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   From: deowll@gmail.com   
      
   "Gregg"  wrote in message   
   news:d44b3fe4-5d10-4017-8656-5b9f8cb1dfbc@l33g2000vbi.googlegroups.com...   
   On Oct 15, 11:54 pm, "deowll"  wrote:   
   > 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.   
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   Great thread and it came at the perfect time for me.   
      
   Yeah, I remember that thread well, that was back   
   when I was getting my Ka-Bar.   
      
   Everyone had great takes back then and still do,   
   I had to learn that everyone is different and what   
   may work well for you...may not be the same for   
   someone else.   
      
   I own the cold steel 18" latin machete and as was noted by someone   
   else....it really isn't meant to chop   
   firewood, but yes you CAN do it - rather easily. I pretty much   
   mastered that piece within two months, by that I mean mastering the   
   correct technique "for me".....how big of a chunk can I crack with the   
   least   
   amount of effort spent. That's basically what this   
   thread is about when you get right down to it.   
      
      
      
   I love my machete, it definitely has its place when I   
   hit the woods and I'm pleased I purchased it. I'm kind   
   of glad though that when I took it out of the box   
   that it was duller than crap. You have to take off that   
   original paint finish, I reprofiled the blade and got it   
   so sharp that when I went to put it in the sheath (cheap CS survival   
   sheath) it actually put about a   
   three quarter inch tear in it. So until I get a real sheath...it's   
   going to stay home I guess.   
      
   I'm not familiar with the Woodsman Pal, but I'll google   
   it and check it out.   
      
   I have the folding saw, and at least for me, it seems   
   like a full body workout....I've tried different techniques to try an   
   minimize that but you definitely   
   use all muscles with a saw....at least for me.   
      
   I went and got the Kukri, out of all my tools except my WW2 folding   
   fighting spade/shovel, it is my most   
   valued and used tool (other than maybe my folder.)   
      
   I did a LOT of reading - lots of reading before pulling   
   the trigger and getting it. I checked one out close up   
   at a local Army Surplus store, I love that store.   
      
   There's just something very easy and fluid in swinging the Kukri and   
   with the model I got - it has   
   the long handle which is great for two handing it.   
   You definitely use more energy with the folding   
   saw....or any saw for that matter than you do the   
   Kukri. The way the Kukri is made and where the   
   majority of the weight lies, makes it a natural for   
   wood chopping and I can now believe the Gurka   
   Warrior stories of lopping off heads. Here is the link   
   for the Kukris, IMO this site is the one if you're wanting to take the   
   step and purchase one.   
   http://www.sarcoinc.com/bayo-kukris.html   
      
   I think I decided on the tomahawk over the hatchet,   
   I just have to decide where to get it. Do I go with   
   the CS Tomahawk, the machete sheath tearing really left me with a bad   
   taste.   
   Sorry for the long post.   
      
   Are the small knives that came with yours total crap like  mine?   
      
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