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Jason sent me a few pictures of his new "Burley's Bush Cleaver". I still need to find out how much they cost, but I know where my tax refund is going from next year.
.3125 thick
3 wide 12 long
A-2 58Rc
Hollow ground to .125 behind the convex edge.
Weight 2 lbs
1. Roger C. Linger "Dog Leg" Wilderness Survival Knife.
2. Slumberjack "Denali Super Guide" 30 degree bag
3. USMC Field Tarp
4. Nalgene G.I. Style BPA free canteen
5. MSR "Titan" Large Titanium Pot.
* Pictured on a L.L. Bean Canvas/Leather Continental Rucksack
The top notch was made before burning in the pieces. The stick wandered into the notch and did not produce a coal. The bottom notch was made after burning in the pieces. I ended up with a nice coal.
Below is a video of my wife and I practicing some fire starting techniques. I tried some very weathered shaggy juniper bark for my first tinder bundle. It was so dry that it kept splintering and was a bad choice. Then the cloud cover blocked out the sun. I had to make a new tinder bundle and...
The older I get the smaller the knives I carry. The last custom fixed blade I had made for me has a 3 1/2" blade. There was an article I once read that stated "the better the hunter, the smaller the blade". For general bushcraft I do not want anything bigger than 4 5/8" blade.
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Survival Knife Masterpiece
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This year "The Wilderness Gurus" gathered for their annual camping trip to design the perfect survival knife. RESULT: Charles May's OSK-1.
The search for the Holy Grail has been one of the worlds mysteries...
This will be my wife's third knife from Charlie. She has a Swamp Oak Scandi and a flat ground OSK-1. Charlie just sent me the pictures today. This will be her 5th cusom knife. The other 2 are from Jason B. Stout. Thanks for looking.
My wife carries a small glass one in her first aid kit and it has been awhile since I have practiced this method. It had rained the day before and the tinder was damp, too. It was about 1550 in the afternoon. The small tinder bundle is made from Shaggy Juniper.
Yes, I have a full beard. The picture below was taken on a camping trip a couple of weeks ago. The shotgun is a Benneli M4. The fire is made from fatwood.
I am really getting into bushcraft, but did not own an axe. I ordered a Husqvarna Traditional Multipurpose Axe earlier in the week. It arrived last night. First impression - the handle was very rough. I took a red Scotch-brite pad and smoothed out the handle. In Mors Kochanski's "Bushcraft"...
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