Drinking coffee in the forest and looking at some "new" knifes.

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NirreBosse

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Yesterday I went out moosehunting. Sitting in the edge of a big moor I was listening on the dog barking at a moose. Sitting there relaxed to rest a few hours and awake enough to shoot emideatly I got a little hungry.
My mother in law had baked me some bread and I had some sheep salami to go with that and the havtorn tea. The cheese was for afterwards together with my coffee. The coffee "can" is made of birch and a price from a shootingcompetition in the 80-ties and the cup is a gift from my father.
The 2 knifes i new for me.
The penknife is from the beginning of the 1900-ds and in almost new condition. Its small, just under 7 cm and the longer blade has same size as the blade on a SAK classic. Perl was the luxerymaterial of my grandfathers and the thought of geting it came from them in a way. i have no experience of pearl myself but I carry this one in the pocket at work today, feeling a little underequipped.
The Black one is an EKA from the perioud 1965-66. Good steel with 1.25 persent carbon and hardened to 60 hrc due to a etsch on the blade. Strong spring and good walk and talk. I like a big blade and a secoundary like that for a penframe. Knife is 9 cm and blade 7 cm in a slim package.



Bosse
 
Nice post amigo. Too late for those lingonberries? Good job you had your tasty treats.

That small pearl knife looks lovely. A great piece to carry I'm sure. The blade profiles are identical aren't they?
I am a big fan of EKA knives, so that particular knife really appeals to me.

That kåsa has some great character to it by the way!
 
Good looking equipment. I like the snack too!
I really like that jack knife with the screwdriver. Best of both worlds!
The kuska (I think I got that right, the cup) looks like it holds enough coffee to go with the snack and the birch container is awesome.

I hope you had a great day in the woods and thanks for sharing!
C
 
I like the knives, but I what I really like is seeing the pictures of the cup your father gave you. :thumbup:
 
The Kåsa my father made me is in my cabin hanging above the sink but I will take some pictures next weekend while hunting and repost in this thread. I show you another knife along with it to keep the knifekontent. I know just witch to show also.

My father died in 1998 but this kåsa reminds me of him, among other things but this has become my most treasured item from him by the years. Sometimes I think of not bringing it to the forests in fear of loosing it but I do as that is the most loveful way of preserving this memory and keep the emotions to a living used thing.
This is is also the way my sons will treasure that Kåsa in time.

I have a few peeces of material drying right now that I assembled this spring for a few new kåsas. For my sons and one for a man who helped me with a knife.
It takes a little time to find the right size and density on the wood.

Bosse
 
Hello scruffuk.
One of the blades is 1/2 a cm longer than the other one. its a very small knife with short but not thin blades and the walk and talk is rather strong with a not to thin backspring. I hope and belive its real pearl in the handle. Better glow than mother of toilet seat Ive seen. I have no experience with pearl and dont know if it holds up to light edc in the watchpocket of jeans or if its a big risk it cracks. Its a antiquity around 100 years old.

As for lingonberries we have had frost but they can still be eaten. Just this satturday I saw excrement (hope this is a apropriate word as I have a warning from talkig about this before otherwise correkt me directly as it would be a nightmare to step on the languagerules again) from a brown bear and that contained only blueberrys and Lingon. As for myself I have bouth Lingon, Blueberrys, redberries, strawberries, cloudberrys, wineberrys among with moosemeat, sheep, pig and fish in my 2 freezers. Food is a big intrest of mine but I only eat wild or smallscale close prodused meet. I also grow potatoes, carrots etc for the winterhalf of the year. I hope to make a little crowndeer and capercalsie also before the season is ower.



bosse
 
Sounds like good times to me bosse. Nice knives and the coffee can is impressive.
 
The coffecantainer has 2 compartments, one from each end with a pressfit woodcloser. they are meant for coffee and sugar but I use the sugarcompartment for tea. I carry my sugar in a smaller container of curly birch. That is a real beauty. I put it in the fotographies of the Kåsa and an old inherited knife later. I also ceep another if those coffecontainers in my other cabin in lappland mountains. I show you that one also sometimes, its bigger wit a slidopening for the coffe and a picture of a throut or mabye salmon on the outside.

Bosse
 
Thank You for sharing NirreBosse. That picture of the knives and your coffee and snack is very nice!
 
As I said above; both knives are nice but the one with the bottle opener is very interesting and I have to say that the sheep salami sounds delicious. I've never had any and will keep an eye out for it when I go to Reno, NV at perhaps Trader Joes the next time I'm there. Looking forward to additional photos.
 
I am enjoying your thread as well!! Your picture at top looks like its right out of a Dick Proenneke adventure. Love it.
 
Nice post. I find that my cutting tool mentality is slowly moving from very large to medium\small. I never would have believed it, a few years back.
 
Bosse - Thank you for your reply.

The story of that kåsa is lovely. I do hope it continues to bring refreshing memories over the years.

I think I'm right in saying those are leaves of the lingon above your snack, at least I think :-?

It certainly sounds like you make the most of the seasonal harvest. You are perfectly fine to call it 'excrement', it's most correct so have no fear.

Over here the berry and nut harvests have been very good, a seasonal 'glut'. It's down to the weather so they say. It's supposed to indicate a harsh winter ahead.

Sadly my being away with work had meant I've missed out on some of the good stuff in my area. Only Rowan berry and sloes to be had now I reckon. The blackberries are well past their best.

I'd love to see some more of you culinary and cutlery delights.

Happy hunting friend. Stay safe.

- Thom
 
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