yes, what got me is reading all the custom touches he does on the Tramontina machete I bought also- it was basically everything that I was going to do with it, so I was sold. by the way, I really love the Tram 18" machete. But that Condor Kukri machete is very cool. My kids are always wanting to hold that one!! ( with supervision, of course ). Condor is becoming more and more on my radar, lots of nifty designs with great steel and great prices.
John