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    My first hot wax job

    Sorry no pics. I ordered a leather Mora sheath, melted a beeswax candle, used a toothbrush to coat the sheath, and the oven to heat both the bare sheath and the waxed sheath. I used three coats, heating it each time; the third time I used paper towel to wipe off excess wax before putting the...
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    Horse Hide for clothing?

    Have a local supplier for horse hide and knew one lady who bought one, it was very soft. If I was to make a horse hide shirt how should I treat it? It's already tanned so I'm asking about oils, waterproofing, etc.
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    Headlamps, my pick.

    Oh, a flashlight is not very old fashion but often needed for the bush. Until now I made do with a Minimag and a Nite Eze head band. It worked but regular bulbs eat batteries quick, this can be solved with an LED after-market mod but then you still have the problem of batteries incased in...
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    The straight crooked knife.

    The question came up that the idea of a possables pouch was a myth created by this site and I replied that yes it is, for the pouch was in reality a bag. Well here is another myth buster for you. The crooked in "crooked knife" meant the handle and not the blade. I live on the east coast of...
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    Tom Brown Tracker Knife Manual

    In case you ever asked yourself, "How they heck do you use it?". http://trackertrail.com/tombrown/trackerknife/TrackerKnifeManual.pdf
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    Who uses mid-tech external frames?

    I am pretty modern in my gear but just picked up a used external frame pack in nylon (finally found a green one) made by CampTrails, a Canadian company. These are the frames popular around the 50-70s, by no means old fashioned but still flies in the face off todays internal frame packs...
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    Removing plastic handles from fire steels

    I have a Primas fire steel with a solid plastic grey handle. I'd like to remove the handle for smaller kits and want advice as to the best method from anyone who has removed such a handle. Please, no advice on buying another type.
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    why billy/mess it ver stoves

    Hello all, over here in North America the thing of the moment is fuel/canister stoves but you blokes seem to be happy with billy set ups. What's the deal with them? Why do you use them? I too have an alchol burner but no stand, now that I saw the Zebra billy thread I'm looking for...
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    E.JONSSON Mora question

    Does anyone have info on E. Jonsson? I have a Mora knife that says E.JONSSON MORA SWEDEN I am used to Frost and Elkson? This one has a metal guard and is slightly larger than the reg red wood Mora. original shealth was like a reg Mora except with a slot to make room for the guard.
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    Hello from Canada

    Hello all, I just signed up today! My friend Geoffrey told me about it last night and so here I am. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. :chill:
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