A pause from the strife

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DOC-CANADA

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:D Hey my brothers,

Considering this is Canada Day, I thought we should take a pause from the strife (something about 'toys in the bush'?) and do something more enjoyable, like look at pictures :) First,

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Next, awhile back we were teaching SkunkWerx how to do bow drill fire and I mentioned that despite what you read, a long bow is not necessary, or even that advantageous, so I took a picture of my kit -

MyBowDrillkit2.jpg

There's a foot long ruler in the picture for comparison.

Bubbacatfish mentioned a few posts back, that he might have to learn how to net because it seems like a useful skill:

BeerBuddy1.jpg

This is a Beer Buddy, and it was designed for the stern paddler (in a canoe). Bow paddlers have the deck to put their beer down, but, alas the poor stern paddler. This holds a can of beer and hangs on your chest. If you sippin' and there's some rapids, you can let go and take care of business..........

CellMate1.jpg

This, I call the Cell Mate, for obvious reasons. So, Mr. bubbacatfish, a couple of more things you can do with netting and there's also some more neat 'toys'.....oh, oh :foot:

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Anyway, enjoy the pictures, I have just 3 minutes left to crack a Canadian.

Doc

added: for those of you that are interested, the 2 needles that are laying horizontally across the top of the tool wrap, are made of moose antler, and the 2 deer tines across the bottom - the one on the right is used as a bodkin to open up the weave in a basket, for inserting more weavers, and the one on the left has a 'squared' point and is used as an awl to make lacing holes in Birch bark.
 
In my haste to 'let the suds flow', I forgot one other thing. While reading bikermikearchery's post about slings, etc., I realized I hadn't made one for awhile, so I did:

The Bikermikearchery Sling:
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Now, back to the strife. :(

Doc
 
Doc,
Your a super cool guy :thumbup: :D I'm glad you post here. I really like the photos esspecially the first one ;)

Ron
 
Happy Canada Day Doc, and thanks for posting. I very much second you sentiments!

Wish I could be an Canada to celebrate it with you.

Rick.
 
I really like the "cellmate". That way if you drop your cell phone you don't have to bend over.

Slings are incredibly cool and merit the practice to learn them. Back in the day we spent lots of time up on the hill shelling an old, dead tree down in the forest way below. I've been meaning to revive my sling'in but a serious shoulder injury a few years back seems to rear its ugly head too often. Time for some more PT.

It is good to see that Canada is open to Brazilian immigrants. Mac
 
Doc, you have some nice kits there, very talented, As always, thanks for sharing.
 
Quiet Bear said:
Great pics. What is your socket made of?
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The tine of a moose antler. No lubricant necessary.

My stuff varies a bit from the norm: I don't exactly tie my string on the bow -on the end closest to my hand is a slip knot (actually a Buntline hitch) which fits into a notch on the bow, on the other end, just a loop which goes over one of two forks (which are uneven in diameter). This way I can quickly increase the tension of the string just by how I wrap the string around and on the forks. Useful for demonstrations and in case string breaks, it is very quick to change.

The drill is longer than average to accomodate a bad back, although I also find that when the drill is a bit longer, there is less lateral movement (wobble?) at the hearth. Also, you will notice that the diameter of the drill is less at the hearth end. This isn't necessary, but if I have the time, I find it works more easily, at least for me.

bowdrillbreakdown.jpg


Thanks for all the great comments.

Doc
 
Happy Canada Doc. I'm trying to decide who I want most to be lost in the Canadian wilderness with...you, so I can stay alive....or Miss Canada who will make the last days much more interesting.:p

Doc, you ever think of running an educational week-end up in the woods for us folks that are learning? Looks like most of us could learn a lot.

Thanks! Can't tell you how much I appreciate your pics and know-how.
 
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