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   "deowll"  wrote in message   
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   > "Michael Koblic"  wrote in message   
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   >> "deowll"  wrote in message   
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   >>> "Michael Koblic"  wrote in message   
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   >>>> 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.   
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   >>>> Michael Koblic   
   >>>> Campbell River, BC   
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   >>> 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   
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   >> came second in my tests - with only 9.5" blade!   
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   >> Michael Koblic   
   >> Campbell River, BC   
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   > Cool! Though I think I'd prefer the Potong!   
      
   Note the difference in weight which IMHO translates into performance.   
   I have the klewang bugis (Celebes, AC-01) and it is nothing like the kelapa.   
      
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