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The Army version is to provide a screwdriver for your rifle. A rope tool up to WW2 would have been very useful. I think we sort of agree that it must have been for messy tasks and hostile environments. I also do wonder if it is a Sunday best situation in that you had a folder as your edc to...

My point was that the argument of hiding it would not make sense at that time due to the lack of restrictions. The folder must serve a purpose that a fixed blade does not for people who could walk around carrying swords and axes. My money is on messy tasks or jobs like being at sea. They...

600 BC so the start of the Roman Republic as opposed to after the end of the Roman Empire.

The earliest peasant knives we have found date to about the founding of the Roman Republic (600 to 550 BC). That must be before any carry restrictions, which makes me think it has to be for more practical or financial reasons.

My guess would be the opposite, as I wonder if they were cheaper? If you consider flint blades, people would have been used to smaller edges, and metal was expensive for a long time. Also, I wonder if there is some water-use connection, as the Vikings liked them.

Hi John, A quick question: I think I can see what looks like knee pad pockets on the front; however, the seam does not match up on the back leg, as it runs in the middle of the cargo pockets. I was just wondering if there's some assembly secret at work here? Hope you had a good Christmas and...

Mors might be a bad example as I believe it was more about price than anything else. The Mora was the most recent version however the earlier course knifes were folders. We have almost no idea what people carried pre-metal and even post we are not really sure. For most of metal human history...

Elewys of Finchingefeld on Youtube is worth a watch. I belive she made the ones they used in "The Northman". I have no idea what is going on however it strangely fascinating to watch.

When Chernobyl happened sheep in Wales were radioactive so not sure I want to try any of them.

That is actually how Scouts was surposed to run. The Liberals got to them in the 60/70s and turned them into a young club. I think there is something odd with this question in that prepping seems to have become survival from the 80s. Be prepared is bushcraft thinking in that you go out into...

Yeah it did not stick until cycling long distances and having to stop or remove clothing on the go.

As TKM said I have had this happen on a cycle in Jeans and a funny thing happened in that I got faster as they got more and more water logged ie heavier. On my bike and walking there is often those moments of is it a shower or is it serious? I cycled to work and the estimated 12 times a year I...

As you are a professional writer I believe you... As a dyslexic I now need to spend some time muttering in the corner about bloody English.... I mean come on vowels that are not vowels or half vowels, give me a break...

I am slowly replacing my cordage with jute as with some prep work it is a joy to work and you can get it from PoundLand. I used paracord the last couple of days and it just does not have the same feel and behaviour as the natural stuff. My fast ridge line just made me think about ways to make it...

Nice to met you at the weekend.

Wonderful work as always however why make it from sisal or do you have some process to make it pleasant to work with? I am going back to natural materials however it is very much for the feel and the joy of use.

I am doing this slowly with a molle vest set up. Part of the reason is to have the stuff I want available to the front as I carry the stuff and never seem to use it.

Understanding the variety of Japanese carpentry tools Might be of interest.

Knowing it only between me and you, I love me some Nora Roberts and JD Robb. :)

Harry Harrison and Bernard Cornwell books are interesting. I really liked how Cornwell created him and then they ruined it in the TV show along with a lot of other stuff.