Heavy Prying with the WWII Model

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Will Kwan

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Bill,

I recall some test with by game wardens with the WWII model can you re-post them.

I don't plan to do any heavy prying with my WWII model I am interested in what it can really take (as with all knives).

Will

[This message has been edited by Will Kwan (edited 26 May 1999).]
 
I think I emailed you the basics of the test. Like Cliff, I don't want to post them because nobody would believe the results. I'll email them to you again.

Uncle Bill
 
Uncle Bill, When you have time I would appreciate a copy too. This model does a great job. I'll be more bold on the your tested WWII this weekend and then my first WWII and will advise. Thanks!

 
Okay, Pumpkin. Send me your email address -- I've lost the one you sent. And be sure to identify yourself as Pumpkin40.

Uncle Bill

[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 26 May 1999).]
 
Unfortunately not. I have yet to get into the homebrewing thing. A friend of mine in Denver severed the muscle, artery, and tendon in his large toe in a homebrewing accident (one of his glass containers exploded). Since he was a week away from having medical insurance, that case of beer cost him about $6K. And I thought homebrewing was cheaper than buying!

So, what's your brand of smokes? Maybe I can procure some of those when I am in KY this weekend (where they are cheap.



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Clay Fleischer
cdfleischer@yahoo.com

"My redneck past is nipping at my heels..." -BF5
 
Clay, many thanks for the offer but I roll my own -- use Top tobacco. I can't afford to smoke what we used to call "ready mades."

When I was in the Navy I used to pay 80 cents per carton. Today that won't even get me through the morning coffee.

Yangdu has tried repeatedly to duplicate here some of the Sherpa brews with no success. I think it's the wrong kind of grain she tries to use -- probably got so many chemicals and insecticides in it nothing can grow so won't ferment.

Uncle Bill

[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 27 May 1999).]
 
Will, thank you for all your evaluation and reports. It is of great benefit to me and potential customers alike to get information such as you supply because it tells the truth about what a knife will do and what it won't.

Uncle Bill
 
Bill, There’s a note on making chang at http://hbd.org/hbd/archive/1139.html#1139-6 . The essential ingredient seems to be the yeast cake, which contains various fungi as well as yeast. Perhaps Kami could pop a few yeast cakes in with the next batch of khukuris. I wouldn’t mind trying to brew up a batch of chang. It’s been a long time…
 
Many thanks, Howard. Yangdu has already tried yeast from home and she still couldn't get the chang or thumba made. It is the curse of the college girl -- forgot the old ways of the villagers.

Uncle Bill
 
Clay, the package arrived today and many, many thanks. As I said in my personal email to you, I owe you.

Uncle Bill
 
I read somewhere a description of HI khukuris by Jim March. He said more or less that Bill Martino sells a large array of prybars and axes. Thanks, Jim. I consider that a compliment.

Uncle Bill
 
Pakcik Bill, when you have time I would appreciate a copy of this test by game warden on WW II. I hope it help me to decide which to order next ~ 18" WW II OR 18" 18th Century ! Thanks!
 
I'd like to see those test results myself. Since it seems a lot of us are asking for them, maybe it would be better to post them than to keep emailing them. If not, I'm sending you my email address.

TIA.

Dave.
 
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