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Lost Sebbie, now what?
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Uh, not to poo-poo your quaint local traditions, but oil and gas companies use 3D seismic technology to locate oil and gas deposits. I work in a gas field for coalbed methane gas production; once you're in the gasfield it doesn't matter where you drill; there's gas everywhere. Same in oilfields.
Same with "dowsing" for water. If there's a water table on your property, it doesn't matter where you drill. Once I read about someone using willow sticks to dowse for water, and sure enough they hit an artisian spring. Hitting artesian water is dependant on the exact depth of the well, not the precise location.
Now back on topic...
If you're in the habit of losing knives, a habit I'm very familiar with, may I suggest an Opinel, Buck, or something that can be painlessly replaced?
Best Wishes,
Bob
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If you can remember where you had to crawl to get under/around downed trees, that's where I think I'd concentrate my next searches.
Lost my keys once while out playing in the blizzard of '93 that hit part of Alabama. Went back out that night and retraced my steps with a flashlight. No luck. Next morning, my roommate mentioned the snow angels we made just outside of the apartment. Went outside and looked in my snow angel. There laid the keys.
The lesson? Things tend to fall out of your pocket when you're wallowing or crawling on the ground.
Oh, and if you do choose a Spyderco as a replacement, I don't think you can go wrong. I'm jonesing for the (non-locking) UK Penknife for two reasons. One, I'm taking a trip to London this summer. Two, it just looks such a good design--lockless though it be.
Lost my keys once while out playing in the blizzard of '93 that hit part of Alabama. Went back out that night and retraced my steps with a flashlight. No luck. Next morning, my roommate mentioned the snow angels we made just outside of the apartment. Went outside and looked in my snow angel. There laid the keys.
The lesson? Things tend to fall out of your pocket when you're wallowing or crawling on the ground.
Oh, and if you do choose a Spyderco as a replacement, I don't think you can go wrong. I'm jonesing for the (non-locking) UK Penknife for two reasons. One, I'm taking a trip to London this summer. Two, it just looks such a good design--lockless though it be.
Esav Benyamin
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FANtastic!Kiri said:People who are good at this get paid a huge amount for their skills..... so if you master it ........
Today you find your Sebbie......
Tomorrow the world...............
Betcha I can find the world without dowsing.
OK, I do have more than a little skepticism about dowsing, and that's an understatement. However, I do have a Hazelnut tree and no other good options. And I appreciate that the dowsing suggestion was made in good faith and friendship. Besides, 3D seismic graphing is beyond my budget.
So in a few minutes, I'm going to take my two dogs, a hazelnut dowsing rod and search like crazy. Who knows.
But I did order the Spyder Manix. Couldn't resist after the comments that I read.
So in a few minutes, I'm going to take my two dogs, a hazelnut dowsing rod and search like crazy. Who knows.
But I did order the Spyder Manix. Couldn't resist after the comments that I read.
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Ask around. Someone has scent hounds in your area. Ask the police/sheriff. They would use them to look for missing folks.
BH,
I personally can't show you how to douse for money, but I do know several women who seem to be good at it
As for the Sebbie, and the other comment about losing it, you will lose a knife sooner or later if you do something other than sit on your butt and keep it in a safe or fondle it.
As for sniffers - I have a Greyhound that can find all sorts of stuff I lose due to my scent on it. And he's not just digging around. I take him around on lead and let him sniff the ground and he eventually finds it because it gets his attention. So I would assume a bloodhound would find it fast, especially since you have a good idea what area to search. Whether it's efasable or not, I dunno. Afterall, I woukdn't expect my Grey to find it.
What confuses me is how a metal detector can't make it into an area that a man can...A Sebbie must have so much metal in it the detector should pick it up feet away.
WYK
I personally can't show you how to douse for money, but I do know several women who seem to be good at it
As for the Sebbie, and the other comment about losing it, you will lose a knife sooner or later if you do something other than sit on your butt and keep it in a safe or fondle it.
As for sniffers - I have a Greyhound that can find all sorts of stuff I lose due to my scent on it. And he's not just digging around. I take him around on lead and let him sniff the ground and he eventually finds it because it gets his attention. So I would assume a bloodhound would find it fast, especially since you have a good idea what area to search. Whether it's efasable or not, I dunno. Afterall, I woukdn't expect my Grey to find it.
What confuses me is how a metal detector can't make it into an area that a man can...A Sebbie must have so much metal in it the detector should pick it up feet away.
WYK
Bob W said:
Thats Ok. I completely agree that dowsing is a controversial subject. But if he can't find it with the mark one eyeball, and the ground is too rough for a metal detector, then whats the harm in trying dowsing!
Also recent research would suggest that it might not be quite as nuts as it sounds!
For example:
http://www.water-diviner.com/articles3.htm
http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/articles/betz/16.html
I believe these articles address some of your objections and give rise to some interesting questions......
K.
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I have a large and small sebbie and would be heartbroken if I had lost them. I have just started carrying a benchmade mini skirmish The blade size is that of a large sebbie. If you could deal with a recurve blade, it is a nice knife.
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How about one of one of these as a replacement? I've recently came across this knife, and have become fixed on getting one (although I'd go for the D/A auto myself). Ti handled, tip-up framelock. Blade hand ground by the master Walter Brend.
I'd still go back and look for the Sebenza though.
I'd still go back and look for the Sebenza though.
Nope. It's gone. I went back and looked everywhere I could think. Took my dogs and showed them another Ti-frame knife and said, "Find knife." They didn't.
A bear had been out, and I thought maybe he would have smelled it there and pawed around it a bit. But no such activity.
Tried the hazel stick. It didn't say anything to me.
Time to move on. I can't afford to lose another Sebenza, so that's that. But I'm very glad to have had one. At least I have a frame of reference for what a really well-engineered knife is like, and I at least have a clue to what all the fuss is about.
But my Sebbie has gone back to earth from where it came. Earth to earth. Ashes to ashes. Dirt to dirt. Good by, friend. It was my honor to know you.
A bear had been out, and I thought maybe he would have smelled it there and pawed around it a bit. But no such activity.
Tried the hazel stick. It didn't say anything to me.
Time to move on. I can't afford to lose another Sebenza, so that's that. But I'm very glad to have had one. At least I have a frame of reference for what a really well-engineered knife is like, and I at least have a clue to what all the fuss is about.
But my Sebbie has gone back to earth from where it came. Earth to earth. Ashes to ashes. Dirt to dirt. Good by, friend. It was my honor to know you.
Interesting articles on dowsing. :footinmou Maybe further research will show that some people truly are hyper-sensitive to changes in electric or magnetic fields. Either way, I don't think a folding knife dropped on the ground affects the earth's magnetic field.
Once I met a gentleman in Arkansas who claimed to be able to find "indian camps" by dowsing a map. My reply, "Congradulations, you can find a flat spot near water by looking at a topo map." Whoopee. Every flat spot near water in Arkansas (and most other places) is an archaeological site...
Yes, I keep my knives in a safe, and only take them out for the purpose of fondling. And yes, I still have mine.
Besides, in decades of traveling, living, and working outdoors there's only been a few times I've used a knife. Picking splinters, cutting knotted bootlaces, slicing cheese... To suggest an expensive knife is required for casual outdoor activity...
Working in dense Arkansas briars I've tried using a machete/knife for clearing a path. Once all of those *&^$ing briar limbs were cut loose and stuck all over me, I quickly wished they were still attached to the ground.
Best Wishes,
Bob
Once I met a gentleman in Arkansas who claimed to be able to find "indian camps" by dowsing a map. My reply, "Congradulations, you can find a flat spot near water by looking at a topo map." Whoopee. Every flat spot near water in Arkansas (and most other places) is an archaeological site...
Yes, I keep my knives in a safe, and only take them out for the purpose of fondling. And yes, I still have mine.
Besides, in decades of traveling, living, and working outdoors there's only been a few times I've used a knife. Picking splinters, cutting knotted bootlaces, slicing cheese... To suggest an expensive knife is required for casual outdoor activity...Working in dense Arkansas briars I've tried using a machete/knife for clearing a path. Once all of those *&^$ing briar limbs were cut loose and stuck all over me, I quickly wished they were still attached to the ground.
Best Wishes,
Bob
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Dont give up yet. Is it possible that you lost the knife somewhere else? When was the last time you remember seeing it? Maybe its in your vehicle or someplace at home. Check everyplace youve been since the last time you saw it and when you first noticed it missing. Good Luck!