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...locals use sickles for everything and they are good with them...I am not, that is why I choose the machete..... I am getting a kukhuri and a good bilhook in the future to practice with them, but for work I find it makes a difference to use tools I'm used to......

...well, people here have very little money so they work with what they have...but the big difference (in my opinion) is time.... for most of us it has become important to know more or less how long any given task is going to take, here it does not seem to matter, tings take what they...

Any advice that is not: "Go and seek professional help" is downright irresponsible. If professionals (doctors and physios) do not give you an answer (for a long time....keep trying) ask again here, as there are some non invasive pain relieving techniques that may or may not work but they do not...

.....I used to tell my students: "Your brain will only rust if you don't use it, if you do....it will only get old...and that is a good thing"..... I'm guessing it is the same with any tool.....

Wd40 will be best to get here......with bamboo so far I have made (with a Swiss Army knife, a couple of Chinese hammers, a local sickle and some pieces of wood to use as hammers when the "real" hammers broke)) a bed and some fencing....I joined the bamboo with coconut rope (it's very cheap and...

You convinced me the first time...I'm getting some blades in a couple of months! The Silky has now been ordered..... if it breaks on me I'll be sure to get the laplander next..... thanks

Thank you every one. My friend has changed her plans and she needed to get my stuff today...... so I have gone with the original list plus a bigger bench-stone. In a couple of months someone will be bringing me a few saw blades (I'll learn to make the handle) and a point file to make the Silky...

Yes, I have used the ones with the "mushroom" handle"..... and the weight distribution is two weird for me (remember that I have no experience)....I have seen some solid looking ones (round handles and kitchen knife handles with a full tang) in Kathmandu but only in tourist areas (I would not...

Once the tools arrive I will post some photos of me chopping things up (fingers and toes)..... and I will make a new post about the work I do here. I'm sure it will be a great source of merriment for all (of you). I'm trying to become an inspiration to others under this message: "I have lived...

Thanks! I did not even know what a strop was.... it's on the list. And I love that spell check made you tell me to make my edges from Finland :)

......the locals are a great source of information for many things (when it comes to local flora and fauna and weather there is no book nor satellite that can beat my old neighbors) but when it comes to work, I'm afraid that they look at traditional materials as inferior to modern ones (I live...

...Splitting 8" bamboo with a locally made sickle and a Chinese hammer, the handle goes off the sickle after 5 minutes...the head of the hammer comes off in half an hour or so.... why do you think I'm in this forum? If I could work with 300 rupee tools (and I tried) I would...... The stone is...

Thanks! I will....right now we are just waiting for the rain to stop and the road to our village to be usable again. I'll check that other saw. Like I said, next year I will try to get some people to come here and teach me some stuff, I have some nice ideas but I don't want to put the cart in...

The reason I'm getting a 12" machete is because my friend (bringing me the stuff) has limited space on her rucksack.... and there will be no big log splitting (only small pieces) just bamboo splitting...... I have read great things about Condors, I'm hoping someone her has used the Bolo 12" and...

That's exactly the kind of advise I was looking for!, stuff I could never think about..... I will definitely get some blades and learn how to make a frame (it makes absolute sense)...... as for the axe, it will be used mainly for chopping fire wood (nothing too big) ....for the bamboo splitting...

Thanks! it will be a bit of work, but it is good work and there's no hurry..... here is some more info so everyone knows what I'm asking about: All the building (fences, furniture, sheds, shower rooms) will be done with bamboo because it's a lot cheaper and we don't have a lot of money, some...

Thanks! Yes, it will be a bit of work, but it is good work (and there's no hurry) so nothing to complain about...... I though I would write a bit more info so people knows what info I need....here it is: All the building (fences, furniture, sheds, shower rooms) will be done with bamboo...

HI, first of all....I'm new to this world (the only knife I've had in my life was a Victorinox Hunter model)....anyway. I am now living in the mountains of Nepal (1000 meters up, nothing dramatic) and I'm in charge of a little property that I have to take care of.....this will involve making a...