SOG SOGfari Bolo Machete

Very cool looking machete! It is very solid and as heavy as it looks (1 lb 3 oz, with sheath 1 lb 7.5 oz). I paid $20 for it and would have been happy if I paid $40 for it. It is full tang, well balanced, and the sheath is first rate. It is sharp out of the box as I would expect. It destroys the vegetation that a machete is supposed to very quickly. Its biggest drawback for lots of hacking is that it is heavy, but that also delivers a huge whack in each stroke. I can see why people think it can cut down pine trees -- it feels very powerful in your hand. But machetes are tools for soft vegetation and bamboo, and not pine trees. I didn't use it to chop hard pine because I use an axe and saw to cut pine and not a machete. It is not a blade for heavy duty use every day for years, An every-day blade would and should cost hundreds of dollars. If you want a machete for months of work, invest in professional grade work tools. If you want a very cool machete, and works well for occasional use, this is quite a bargain.