10,000th Izula contest!! (Winners announced!)

[shotgunner11]

THIS IS A SKILLS/PHOTO CONTEST!!!!!​

Kind of a two parter on this one. I want to see pictures of traps built with an ESEE knife.

Whatever kinds of traps you want. There are some really cool ones out there if you use your friend Google (don't want to hear that you dont know how.)

And I want quality photos of the trap with the ESEE knife visible. (If you enter your photo, your giving ESEE rights to use said photo as they see fit).

Post your pics to this thread with whatever commentary you wish to add then SHUSH!!!

NO CHATTING!!!​

All the usual rules apply, Gold member or above, RAT pack number in your post, if you chop off a finger or a whole limb ESEE is not responsible for your stup....blah, blah, blah.....

Picking three winners, first prize (chosen by the mods) will get their pick of the three numbers, second will get the choice of the remaining two and third gets the last one.

Close of the contest is whenever I feel like it (it'll be at least a week).

Get out there and get your hands dirty!

 

[hwpaintballer]

I'm not a Gold member still, so I'm not actually entering, But I'll still post some pics up and kick this contest off if you don't mind.

Figure 4 dead fall with an Izula.

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[BenchmadeBoy]

So, I'm at work. Noon time rolls around. Horrors! Forgot my lunch! Grabbing my trusty Izula and some ordinary materials I quickly fashion a means to trap lunch:

Silly I know However I read the rules! Thanks so much for the contest and the chance to win a really special Izula. I love mine.

Rat Pack #51

edit: Epic trap fail. I ended up eating the Cheetos.

edit # 2: Seeing all these other great traps inspired me to try again, after my first attempt. So, I was out in the field (I work in Arctic Canada) and I built my very first figure 4 trap using Arctic Willow. It is by no means perfect, there are many flaws (note the several attempts at notches). However, I got it support the weight of the rock and it triggered very easy. Yes, those are mosquitoes clinging to the rock. They were some of the several thousand that visited me that day

 

[5.56]

Inverted Can RAT Trap (live capture)

I live in the city, so here is an urban trap for the city dwellers.



Start with a large soup can and preferably a can opener, but for today I'll use my trusty Izula.

Pierce the can in the center and cut a cross shape(+) in the lid. Drain the contents and discard or save for bait.

Fold the flaps slightly in. The opening should be just large enough for your target to enter the can

Prepare the bait, I will use cheese.

After you "cut the cheese:thumbup:" place it inside the trap. Set the can in a location frequented by critters.

This is a rudimentary trap. The theory is the rodent enters the trap to retrieve the bait.

As the rodent tries to exit, the sharp edges catch on its fur/skin and prevent it from exiting.

This is a live capture trap, so you have the option to kill or release.
There you have it, the basic means to trap pesky vermin. Or you can just go buy some mouse traps.

 

[milani74]

I'll add to this one.

Thanks for the generous giveaway!

 

[Wandering_About]

Well I'm going to post this anyhow, but I'm disqualified on two counts... Not a gold member AND I actually made this trap entirely with my Wetterlings axe.

Saw this trap on another forum. It is a snare. It is actually fairly easy to carve with an axe or hatchet (easier than with a knife in my experience) and you end up with a very sensitive but stable snare. In my area I prefer snares to deadfalls in general because good logs or rocks to use as weights are nigh on impossible to find.

Here's an overview of the trap:

Close up of the toggle mechanism. Ideally the cord to the engine would be much more vertical than this but I was in a bit of a hurry.

Here's the Wetterlings with the stick the toggle fits into.

And for a bonus, I also carved the old standby Figure 4 with my axe:

 

[eloreno]

I want to play!!

This one is a platform snare.

I went to the trouble of putting up little branches to force the little critter to

come at the trap in the direction I wanted. I did not do so with the rest of the

traps, it would however need to be done to make the traps more effective.


Here you can see how the trap works:

Here it is all ready to go:

Toggle release snare:

It's a little hard to see in this picture, but here is a Nicked Bait Stick release snare.

This was a lot of fun! This thing was super touchy and a challenge to set!

Here's one more. Your basic deadfall:

As usual, you guys rock!

Thanks for the chance to win!

 

[ikilledkenny]

So...this was my first attempt at ever making a trap. Was a bit more challenging than i originally thought. I ended up having to build it in my basement(pardon the mess) because its been raining all day.

The trap has been sprung!

Whatever it was stole my izula

Thanks for the chance!

RP# 553

 

[wolffbite]

Update
I am RP# 741 and a Gold member now! I qualify now yay!

A note before I show my traps, these were all made with my IZULA, and a small outdoor woodsaw. I thought that since this contest was to win an IZULA, it was fitting to use only that knife for the traps!

I made 4 variants of deadfall, each with increasing difficulty to set, therefore increasing sensitivity, and in turn increasing effectiveness.

1: Figure 4 Deadfall

A fairly easy deadfall to make, and if done correctly can be decently sensitive, although it takes more force than other deadfalls to trigger in my opinion. The notching takes a bit of practice, but can be easily adjusted.

It consists of 3 notched sticks, and a leaning weight (a 2x8 in this example, but a large flat rock should be used in a real survival situation). The bait goes on the sharpened horizontal stick directly under the weight.

When the bait stick is moved, it falls out of the way, the slanted stick is released from the notch and is pushed by the weight directly away from the trap and drags the vertical stick along with it because of the notch.

I made another version of this while on vacation with a proper rock, and bait added for effect.

2: Friction Point Split Stick Deadfall

This one is simpler in form than the figure 4. I saw a pattern that when the setups got simpler (fewer mechanisms) they increased in sensitivity. This however will be proven to have exceptions in my last deadfall... but keep reading!

It consisted of 2 notched sticks, a trigger (bait) stick and a leaning weight. When the bait stick is moved/jiggled, it causes the two sticks to lose their grip on each other on the weight comes down.

3: Split Stick Deadfall

The deadfall in its simplest form. One stick cut in half, with a bait stick notched in between them. Basically the trick to this one, is to get the stick cut in half as STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE. That way when you V notch the ends of it to insert a bait stick, it will still be possible to balance it, otherwise it flops all over the place.

When the bait stick is moved (I even blew on it and it triggered) the sticks buckle and fall out of the way as the weight comes down.

See next post for last deadfall (Split up because of more than 10 images)

 

[wolffbite]

4: Trip Wire Deadfall

Now... this last deadfall was kind of a medley of different plans I saw. I didn't have a large tree anywhere to use so most of it is improvised. However, it is an EXTREMELY sensitive trap, and I am very pleased at how it turned out. I tossed a small wood shaving at the string and it managed to set it off.

It starts with 2 main stakes in the ground, with a cross-beam lashed across the top of them. The trigger mechanism is a small stick that is held into the two notches by the tension the weight causes of the string. When the trip wire is pressed, it pulls this stick out of the notches and causes the weight to fall.

I used my IZULA as the bait... because all my friends want it. If they try and take it they will get a nasty surprise hehehe...

The pictures really explain the mechanism better... so I'll just let them tell the story

Squish! Take that IZULA theif!

5: Stick Release Snare

I've never been a fan of using saplings/branches as engines for a snare, because I know that the longer the trap is set up for, the weaker it becomes as the engine loses its spring power. So I modified the stick release snare design to work with a falling rock as an engine instead, so no matter how long this snare is set up, it will never lose it's power.

As you can see, the stick is baited with a few peanuts, and sticks/fir branches are gathered around the stick release area to "guide" the animal through the snare.

When the animal grabs the bait, the rock is dropped, bringing the snare upwards and tightening it around the animal, eventually leaving it suspended in the air.

Thanks for the contest! It was really a lot of fun to make these traps!

Cheers,

Jonny W

 

[Heyday]

Here are a couple of snares I put together.

They have the same basic trigger mechanism, but are set up slightly different.

Here are some crops of each one:

This one is triggered by stepping on the lower cross bar and releasing the trigger stick that is held in place by the line tension. The noose is hanging by small vines tied around the top cross bar.

This one is triggered by taking the bait on the cross bar to release the trigger stick. The noose is on the ground for this snare.

RP #599

 

[krazichinaman]

I never made a trap before in my life so I figured I might as well try with my new Izula for this contest! I know the pictures aren't great quality (so I'll probably get DQed), I just wanted to share my first experience with the group. Overall, the trap itself works, I just need to make my notches deeper to keep the thing from slipping!

If it wasn't for this contest, I don't think I would have ever gotten around to trying to make a trap. Thanks for the positive nudge to get me to try it!

RP# 768

Good luck to everyone else!

 

[shotgunner11]

Thanks for the awesome participation guys!

I'm going to kill this off on monday so you have one more weekend to get your traps built.

 

[Doc13]

So ya... Hope I'm not late for this..

I decided to challenge the idea that the ESEE-5 is a no good, good-for-nothing, prybar, ogre, clumsy, impractical, barbarian of a knife.

Here is how I did it....

Figure 4

Spring Snare

Friction Point Split Stick

Here's a little ESEE pron...

I know they are not the traditional trap and snare pics, but I hope you enjoy the different aspect.

Thank you to Mr Shotgunner and ESEE for organizing this. It was quite fun

 

[zyhano]

From this thread:http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=711293&highlight=snare+trap+izula

 

[DRKNTE]

These are all very cool. Nice job everyone, Love the Toothpicks Doc13. On another note what was the weave on your bracelet BenchmadeBoy? very nice.

 

[shotgunner11]

Alright! We have our winners!!

First place: wolffbite

Second place: eloreno

Third place: Heyday

Congrats guys, you earned it.

E-mail me at MikeB@eseeknives.com with your #1, 2 and 3 choices of 9,999, 10,000 and 10,001. Wolf obviously can just send his #1 choice.

Also include your shipping addresses please.

And thanks to everyone for your effort and participation, this place wouldn't be what it is without the members. It would just be me, Kate, Tony, Jeff and Mike sitting around with our thumbs up our arses.:thumbup:

 

[texastonydobbs]

Congrats gang !

 

[R.A.T.]

All the winner's knives are shipping today via USPS Priority mail.