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    Muntjac firesteel

    Having just finished butchering a fine muntjac buck, victim of a volvo, I set about finding a use for it's antlers.It fits my (big) hand perfectly and the spur at the base is a perfect brace for my thumb when striking the steel.Naturally ergonomic I'd say! Incidentally my F1 did the whole job ...
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    SAK toothpick

    Damn, that will teach me to be too fast off the mark! Thanks anyway, Gads :sigh:
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    SAK toothpick

    I've got both parts from ebay- thanks for the suggestion.I am amazed they offer a refurbishment service f.o.c Heath.I've heard their sales have been hit hard by the airport security laws re. blades- a huge amount of knives were sold from airport shops.
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    SAK toothpick

    I've just found a nice 'officer' swiss army knife with my metal detector, which has cleaned up nicely but is missing the toothpick. Where can I get one ? The only supplier I've found wanted £3.50 p&p ! thanks, gads p.s just discovered it is missing the spring from the scissors- are...
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    Keeping your knife sharp?

    I recently did some work at the Japanese Embassy and they were only too glad to let me have some of their finest spermicetti oil, used on samurai swords for centuries.Some may think it wrong to hunt such an intelligent mammal but, as they were quick to point out- if they are so intelligent why...
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    Sharpening tuition

    I may well get in touch next year Dave, I will be working on a friend's house down in Bridport (nearly Devon), on and off for a few weeks and can probably arrange my work to coincide with one of your courses.Thanks for the offer and thanks for the encouragement Spamel. Meantime I shall...
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    Sharpening tuition

    I have recently been given a Fallkniven F1 and have come to the conclusion, despite reading the excellent tutorials on this forum, that I would benefit from hands on tuition before attempting convex sharpening. I had a go on my old opinel, hoping to convert it to convex, but just succeded in...