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Nice how to - these are the kind of things I never think about documenting. I spent some time last summer showing my dad some carving techniques. My wife sometimes gets worried when I am carving spoons, etc. I showed her some cutting moves and how if you are doing things correctly, the knife is always controlled and you can't really get cut.
I think a vid will be helpful for the lat cut. It is really about the most powerful cut you can make outside of chopping and is totally safe, as everything is away from you.
My first hints to someone are to keep the elbows in and keep the work close to you. This limits range of motion and keeps you safe. There are cuts you can use for carving towards yourself, and much like the thumb assist, you use your off hand fingers to drive the blade. Done right, there is none of you in the way and allows a lot of control.
I think a vid will be helpful for the lat cut. It is really about the most powerful cut you can make outside of chopping and is totally safe, as everything is away from you.
My first hints to someone are to keep the elbows in and keep the work close to you. This limits range of motion and keeps you safe. There are cuts you can use for carving towards yourself, and much like the thumb assist, you use your off hand fingers to drive the blade. Done right, there is none of you in the way and allows a lot of control.
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Dirt Time. She do takes her toll on ma gear. Dirt, rain, mud, sun, river water, stuff like that. Nothing of mine looks new for long.
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Great post, Moose. I learned a thing or two about draw cutting wood, and I especially liked the pommel extension tip.
Intuitive? Not so much. Hand a knife to someone who hasn't done a lot of knife work (or just woodwork with tools in general), and you'll see that "intuitive" is a whole different ballgame.
Agreed. I'd better not be cocky or flippant. I also still have things to learn.:foot: I do remember though the first lesson in knife use was from my father when I was 8-10 ? He was gutting a moose and asked for the knife. He then handed it back to me holding the spine, cutting edge down with the handle toward me and said ''this is the way you hand a knife to someone''. Now whether it's the best way to hand someone a knife, I don't know. I do know that I've never been cut, or cut someone doing this. I also know that he made me aware of knife safety at a young age. It has stayed with me ever since.
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Lessons learned early like that, rapidly become ingrained in mind and muscle, as we age. Like me, my first knives and lessons came before my 10th birthday. Some things don't get thought about anymore or haven't for a while. I've even had people aske me, "Where'd you learn that?" and I honestly don't know, I can't remember. I know I learned it somewhere, but where, when and who, is gone, but the mind and muscle retain it. Go figure.
What I have learned from teaching guys around 16-22yrs old, is, they don't know shit about how to use a knife. Or at least the ones I been around. Ask them anything about a knife in a video game, they can tell you all about it, but talk to them about actually USING a knife, and they don't know squat.
Makes it easier, but the fundamental basics are what I want them to learn. From there, they can grow.
Just seeing the way they handle a knife, a real knife, for the first time makes me cringe, and I ask myself, "Was I ever that bad?"
Maybe.
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Awesome post, I will definitely bookmark this post. Looking forward to more post. Youtube is a must.
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nice write-up, moose!
you'd be surprised it's not. just look at the "what should i buy next" posts in the general section and lots of guys recommend this or that knife because it's the best chopper, the grind is really efficient for shaving, etc. but you look at their knives and it's not even used! i'd go so far as to say half the members here have never done a feather stick or started a fire outside of their house...no less on a trail somewhere
exactly what i was thinking. man, we need a whole line of becker hard-use clothing line!
it's a widely accepted bushcraft technique. heck, even mors kochanski shows it being done in his book with a mora so it's not just for a bomb-proof knife like the bk-2. actually, i've beaten a mora several times and it's a surprisingly damn strong knife given it's price, but that's for another thread.
you'd be surprised it's not. just look at the "what should i buy next" posts in the general section and lots of guys recommend this or that knife because it's the best chopper, the grind is really efficient for shaving, etc. but you look at their knives and it's not even used! i'd go so far as to say half the members here have never done a feather stick or started a fire outside of their house...no less on a trail somewhere
exactly what i was thinking. man, we need a whole line of becker hard-use clothing line!
it's a widely accepted bushcraft technique. heck, even mors kochanski shows it being done in his book with a mora so it's not just for a bomb-proof knife like the bk-2. actually, i've beaten a mora several times and it's a surprisingly damn strong knife given it's price, but that's for another thread.
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Moose, real good info there brother:thumbup:, i like the hat as well. Keep upthe good work and look forward to your vids..
P.S. good luck again with the life 'change'.....
P.S. good luck again with the life 'change'.....
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TAG, he said he did that with a file. Tri file i believe he said 'triangle'...
Yep, I'm a dope. I just saw that and was going to edit my post to make it go away. Guess I was not fast enough. Evelyn Wood would be so disappointed in me.
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What would you like to know? Why it looks like a puking 4yr old did it?
I started with a tri file, coars, and marked my jimps, then proceeded to cut in, and then I broke out the Dremel, some cloth pads and compound (Jeweler's Rouge) and take the REAL sharp edges down and shine it up.
Moose
What would you like to know? Why it looks like a puking 4yr old did it?
I started with a tri file, coars, and marked my jimps, then proceeded to cut in, and then I broke out the Dremel, some cloth pads and compound (Jeweler's Rouge) and take the REAL sharp edges down and shine it up.
Moose
I thought it was factory done. Looks very much like what is on the ESEE-5. I may have to treat myself to another BK-2 and give it some Moose Treads. After I strip it of course.
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I'll trade you dead even for that Randall Model 5-6 you got up. I'll even throw in a Suunto compass, incase that one in the handle is the only one you got. Better hurry, this deal won't last long.
Moose
