I would have to concur with Chris. The Tramontina machete (AKA: the brazilian cane knife which I used to see frequently on Ebay)
when sharp cuts very clean. The small or medium you can swing for quite a while without tiring (it makes an interesting singing sound when you swing it.) The handle is pretty comfortable too. About the same time I was buying the Tramontina machetes, I got a Cold Steel machete with a bolo style blade. I sharpened up the CS Bolo & put it to work on some deadwood. The edge rolled & I figured I had made the edge too sharp. Even so I would still like to pick up the CS small Bushman knife someday.

Tim