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Originally Posted by Ze'Manel Cunha
Are the IMACASAs pre-sharpened?
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Nope.
However, Condor is IMACASA's upscale premium line and condor also makes the machetes currently sold under the
Marbles marquee. The Marbles machetes are nicely convexed and usually paper slicing right out of the box, have a durable orange painted blade and sell for less than $20.
To wit: $15, sharpened, with serviceable sheath and a nearly useless sharpening stone.
http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce...e/MA12718.html
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Originally Posted by Ze'Manel Cunha
AFAIK that's the thing Cold Steel has going for them, they pre-sharpen the blades so they're usable right off, since half the people out there wouldn't know that they need to sharpen a work blade, far less how to sharpen it.
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Usually they aren't sharp enough to actually use (but it is faster to get to a working edge since you don't have to hog so much metal) and they often burn the edges to the point that you have to grind WAY back before you get to steel that hasn't been annealed.