From: mkoblic@uniserve.com   
      
   "deowll"  wrote in message   
   news:hcdq73$9l5$1@news.eternal-september.org...   
   >   
   > "Michael Koblic"  wrote in message   
   > news:7hrGm.178$l67.87@newsfe03.iad...   
   >> Gregg wrote:   
   >>> On Oct 16, 9:06 pm, "Michael Koblic"  wrote:   
   >>>> The long story short: The axe was way superior to all the others.   
   >>>> There are modifications one can make to the axe to improve it even   
   >>>> more or so I am told. Furthermore, there are axes of similar sizes   
   >>>> but more expensive which are said to perform even better - let me   
   >>>> know and I shall dig up the links.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Michael or others.   
   >>> I have yet to master the axe, I am curious as to   
   >>> what exactly you mean when you said " There   
   >>> are mods one can make to the axe to improve   
   >>> it even more."   
   >>>   
   >>> Can you share this mod with me? :-) TIA   
   >>   
   >> All's I know is what I read in the link I included in my previous post.   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Michael Koblic   
   >> Campbell River, BC   
   >>   
   >   
   > Got my hands on an even shorter machete of the sax type with a one foot   
   > blade. I think this thing might be just the thing to pack in somewhere and   
   > play at survival. I wouldn't want to have to use it as my one and only   
   > knife. I see it as a handy wood working tool.   
      
   The Golok Kelapa (AJ-05) - about half way down the page here:   
      
   http://www.valiantco.com/java1.html   
      
   came second in my tests - with only 9.5" blade!   
      
   --   
   Michael Koblic   
   Campbell River, BC   
      
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