Hawaii Knife Life - daily use for work and play

[MolokaiRider]

I use a Silky and a BK9 quite often, excellent combo that can pretty much take care of anything!

I agree...great combo for sure!

People are slobs. They think their mother is still gonna pick up after them!!

It certainly can be frustrating.

Did you have to cut the bamboo in half if it was already a natural vase? Unless you had to seal the end to hold water? Neat project, would love to see what you do with flowers on Easter Morning.

I split a few to cut and make a four leg base using hot glue. You are correct about bamboo working well as a natural vase. Sometimes though you have to seal up the nodes with glue, but not always.

 

[MolokaiRider]

A client was poking around a nursery this morning and I noticed he was using this Benchmade.

I asked to take a picture and told him that the knife was well made and how much one costs new.

He was shocked, and said he found it and had no idea on its value.

It’s funny... I should have offered to buy it...cause for some reason I want to rescue it!

 

[craytab]

I put the King to work this morning smashing, bashing, prying, and cutting.

I wanted to share some pictures of what’s happening to our oceans. The amount of trash is staggering.

These shorelines have been cleaned multiple times over the years, and as you can see, results don’t last long.

The minuscule pile I’ve collected pales in comparison to what the ocean holds.

Lost of commercial fishing stuff, car parts, household items, and plastic everything under the sun.

Please be aware and do your part to reduce, reuse, recycle.

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That is quite disturbing. People are disgusting. Good on you for some clean up.

 

[MolokaiRider]

That is quite disturbing. People are disgusting. Good on you for some clean up.

Thank you and sometimes I do wonder why the heck we as a species seem to poo in our own beds.

While fishing offshore, you spend a lot of time dodging huge floating piles of trash. Lots of plastic in fish stomachs. It’s a mess for sure.

 

[Henry Beige]

Thank you and sometimes I do wonder why the heck we as a species seem to poo in our own beds.

While fishing offshore, you spend a lot of time dodging huge floating piles of trash. Lots of plastic in fish stomachs. It’s a mess for sure.

It is more than a mess. It is just one of a lerge number of things happening to this planet that are killing off hundreds of species, and may ultimately finish us off.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Apple Peru and Chinese Lantern grow like crazy during the wet season.

I got to work with the good ole 18 inch Tramontina machete, with a bastard file edge and Rothco plastic sheath.

The long reach makes it much easier on the back to cut lower to the ground.

This setup is really hard to beat for the low cost, and I highly recommend picking up one or ten.

 

[91bravo]

Apple Peru and Chinese Lantern grow like crazy during the wet season.

I got to work with the good ole 18 inch Tramontina machete, with a bastard file edge and Rothco plastic sheath.

The long reach makes it much easier on the back to cut lower to the ground.

This setup is really hard to beat for the low cost, and I highly recommend picking up one or ten.

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When my battalion was doing a 17 day FTX on Oahu, I remember chewing on wild sweet cane when we had some downtime. Hell everyone was chewing on it. It was refreshing after hiking the Kahuku Mts. Beautiful place and would love to take my family there one day!

 

[MolokaiRider]

When my battalion was doing a 17 day FTX on Oahu, I remember chewing on wild sweet cane when we had some downtime. Hell everyone was chewing on it. It was refreshing after hiking the Kahuku Mts. Beautiful place and would love to take my family there one day!

Sounds like good memories! Cane is getting harder to find, but there are still a few places it’s growing wild.

And your right...it’s definitely fun and sweet to chew on!

 

[MolokaiRider]

I swear this happens to me at least once a week.

On a positive note...I’m glad I caught this early and didn’t lose the knife.

No biggie just thought I’d share the pics. The Kershaw is still a winner!

 

[John_0917]

I think the OP needs to get his hands on some LC200N, it's super rust resistant, tough and decently wear resistant, seems like it would be good for a folder for him (like a Caribbean or Native Salt).

 

[CanadaKnifeGuy]

Serrated H1 is an awesome choice as well .

Can't help with the beefed-up pocket clips, tho!

 

[sfknifeguy]

I think the OP needs to get his hands on some LC200N, it's super rust resistant, tough and decently wear resistant, seems like it would be good for a folder for him (like a Caribbean or Native Salt).

The Caribbean would be perfect I think for the OP!

 

[MolokaiRider]

I think the OP needs to get his hands on some LC200N, it's super rust resistant, tough and decently wear resistant, seems like it would be good for a folder for him (like a Caribbean or Native Salt).

I think your 100 percent correct!

Serrated H1 is an awesome choice as well .

Can't help with the beefed-up pocket clips, tho!

Great suggestion on the serrations. I honestly don’t have any and should really give one a try. I’ve had a lot of luck with H1.

The Caribbean would be perfect I think for the OP!

I think you may be right!

 

[cbach8tw]

I swear this happens to me at least once a week.

On a positive note...I’m glad I caught this early and didn’t lose the knife.

No biggie just thought I’d share the pics. The Kershaw is still a winner!

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That happened to my SOG Twitch 2, snagged something while in my pocket and bent the clip. Not sure if I can bend it back.

 

[CanadaKnifeGuy]

I think your 100 percent correct!



Great suggestion on the serrations. I honestly don’t have any and should really give one a try. I’ve had a lot of luck with H1.



I think you may be right!

I feel like we just "enabled" someone.

 

[GeofS]

I put the King to work this morning smashing, bashing, prying, and cutting.

I wanted to share some pictures of what’s happening to our oceans. The amount of trash is staggering.

These shorelines have been cleaned multiple times over the years, and as you can see, results don’t last long.

The minuscule pile I’ve collected pales in comparison to what the ocean holds.

Lost of commercial fishing stuff, car parts, household items, and plastic everything under the sun.

Please be aware and do your part to reduce, reuse, recycle.

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This pisses me off. People should know better.

 

[MolokaiRider]

I needed to rouge a few isolations today and used the Ontario SP5. This knife is very well suited for this.

The Bowie swedge makes in easy to hook plants out of the way to target the off types.
The handle is comfortable and ergonomic for long sessions. The full flat grind slices well. The little bit of extra blade weight translates to less force needed on the swing. The short length makes it easier to target plants that are close together.

Overall using these blades makes a fairly boring task way more fun.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Took my oldest son on a afternoon hike and carried the awesome BK16.



I am very thankful for these sessions I spend with him in the outdoors and this knife will have these memories engrained.

 

[MolokaiRider]

While cleaning out one of my bins I found these lovely critters.

Not a fan.

Imagine waking up at night and having one of these sitting on your chest.

 

[jbmonkey]

While cleaning out one of my bins I found these lovely critters.

Not a fan.

Imagine waking up at night and having one of these sitting on your chest.

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that a little scorpion, ya circled? reminds me of the little ones we have here in florida. like a bee sting when they get ya. love wood piles.