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vector001

vector001

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i thought my fellow-hackers here might dig pictures of this tool, one of my favorites next to a proper tomahawk;

my Isnag Mentor sent me his deceased brother-in-law's aliwah yesterday, for a modern re-handle. - it's a huge honor for a vector.

Isnags are real weapon/tool snobs in my experience, so if i don't hose it up, i am invited to start getting aliwah made back in Dibagat, where i went on a mission last year, in Apayao, PI.

the first time i saw an aliwah, i thought "ugh-LEEEEEE!"

the first time i handled one and felt the balance, i thought "STEAL IT AND RUN FOR IT." - they are that good. - har!

Isnags are stronger, smarter, and faster than vectors are though, as well as being generally more polite when they ain't loppin' heads off ya, so i didn't dare - dang it.

these things have a lot of soul in them.
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about two feet in length, total.
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inertial spikes make them track better than anything similar, the angle of strike is similar to a khukri, and as you can see here, it has a recurved edge that terminates in a deadly tooth at the end.

no coconut is safe, ya dig?
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you should see them sail through thick bolo bamboo and clean wild pigs. - we're talkin' Drool Factor Ten.

pray that the humble Hawk Project gets some of these, brethren!

you likey?

vec
 
i think if i get a line of them, i'm gonna call 'em the Dirty Words, or somethin'.

(cuz that's what came out of my mouth the first time i swung one cleanly through six inches of bamboo.)

vec
 
What steel do your brothers use to make them...they are sweet....cold steel made one similar to that for a while a long handled machete
 
i think they are made of Hitachi Spring Steel, from old leaf springs on Toyotas.

i've never seen one hosed up, so i reckon they'll do.

the thing with these is the balance; even though they tip over like a good Khukri, they are balanced through their longitudinal axis, due to that inertial spike.

i hope we get to get some and handle them - i'm going to ask the Isnag to try their hand at tomahawk heads too - i am sending them a couple - their metal abilities are outstanding in my experience.

so keep praying for the humble Hawk Project, fellow-babies!

i am going to pass some of these around to the Investors first chance, so i can get you all suckered ...er ...addicted ...i mean; ...believing.... :D

i love aliwah, did i tell ya that...?

multicam'd zombie-smacking aliwah-dreams to you all.

it's madness.

vec
 
vector has found another toy. And a very nice lookin one ..
 
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http://www.coldsteel.com/twohama.html


Some big cutting jobs are often best handled by using both hands and that’s where our two handed machete comes into its own. Its long polypropylene handle and tough 1055 Carbon steel blade give you the leverage to cut down small trees as well as thick brush and tangled vines. Weighing just under two pounds and measuring 32" in overall length, it’s light and compact enough to lash to your pack and is a natural to stash in your vehicle, boat, or airplane. In a self defense emergency, the Two Handed Machete will also double as a highly effective sword. It’s light enough to be swung with either one or both hands and delivers enough cutting power to lop off heads and dismember limbs.
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I now even more want to see vecs version
 
Might also come in handy for slaying those pesky giants that frequent the neighborhood from time to time.

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that's not fair.

i want giants in my neighborhood for slay-idge.

(looking out window ruefully at relatively-unchallenging little zombies.)

vec
 
I know this thread is old but vec did you ever get to rehandle one of those? Or have anymore info on them?
 
i just found this old thread but it does remind me of my old billhook - did this ever work out ? - i would be interested in one

thanks -
- Eric
 
Reminds me of this double-edged billhook made in Italy, which attaches to a pole:

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I know a tool importer who could make these available here if there was enough demand.
 
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