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I decided to take 2 of my custom knives out today ( I only have 3 anyway ! ) to compare them side by side, one was my JK Hiker and the other my Koster Nessmuk.
My first test was to Batton some Fatwood.......
I had to give this one to the JK, it's 3/16" thick and drives though like a tank, the Koster still performed well but I have actually put micro ripples in the edge when battoning it before. It was ok this time though because although Fatwood is hard it does split easily.
I then decided to test my fire-making skills. I shaved some fine Fatwood dust from one of the pieces and got ready with the smallest firesteel in the world ( I really hope I win one of the competitions that are on here at the minute with firesteels as prizes !!!!).
After 4 or 5 strikes I had fire, some days things just go right eh !!!
Time to enjoy the views with a cuppa !
I spotted quite a few of these today, they are FairySlipper ( Calypso bulbosa ) the Haida boiled and ate the corms in small quatities and they are said to have a rich, buttery flavour....I've yet to try them !
Then it as back to the testing.......
Now it's no secret that John ( Stomper ) is my favourite knife maker, he's just such a nice guy, so I really wanted the Hiker to kick the Nessmuks butt, however when it came to cutting and notching these sticks the Nessmuk leapt ahead. I guess it's a no brainer really, one is 1/8" stock with a scandi grind the other 3/16" with quite a thick edge !!!!
I will say though that the JK is 100% more comfy to use, now if the Nessmuk had a JK handle on it......maybe when I have the funds I'll have to send it to John to re-handle !!!!!!
I used some OceanSpray - Aka Arrow wood, it grows very straight and is very hard so it was used to make harpoon shafts, teepee pins, digging tools and drum hoops.
I figured it would be perfect to use with a little natural cordage to make an Apache throwing star !!!
Once it was made I figured I'd try it against an old tree stump, if I'm honest I was expectig it to either break or bounce off but........WHACK it flew straight into the stump first go !!!!!
Thinking it must have been a fluke I pulled it outand tried a second shot.....WHACK straight in again....I kid you not !!!!
Feeling happy and not wanting to push my luck a 3rd time this was where I left it......would love to see some sheeples face if they find it !!!!!!
My first test was to Batton some Fatwood.......
I had to give this one to the JK, it's 3/16" thick and drives though like a tank, the Koster still performed well but I have actually put micro ripples in the edge when battoning it before. It was ok this time though because although Fatwood is hard it does split easily.
I then decided to test my fire-making skills. I shaved some fine Fatwood dust from one of the pieces and got ready with the smallest firesteel in the world ( I really hope I win one of the competitions that are on here at the minute with firesteels as prizes !!!!).
After 4 or 5 strikes I had fire, some days things just go right eh !!!
Time to enjoy the views with a cuppa !
I spotted quite a few of these today, they are FairySlipper ( Calypso bulbosa ) the Haida boiled and ate the corms in small quatities and they are said to have a rich, buttery flavour....I've yet to try them !
Then it as back to the testing.......
Now it's no secret that John ( Stomper ) is my favourite knife maker, he's just such a nice guy, so I really wanted the Hiker to kick the Nessmuks butt, however when it came to cutting and notching these sticks the Nessmuk leapt ahead. I guess it's a no brainer really, one is 1/8" stock with a scandi grind the other 3/16" with quite a thick edge !!!!
I will say though that the JK is 100% more comfy to use, now if the Nessmuk had a JK handle on it......maybe when I have the funds I'll have to send it to John to re-handle !!!!!!
I used some OceanSpray - Aka Arrow wood, it grows very straight and is very hard so it was used to make harpoon shafts, teepee pins, digging tools and drum hoops.
I figured it would be perfect to use with a little natural cordage to make an Apache throwing star !!!
Once it was made I figured I'd try it against an old tree stump, if I'm honest I was expectig it to either break or bounce off but........WHACK it flew straight into the stump first go !!!!!
Thinking it must have been a fluke I pulled it outand tried a second shot.....WHACK straight in again....I kid you not !!!!
Feeling happy and not wanting to push my luck a 3rd time this was where I left it......would love to see some sheeples face if they find it !!!!!!
