The Novice Survivalist
A novice outdoorsmen learning camping, fishing, bushcraft and survival. "KNOWLEDGE IS A SURVIVAL SKILL"
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…
Well my answer is….
What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily?
My very old, battered, over worked, under paid, creaky old body. Yep that’s about it.
Su Chickens BOX OF BLADES, Marble’s Black Stag Bone Congress Whittler, whittling and what not
Sometimes you just get lucky. As you are probably aware I have small YouTube channel. I have a couple thousand subscribers. Some very dedicated and some not so much. About Normal for tubing.
Then this happens. …A small box arrived at my door and it was from a regular subscriber. When I regular, he’s the type who watches and comments regularly on the channel. I opened the box and in itvwas a reassure trove of…yep….folding sharp and shiny. He had sent 6 and I am sure he chose carefully which to send. What joy. In the box was a nite …check these out do as you will. When done send them home. ..except one he said was fir me to keep.
Awesome ..so here is the first look at one independent of the six.
Remember knowledge is a survival skill. Have peeps around who got your back can only help.
Novice survivalist
My answer to this.
What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?
Well……, I am retired. On a fixed budget, old and tired……I have no luxuries… just saying
Name change
If you had to change your name, what would your new name be?
The old guy who won the mega millions ….just saying it would be nice……hope springs eternal
My answer…
Do you remember your favorite book from childhood?
Never really read books young. But in my teens The one that got me was ….ok it’s a comic magazine we used to get in the mail…BUSTERS. kids comic magazine. Waited patients every month for it….gone are those days….YEP I am OLD……The horror.
Just saying
Handmade Puukko Whittler Knife from an OPINEL no9 Blade.
I had spare Opibel No 9 blade so made me a whittling knife, based on a Puukko knife. The joy
Novice survivalist
Do I remember…..
I am way older then the internet. Of course I rem…..wait, wait…ummmm. forgot what I was gonna say….I think….
Do you remember life before the internet?
My Answer to prompt
Do you have any collections?
Not really but had some folding knives…I think they collected on thier owm…now about 75 of them… they must mate or something. Memories but like all collections they are fading….or is that my age showing….
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