Timber RattlerJungle Beast Machete | 18 3/4" Stainless Steel Blade | Secure Wooden Handle | Stainless Steel Guard | Durable Nylon Sheath Included | 25" Overall Length

The Timber Rattler Machete is a pretty solid piece. For the price, it's a good deal. I wasn't looking for something I had to be careful using, I wanted a tool that I could put to hard use and not worry about it if I happened to break it.That said, I don't know if I could break it just chopping branches and brush. The grinding lines for the edge are not perfectly straight, and there are visible tool marks on the blade. But it's solid, quite sharp and hefty.The sheath is probably not the most durable, but will do to protect both the blade and my fingers. There is no play in the grips, although I did wrap them with grip tape since it felt like it would be a bit slippery if it got sweaty.Once I saw the first one, I ordered a second one as a backup. Happy with that one too!

Much heavier built and stronger than a machete made from skin of a car hood. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but it is much better quality than most machetes I've ever seen.

4 stars because of the price.Quality of the blade is really 3 stars.I test the hardness of every blade I buy with the file kit shown in the video, as that is its intended purpose.Rockwell hardness is HRC 45. HRC 40 File skated right over the blade and left no damage. HRC 45 file made minor scratches on the edge of the blade, and also left a very minor rolling of the edge as well. HRC 50 left very visible scratches and deformation on the blade edge and the ricasso.It's intended purpose is a machete, which will mean it receives high impact force when hacking and slashing through brush. Typically you want a "softer" hardenable steel for this type of work, as a harder steel (HRC 55 and higher) will be too brittle and likely crack / shatter with high impact. The trade off is you have to sharpen more frequently for softer steels, but it is also much easier to sharpen than harder steels with higher carbon content. I would have preferred it to have been a stainless steel that could harden to somewhere around HRC 50-53, but it was also only 35 dollars, so I can't expect too much. Is this a "wall hanger"? Only if you want it to be. Is it functional / practical? Absolutely, if you know how to care for a blade like this, and understand what is required of you to mantain the blade, just like any other blade you would own, regardless of it's Rockwell (HRC) hardness rating. In summation, is it the best stainless steel machete you could own? No, probably not, but it will work, and the price is also MUCH cheaper than a machete with a higher quality stainless steel. These are the reasons why I gave it 4 stars.

If you're looking for a perfect, museum quality display piece, this probably isn't it. That said, it is very pretty, very solid, very sturdy, it might be the best machete I've ever held. The price wasn't very high, so the net result is very high value for the money paid for a top-quality product.

Great heavy duty machete. Almost a sword. Comes fairly sharp but I was able to put a razor sharp edge on it. It will shave hair and cut through about anything you swing it at.Will last for many years.

This is a pretty good machete. Its stainless steel, the handle has a smooth finish and the blade is sharp out of the box. The sheath isn't the greatest is the only downside. The machete swings nicely, and has some weight to it. The spine is fairly thick and appears to be a well made blade, it's not flimsy like the cheap machetes.

It's worth every penny. Nice blade and heavy but easy to handle.

Cheap trash... Looks great... Handle will become loose after only a couple limbs being cut out of the way... Nice decorative piece...