Recent content by Chele

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    Convex grind change possible?

    are you calling a convex edge grind a scandi grind? if not please exsplain what kind of edge it is..i am a damascus bladesmith and been at it since 1987.. many of us in the states call a convex grind a moran grind as bill used it alot and it is a very tough/strong adge....i find it works...
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    Convex grind change possible?

    thank you putting this site in my groups links.......imho id forget a lansky system...i use a spyderco knife system..i find it works fast and great for all knives includeing serrated ones ... chele
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    Selecting an axe (picture heavy)

    are you useing it to hike into a camp area or for your home? and how often/much wood do you want/need? i live on top a mountain deep in the woods of tenn on 8 acres i own..i can forge a axe but i have not..a axe is handy but can be very deadly to your body..i much prefere a stihl chain saw...
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    Which boots will protect me from snakes in Nicaragua?

    First off a little back ground so you can see i know a little about the subject..i have traveled all over the world..i am a former us marine and was also in the us army...spent time in viet-nam,went thru jungle warfare and survial school in panama...travled alot in central america... first...
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    Who are you and what do you use your knife for?

    A knife is one of mans first tools..and quite usefull id say..i make them ,but i use them as we all do each day..i find the further i get on the road the bigger i want my knife to be as i have many uses for it..from chopping wood to picking a splinter out of my fingers... one must remember...
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    Damascus Steel

    hello group my name is michele or chele for short.i am a damascus bladesmith from across the tiny pond in the usa up high in the mountains of tenn....nc less than a mile away.. i own quite a few metal groups ill list later if its ok as well as a pattern_welded_steel group within yahoo that...