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Hawaii Knife Life - daily use for work and play
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jakemex
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Taste like Brussels sprouts.
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Thanks
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Except better.
Fry them in olive oil with a bit of garlic butter and salt. These ain't the vegetables your momma made you eat - these are yummy!
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jakemex
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I agree. Loved them. The Mainiacs knew how to put them on the table!
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Thanks all, I appreciate the kind words.
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Drove my trail rig to the arid side of the island today to do some fishing, swimming, and gathering.
I think I need some bump stops. The tires stuffed a little too much and were rubbing.
Last stretch of the trail to a secluded beach.
Almost there.
Used this AK-47 to help rig fishing poles.
Beach was packed with these deer, but no one else.
I think I need some bump stops. The tires stuffed a little too much and were rubbing.
Last stretch of the trail to a secluded beach.
Almost there.
Used this AK-47 to help rig fishing poles.
Beach was packed with these deer, but no one else.
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I have a couple of side hustles, one of them being yard care and plant care.
I used this Buck Slim to handle trimming. It's a decent beater, and does the trick.
Figs.
Easy work on these lemons.
Pear
Cuts even tough fibers pretty well.
Gas prices stink.
A buddy dropped off this Kala. It's going on the fire later.
I used this Buck Slim to handle trimming. It's a decent beater, and does the trick.
Figs.Easy work on these lemons.
Pear
Cuts even tough fibers pretty well.
Gas prices stink.
A buddy dropped off this Kala. It's going on the fire later.
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Lol! Bring gas!
maybe use the electric golf cart to get around town? wow, I know things were more expensive in Hawaii, but that is high.
Took me a week to go thru the whole thread. Took you over 4.5 years! Best all time blade thread!!
But reading through the 38 pages, I felt like I was watching another version of the movie "Christmas in Connecticut". It was about a lady living in NYC who wrote a monthly column about her "life" in rural America. Everyone thought she really lived there as she was so convincing - but she really lived in an apartment downtown NY. Now you, MolokaiRider, sounds just like her - kind to everyone and rich with thoughtful comments scattered throughout. The big difference however is the knife photos, beautiful Hawaii landscape and bluest water - "Blue Hawaii". How could any of that not be true - especially to those who has been there.
Thanks friend for sharing so much over the years! May the favor of God - and the Blessings He has given you - be multiplied!
But reading through the 38 pages, I felt like I was watching another version of the movie "Christmas in Connecticut". It was about a lady living in NYC who wrote a monthly column about her "life" in rural America. Everyone thought she really lived there as she was so convincing - but she really lived in an apartment downtown NY. Now you, MolokaiRider, sounds just like her - kind to everyone and rich with thoughtful comments scattered throughout. The big difference however is the knife photos, beautiful Hawaii landscape and bluest water - "Blue Hawaii". How could any of that not be true - especially to those who has been there.
Thanks friend for sharing so much over the years! May the favor of God - and the Blessings He has given you - be multiplied!
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Thank you friend, I enjoyed your post and kindness.
I very much appreciate the blessings.
We are truly a people who owe everything to The Man upstairs.
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Great photo documentary! Thanks for giving us a glimpse into a life well lived in such a beautiful place. Gardening in a partially reclaimed woodlot with terrible soil and insufficient light, I'm wowed by the fruit you have that close at hand and it not tasting like wood, like the stuff at my local grocery store does. The fruit in my yard is plums, apples, cherries, and various berries (including wild blackberries I've been picking lately). We just finished planting a bunch of winter crops and picking some of early ripening corn. I often grow sunflowers in one of the few spots that's sunny enough for them to grow, but mostly because I like the look of them and the seeds are just used to supplement feeding our spoiled chickens.
I love my Silky Saws. I've used a lot of hand saws over the years and they were the first ones I actually enjoyed using. I try to use hand tools whenever there's an option and it's not too ridiculously time consuming. I went back and forth between the Gomboy and Bigboy, before going with the Bigboy and it was a good decision, for just a bit more saw. I've got a Pocketboy for small pruning jobs and a Katanaboy in case I feel like becoming a human sawmill. I like to keep those inexpensive yardening knives (like the ones made by Morakniv and some of the cheaper Cold Steel fixed blades) in all the sheds, tool rooms, and house entrances so there's always one handy.
I've lived almost my entire life on islands and it's the same thing. You can go to the most remote shores and there's always some garbage washing up. It's good that we have local community groups that go out and pick up what they can, but it's pretty overwhelming. Some people don't seem to be able to walk two steps out their front door without littering. Despite being inundated by other people's garbage, when you grow up next to the ocean, you never quite feel comfortable when you're away from it for too long.
I love my Silky Saws. I've used a lot of hand saws over the years and they were the first ones I actually enjoyed using. I try to use hand tools whenever there's an option and it's not too ridiculously time consuming. I went back and forth between the Gomboy and Bigboy, before going with the Bigboy and it was a good decision, for just a bit more saw. I've got a Pocketboy for small pruning jobs and a Katanaboy in case I feel like becoming a human sawmill. I like to keep those inexpensive yardening knives (like the ones made by Morakniv and some of the cheaper Cold Steel fixed blades) in all the sheds, tool rooms, and house entrances so there's always one handy.
I've lived almost my entire life on islands and it's the same thing. You can go to the most remote shores and there's always some garbage washing up. It's good that we have local community groups that go out and pick up what they can, but it's pretty overwhelming. Some people don't seem to be able to walk two steps out their front door without littering. Despite being inundated by other people's garbage, when you grow up next to the ocean, you never quite feel comfortable when you're away from it for too long.
I've heard some horror stories of people waking up with those crawly beasties on their face. One of the few benefits of living somewhere less tropical is the bugs are a somewhat less psychotic in scale.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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Thank you for the kind words!
It sounds like despite your challenges you are doing some good work. It's hard growing your own food and maintaining and stewarding your land. Good stuff!
Silky saws are definitely a quality product. I use them quite often and have been very pleased with their performance.
Yeah, the ocean trash is hard to fathom. It's incredibly bad. I have a hard time wrapping my head around the insane amount of pollution.
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Little swimming and fishing today.
This Kellum is such a beautiful thing. It's very light, and the wood gets very grippy when wet.
Gotta love a 5160 slab of full flat grind. A great limbing tool and food cleaver.
Scored a couple of O'io and a yellow spot Papio for dinner.
If you don't have a Cold Steel shovel yet go order one now. The smiles per dollar are hard to beat.
Despite only being water resistant this Seiko (so far) has taken a dunk or three. I hope I don't jinx it with this comment lol.
This Kellum is such a beautiful thing. It's very light, and the wood gets very grippy when wet.
Gotta love a 5160 slab of full flat grind. A great limbing tool and food cleaver.
Scored a couple of O'io and a yellow spot Papio for dinner.
If you don't have a Cold Steel shovel yet go order one now. The smiles per dollar are hard to beat.
Despite only being water resistant this Seiko (so far) has taken a dunk or three. I hope I don't jinx it with this comment lol.
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