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Funny that.
I've bought (ahem) a few knives and axes in my time and hardly ever cut myself
I've bought 2 from Ben, this one and a wee crook knife, and each time I've created some claret on day one :)
Must be the "curse of the Orford"
In the words of Homer Simpson "Dohhh!"
Yes you are right.
and there was me thinking I was clever
It is virtually the same knife
4mm. steel stock, Yew Handle.
The difference with mine is the modification to the sheath (idea shamelessly ripped off the bearclaw knife)
and the blade top edge...
Exactly. If Gwen finds out about this forum I only own the one. Honest
If she doesn't I don't want to count as then I would start working out how much money I've spent and how overdrawn I am
You said the lanyard hole was in the wrong place to your view.
I simply hung it up by some string through the lanyard hole and it hangs plumb.
which to my mind is a good thing as the pointy bits are pointing straight down.
I've just got mine today
It's very very nice
However I got Ben to add an extra bevel on the blade so my poor little pinkies didn't get sore if wet and using fire rod.
Also I got a seperate leather loop so the sheath hangs below my rucksack belt and flops out the way when I sit down
Re.
17. Use dried whitener for brews (tastes the same as milk to me
On a Woodsmike I did course they used sugar lumps instead of sugar granules.
Thus preventing me getting confused late p.m. or early a.m. and having VERY white but nasty tasteing coffee
My Helle Egen is absolutely pants for making sparks
My Frost Mora is fabulous
I prefer the feel and look of the Helle knife
At least till my new Ben Orford one turns up (gloat gloat)
So I use the wee bit of metal that came with the ferro rod thingy
Not really a problem as it doesn't weigh...
I love stopper knots.
Why?
Because it is such fun to use the wrong one to confuse the unwary
(I am a vindictive chap on occasion - well try to be)
Do I mean a climbing stopper knot ?
or a gib sheet sailing stopper knot ?
If that game gets dull I can swiftly move onto coiling up ropes...
At the risk of sounding patronising there's only IMHO 2 items that you must have
1 a switched on head
2 well cared for feet
Without item 1 it doesn't matter what else you've got
without item 2 you'll not get home
All the other stuff is buskable.
Tents? you can improvise
sleeping bag...
Depends what you want to achieve out of the course.
It's easier surely to recognise trees when they have leaves on them.
It's easier to learn about spring greens in the spring.
It's easier to learn about Autumn harvests in the Autumn.
What do you want out of this hobby?
A sense of oneness...
You must be reeeeeeelly strong!
and what a size backpack!
Sorry
Anyway to address a couple of previous issues
and I am not a platypus sales man
If Its a cold day I fill my 2 platypuses with hot water. I keep my platypusses /Platypussi? at the rear of my backpack I then find that the...
I must admit to never using deodorant and I use normal soap for my hair
My problem is that If I am taking other peoples kids out I not only have to set an example I have to be percieved to set an example.
One e-mail home to the effect that "Brixton doesn't use and says we don't need to use...
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