Izula Family Passaround

[street soldier]

Picked up an Izula a couple of weeks ago and I was looking for the right opportunity to test it out. Well, yesterday I decided that I wanted to try to do a little spoonmaking/ bowlmaking using some hot coals.

Started the fire relatively early to get some good embers going and took care of some yardwork that needed doing. I used the Izula to help with some saplings and weeds that needed to come out; nothing really strenuous and as expected it came through with flying colors.

Once there was a good bed of coals going, out came the Izula to start shaping things. I used it to take the bark off of a piece of poplar that I was going to use for my bowl. I also let two of my sons use it to rough out their spoons before putting the coals to work.

First time using coals to burn out an opening, and we had mixed results. My bowl and my oldest sons spoon developed fatal cracks( he had a piece of cherry), but my youngest two were able to get nicely shaped depressions in their spoons (piece of cherry and black walnut).

I used the Izula to scrape out the charred wood from all four objects we were working on. Took care of it all no problem. I've got to say that the micarta handles make this a very comfortable knife. We all used it collectively for the majority of the day, and not one of us complained of hot spots or hand pain.

And it was still sharp after all of that work. Not shaving sharp, but it definitely could get whatever job done that needed doing. A little touch up on a leather strop when we were done and its back ready for its next adventure.

Great little knife. My youngest(he's 8) has already let me know that he is going to be saving for an Izula of his own.

John

 

[luckykitty]

Good job teaching your kids these skills.

My youngest(he's 8) has already let me know that he is going to be saving for an Izula of his own.

May be time to give him his own knife - at first perhaps only when you're doing stuff with your kids, but it'll be his own knife.

 

[street soldier]

Good job teaching your kids these skills.


May be time to give him his own knife - at first perhaps only when you're doing stuff with your kids, but it'll be his own knife.

He already has 4.

Three slipjoints and one folder. The Izula will be his first fixed blade knife.

 

[wolffbite]

Glad to see that people train their children with tools from an early age.

My dad did the same with me, and while he doesn't share the same love for knives as I do I'm slowly showing him all the great things he can do with them.

Too many people view knives as weapons and it makes me sad to think that they have been classified as such.

I hate the look of shock and fear I get from some of my friends when I pull out a knife to open a package or cut something.

I hope your son really enjoys getting his IZULA =) . It's even better that he's saving up for it himself :thumbup:

 

[frankbinmd]

Nice job man, it's good to see the kids learning some skills and sharing your interests. It's a real source of satisfaction for Dad too :thumbup:

 

[JKHask]

I agree, if responsible parents would teach their children about how to properly use tools, and how they are for work and not play i think the world would be better off. Not to mention if the liberals would learn that the mind is the weapon everything else is merely and extension of your intentions good or bad.

 

[luckykitty]

He already has 4.

Three slipjoints and one folder. The Izula will be his first fixed blade knife.

Xmas is coming up faster than one thinks ...

 

[RvdH]

Nice, good to know that there's still people out there who take responsibility in teaching their offspring to handle tools in a responsible maner

 

[street soldier]

I hope your son really enjoys getting his IZULA =) . It's even better that he's saving up for it himself :thumbup:

And cheaper for me.

Nice job man, it's good to see the kids learning some skills and sharing your interests. It's a real source of satisfaction for Dad too :thumbup:

Yes, it made me feel very proud to see them working hard at creating something with their own hands. The sense of accomplishment they felt was something I'll never forget.

Nice, good to know that there's still people out there who take responsibility in teaching their offspring to handle tools in a responsible maner

Thanks. I'm trying to expose them to certain wilderness/ survival/ life skills a little at a time. I want to make them more self reliant and to realize that if they do get lost or they're in a SHTF scenario, there are always options and means to survive or succeed. As far as knives go, they are learning that they are tools and a means to build or create things, not just something to be used as a weapon.

 

[ktomes_340]

I saw the replies about teaching your children various skills. My son who is 25 now was taught by my father-in-law on how to use a chainsaw at 5 yrs. old. He has soon grown up and is very tool capable now.