Mistwalker
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- Dec 22, 2007
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Some of you may have notice that I haven't been around as much as usual, and nowhere near as much as I would like. I have been really busy with new areas of my work lately, and then also in the middle of the most complex remodel of 111 square feet of space I have ever done.
First there was a matter of jacking the ceiling / second floor up almost 7 inches to re-level it after a structural wall was removed improperly. Designing the new kitchen, drilling holes and bolting the upstairs joists together, and then building a complicated, offset, temporary support wall to hold it all in place, that due to where the beam would be would only catch about 1/4-inch of the ends of the floor joists above the kitchen itself. Then there was the matter of going under the floor to build the system that would support the redistributed weight of the new configuration of the kitchen. Removing an entry door, relocating the kitchen window and the plumbing below it, tracing down and completely re-configuring 6 of the 7 20 amp circuits, and then building the new post and beam wall system for a more open kitchen than originally existed. So, going from this...
Through this...
To get to this point, with the structure, plumbing, and wiring all completed, working alone, all while simultaneously keeping up with my current work load and even adding a lot more to it, has been one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced. I am starting on the wall finish now, the hardwood flooring next, and then I will be installing the cabinets and building a few specialty cabinets. I'm pretty stoke to have gotten to this point personally. This work and images taken during this project could easily make a post three times the size of my most wordy and photo heavy thread to date, but I'll spare you guys from that
Anyway, I am digressing...so now I'm going to get back to the point of this post. The process of doing all of this has delayed me from posting some of the reviews I would like to post. So, even though it is hard to include many pics of an item I actually wear, I wanted to give some thoughts on the hybrid kydex and leather sheath Rick made for the mid-tech Hiking Buddy.
First off, it is a classy looking sheath for edc carry, and not a bushcraft type sheath. So it looks great in an edc role and doesn't look out of place in an urban environment.
I do very much like the high ride of the sheath. It is very comfortable on my belt and out of the way even when driving my truck.
I really like the fact that Rick included a thumb-push for quieter more discreet drawing of the knife.
I also like the ability to quickly put it on my belt, or take it off, with just a squeeze of the belt clip and without having to undo my belt.
So I just wanted to take a few minutes to say, good job Rick, very nicely done man!
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First there was a matter of jacking the ceiling / second floor up almost 7 inches to re-level it after a structural wall was removed improperly. Designing the new kitchen, drilling holes and bolting the upstairs joists together, and then building a complicated, offset, temporary support wall to hold it all in place, that due to where the beam would be would only catch about 1/4-inch of the ends of the floor joists above the kitchen itself. Then there was the matter of going under the floor to build the system that would support the redistributed weight of the new configuration of the kitchen. Removing an entry door, relocating the kitchen window and the plumbing below it, tracing down and completely re-configuring 6 of the 7 20 amp circuits, and then building the new post and beam wall system for a more open kitchen than originally existed. So, going from this...
Through this...
To get to this point, with the structure, plumbing, and wiring all completed, working alone, all while simultaneously keeping up with my current work load and even adding a lot more to it, has been one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced. I am starting on the wall finish now, the hardwood flooring next, and then I will be installing the cabinets and building a few specialty cabinets. I'm pretty stoke to have gotten to this point personally. This work and images taken during this project could easily make a post three times the size of my most wordy and photo heavy thread to date, but I'll spare you guys from that
Anyway, I am digressing...so now I'm going to get back to the point of this post. The process of doing all of this has delayed me from posting some of the reviews I would like to post. So, even though it is hard to include many pics of an item I actually wear, I wanted to give some thoughts on the hybrid kydex and leather sheath Rick made for the mid-tech Hiking Buddy.
First off, it is a classy looking sheath for edc carry, and not a bushcraft type sheath. So it looks great in an edc role and doesn't look out of place in an urban environment.
I do very much like the high ride of the sheath. It is very comfortable on my belt and out of the way even when driving my truck.
I really like the fact that Rick included a thumb-push for quieter more discreet drawing of the knife.
I also like the ability to quickly put it on my belt, or take it off, with just a squeeze of the belt clip and without having to undo my belt.
So I just wanted to take a few minutes to say, good job Rick, very nicely done man!
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