Found this guy on line. A favorite style of mine. They have been around for awhile. Not a fan of the “plastic stuff”, so I made some changes…added leather sheath and handle cover. Loving this learning leather Knowledge is a survival skill The Novice… Continue Reading “Cold Steel Finn Bear and some DIY add ons…”
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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 https://youtu.be/KgfM-Q4aQjY Remember knowledge is a survival skill. You may just have to mofiy a tool to get a… Continue Reading “I made a Opinel knife mod, for me”
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Posted on June 23, 2023
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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… Continue Reading “OPINEL No12 Folding Knife Saw – Subtle DIY Mods to make it yours”
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Posted on February 21, 2023
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Decided to try out making a full size wooden spoon. Found some Basswood cut it up and gave it a go. Turned out to be a really fun project. Learnt alot and now more to come. There are so many different types of spoons… Continue Reading “My First DIY full Size Wooden Spoon Carve – with Merry’s help of course”
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While surfing for interesting knives I have not come across before and here you go. A company I have not dealt with before. This one came to my attention. I am a big Sod buster/ work knife guy. One blade for all tasks and… Continue Reading “Sitivien ST128 Folding Knife, Awesome Work EDC”
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Posted on November 17, 2022
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If you follow me you will know I am a solo camper. Very rarely do I camp in a group. Just my family (the girls) and close friends, never more than a couple people. Well Leigh a friend has been at me for the… Continue Reading “Winter Camping Symposium Duluth MN. 2022. What joy”
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Generally when it comes to edc pocket knives I tend to prefer the old fashioned traditional style, especially when it comes to something like a Scout Knife. But Marbles is kinda winning me over here here with the new G-10 Series of knives. This… Continue Reading “Marbles G-10 Orange Scout Knife, Better than the Traditional?”
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Posted on September 23, 2022
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Well if you like me I like to cook alot when camping,trudging or just outdoors. Any excuse to have a meal and a cuppa Joe gets me going. Well there I was and came acrossvthis gem from ROUGH RYDER KNIVES. Yep a foldingbchef knife…wait… Continue Reading “Rough Ryder Lockback Pocket Chef Knife – It’s breakfast time.”
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Posted on September 15, 2022
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Sometimes you just gotta have one…..
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Posted on September 15, 2022
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Knowing people can be very inexpensive. Huh! Well a friend at work texted me and said he found a good deal on a knife so he got me one as well. Yep on sale and I paid nothing. Cannot beat that price. This is… Continue Reading “Mora 511 2021 Limited Color Edition – On Sale and got it free”
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