Recent content by apan

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    Balinese Blaka

    Yes, similar to the Japanese Nata but less front heavy. Most knifes i could find on Bali had chisel grind, for right handed use.
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    Balinese Blaka

    It is convex on one side, flat on the other.
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    Balinese Blaka

    Seem like my original post disapeared! The post opening post was about my new favourite tool; the balinese Blaka. I spend this winter in Bali where i found this, at least to me, new blade. I found some on the local markets, but neither the meat cleaver look or the quality impressed me. But I...
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    Balinese Blaka

    I just wanted to share with you my newest go-to edged tool for the woods :) As I spent most of this winter in Bali I happened to run into a (at least for me) new type of blade. I must admit it took me a while to get used to the meat cleaver look and was hesitant to buy those I found on various...
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    Ive a hankering for a new axe, Les Stroud Bushmans axe???

    I have had mine for about a year and I think it is a good axe. Definitely more of a splitter than for fine cuts, but that is why I usually bring an axe. There are a lot of axes from Wetterlings that I don't think should have passed the quality check. But I bought mine at the factory and after...