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hollowdweller

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But I think a great chopper and survival tool is this Golok Kelapa. I have never owned any of these Valiants before but this one is surprisingly well put together. I was always skeptical of the partial tang handle but it is rock solid and the edge is a full convex grind with the thickest part of the blade in the middle. Splits wood like a hatchet.

Here's a few pics:
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Splitting Wood
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Cutting something big
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More pics and full review here:

http://ramanon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41947
 
48 bucks. My friend Bill(Stateside Valiant Purveyor) had a special on them recently and I thought "heck worth a try"

I don't think they are too much more than that normally though.
 
Have you ever seen the tang ? Is there something about it that makes it anchor better ? Is it the material of the handle or the glue used ?
 
Nice chopping on that wood hollowdweller. very precise cutting. I need to get out and do some chopping of my own it's been too long.
 
Those blades have very nice wood cutting profiles. I have used a number of the longer goloks.

-Cliff
 
I have a Kelapa similar to this one but there is a slight difference at the end of the handle. It is absolutely razor sharp! I have quartered quite a few animals with it. Very comfortable in the hand. In the beginning, I noticed the formation of some nicks and some rolling on the edge. I put some elbow grease to smooth them out using a coarse John Juranich's stone, moving on to its fine stone, thinking that this may be due to surface decarburization. What I have noticed is that as I keep honing it keeps its edge for longer periods of time. Could my assumption be on the right side? I am not sure but, it appears it was. From what I know Kelapa's were used as decapitation swords in the past:(.
 
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