OK, /out/, I rarely ever start threads, and am aware of the prexisti...oh, there's actually no hatchet thread...OK then, hatchet thread!

So I ran up on this weird Barebones Japanese Nata Tool Machete on REI's website and did a Google video search to satisfy a bit of curiosity, especially regarding how that tip is commonly used, but what I found was...*this*, for which there are no adequate words, other than perhaps "prease...watch...this feathasticking"! It immediately struck me (but not quite as hard as he's whamming this thing) as something that /out/ simply *must* have the opportunity to enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YREatse8dJ8