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  1. Draven

    Some thoughts on the Scandinavian Grind

    Howdy folks, DISCLAIMER: This is just stuff I've been mulling over. I'm not making any real attempt to define what is or isn't scandi or tell people what they should or shouldn't use - the assumptions I'm making in what I call "scandi" vs what I call "saber grind" are just based off of trends...
  2. Draven

    Mesquite handled bowie

    Howdy! Some of y'all may recall a little while ago I posted about the Condor Mini Duku parang and my rationale for its use in the desert. I'm pretty much sold on the idea of a big knife in the desert (this one, at least) but not completely sold on the parang being the best choice. It's a great...
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    Condor Mini Duku Parang

    Howdy folks! I've got a bit of a fascination with big blades from around the world, and the parang is a cool one. For the woods I make heavy use of an axe with relatively little consideration for big blades, but I thought a big blade might be useful for the desert - lots of tough, spiny plants...
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    Firelighting with yucca

    Howdy folks! I haven't really posted much about the desert since moving here. I went for a while thinking it was just about the most inhospitable environment possible, but research told me I was wrong! Yucca is a marvelous plant - the root is edible, the stalk is edible when young, then the...
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    Lincoln National Forest, NM

    Howdy folks! My old man is 71 this month and we go camping together from time to time. It's a car camp as he doesn't enjoy hiking and tents so much any more, but that doesn't really stop you getting to some nice remote areas here - his van is all wheel drive, which helps! This trip was in...
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    Enzo Borka musings

    Hey there folks, This is not a review as such, but some musings on the Enzo Borka folder - I ordered it last week and have been playing around with it incessantly first. It is a very pretty knife and my first scandi folder. A couple pics: I haven't taken this out to the woods yet, just...
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    My new (to me) way of making Scandi sheaths - very pic heavy!

    Howdy folks! I love scandinavian knives and have always been impressed with how beautiful and functional the traditional designs are. That love has extended to the sheaths as well, which I had found somewhat intimidating. A couple years ago I made one for my enzo, which was a very drawn out...
  8. Draven

    It's been a while

    Howdy folks! Well, it's been a while. A couple years since I last posted and a couple more than that since I've been a regular. A lot's happened in the last 5 years - I'm back in the states now, did the army thing for a few years. Y'know it's kinda funny, I moved to Scotland when I was 6 years...
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    New Enzo + sheath, sheath for SOG Jungle Canopy

    Howdy folks! It's been a while since I've been around here, but I'm trying to get back to the old haunts now and then. This is a new Enzo Nordic 95mm, O1 steel with a curly birch handle. The sheaths are oak tan leather. Both of the nordic style sheaths are for the enzo - the first one was made...
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    FakeRean (trojan/virus/malware) removal

    Howdy folks, I just dealt with a real PITA of a virus on my laptop. It's called FakeRean, and while it was a PITA there was a fairly easy fix so I figured I'd point y'all towards it just in case. This will be a long and rambly post, but hopefully it will save somebody the hassle and stress of...
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    Reshaping a wool felt hat (pic heavy)

    Howdy folks! Dad's had this hat for decades, I remember distinctly him wearing it at the airport when we moved over here. Recently he's replaced it with a wider brimmed hat, and it's been a bit neglected - it was supposed to be a "crushable" hat (which, I suppose, it is!) but turns out it...
  12. Draven

    Stetson

    Howdy folks, I was convinced to get a Stetson by Dogwood a couple weeks ago and it arrived today! They need little introduction... But for anyone unfamiliar, Stetson is the legendary American hat maker, from the first cowboy hats in the 1800s. ...with my ugly mug beneath it. The model...
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    Jaxon hats?

    Howdy folks, After a new leather hat, and looking for one with the creased crown (think westerns/fedora type). A Jaxon hat was the only one I liked: But it's not a brand I'm familiar with, and I thought I'd look for feedback before buying one since I'd like it to last! Will go with a...
  14. Draven

    Kent pattern boot sale axe!

    Howdy folks, long time no see! Been distracted lately, but I got this at a boot sale today and had to show it off. It's a Kent pattern, a rather wee one, altogether it weighs about 1lb 6oz, I think around 600g. The fella didn't know much about it, it belonged to his tradesman uncle-in-law who...
  15. Draven

    Tidioute/Great Eastern Cutlery/Northfield Un-x-LD

    Howdy folks! Long shot, I think, but worth a try! Anyone else use a knife made by Great Eastern Cutlery, Tidioute or Northfield? Fancy showing them off? :D They make some beautiful slippies and I was lucky enough to be given a 'Pattern Production Finale' Tidioute by SWMBO for Valentines day...
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    My ultimate bushcrafty knife - pic heavy!

    Howdy folks! First of all, I would like to say, thank bloody christ for batch image resizers and renamers! Secondly... when you make a new folder to upload to, remember the 'cd'. This isn't really a tut for the record, just chronicling my new favourite knife; if anyone has any questions...
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    Surplus shoulder bag

    Howdy folks! Thought I'd show this off :D Not really a review yet as I can't use it til after christmas, but a preliminary as it were... I, like many, grew up knowing that if you're after cheap kit that'll last a lifetime or longer, army surplus is often the way to go. And I did that for a...
  18. Draven

    Been busy...

    Making two knives and regrinding a Leuku :D I've always felt that the grind on the Brusletto Sameblad was too obtuse, so I sorted it out with my grinder! And, I refurbished two beat up Mora blades and handled them; the wood in both, I believe, is Rubberwood. The bottom one uses the...
  19. Draven

    Where in Scotland!

    Howdy folks! SWMBO wants to take me somewhere for my 21st birthday next year, and we want to go somewhere new - she suggested Aviemore, but tbh, it seems a bit too much like an attraction to me. I tend to prefer a bit more solitude when out and about, and since we'll be going in June or July I...
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    The start of a miserable sick day...

    Rant time! So, the last few days, I've been ill with some monster cold from hell (something SWMBO refers to as Man Flu :rolleyes: ). To make matters worse, yesterday I wake up with a swollen eyelid! I'm not sure if the damn thing is putting pressure on my eye or leaking eye gunk that's hard to...