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Forecast had snow in it and this close to spring you never know if it will be the last snow of the season, so I got out there while it was still on the ground. I met my good friend and fellow writer, Jonathan Kilburn https://www.nitehawk.net/author/jonathan-kilburn/ out there for some woods time, camp building and Kimbap, which his wife made us for the day. That was very kind of her, but it was a lot. Think of it as a Korean sushi wrap, but different. He was working on writing up a Helle knife and Hults Bruk axe. We were also working on building his camp up a little bit. I was fixing to possibly spend the night out there, so brought a salmon fillet and some morning goodies…just in case. I also had a lot of small projects to get done, preferably before the spring crowd got there. Night temperatures were only 28F and the next day was going to be clear!
Birch in this area is dying off, sadly.
My Alpaca Wool beanie…uber warm and superlight!
Flattening out a maple log for a project
Legs for the project. I only make stakes of all types with a chisel end. Faster and every bit as good as making a point. Try it!
Finished project
Spatula carving as I have zero use for spoons
This is how I make fuzz sticks and stakes with a tomahawk/hatchet. I also used this method shaping and smoothing out a mallet
The mallet was made with only the carving axe from James Gibson. I make spatulas with either a sharp point for poking meat or a flattened, narrow end for lifting pot lids.
Again, I only cross grain baton a chisel point and top—done!
Birch in this area is dying off, sadly.
My Alpaca Wool beanie…uber warm and superlight!
Flattening out a maple log for a project
Legs for the project. I only make stakes of all types with a chisel end. Faster and every bit as good as making a point. Try it!
Finished project
Spatula carving as I have zero use for spoons
This is how I make fuzz sticks and stakes with a tomahawk/hatchet. I also used this method shaping and smoothing out a mallet
The mallet was made with only the carving axe from James Gibson. I make spatulas with either a sharp point for poking meat or a flattened, narrow end for lifting pot lids.
Again, I only cross grain baton a chisel point and top—done!
