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english

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Re: Do you use knives?
Reply #120 - Dec 4^th, 2004 at 4:42am

I've got a piece of Arkansas novaculite for sharpening my knives as well. It's quite a common stone for knife sharpening. But I find the nicest part of the sharpening kit to use is the strop. Makes such a nice noise.
My hands are probably as cut up as yours. I've done all the stupid things - carving when tired, carving when cold, carving when there is no light to see by, carving without securing the piece properly. I learnt quite quickly that these are not good things to do. I'm now quite proficient at knife wielding, but my hands look like a patchwork quilt because of my early days.

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Re: Do you use knives?
Reply #121 - Dec 4^th, 2004 at 5:25am

the hands do suffer, i find that carving towardsd myself is easyer to control and in my opinion safer for me .
once i was carving towards myself in the dark with a frost on the ground and didnt cut myself it was about 2 in the morning at the marshes trying to get a fire going there was ice on the water and it was starting to rain but i got the fire going with my flint and steel (isnt it great when the snot and sweat muix and drops of your nose

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english Ex Member	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #122 - Dec 4^th, 2004 at 6:00am I won't say never carve towards yourself, but it is quite stupid. How do you manage to get any power in there, any confidence, any nice strokes? Nah, carving away from yourself makes much more sense.
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britishslinger Senior Member Offline slings the handheld arlilery Posts: 391	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #123 - Dec 4^th, 2004 at 6:55am i just find it easyer like a single handed draw kinfe
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english

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Re: Do you use knives?
Reply #124 - Dec 4^th, 2004 at 7:46am

That's how you'd use a hook knife. I personally find that carving towards yourself inhibits accuracy and everything, and I can't make any decent carvings (of animals, say) using it that way. But if it works for you, then do that by all means. Bushcraft as a whole is all about finding the most efficient way - if it's efficient for you, then great.

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britishslinger Senior Member Offline slings the handheld arlilery Posts: 391	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #125 - Dec 4^th, 2004 at 11:28am thats what i love about bushcraft if it works it works i do sometimes use the normal cvarving techneques
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lobohunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline where be a rock and a string there be a sling Posts: 1945 Cottage Grove or Gender:	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #126 - Dec 6^th, 2004 at 4:13am
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Gun Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Slinging Viking Posts: 1089 The Ozarks of Ark & Mo Gender:	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #127 - Dec 6^th, 2004 at 10:27am sweet!
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english Ex Member	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #128 - Dec 6^th, 2004 at 1:22pm That is one ugly, evil looking sword/knife. Crazy. How cool.
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DaveUK Tiro Offline who will cast the first stone? Posts: 34 UK, Cambridge Gender:	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #129 - Dec 6^th, 2004 at 5:16pm In the words of crocodile dundee "that aint a knife, thats a spoon!"
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Re: Do you use knives?
Reply #130 - Dec 6^th, 2004 at 7:07pm

Knives, knives, knives! I could talk about 'em all night.

I carry a Spyderco Endura at ALL frikkin' times and a Leatherman at work. I deliver the death blow to boars with an Ontario Spec-Plus Survival and skin&butcher with a Schrade Scrimshaw w/ a 5 in. blade.
I fence with Del tin rapiers and side swords and I absolutely fantasize about fencing with an Angus Trim longsword. (Is that wierd? Undecided

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http://www.allsaintsblades.com/ (Gus Trim's blades)
http://www.deltin.net/ (Honorable Del tin family)

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Re: Do you use knives?
Reply #131 - Dec 7^th, 2004 at 10:17am

I own a lot of knives most are cheap and nasty though. I usually like to buy really cheap but sturdy blunt knives you get off of markets and then sharpen then myself, i have some really good knifes from that.
My best knive i found in an armoury in France on holiday, there was literally hundreds of knives but for some reason i liked it best. Its a Laguiole, proper french knife make and razor sharp, although it looks great its a little big for a folding knife so i dont always carry it around with me.
Ill try and post up a pic for you guys.

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DaveUK Tiro Offline who will cast the first stone? Posts: 34 UK, Cambridge Gender:	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #132 - Dec 18^th, 2004 at 7:37am Here is my laguiole.
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Re: Do you use knives?
Reply #133 - Dec 19^th, 2004 at 5:16pm

Ahh, I haven't been on the forum in forever. It's good to get back to talking about knives and weapons and the good stuff in life... Grin

About cutting towards yourself, this is generally a bad idea, but it can be useful when carving. For example, many professional carvers take the knife in their four fingers and use their thumb on the piece of wood to pull their hand slowly towards themselves as they cut. If done properly, this gives you a lot of control. Wink

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Nimlas Novicius Offline "Laugh it up fuzz ball" Posts: 8 Danbury, CT Gender:	Re: Do you use knives? Reply #134 - Dec 19^th, 2004 at 6:20pm Hmmm knives, I have one with me almost all the time(cept for at school of course). A swiss army tinker to be exact. I also have a k- bar and others.I kinda get the cheap ones too and sharpen em' Jack
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