From: wrat@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   deowll  wrote:   
   >   
   >Has anyone played around  with the short machetes from cold steel and   
   >others? Cold steel makes an 18 inch and a 12 inch blade.   
   >   
      
   	Use your Kabar.  1/2 :-)   
      
   	A machete isn't very good for chopping firewood.  If you've had   
   a lot of practice you can get good at it.  A better choice along those   
   lines is the Woodsman's Pal.  It's very short but because of the way   
   the blade and edge are shaped hits very hard once you get used to the   
   idea of hitting with the sweet spot in the middle of the blade.   
      
   	I've been told that a heavy Kukri is very good for this but I've   
   never held one.   
      
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