Hawaii Knife Life - daily use for work and play

MolokaiRider said:
Right now we are using tanning solution, salt, and a courser.

Once we get this dialed in, and possibly a market, we will attempt using the brains.
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It all comes down to how.much meat you don't.get.off the hide when you flesh it.... I found using a length of pipe about 4" or 4.5" long and one end.filed nice n thin the best for me but every one finds their preferred way by trial and error!!! Less flesh better skin!!! Looks like you are doing ok!! Good luck with it.
 
MolokaiRider said:
Our family has been attempting to preserve Axis deer hides. It has been a learning process, but as with all things, practice makes perfect.
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While sorta boring, this replacement blade folder makes pretty short work of the first stage of fleshing.

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These are awesome!!! Where do I purchase? 😉
 
I posted this in the Becker Forum, but thought I might put it here as well.

I needed to get my sprinklers up higher, as this nursery requires roots on the sides of the stalks to have moisture. The idea is that certain lines have the ability to pull nitrogen from the air, but need water to secrete mucus that contains the collection mechanism.

I used the King to cut invasive trees to use as risers. Saved some money, and helped cut out non-indigenous plants. Win-win!
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MolokaiRider said:
I posted this in the Becker Forum, but thought I might put it here as well.

I needed to get my sprinklers up higher, as this nursery requires roots on the sides of the stalks to have moisture. The idea is that certain lines have the ability to pull nitrogen from the air, but need water to secrete mucus that contains the collection mechanism.

I used the King to cut invasive trees to use as risers. Saved some money, and helped cut out non-indigenous plants. Win-win!
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MolokaiRider said:
The deer is doing well!
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I can relate to cutting out the young invasive trees and putting them to free use too. Every November before the deer hunting season a new set of 132 top skinned property markers get made up to freshly mark one particular side of my property every 10 yards.

Your deer is really growing up great, beautiful & healthy looking too.

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Retired UPS Driver said:
I can relate to cutting out the young invasive trees and putting them to free use too. Every November before the deer hunting season a new set of 132 top skinned property markers get made up to freshly mark one particular side of my property every 10 yards.

Your deer is really growing up great, beautiful & healthy looking too.

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Nice! That’s a great idea, especially cutting the bare head on the ends. Easily identifiable.

Nice Spydies!

Our little doe will be bringing the big boys close to the house when she gets older, that’s for sure!
 
My Dad sent me some pics of his barn. He is deconstructing it to salvage the old beams and wood. This barn has a lot of peg and hole construction as it was built back in the 1800's. It was originally a church that used to hide families in the Underground Railroad.

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Another tidbit of interest; when I was a kid I used to spend a lot of time working and playing in this barn. We kept horses in the lower part, as the floor was brick and they were able to stay inside to keep warm in the winter.

One section of the floor was hollow, and apparently held a hidden space underneath. We never dug up the bricks to find out what the space looked like.

We did however find a barn wall that was hidden that had oil pen drawings of faces. We assume it was faces of people who took shelter during those days.
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MolokaiRider said:
My Dad sent me some pics of his barn. He is deconstructing it to salvage the old beams and wood. This barn has a lot of peg and hole construction as it was built back in the 1800's. It was originally a church that used to hide families in the Underground Railroad.
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That’s some awesome history, I hope his project to repurpose them goes well. I assume he is located here on the mainland?

A couple years ago we tore down a hay barn next to the corral built in the early 1900’s when my great grandfather started his farm and ranch here, it wasn’t peg construction but it was square nail. I saved several beams I plan to incorporate into the bed of a ‘52 Chevy 2 1/2 ton when I rat rod it sometime in the next couple of years.
 
3fifty7 said:
That’s some awesome history, I hope his project to repurpose them goes well. I assume he is located here on the mainland?

A couple years ago we tore down a hay barn next to the corral built in the early 1900’s when my great grandfather started his farm and ranch here, it wasn’t peg construction but it was square nail. I saved several beams I plan to incorporate into the bed of a ‘52 Chevy 2 1/2 ton when I rat rod it sometime in the next couple of years.
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My parents live in Iowa. Those old square nails are cool. Not to mention the quality of the wood back then being quite high. Can't wait to see that old Chevy!
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Nate, good to see some of your Hawaii life posts again

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Thank you sir!
 
Been a while since I updated this thread.

Here is a nice Case large stockman next to some Tako that we are drying.

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I am still enamored with the GB1. I'd love to see this knife re-released. Used it to help change a radiator in my oldest son's old truck.
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A lot to love in a FG Buck 112! Helped cut and repair dripline. The new ebony wood is beautiful.
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This Bush Ranger accompanied me on a trip to rescue another Polaris that burned a belt.
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Dried axis jerky. Yum!
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Food on the hoof. Just kidding. Kinda.
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My new favorite left pocket knife. I like it so much I grabbed five of them.
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