From: deowll@gmail.com   
      
   We had a discussion some time back about what to use to cut up dead wood on   
   a camping trip. I started off suggest a hawk or hatchet. People seemed to   
   get turned off by the very idea of an ax of any size for fear of hurting   
   themselves which may be valid. I think they went with a fold up saw which is   
   great for cutting across but kind of limited for splitting.   
      
   Has anyone played around  with the short machetes from cold steel and   
   others? Cold steel makes an 18 inch and a 12 inch blade.   
      
   Ontario makes a nice one though the handle on it is not as comfortable as   
   the one on the regular machete. Why they changed the shape I don't know.  I   
   certainly don't consider it to be an improvement.   
      
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