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Thank you, I have those also lol. I ike these over hatchets because they are so light and the thin blade cuts better. They are excellent for backpacking or foraging. I have a sweet little double-bit hatchet that I carry sometimes when hunting also. LOL ironically, today is opening day of the season.

Thanks, yeah I heard that, so just how many folks over there are doing bad things with machetes to get them banned? The reason i made this was that i have a couple of cheap machetes that I cut down and found they are better suited for me that way. The grip finally broke on one of them, and I wanted one made a bit better so i used it as a pattern.

thanks, it came out better than expected. I've had this bottle for years, so didn't even know if it was still good, and it was an experiment that worked out for a change lol.

lol They are like pets here, they run around all over town. Its great to watch the fawns grow up every year. These just got their winter coats.

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Thank you, Pastor, I wish the fence wasn't in some of them but my front yard was full of Deer, I went to go out the gate, and this is what I saw lol. Right now it's just a piece of wood the same size as the whetstone, I sewed the pocket on flat so I had to wet form it to shape.

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Finally did something!! It's been a while, but it sure felt good to get back to doing a few things. The Machete is 1095, cold blued, with an apple wood handle, and a 13 1/2" blade. The sheath is about 7/8 oz, Mottled bison brown stain, and finished with Feibings Mink oil. Dang, when I pulled that leather out of the box and that wonderful aroma of tanned leather hit me, i was hooked again lol.

Calling the people trying to help you a peanut gallery probably won't help in getting your questions answered. Good luck with your problems.

What did you clean it for, and what did you clean it with? its probably the soap.

you should be able to buy those easy enough. I have bought plenty for my cars and trucks from the local parts store. Oreillys is where i get mine.

Oh yeah, when i was a kid we would make a yearly trip to Fort Collins to JAX army surplus store , they had tons of milsurp and only milsurp, most of our campiing gear was military. Sadly now their surplus is in one little area in one little room af a huge multi-building sporting goods store. On top of that, my dad was a commander in the local Civil Air Patrol. I still have stuff from the Korean War era and before that i still use. We have a surplus store here, but its friggin crazy expensive.

Its just leather man lol. Sharpen them and ya won't have to beat them to death.

I feel the same way, thank you!!!

I've worn a few pairs of those out. They couldn't give them away, hardly back in the day, I used to buy them because they were the cheapest boots you could find. lol. They aren't the most comfortable things in the world, so consider them a collectible before good footwear. They may have worked well for jungle use, but that's about all imo. Did a quick internet search (Vietnam era jungle boot care) and there's actually a forum on this stuff, "US Milatria forum", plenty of good info. What I did learn is that these boots were not polished during that time in history, so doing so would lessen their value and make old guys laugh at you when they see you.

beautiful!! i love that dogs smile!!! Dont take a minute for granted my friend that next 20 will go by in the blink of an eye. My wife and I are at 45 years this fall and going strong.

I'm always amazed and saddened at the same time. Knowledge that was commonplace and common sense for literally centuries has been lost in just a few generations. Higher learning they call it. We are smarter now or so they say and they actually have people believing it. Simple wax and paraffin were household staples and used for hundreds of common things we are led to believe need specialized products today.

oh yea, you could harden that up, and it would be just as effective. I'll give it a pretty cool too.

Most of those arent soldered. I doubt you would need to in this case, there is not a lot of weight on it. But if ya want to, then tin them first before putting them on the wallet, then it's just a matter of touching a hot iron to them for an instant. Beware, solder isn't the same color, so it will show, so you have to be careful tinning just the seam.

took the burb out for her shakedown run, it was a beautiful day yesterday, only in the 60s but no clouds and the leaves are changing big time lol. did you know Quaking Aspen stands are really one huge living organism not separate trees like pines and such. They grow from the roots of an existing tree so are all interconnected and actually the same living organism. You can see it in fall, as the colors change each stand changes at slighty diferent times and colors.

nfo and Feibings Golden Mink Oil its a water proofing and conditioner for outdoor gear.

there ya go!! Then I would coil a whole stick of it around a piece of hardwood or steel after annealing, then cut it down the side making dozens at once. Like they make chain mail.

you could make that in less time than it took you post this. Am I missing something?

Holy cow, you be careful, Its hard to heal up and no fun at all. I've finally finished working on the truck, i think. I found a leaking oil cooler hose and changed them out yesterday, friggin arthritis in my thumb makes it hell to start bolts and tighten stuff. Elk season is near, its an excellent meat, very lean and i rate it a close second to Antelope. The taste of wild meats is largely due to two things the fat and how you take care of the meat during the processing. Most of the gamey taste comes from the fat and the blood, so it's essential you take it all off during the butchering. Ageing of the meat is also very important. Just like ageing beef, i usually hang my critters for a week at least to drain all the blood and tenderize the meat. The meat also develops a hard rind that is trimmed off during the butchering and takes with it any dirt, hair or blue skin that may be left. My dad taught me some very old school ways that have been largely forgotten over the years, he was raised primarilly by his grandfather, who came here from Ireland, and his uncles, who were early settlers of this area. Plus he grew up in the 30s with no electricity lol, everyone did things this way. We never used refrigeration in the process we had a shed that we hung the critters in it was dark and well-ventilated every day dad would cover the critters with a linen sheet, then at night, uncover them so the cool air could get to them. This would keep the meat cool and dry, literally as long as you wanted it to hang without going bad. Taking the burb out for its test run after all the work today, the wife and i are going to dig some more clay, hopefully to last the winter and see how the colors are changing in the leaves.

yup its cooling down big time here, right on schedule we had our first cold snap!! ya know the global warming hoax well, funny story. I started bow hunting about 1977. Opening day has always been Sept 1st. When i started Elk hunting it didn't take me long to figure out it was still to warm i would go out for my week and not have good luck as Elk don't start their rut until cold weather sets in. I would come home, then about a week later, it would turn cold and storm for the first time of the year. So i started taking my hunting trips on the third week of September. Guess what, there has not been a year since i started watching that the weather hasn't changed and stormed during the second or third week of the month. We are now down in the 30s at night it will warm back up into the 70s in the day but summer is no more lol. Bad thing is the last frost in the spring is just as accurate it kills off my apricot buds every year. It has only been warm enough for my apricots to bloom twice about 10 years ago and the tree is about 30 years old now. I think it's a state-to-state thing no federal regulations that i know of.. I don't know of any here but there isnt much to mow down here lol. Probably insurance companies make folks do it here. Time for U 2 bbq lol.