Bushcraft Knife?

chainring said:
I've got 5 kids under 8 years old, and another due this Sunday, so I'm praying that this country will swing back
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Congrats Chainring. You know cable TV might be cheaper.:D


I don't like to preach either, but now (for everyone) is the time to start prepping. I like Ron Hoods idea of copy canning. Every time you go to buy a can of food (fruit, veggies, soup, etc..) buy an extra can. You will quickly expand your pantry with things you already eat.
 
Andy-

i really like the direction your work has taken recently with the multiple small pins up front, and sometimes a pair at the rear. that really sets off the bullseye much better than the larger pins. and as always your handles are stunning and the spalted blades are sweet. all together a visual treat at what seems like a decent price, even to a cheap bastard like me.

unfortunately i'm a little behind the curve right now, but eventually i'll get caught up and will be looking to add some Fiddlebacks to the collection then. i'm just sad that i can't do it right now.

i'd really love something with scales like this, but perhaps with some Shadetree burlap in place of the natural micarta.
 
This knife is absolutely beautiful Andy! I'm taking a break from the swing set project to go take a few pics, I'll have the first in-hand pics up later tonight.
 
Hey! I'm glad its gotten here.
 
Do me a favor, if you can, and get me some pics of the grind right at the plunge. (There is no tiny choil there to hide how it came out.) I couldn't get much of a pic.
 
chainring said:
I've got 5 kids under 8 years old, and another due this Sunday, so I'm praying that this country will swing back REAL HARD in the other direction and take us back to better times in several ways......but next year (and probably the next 10 years) is going to make this one look like a walk in the park. This economic and social experiment has been tried before in many other countries, and most of them haven't recovered yet. We are just getting started on it. If you haven't read Atlas Shrugged then do so, it'll make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Rand wasn't a Christian and didn't factor in the difference that makes individually, so the whole thing is pretty bleak - but the economic and social parallels are uncanny. This is far from over. Without the knowledge that my family is in the righteous right hand of God and that our well-being relies on Him, I'd be freaking out. As it is, I'm taking steps to get as self-sufficient (as in not relying on other people or human institutions) as possible, do some maintenance/repairs on vehicles and machinery that I've been putting off, lay in a few items that are no-brainers, go ahead and spend a little cash on needful things before inflation makes them unaffordable, and pay off what little we still owe on our house construction project. I don't want to be just another guy in a line somewhere when the grocery store/bank/gas station doesn't open like it did the day before. You guys who are campers/bushcrafters are going to be a step ahead of most if those days come, with your problem-solving mindset. There are going to be lot of sheeple, though, who compound the problems and will need help. I'd like to be able to keep my family on an even keel, and then be of some help to those who didn't get the memo.

Over and above all that, though, is this:

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (New International Version)

7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.

8 He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit."

Whew, sorry about the sermon, folks! :)
I'll get down (creak) off my soap box now!

Anyway, I'm regarding Fiddleback Forge knives as an inflation-proof investment! If times get really bad, Andy's knives will be worth their weight in gold....or venison, whatever becomes the favored currency! ;)
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Chainring, thank you so much for posting that. It feels like you read my mind! That's putting priority on Faith, and balancing life's priorities right.

Well said!

Kurt.
 
The group of folks that post here, prepare themselves, and use my tools is top notch. It is very humbling. Thanks guys.
 
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