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    Artificial Tinders

    I like to think that this one is my invention: Cut up 2 tabletennis balls into 5mm*5mm pieces, put in a well closed container, such as a 35mm film can, with 1-2ml of acetone. In a day or two, it will turn into a white creamy thing. Stuff into a mold of your choice (a little roll of paper...
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    Sharpening technique?

    Thanks, Chris and Longstrider, that was very reassuring. I find it a bit more difficult this way, because I need much better coordination to keep it flat on the stone, but I'm giving it a try regularly! But it does feel better and I must say it also looks more optically pleasing when I hold the...
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    Sharpening technique?

    Reading just the textual or still picture tutorials on edge sharpening, I created a rough mental picture of the process and used it on my Frost 780. But then seeing this movie http://forums.outdoors-magazine.com/viewtopic.php?t=679 surprised me, since the guy covers the entire bevel along the...
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    Hi ho.

    Heya, thanks for the incredibly warm welcome and already for the first answer. See you guys in regular forums. cheers, M
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    Hi ho.

    Hi to all! A physicist from Slovenia, but working currently in NL (and living in Norg, Drenthe). My humble pedigree includes - fire with flint&steel and with a bowdrill - a tiny birchbark box - a carved wooden spoon Oh, and I'd love to know if there's a new location for the former...