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  1. Tye Possum

    What knife and carry for an ambush predator?

    Ok I'm not an expert by any means, never been in a fight with a tiger or anything like that but here are my thoughts on the subject. If we're talking big cats hunting you, they'll probably be on your back chewing on your neck before you even know they're there, that's how they hunt (well I'm...
  2. Tye Possum

    RAT/Esee Izula users?

    I have one in a box, in a drawer and I'm not supposed to open it until the 23rd (my birthday), the wait is killing me! I guess I can't say anything about the Izula in particular as I've obviously not used mine yet but I have an RC-4 (or ESEE-4 now) and I think it's a good knife. If the Izula...
  3. Tye Possum

    New Damasteel bushcrafter I made.....

    Nice one! I don't know what wood that is but it looks good with that damascus blade, quite a few knives I've seen have handles that don't really go with a damascus blade but I think you nailed it. goodjob
  4. Tye Possum

    lets see your folders!

    Well I'm not too big on modern folders but I like this one enough to carry it (along with a Vic farmer and Case med stockman). Spyderco Endura 4 with foliage green G10 scales and full flat grind. I prefer the looks of a traditional pocket knife but the 4" locking blade can come in handy...
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    Bushcraft and folder: it's possible? How much long blade?

    I guess it depends on what you do with your bushcraft knives. If you were going to batton wood for your fire then obviously a folder isn't going to be great for the job, I know there are ways of doing it but a fixed blade would be far better for that. I'm guessing most folks on here would...
  6. Tye Possum

    Let's see ya knives (prob pic heavy!)

    Not the greatest collection (or picture) but there they are. The hatchet on the right that got cut off is from Wal-Mart.:rolleyes:
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    Show us your gents folders!

    I don't know if it would be considered a gents folder or not but here's the one I carry, it's not very classy so I'd consider it more of an average pocket knife. Sorry for the terrible picture On the left a Case medium stockman with a pen blade in place of a spey and all the blades are CV...
  8. Tye Possum

    Boxed Elder and knife photography.

    I really like your knives, and there sure isn't anything wrong with that one! goodjob Your photography seems good too but then again I can't do that worth a darn so what do I know.
  9. Tye Possum

    Knife Law (Rant)

    First of all, I should say I carry a locking folder with a blade over 3" every day, for most uses I could get away with using a sub 3" blade with no lock, and have done so for years but I like having the right to carry this knife if I want to. Making laws is hard, you're trying to (or at...
  10. Tye Possum

    Camp knife

    I take that back, I think that knife would do just fine lol.
  11. Tye Possum

    Camp knife

    Well if you're looking for a big tough knife that can handle a lot of abuse, I'm not sure if the Spyderco bushcrafter would be right for you. Maybe it can handle battoning some wood (though I've seen pictures of one broken in half and the handle in three pieces from that...) but prying, digging...
  12. Tye Possum

    What do you actually do with your knife?

    It's the same book but the title was changed, I think so more people would buy it that weren't in the Northern parts of the world, though that's more the area it's aimed at. Great book by the way, I have it and highly recommend it. Answer to original question, Opening boxes Opening food...
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    Show us your Bushcraft users

    First of all, sorry for the horrible pictures. I was using these before I moved and temporarily lost woods access. Once I locate some suitable land I'll be using my ESEE (formerly RAT Cutlery) RC-4. It's the bottom left in this terrible picture of my knives. I've got more...
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    knives

    Well the Tom Brown Tracker needs to be re-profiled before it'll work well, and even then it's a big compromise. It has that straight edge section but it would be nice to be able to use your whole blade for knifework instead of just the one section (which is probably why combo edges aren't well...
  15. Tye Possum

    Just Curious

    Ya it's a nice knife but I'd rather customize a normal one as well, it would be a lot cheaper I'm sure.
  16. Tye Possum

    Fehrman Peace Maker_sheath

    I don't know a thing about leather or sheath making but it looks alright to me! Kinda similar to my Buck Vanguard's sheath in a way... Btw is that a cutout in the handle to use the knife as a bearing block when using a bow drill?
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    Just Curious

    That expensive Mora was made by Frosts Knife Company, one of the companies that came together and became Mora of Sweden, the other company was KJ Eriksson. That model is #277 and it has laminated steel, rosewood handles, brass fittings and a leather sheath with a keeper strap that hooks onto the...
  18. Tye Possum

    simple carved toggle or ring

    Very nice! I may have to try that sometime. What oil/wax do you suggest using though?
  19. Tye Possum

    A silly man?

    It's sad that he died, he seemed passionate about his hobby and it's a shame that he's no longer around to practise it. The thing is, he had apparently only been out on 5 other trips like this and not in the snow. Survival in the warmer months is one thing but winter survival is quite...
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    Carving projects

    Well it depends on what kind of carving you want to do. Do you want to carve useful things like bowls or utensils, or do you want to start carving figures and stuff like that? If it's the first, maybe a fork or even a spork could be fun, people seem to forget about carving that kind of thing...