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You only need to stop buying when you run out of space, or wife/partner starts bringing it up. But in that case, you just need to learn how to be more stealthy.

Santaman, what equipment did your country hide in Eastern Europe? :)

We use a carrying In US maybe, not in Europe where medical care is virtually 99% paid for the tax and duties. Cancer treatment ( tobacco) and the medical treatment, detoxing and social problems ( alcohol) are costing more than the income. Removing these incomes, the states will still have the...

Rattail tangs ( hidden tangs) were designed to save the precious and expensive steel, and to make the blacksmith's work easier. One design on these tangs which is weak is when the area between the tang and blade is sharp. I have seen several designs where the tang/blade part is 90 degrees...

No doubt many more buried all across Western Europe. Wonder what batteries they used?

Defenders are designed with so many holes and gaps, buoyancy does not matter. We have two at the moment, and both leak like a sieve. :)

Not new built areas, but towns like T. Wells, London, Eastbourne. It got better and better over the years. Diesel fumes smell much different. Some vehicles here smoke incredibly much from their Diesel engines. Embarrassing. Environment is not high on our government agenda. Talking about it...

Quite a few Jap. knifesmiths use that tech. My favourite kitchen knife maker, Moritakahamono, hot welds a tang of stainless steel tho their sandwich carbon steel blades. Classic Jap. design though, a 1/2 or 3/4 tang. No rust. They patented it. Smart people. I keep those edges at around 12 - 15...

As I wrote earlier, in -95 when we movement to UK, all cities smelled wintertime of low grade coal being used, exactly the same smell as in East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Hungary ( have no experience of Poland and Soviet Union). Smokeless it was not, that I am 100% sure off. Fear not, WG...

There is an inbetween design too, where the tang goes all the way to the back, where it is usually exposed, with a moulded handle. Fällkniven used this design.

I guess it depends on what you are used to! :)

Might be of interest: https://dors.dk/files/media/publikationer/faglige_indlaeg/regulation_of_air_pollution_from_wood-burning_stoves.pdf https://bioenergyeurope.org/component/attachments/attachments.html?id=271&task=download Some stoves, pellet or wood...

Just shows the old Gods are still ruling. They are pushing up the Holy FennoScandinavian lands up so the future sea level rise will not affect them! :) I assume we are of a similar age, as my childhood areas also have changed. Lakes are somewhat different, coastal river exits too. A few...

I had a look on one recently. Incredibly clumsy. I had a feeling a Trapper reenactor would be fine with it. Their other products are a bit same. Throwback to a low skill set blacksmithing.

Are you sure? Sweden is third ( I think) in the world in export of timber and wood associated products, after Canada and US. Maybe Denmark imports from you? Sweden exports timber and wood products to both Denmark and Norway. 99% of our Beech is made into beautiful Danish furniture. For small...

Just to name a few to you: Crohn’s, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, Sjögren’s. The majoritet are named after the dr that discovered it. The combination strong wind, low pressare and high tide can be devastating not only for human habitats, but it increases the coastal erosion too. Have...

Here we can get sea water flooding during bad hurricanes. Grand Cayman virtually was under the sea level during Hurricane Ivan. We now build our houses above that max level. Garages are naturally below that. I got a ‘flood plank’ system I still need to install. I am a lazy optimist. That...

The person that described/ diagnosed it first. For flu that would also mean mainly Chinese names, as most flu viruses stem from China. If a country want to lessen the impact of heavy rain, they need to keep up the dredging of regulated rivers and canals, not build any banks on natural rivers...

The pioneers in water proofing were seamen and fishermen. Heavy work, needed water proofing that lasted. Maybe somebody here knows what they send. I know that in the Navy they lubricated themselves with a daily very liberal dose of ‘best of Caribbean’, in other words, Rum. Tar oil, or...

Somebody should try a beeswax and lanoline combo. I suspect that is close to the old. Lanolin or fish oil.