Just so you know "dunny" is an Australian colloquialism for "outhouse" or more broadly "toilet" ("bathroom").
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I did a bit of a double take when I saw that!!
Though boy, there's a guy who the economic slump really hit hard!!!
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I don't use one everyday anymore... My crews do, and I always get feedback from them as to what works the best for them.... I want them to have whatever makes their job easier... I realize that there are different applications for each style of machete, and those that created that style and use them are the experts for their usage... I just like throwing things out to get discussions started...sometimes arguments...friendly arguments I hope... I would love to have a SY machete... regardless of the blade length... Heck, I want a WAKI..just can't hack the price (pun intended)... I love steel...blades of all sorts.... I don't know that a custom machete will ever make it into a surveyor's hands for everyday use with the low cost of very good blades already out there...but the steel purist, or blade freak, like me, would love to have one..or more....I am chomping at the bit to get the S5's I ordered... and I would love a Scrap Muk... I was still lurking when they were being offered..and just didn't pull the trigger...my loss....I think a SY machete, whatever the length and style would be great...and if the price was something I could hack (pun intended)... I would get one or two...or...

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Doc

I voted no because I just don't think I want a machete and if they are going to make a large long bladed knife I would rather they make a sword.

15" blade on a DF would do for me. About 7/16" thick. Better than any machete IMO.

Better than any machete except for when it comes to humping the thing up hill!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Bet that would be pretty heavy though.

I can not see it happening. Scrap Yard pretty much has a style of, overly, thick blades that are remarkably tough. My understanding is that most, effective, machetes tend to be fairly thin stock and tend to have a pretty low hardness in order to make them tough. I did not vote yet or no as I just can not see it. If it were to happen I would want it to be SR77, hands down, as it is the tougher steel and should handle being thinned out better than SR101

I think a stretched DF would be pretty nice, and could be employed much like a machete.

There´s a way to find out, BRING IT <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

You could strap 4 pieces of rebar together and try to swing it around to get a sense of the weight.

I personally love a heavy chopper. The bigger the better. Something that will take down a whole rain forest. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

You wouldn't need to. That psychotic chihuahua on meth would melt the jungle with its eyeballs.