine came labeled 'stainless steel'. And of course it was made in the big "C".