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At the last fall gathering, I got a little happy on Ethan's KMG and jacked up my 16.
It all started out innocently enough, but by the time I was done, my 16 had no tip, and the blade edge was wavy enough you could surf on it.
I didn't even take a picture because I was ashamed of my "work." No more grinding on nice knives until I get more experience.
Slowly though, with sandpaper, mouse pad, and time, I brought it back to a respectable state.
I'd lost so much metal I had to regrind the choil to match the usable edge.
Tonight I used the 16 to prep some wood for my first burn with a stainless Kelly Kettle Scout. (This is your fault, AIG.)
Here's the kit, though I forgot to include the little grill grate that comes with the cookset.
I used the 16 to baton one of the bigger sticks, to chop up some fatwood, and to make a few fatwood shavings for ignition.
Here's the prepped firebowl.
And a loaded chimney.
Ignition.
Red on top, fire in the hole.
Between 7 and 8 minutes later, I had bubbles.
And about a minute later, I had a rolling boil.
I took some of the boiling water, put it in the cook pot, replenished what I'd take from the kettle, and stoked the fire.
Here's a pic of water boiling on top and inside at the same time.
The coals. As mentioned, the cookset comes with a small grate that allows you to cook right over coals.
The aftermath. The little pot holder is quite handy, not only for moving the pot around, but also for manipulating the pot stand and the fire bowl. It does, however, have some sharp edges that I plan to sand out.
I dinged my edge on the concrete while chopping up the fatwood, so I stropped out the ding and then played with the 16 a little more to test the edge.
Fin.
It all started out innocently enough, but by the time I was done, my 16 had no tip, and the blade edge was wavy enough you could surf on it.
I didn't even take a picture because I was ashamed of my "work." No more grinding on nice knives until I get more experience.
Slowly though, with sandpaper, mouse pad, and time, I brought it back to a respectable state.
I'd lost so much metal I had to regrind the choil to match the usable edge.
Tonight I used the 16 to prep some wood for my first burn with a stainless Kelly Kettle Scout. (This is your fault, AIG.)
Here's the kit, though I forgot to include the little grill grate that comes with the cookset.
I used the 16 to baton one of the bigger sticks, to chop up some fatwood, and to make a few fatwood shavings for ignition.
Here's the prepped firebowl.
And a loaded chimney.
Ignition.
Red on top, fire in the hole.
Between 7 and 8 minutes later, I had bubbles.
And about a minute later, I had a rolling boil.
I took some of the boiling water, put it in the cook pot, replenished what I'd take from the kettle, and stoked the fire.
Here's a pic of water boiling on top and inside at the same time.
The coals. As mentioned, the cookset comes with a small grate that allows you to cook right over coals.
The aftermath. The little pot holder is quite handy, not only for moving the pot around, but also for manipulating the pot stand and the fire bowl. It does, however, have some sharp edges that I plan to sand out.
I dinged my edge on the concrete while chopping up the fatwood, so I stropped out the ding and then played with the 16 a little more to test the edge.
Fin.
Those Irish are geniuses, when sober 
