The Machete in the Garden

The machete has been used for thousands of years, primarily for agricultural purposes. One form we know is the sickle, which is really a machete with a highly modified, curved blade. The advantage of the sickle is that the stalks or canes are pulled together toward the center of the curve, so that they are easier to gather together.

Uses of Machetes or Sickles for Gardeners and Farmers:

1. Chop vegetable matter into small pieces to compost.
2. Cut grasses, brush, leafy vegetaion, or branches for compost material.
3. Remove branches shading your garden.
4. Harvest a variety of grain crops.
5. Make trellis poles.
6. Practice no-till gardening by removing only the above-ground vegetation.
8. Cut fodder for animals.

Straw Bale Construction with Machetes

Straw-bale construction is becoming very popular as an alternative building method. Many hand-tools are used for various parts of the process, but perhaps none more so than a quality chopping machete. Straw is such an integral part of the process, and nothing cuts straw as well as a good machete. If you are wanting to buy machetes for construction of straw-bale structures, look no further than machete specialists.