MK.VI winter story (and ...what's in the handle?)

You can also stretch a piece of bicycle inner tube rubber over the one piece handles if you're concerned with hot or cold temperatures. It really makes the grip "stick" in your hand.
 
Brilliant use of the stick for the sharpening rod...

I learned something as well... good day!

Best regards,

John

PiterM said:
I’m just back from my one-week winter holiday… now that was fun! Too bad it’s just finished. And as you can see that was really WINTER holiday. Snow, snow, snow…

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Of course I’ve used this opportunity to test couple of my knives in these quite extreme conditions. One of them was my hard-use field knife MK.VI. Whittling, splitting some wood, a bit chopping… nothing spectacular. However, I’m really glad to tell you that A2 steel is not brittle at all in 20 C below zero (well, theory is one thing but now it’s been field tested by myself) and also it’s not as prone to corrosion as you may think. After the whole day (a very snowy day may I add) in a LBE sheath on side of my backpack and resting in the same sheath for the whole night in a room temperature I’ve found only two blackish spots on the very edge in the morning. And I expected something much worse than that. So don't be affraid of A2! And well, in the end I’ve tested my MK.VI in the summer and winter, in the woods, open fields and even under water. And I can say only good things about this knife! Pure performance. Get it, use it, enjoy it… to me it’s proven to be worth much more than it’s actual cost.

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Now I also would like to share some pics what I carry in the handle. First of all I ALWAYS carry there two pieces of adhesive bandage. I prefer my knives to be sharp so it’s always good to be prepared for the unlucky moment. Than I usually carry there about foot-and-a-half of paracord, which I use as a lanyard when chopping. And I carry there also two small sharpening sticks (coarse and fine) which you can find in Gatco pocket sharpener. Each of them is covered in paracord outer “tubing” for protection... it fits perfectly!

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You can imagine that sharpening knife of this size on such a small hand-held sharpening stick is neither convenient nor safe. However with your MK.VI you can create very easily a sharpener that is more than enough to restore the edge in the field... well under 3 minutes! Just take a 3/4 inch stick, whittle a bit to have a flat area of 0,5 x 3 inches. Than cut a shallow, 2-inch “V” groove using tip of your MK.VI, just like that one:

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Than put the stick in the groove:

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and… start sharpening:

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Hope that you like my small contribution to the never ending “what do you carry in the handle” thread :D
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I went to Wal Mart to find a pocket sharpener to get the stones from.After I got it broke apart I found the stones were only about 1/2 in long.Thanks to Piters thread I found a Case pocket sharpener online that is about the same as the one shown here.Thanks Piter.
 
It's fun to resurrect old (but useful) threads once in a while. Anywho...for those of you wanting to wrap something around the handle you should consider a product called Plasti-Dip. It can be found at Home Depot and Lowes. It comes in a can or spray. It's basically a spray-on or dip rubbery coating. I use it on tools, locks, etc... The best part is...you can peel it off if/when you want to remove it.

A trick I like to use with Plasti-Dip spray is to add a sprinkling of sand between coats. Gives a neat appearance and additional grip.

- Chris
 
I found out today that green co paste sticks to wood as well as leather, so a lump of the stuff and a flattened stick and you have a strop too. Could even be on the same stick.
 
Excellent thread my friend!!

And for the record, PiterM. makes most awesome sheaths!!! I have one for my Shadow IV!
 
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