I Need a Real Snot-Whacker

Lots of votes for the Woodsman's Pal here, but I've read mixed reviews of them over the years. It's not that they're bad tools; it's just that they're pricey for what you get.

I vote for the $6 Tramontina. Get yourself a 14" or 16" bolo (more weight forward), some decent leather gloves, and a sharpening file. You can limb all day with one of these.

The bolo shape is the third knife down.

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Elm is hard to saw,it is tough and elastic,and dulls teeth,so I`d go for billhook or machete.Tramontina machete perhaps,because it`s light and wouldn't exhaust strength at prolonged work,and therefore it is more safe.
 
Maybe i dont know how to sharpen a machete, but my expierence is they do not cut wood worth a darn.
 
That is the nice thing about the Woodman's Pal...the blade's weight is all the way forward so with a minimum of wrist snap you get good deep cuts.
 
One knife to rule them all, One knife to find them, One knife to bring them all and in the awesomeness bind them...

the Himalayan Imports AK Bowie

15 inches and 26 oz. of handmade brilliance with a .5" spine width, a buffalo horn handle, and a leather sheath complete with a brass tip for added durability. It is a beauty of fine craftsmanship but can beat the hell out of anything that stands in its way, and it is not as taxing as some of the other khukuris out there. I LOVE IT ! ! !
 
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