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So if a hawk wins in chopping, what advantages would a big blade have over say a smaller blade? Whats the point of caring it along too?
OK, Vec answered about a small blade. I also carry a small blade witht he hawk/long blade -- usually a Busse BAD ~ roughly 3" or so. Mainly because some things are easier with a small knife.

That being said, anything I can do with a small knife, i can do with a big knife, but some things can be done with a big knife that can't be done with a small one.

Basically, you bring the long knife to do the things the hawk sucks at -- like brush clearing, shaving bark, peeling logs, it can double as a chopper if something happens to the hawk. If you have a wood handled hawk, and break the haft, guess what will be used to make the field replacement?

There's a lot of advantages to the big knife over the little knife. But remember just because it's big, doesn't mean it has to be heavy. Vec likes machetes, and let's face it, machetes are extremely light for their size. If you want to go cheap, a CS Trail Hawk and a Condor machete (there's more shapes to machetes other than the typical latin style most people think of), you've got one hell of a pair for little money.