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Jason sent me a few pictures of his new "Burley's Bush Cleaver". I still need to find out how much they cost, but I know where my tax refund is going from next year. .3125 thick 3” wide 12” long A-2 58Rc Hollow ground to .125 behind the convex edge. Weight 2 lbs

Using a lid will help retain the heat.

1. Roger C. Linger "Dog Leg" Wilderness Survival Knife. 2. Slumberjack "Denali Super Guide" 30 degree bag 3. USMC Field Tarp 4. Nalgene G.I. Style BPA free canteen 5. MSR "Titan" Large Titanium Pot. * Pictured on a L.L. Bean Canvas/Leather Continental Rucksack

Lannyman8, It is Mullein. It is very common in my area. Stitch pictured below http://tryonfarm.org/share/node/355

The top notch was made before burning in the pieces. The stick wandered into the notch and did not produce a coal. The bottom notch was made after burning in the pieces. I ended up with a nice coal.

Sorry, That one is the only one I have at the moment.

My wife took this picture last weekend on the way home from our camping trip.

Below is a video of my wife and I practicing some fire starting techniques. I tried some very weathered shaggy juniper bark for my first tinder bundle. It was so dry that it kept splintering and was a bad choice. Then the cloud cover blocked out the sun. I had to make a new tinder bundle and...

I have made a fire with the below components.

The older I get the smaller the knives I carry. The last custom fixed blade I had made for me has a 3 1/2" blade. There was an article I once read that stated "the better the hunter, the smaller the blade". For general bushcraft I do not want anything bigger than 4 5/8" blade.

snip Survival Knife Masterpiece Posted by Terrill Hoffman. Author Archive » This year "The Wilderness Gurus" gathered for their annual camping trip to design the perfect survival knife. RESULT: Charles May's OSK-1. The search for the Holy Grail has been one of the world’s mysteries...

Somebody else's review. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSvMgYwZXvI

They are useful when bearing down during heavy cuts.

This will be my wife's third knife from Charlie. She has a Swamp Oak Scandi and a flat ground OSK-1. Charlie just sent me the pictures today. This will be her 5th cusom knife. The other 2 are from Jason B. Stout. Thanks for looking.

My wife carries a small glass one in her first aid kit and it has been awhile since I have practiced this method. It had rained the day before and the tinder was damp, too. It was about 1550 in the afternoon. The small tinder bundle is made from Shaggy Juniper.