You just never know until you try them back to back, which knives have the best "feel" and work best for a given task. Today's task was slashing brush, or bushwacking. I gathered some of my favorite light fast choppers for a little comparison on the vegetation in my yard. None of these have a factory edge. They have all been sharpened and are very sharp.

Top to bottom:
ESEE Junglas "machete"
Scrap Yard Dog Father LE
Busse Bushwacker Mistress
Browning Crowel/Barker Competition knife
Ranger RD9
Swamp Rat M9LE

The testing area:

First up was the Busse BWM, a 3/16" thick 10.5" blade of INFI steel with micarta handles. It slashed pretty well, but felt a bit heavy for snap cuts.


Not bad, but I know I have faster blades than this one. It's a good all-arounder, though.