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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 6648544" data-attributes="member: 2011">A Ulu knife is not an axe (and specifically, not a hand axe). The curved blade and pointed ends of a Ulu knife can be used for a lot of things that the significantly less curved blade of a hand axe cannot be used for (or is used less efficiently), and hand axes do not have hammers on the opposite side, so they aren't necessarily as good for hammering as a hammer axe.As for the Taiga, it is a coniferous forest in Siberia. It's still a coniferous forest and I readily admit that in a forest with less animals, more snow, and fewer low branches; an axe might just work better. But it doesn't necessarily work better in the tropics, a deciduous forest, tundra, deserts, polar regions, or mountainous areas, or any areas where tall thick trees with few lower branches are sparse. A person in the Caribbean might never use an axe, but uses his knife on and in the ocean all of the time.Ulu knifes are found in northern latitudes for a reason. In environments where fires, and strong shelters, and breaking the bones of large creatures are less necessarily, axes or chopping tools are less necessary. In fact, different times of the year would have different tool requirements in many places. So yes, your pacific northwest experience will probably lead you to the theory that axes are usually superior in utility to knives for basic survival. That's obviously not true in the many other parts of the world. In a jungle, I would probably prefer a woodsman's pal. Best tool for the job and frequency/necessity of job is what is important. It's one reason that there were hundreds of different hand weapons made throughout history and no one weapon shines above all others. One weapon or tool doesn't do everything.</blockquote>

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