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as per title: what would work as a substitute for boiled linseed oil to TLC wooden tool handles (especially in tropical climate) as B.L.O doesn't exist in this corner of the world:rolleyes: (nor does bees wax, so a mixture of wax and plant oil is no option either...) only thing i could think of...

relax, so was i :encourage:

i'd say Felix Immler has proven you wrong;)

didn't know about the warranty -- do you have to send it directly to the factory or could you go to a place which sells them? (=i 'live' in central america, so shipping and ridiculously high shipping and import fees (+red tape) are something to consider...)

reminds me of Cousin Itt :P

about 3 months ago we had a boa getting into our chicken coop through a hole in the floor (=it's raised on stilts), we patched it but two weeks later it was back... . the owner of the farm told me i'm not allowed to have snake soup for dinner (sigh....) so i removed it (boas aren't venomous but...

i currently don't own one -- i carried one for 29years (with a 2" main blade) until it was lost during an armed robbery in nicaragua :eek:-- (and wish they'd upgrade to a better steel) but it came in use many times when using my multitool or belt knife in public wasn't possible and can anyone...

today i harvested some cramp ball fungus -- i've no idea if it's daldinia concentrica or a tropical relative, but they can be found on several tree species around here (f.i. citrus trees and "cornisuelo" (no idea how that's spelled)) funny thing is i saw them often in europe but didn't learn...

it's a kind of (japanese) trowel, but they look like a knife. they don't have a sharp edge (some versions have a partial serration meant for cutting roots) so while you can't cut someone with it you could technically still stab them. Japan has rather strict knife laws, too but i doubt walking...

apart from a serious hit of our economy (as tourism shut completely down and lot's of businesses closed) it meant having to get my documents (to apply for costa rican citizenship) three times from europe (as two sets were lost in the mail) and caused the kidnapping of my beloved munchkin (=dog)...

thanks, that answers my question in post #22 :-) stainless steel cookware is rather rare around here, but if i manage to find a sturdy plate one day i might give it a go...

only that banning things doesn't always work ("prohibition" in U.S. about a century ago f.i. : it only fueled illegal alcohol trade) after the Port Arthur Massacre the australian government tightened up the gun laws, outlawing military firearms and semiautomatic rifles/ shotguns. the ones...

do you do you unscrew the handle when not in use (the small screen on my phone doesn't show small details :-( )

here in central america everyone uses machetes, from little kids to old grandmothers, i can walk into our local supermarket with my machete and nobody gives a hoot. over here they're common everyday items, but violent incidents are very rare. on the other hand a lot of people (worldwide) get...

glad to read i'm not the only one suffering from seasickness on land (in a tank) :-) i was sitting in the turret (gunners place) as well -- i'm a strict non-drinker, so no booze involved, but managed to indicate to our corporal just in time that i either get out NOW or the tank's interior would...

i once got rather sick in a tank (where it was impossible to see what's going on outside) -- afterwards i ended in a 4WD whose driver was deep flying the obstacle course (=worse movement) and was fine as i could see what's going on. another time i got seasick in a boat on land (=driving boat and...

no wildlife sighting worth mentioning lately, BUT i caught a group of poachers walking past my cameras a few weeks ago which allowed the land owner to take action... (i also caught him and his son walking past the cameras, thinking they can sneak around on their land without me noticing :P ) a...

the only (indigenous) instrument of this area i know of is a whistle made from the seed of the "corazon de mono" vine (=literally "monkey heart" due to their shape) to like the local music you have imho to be brain dead...

i admit to being the second most unmusical lifeform on this planet (==i can't sing, have no sense of melody and i someone asks if i can play an instrument i answer "only the fool") but there's plenty of bamboo around here, ssoo i can see a future project...

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