The Novice Survivalist
A novice outdoorsmen learning camping, fishing, bushcraft and survival. "KNOWLEDGE IS A SURVIVAL SKILL"
What…….
List 30 things that make you happy.
I don’t know that many things for anything, never mind things that make me happy….I know know what makes me unhappy…not knowing 30 things about anything….Aargh
DIY Budget leather projects for a rainy day – learning leathercraft
Did some leathering learning on a cool rainy day…the joy. Saved money by using off cuts from other projects the joy
Modified OPINEL No 9, The TADPOLE, Wharncliffe Whittler , It’s a little masterpiece
I love the Opinel out knife. They are really well made. Almost perfect. The best thing is that they can be modified in so many ways. Here’s one way I changed a #9.
Remember knowledge is a survival skill
The Novice Survivalist
My favorite game…really
What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?
Well….I am old, I live alone, the cat is a useless game player….so for me, favorite game….just like Kindergarten….nap time…
Higo No Kami Knives – Just so simple and I am truly confused about them
On my YouTube channel I like to review Knives. A particular favorite type do, for me is finding a traditional knife( with alot of history). from other counties. ( not the US).
This time on my search I came across these guys. HIGO NO KAMI. Say that 10 times…From Japan, these knives have a very interesting history. From way back, Sumarai times way back..1890’s back. So I brought one….well actually 3.
And that was the start of it….I just love the internet. Everybody had something to say. Except nobody said the same thing…..the horror. But I persisted and got a “general history if them” Facinating to say the least.
As fof the knife… well…..check out my review.
Knowledge is a survival skill. Even the internet helps sometimes…..
The Novice Survivalist
Higo No Kami Knives – Just so simple and I am truly confused about them
I came across these knives looking for traditional country knives. At first look I thought “Now that’s a ugly knife”. But decided to look into them futher..further… GLAD I DID THAT.
Re.ember knowledge is a survival skill. Even if at first glance its odd.
The Novice Survivalist
I made a Opinel knife mod, for me
I own a lot…yep a lot of Opinel knives. I have a couple of duplicates, so I decided to un- duplicate….this one was a fun project
Remember knowledge is a survival skill. You may just have to mofiy a tool to get a chore done to survive…..
The Novice Survivalist
Rough Ryder Faded Blue Jeans BOW CANOE folding knife, My new favorite from this RR series.
This knife won me over as soon as I saw it. I love traditional folding knives. And this one. Well it’s a Canoe. .with a more obvious bow on the handle.
Probably my favorite from the Faded blue jean series
Remember knowledge is a survival skill
The Novice
OPINEL No12 Folding Knife Saw – Subtle DIY Mods to make it yours
I have an Opinel folding saw. It’s my pocket saw I carry when camping or trudging. A great saw perfect forva saw EDC. Compact and sharp it does all the chores I need it to do. And it does them well
BUT…,,, I went canoeing and camping in the boundry waters with the usual suspects. Had a great time, one morning. It was my turn to get the breakfast fire going. So out with the trusty pocket saw go cut up some wood……it had been raingvetc and muggy. I could not get the blade to unfold. The wood handle had swelled up. The blade is normally snug in there, but now it was tight. The problem was there’s no nail nick on the blade. You pinch it between your fingers and pull it out. I could not because not much blade sticking out.
When I got back from the trip I thought about it and came up with a solution. Here you go..l
Remember, knowledge is a survival skill. I came up with this fix after some research on the issue. Knowledge can be gained with research. Just saying
The Novice Survivalist
My answer…
Write about your first crush.
Well there I was at work with a hammer about to nail…and I….oh wait….you mean first crush as in love…
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