Hawaii Knife Life - daily use for work and play

[MolokaiRider]

I was graciously gifted these two fine slipjoints by member 315 . He asked that my son and I were to use them as they were intended and to put them to work.

We shall oblige! And thank you again!



Here they are about ten minutes after receiving them in the mail today.


Here is what was in my pocket at the beginning of the day.


I switched out the Case Trapper with the Master Mechanic.


I had to zip up some hose on the Hagie rear tire. The serrations made short work of them.


Riding along as I troubleshoot software issues.


Had to cut some rope to tie down some cargo in the truck. Easy peasy.

Heading to the DMV to pay my outrageous truck registration fee. This is downtown. Quite the Metropolis, right!

I caught my eldest son right before he left for baseball practice. He likes it a lot and claimed he’s going to use it on his next deer. My wife and youngest daughter tried to lay claim to the knife. They have good taste! I told them we would share and they could use them anytime.


Good stuff!

 

[315]

I was graciously gifted these two fine slipjoints by member 315 . He asked that my son and I were to use them as they were intended and to put them to work.

We shall oblige! And thank you again!



Here they are about ten minutes after receiving them in the mail today.
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Here is what was in my pocket at the beginning of the day.
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I switched out the Case Trapper with the Master Mechanic.
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I had to zip up some hose on the Hagie rear tire. The serrations made short work of them.

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Riding along as I troubleshoot software issues.

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Had to cut some rope to tie down some cargo in the truck. Easy peasy.
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Heading to the DMV to pay my outrageous truck registration fee. This is downtown. Quite the Metropolis, right!
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I caught my eldest son right before he left for baseball practice. He likes it a lot and claimed he’s going to use it on his next deer. My wife and youngest daughter tried to lay claim to the knife. They have good taste! I told them we would share and they could use them anytime.
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Good stuff!

Glad they got there! I tried to shove myself in a box and mail myself there but the Postmaster said NO!

 

[MolokaiRider]

Glad they got there! I tried to shove myself in a box and mail myself there but the Postmaster said NO!

If you ever figure out a way to do that let me know. I’d like to get back to the mainland more often but travel is crazy expensive.

I could pack a few snacks and water, a few good books and spend a week or two traveling snail mail!

 

[John_0917]

From the amount of lights there aren’t on Molokai at night, downtown is about whah I imagined!

I’ll be bringing LC200N on my next visit to the islands...hopefully a Siren but at minimum a Native.

 

[Elinalise]

What a wonderful thread! I've spent the past few days making my way from start to finish, I love seeing knives get used hard as they were intended to be. I'm not an agriculture student but my university is well known for agriculture and I've taken quite a few courses from the agricultural department. My knives have gotten some good use trimming sorghum we were growing in a lab recently, and I'm planning on picking up a part time job working the campus' student farms over the summer. You're an absolute inspiration!

 

[MolokaiRider]

From the amount of lights there aren’t on Molokai at night, downtown is about whah I imagined!

I’ll be bringing LC200N on my next visit to the islands...hopefully a Siren but at minimum a Native.

It’s pretty quiet. I like it that way!

What a wonderful thread! I've spent the past few days making my way from start to finish, I love seeing knives get used hard as they were intended to be. I'm not an agriculture student but my university is well known for agriculture and I've taken quite a few courses from the agricultural department. My knives have gotten some good use trimming sorghum we were growing in a lab recently, and I'm planning on picking up a part time job working the campus' student farms over the summer. You're an absolute inspiration!

Thanks! Which school? I work with quite a few institutions.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Such a great knife.

Trimming ears to check development.

The dark wood is useful as a contrast to look at pollen grains.

 

[Elinalise]

Thanks! Which school? I work with quite a few institutions.

I attend Texas A&M University!

 

[Ccmano]

Luv this post... always good to see knives in daily use as the lord intended. Particularly on Molokai!
H

 

[Prester John]

I attend Texas A&M University!

 

[MolokaiRider]

Consolidation of a few pics....

A quick beach clean up...


Chillin...

Son harvesting some meat.


Harvesting Kalo to make Poi.

Whittling while watching a high school baseball game. I like to make drum sticks for my baby to play with.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Opening a coconut for a drink, using a PM2.

Tools today. Tramontina machetes are so much fun.

Had to trim back some border/buffer to allow more sunlight to the pedigrees I want.

Before:

After:

 

[315]

Nate, the only exposure I’ve had to a coconut is in the form of an Almond Joy But that looks different from what I’ve seen before, are there different varieties or is that just a small one? Where is the brown husk looking shell?

 

[MolokaiRider]

Nate, the only exposure I’ve had to a coconut is in the form of an Almond Joy But that looks different from what I’ve seen before, are there different varieties or is that just a small one? Where the brown husk looking shell?

Aloha Jim!

Same tree, different growth stage. The younger ones have sweeter water and soft meat. They are easy to open as you see in the picture m.

The older brown ones have sour water and crunchy meat. The older brown husks are very good for starting and maintaining fire, but are defiantly hard to open. I have chipped many blades doing this. Easiest way is to use a pike.

If you open one that sprouted, the whole nut turns to a delicious candy treat, although that’s kinda frowned on, as you are killing the sprouted tree.

We do not harvest the heart of palm, as that also kills the tree.

There are several different varieties, that have different characteristics. Some are short, which as you can imagine are popular due to ease of harvest. Climbing a 100 foot tree with no branches takes some bravery!

Coconut trees are a valuable resource and a amazing tree!

 

[Mikel_24]

Consolidation of a few pics....

A quick beach clean up...
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Thanks for doing that! All the efforts to remove thrash from the oceans are very wellcome.

I am a freediver / spearfisher and everytime I go out I pick up as much garbage as I can. Not uncommon to catch more garbage than fish. Mostly small plastic pieces (think pieces of polipropilene rope, bottles, bottle caps, plastic bags, beberage cans plastic holders, etc). I try to find lead weights as well, as I recycle them (they are also poisonous if left in the water too long).

What I try not to mess with are stuck/abandoned nets unless it is pretty clear I am not going to get tangled and I have a partner watching me. A scuba diver has more wiggle room but if you get trapped down there while holding your breath you are basically done.

What I recolect depends mostly on if I have a boat/kayak or not. I cannot pick up plastic crates or any other big object and carry them on my float while swimming to the sore!

Mikel

 

[GeofS]

Great pictures, MolokaiRider ! I really dig this thread. It’s one of the best on BF!

 

[Quiet]

Aahhhh, always does me good to see a MolokaiRider update!!!!

 

[MolokaiRider]

Thanks for doing that! All the efforts to remove thrash from the oceans are very wellcome.

I am a freediver / spearfisher and everytime I go out I pick up as much garbage as I can. Not uncommon to catch more garbage than fish. Mostly small plastic pieces (think pieces of polipropilene rope, bottles, bottle caps, plastic bags, beberage cans plastic holders, etc). I try to find lead weights as well, as I recycle them (they are also poisonous if left in the water too long).

What I try not to mess with are stuck/abandoned nets unless it is pretty clear I am not going to get tangled and I have a partner watching me. A scuba diver has more wiggle room but if you get trapped down there while holding your breath you are basically done.

What I recolect depends mostly on if I have a boat/kayak or not. I cannot pick up plastic crates or any other big object and carry them on my float while swimming to the sore!

Mikel

It’s extremely sobering to see the amount of trash in the ocean, isn’t it? Its everywhere. Coastlines, reef, and pelagic...it’s awful.

Stay safe diving!

Great pictures, MolokaiRider ! I really dig this thread. It’s one of the best on BF!

Kind words, thank you!

Aahhhh, always does me good to see a MolokaiRider update!!!!

Thank you sir!

 

[MolokaiRider]

Some Muscovy ducks walking around the farm this morning.

Using and enjoying this Schrade gifted by a generous member. I was instructed to give this to my oldest son, which I did. I am just “borrowing” it.


Despite all the nutty stuff happening, I am still trying to keep the farm going.

Using a couple of Cold Steels to keep me company.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Time to make pickled Mango again. I tried the Benchmade mini Griptillian to see how it peeled. Not bad, but a peeler works way better. The Grip worked great for removing stems.