Recent content by alco141

the but of the bush tool is made of steel as when mors wants to chop down a tree, he hammers the blade into the tree using a baton striking the butt of the handle. driving the knife in point first then wiggling sideways, then move the blade over and repeat until you have cut all the way around...

i have a jungle knife, a paratrooper, and a couple of ontario machetes, i like the jungle knife after the edge was reprofiled, the paratrooper is a very thick blade with an obtuse cutting edge, i dont reccomend this blade. maybe it needs some time on the belt sander to recreate the bevel, but...

when you hunt dangerous game sometimes it is hard to tell who is the hunter and who is the hunted. following a wounded animal into the heavy brush found along the rivers in alaska is very dangerous. even when the animal has been wounded multiple times. even with three rifles in the hunting...

seems like there are a pile of knife makers in the usa that could turn out a woodslore knife in less time in the blade grind angle, steel, and handle of your choosing, and for less than the "woodslore" in both cash and waiting time. is it important that it be made and have the woodslore stamp...

i have carried a knives of alaska brown bear combo with a cleaver for a couple of years, it is a very compact chopper and will serve for survival needs if they present themselves. on hoodlums forum a couple of the guys carry a cleaver rather than a large knife and are quite satisfied with...

tthe potassium permaganate pink water decontamination idea has been around for a long time. of interest is that i have looked for the concentrations of potasium permaganate to disinfect water and can find no science to back up the pink water claim, it is usefull to make a wound disinfectant...

some results from the us military test on commercial water purifiers: http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/WPD/CompareDevices.aspx alex

sorry dont know what to tell you about availability in europe. alex

saw this on another forum, interesting modification thought you all might be interested. http://knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/785425/ i bought a couple of these at lowes here in the usa, and they will give you a utility edge with a couple of swipes on your blade, also sharpen...

it is Christmas, and i wish al of you folks int he UK a place to experience the outdoors, i have been quite spoiled here in the USA with the availability of land to practice bushcraft skills on. i would hope you get to experience the freedom of the wilds that i have had the luxury of my...

i like a 60 degree or so angle for my shelter, all the ones i have built with more shallow angles have leaked a lot during the rain. if i need to build one in the future it will be 60 degrees. as a kicker i carr one of those very thin painters drop cloths, the plastic is very thin and hard...

well being a yank i think it is my god given right to sleep with a 14 inch survival knife in my pants, actually i prefer a 16 inch knife. given that i have used your ploy of a survival kit as an augmented first aid kit when surrounded by sheeple. they seem to accept it well as they like to...