kixonrt66, I saw your post and in 1985, I went to JEST school also in clark and I still have my Bolo, I wish I could get another one like it, it's done a lot of chopping for me. If you ever find one like it can you let me know, the handle still has the bleed me knot wood and every once in awhile if I cut my self on something, I still scrape a little off the handle and it still stops the bleeding even after 20 years. I own a Dog father and a kurkuri and a cold steel kurkuri, but my BOLO is my primary tool. I guess it grows on you.