From: deowll@gmail.com   
      
   "the wharf rat"  wrote in message   
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   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Chopping down trees with one of the short blades, no thank you. But I've   
   found that any machete can get through a few inches of wood with no problems   
   and the chips burn too. Shed limbs and dead saplings aren't that hard to   
   deal with and live saplings can make a frame for a temporary shelter.   
      
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