Martindale Golock ( N0. 2 ), any good?

[Chris the Cat]

Folks, I am thinking of getting hold of one of these for a couple of gardening jobs I have.
Clearing scrub, nettles and brambles.
Anyone use them? Are they any good?
Cheers.
Chris.

 

[John Fenna]

I have one - but I use my billhook for the tasks you describe....

 

[JonathanD]

Folks, I am thinking of getting hold of one of these for a couple of gardening jobs I have.
Clearing scrub, nettles and brambles.
Anyone use them? Are they any good?
Cheers.
Chris.

Good kit for doing just that.

 

[livefast999]

I've got one and I love it. From the factory the blade is pretty blunt, but once its sharpened it performs well. The beech handle can be sanded down to suit, I wrapped mine with paracord to improve the grip. Its not too heavy either, so it doesn't hammer your wrists after 10mins use !

I guess its horses for courses, and others will have a different opinion, but I would recommend the Golok No2.

HTH

 

[Hedgehog]

As the others have said,a good choice.

Take a file to the bevels & convex them (at least knock the shoulders back) ideally.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Thanks fellas!
Someone threw the Tramotina Machette' into the mix over on BB, half the price it seems, with some Cats lovin' em!
Any one used one?
The Martindale seem good to go for £25 tho!
Chris.

 

[Hedgehog]

They are good too & tend to be lighter (thinner stock). Something lighter may suit your purposes better than the Martindal #2 unless you want the ability to batton through logs to split them etc. IIRC Tramontina also do a long curved brush cutter that while specialised it prevents alot of bending over to get low lying vegetation.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Thats helpfull Hedgehog, thanks!
P.s, can you give me a shout when 'To be worn again ' get there winter stock in!
My best.
Chris.

 

[macem]

Just started using a martindale No.2 in the allotment, handled everything with ease, but i still prefer using my billhook for cutting stakes and making pegs.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Gotcha macem, but the jobs in mind are mainly scrub, brambles and nettles.
A bit of 'reach' should help there.
Cheers.
Chris.

 

[FGYT]

Gotcha macem, but the jobs in mind are mainly scrub, brambles and nettles.
A bit of 'reach' should help there.
Cheers.
Chris.

Hayter Rotary mower wil be a lot easier

 

[JonathanD]

Hayter Rotary mower wil be a lot easier

But nowhere near as much fun.

 

[macem]

Yep,all those jobs done with ease chris,also dug out alot of weeds with it,bit like a huge hori hori knife.

 

[Chris the Cat]

..Lol, trust you Dunc!
Steep, uneven ground in places mate!
Chris.

 

[Extreme Pilgrim]

I dont rate them but I suppose it depends on you jobs in hand within the garden as to weather it will suit you.

 

[FGYT]

But nowhere near as much fun.

you aint doing it right lots of fun if its uneve amd covered in flint n steel tube
specialy if you only wearing Teva sandles and shorts :yikes:

ATB

Duncan

 

[FGYT]

..Lol, trust you Dunc!
Steep, uneven ground in places mate!
Chris.

Oks oen of these then

[video=youtube;K2Qn_LkOhGg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Qn_LkOhGg[/video]

 

[Chris the Cat]

That'll do it fella!
Chris.