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5/32 hiking buddy with maroon canvas over natural and white liners SFT.
So I've had my hiking buddy for a little while, and my first impressions where the handle a a bit slim for my liking. It came to me in a used but good condition, just need a little time on the stone and a strop. After a few hours of sharping and stropping I noticed no hot spots and just how much it really melted in the hand.
After the touch up I did a few feather sticks and some general carving. I noticed the hiking buddy though a bit thin in my med/lrg hands really became molded. Just as Andy had taken a mold of my mitt.
Then I got to take it hunting. My father, my son, brother in-law, 2 nephews and I all went. Great weekend. My brother in-law shot two does and several hog. He ended up giving me one which I skinned with my hiking buddy and my S! Knives 3.5. Both performed flawlessly in the thick hide of the young pig.
Here's a shot from the deer stand. My sons first hunting trip.
The past few days have been a bit wet with almost 10 inches of rain in about 2/3 days. So when it dried out a little today it was time to get out and roam. Tiny_toothpick and I loaded some gear and hit the pasture, and one of our ponds.
We didn't catch anything so we hit the trail to the creek to check out storm damage. On the way we checked on some of our local fruit stands.
A little mistwalker pose for the camera.
The BlackBerry vines are looking great, as well as our wild plum trees. Great to know everything survived this very mild winter of ours, so far.
He just had to have a picture like daddy.
After a few shots it was time to end our little adventure.
All in all I'm very pleased with my first fiddleback. I've already gotten another one so I can most certainly say it won't be my last.
I want to give McVeyMac a big thanks for helping me so much when I first started looking at getting a FF.
I also want to apologize for the terrible pictures.
So I've had my hiking buddy for a little while, and my first impressions where the handle a a bit slim for my liking. It came to me in a used but good condition, just need a little time on the stone and a strop. After a few hours of sharping and stropping I noticed no hot spots and just how much it really melted in the hand.
After the touch up I did a few feather sticks and some general carving. I noticed the hiking buddy though a bit thin in my med/lrg hands really became molded. Just as Andy had taken a mold of my mitt.
Then I got to take it hunting. My father, my son, brother in-law, 2 nephews and I all went. Great weekend. My brother in-law shot two does and several hog. He ended up giving me one which I skinned with my hiking buddy and my S! Knives 3.5. Both performed flawlessly in the thick hide of the young pig.
Here's a shot from the deer stand. My sons first hunting trip.
The past few days have been a bit wet with almost 10 inches of rain in about 2/3 days. So when it dried out a little today it was time to get out and roam. Tiny_toothpick and I loaded some gear and hit the pasture, and one of our ponds.
We didn't catch anything so we hit the trail to the creek to check out storm damage. On the way we checked on some of our local fruit stands.
A little mistwalker pose for the camera.
The BlackBerry vines are looking great, as well as our wild plum trees. Great to know everything survived this very mild winter of ours, so far.
He just had to have a picture like daddy.
After a few shots it was time to end our little adventure.
All in all I'm very pleased with my first fiddleback. I've already gotten another one so I can most certainly say it won't be my last.
I want to give McVeyMac a big thanks for helping me so much when I first started looking at getting a FF.
I also want to apologize for the terrible pictures.
Even when he does yell "DEER DADDY" when the we finally see something. Most of my fondest memories are with my father in the out doors. I'm thankful he's still here teaching me and now I can also teach him. 
