{"product_id":"woodmans-pal-classic-bush-machete","title":"Woodman's Pal Classic Bush Machete","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Woodman's Pal 481 Classic is an American made brush tool with a 10.5\" black powder-coated 1075 high carbon steel blade, a 2.5\" chisel-sharp sickle hook, and a finger grooved ash handle. It combines the jobs of a hatchet, a machete, a billhook, and a pruning hook in one 17\" tool. It comes gift boxed with a brown leather belt sheath, a sharpening stone in a burlap bag, a leather cord lanyard, reprints of the original 1941 owner's manuals, and a Woodman's Pal sticker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort and Sweet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoodman's Pal 481 Classic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17\" (43.18 cm) overall with a 10.5\" (26.67 cm) blade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1075 high carbon steel, black powder coat finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5\" chisel-sharp sickle hook and safety toe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinger-grooved ash handle, urethane coated and beeswax finished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather cord lanyard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown leather belt sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes sharpening stone with burlap bag, reprinted 1941 owner's manuals, and sticker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Pennsylvania, USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: New, gift boxed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Pennsylvania to the Pacific\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrederick Ehrsam, a Swiss-born artist and engineer who ran the Victor Tool Company in Reading, Pennsylvania, introduced the Woodman's Pal in 1941. He wanted one tool that could clear brush like a machete, chop like a hatchet, and cut vines and briars like a sickle, without carrying all three. The U.S. Army adopted it during World War II as the Knife LC-14-B, and troops used it in the Pacific for clearing jungle, building shelters, and cutting camouflage. Ehrsam also wrote the field manuals issued with it, including one on living in the jungle with the tool. A related version later appeared in Vietnam-era aircrew survival kits, and the Woodman's Pal is still built in Pennsylvania today with American steel and American ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Tool, Four Jobs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe blade is 1075 high carbon spring steel with a convex edge for strength and a slightly concave cutting area that bites into wood efficiently. A black powder coat protects it from rust. The chisel-sharp sickle hook on the back of the tip catches and cuts vines, briars, and ground-level shoots, so you can pull them toward you instead of hacking at them. A safety toe on the top edge helps protect the blade and your hand, and the finger-grooved ash handle is coated in urethane and hand-rubbed with beeswax for a secure grip. Woodman's Pal says it cuts saplings up to 1.5\" thick in a single stroke and fells larger trees by notching from alternating sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClearing Land the Old Way\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProperty owners, hunters, trail crews, and gardeners use the Woodman's Pal to clear fence lines, open shooting lanes, cut back overgrown trails, prune fruit trees, and pull out blackberry and multiflora rose. It's especially useful in thick brush where a long machete gets tangled and an axe is too slow. With basic care, it lasts for decades, which is why WWII-era originals still turn up in working condition. Instead of buying a hatchet, a machete, and a pruning hook, you can carry one tool that does all three jobs and hangs on your belt.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodman's Pal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67133725212913,"sku":"67133725212913","price":195.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/7043\/8085\/files\/WP481_add_04.jpg?v=1791393999","url":"https:\/\/www.americanapipedream.com\/products\/woodmans-pal-classic-bush-machete","provider":"Americana Pipedream Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}