Few pics from todays outing

RescueRiley said:
Baldtaco...I made a # of Bowdrill sets throughout the day..and wore down about 3 spindles Which needed to be repointed several times....The grind on that trad pattern is a full flat and the Blade is thin.. It is a great slicer.. But it takes about twice the time an effort to shape wood with than a Mora... as far as the trad patterns go. Allot of them are really works f functional art... One of the appeals most folk tout about them is that the majority of them have multiple blades.. (true enough) buit a basic sak or a LM wave have 2 blades as well.. as well as a saw and an assortment of other tools..
The Trap Slipjoint patterns.. are very pocket friendly great too look at and excellent for very detailed carving. However when drilling out my sockets in the fire board i was very aware of the potential for the blade to fold.. also when cutting the notch, the advantage of a saw is a real perk.
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Mmm, kinda on the same page. I was thinking of having a couple of those Rough Rider Snowbelly Stockman patterns sent to friends now they've showed up here. They're about the same price as modest SAKs and would have been good enough for the level of gift I was thinking of. The RR range has some very positive feedback on this forum and I think they're a lot less dull than a SAK. Sounds like a winner. But I believe the right SAK pattern would be more useful and I find that hard to ignore because I think it extends beyond the subjective, yeah, especially with the saw.
 
RescueRiley said:
Big pile of Black bear scat (note the Concentration of acorn husks) must've felt like barbed wire on the way out.
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Looks like some hickory nut shells in there, too. Ouch! :eek:
 
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