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It's just a preference thing imo, they are all good. Copper and brass patinate beautifully, with copper moreso...the one pictured is in brass...

DomC

There is NO cold weather where I live so I've never owned any gloves except when I was in the NAVY & as a child growing up in the frigid northeast...I wore wool mittens then & leather gloves while in...

Okay I understand...do you know the term/technique OSF (One Stick Fire)? It's basically making a fire using your preferred tool (Mine is a knife), ferro rod and a log...

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I opted for the Tramontina 14" Bush machete. It's all I need in Florida's scrub lands...

http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o631/DOMYNYK/013.jpg

DomC

What do you mean by "and is a mess on with a knife."? It wouldn't be any cleaner with a T'hawk either. I have more control with a knife. I own two hawks (SOG Fasthawk and CS Frontier Hawk) and...

Try the link now... http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/racquette/nessmukbydale.html
sorry

DomC

FWIW...Here's a bit of history on Nessmuk (George W. Sears) and his knife, and a modern day forging of a custom Nessmuk style knife:

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Man those knives are easy on the eyes! Superb craftsmanship and pictures.... thanx for sharing!

DomC

That is some mighty fine craftsmanship, including the steel...thanx for sharing!

DomC

In Florida, the answer is yes but the danger is not bush related...it's ocean related. Landlocked tourists drown every year in our beaches due to our treacherous rip currents. They panick and...

Thank you for the warm welcome!
DomC

Here is a picture of a striker I made from an old file. It works as good or better than a hand forged one imo...
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I don't care for those sharpeners that utilize tungsten carbide blades as they will ruin the edge of a good knife by removing too much of the steel unnecessarily. Scandi edges require a flat stone to...

Yeah a scandi ground blade needs a flat stone to sharpen with...

Here's some pix of my brass HBTB:
http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o631/DOMYNYK/momsday13andfirekits015_zpsf05ed422.jpg
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I recommend a flat stone such as an Arkansas, ceramic or fine diamond for sharpening/maintaining a Scandi edge. Once the edge is sharp a compound loaded strop will keep it honed.

DomC

The side opposite the scalloped edges is supposed to be flat. Stropping this side after sharpening (using a round file diamond or ceramic) on the scalloped edges will remove the burr formed after the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDoyIDzYmE&feature=player_detailpage
The imfamous A.G. Russell discusses ceramic sharpeners. I'm old school and still use crock sticks to sharpen my knives,...

Hello my name is Dominick but call me Dom. I hail from the Space Coast of Florida since '68. I love camping, hiking, fishing and bushcraft & I have a love/facination with everything sharp and shiny....