The BK4 Fatwood Harvest!

Bravo on the great pics bravo! :D
Being a great Dad sure can be a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing with us.

I'm long overdue to get my little ones out in the woods.
Might have to hit a local trail this weekend.
 
Damn! That looks like an amazing day!! Thanks for sharing with us all!
 
redmech said:
i don't think we are done till we have one of each.
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You may be right about this one! Now the hunt for a bk15 for myself and a bk16 for my wife!

Jonny1280 said:
Bravo on the great pics bravo! :D
Being a great Dad sure can be a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing with us.

I'm long overdue to get my little ones out in the woods.
Might have to hit a local trail this weekend.
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Please share your adventure when you get the little rug rats outdoors!

NixKustoms said:
Damn! That looks like an amazing day!! Thanks for sharing with us all!
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You're very welcome!
 
Haha, I just noticed this. Do we like big batons, do we? :D Looks like you use half the tree to baton the other half, haha:

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Some of those photos are making me ache for a good hike. Especially the fire photos. Love making fire. The whole process:

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91bravo said:
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Hey 91bravo, don't think we've "met." I'm Blues, glad to meet ya.

Great thread. I'm guessing you're up in North Alabama? We moved from Madison a couple of years ago now down to ~20 miles outside of Dothan. Six miles to the GA state line from our place, and about 15 miles to FL. My wife's an Auburn fan (I'm not a non-Auburn fan or Bama fan, just not a fan of football much at all). We've got stumps similar to the one you tracked down all over our heavily-wooded 5 acres. Have yet to get out there and harvest any fatwood, but I know it's probably the most valuable natural resource we have out here. Well, next to the water in both the creek and the well, that is. I guess the timber is worth more too, but I only mess with what gets blown down in storms for the most part.

Anyway, just thought I'd say great thread and howdy neighbor! I noticed the giant baton you were using too. HA!

Blues
 
Yeah big baton means less strikes! Taking advantage of mass X momentum! Lol I'm a pyro, so I build fires all the time!

Getting ready to split down into pieces small enough to fit into a small flat rate box

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The ants are still here

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Getting into the sticky knotty parts

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The bk4 doesn't feather half bad either

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Looks awesome man. I found the 4 to feather quite nicely actually. It's a good blade.

I'm thinking about heading to the cabin this weekend. Gonna see about using the 4 exclusively.
 
Yes! Another 4 thread would rock! I'm loving the handles on these Beckers more and more. I like that they are almost the same on multiple models of their blades. I'm seriously thinking about a bk12, smoothed over thumb ramp, micarta handles, a sandblast, and an acid etch on the blade, similar to my bk5.
 
91bravo said:
Yes! Another 4 thread would rock! I'm loving the handles on these Beckers more and more. I like that they are almost the same on multiple models of their blades. I'm seriously thinking about a bk12, smoothed over thumb ramp, micarta handles, a sandblast, and an acid etch on the blade, similar to my bk5.
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I think people around here are getting tired of my cabin threads, haha. I'll probably just post a few 4 photos.

The ergos are awesome on the Becker handles. I love em.

That would be a sick looking 12.
 
BluesStringer said:
Hey 91bravo, don't think we've "met." I'm Blues, glad to meet ya.

Great thread. I'm guessing you're up in North Alabama? We moved from Madison a couple of years ago now down to ~20 miles outside of Dothan. Six miles to the GA state line from our place, and about 15 miles to FL. My wife's an Auburn fan (I'm not a non-Auburn fan or Bama fan, just not a fan of football much at all). We've got stumps similar to the one you tracked down all over our heavily-wooded 5 acres. Have yet to get out there and harvest any fatwood, but I know it's probably the most valuable natural resource we have out here. Well, next to the water in both the creek and the well, that is. I guess the timber is worth more too, but I only mess with what gets blown down in storms for the most part.

Anyway, just thought I'd say great thread and howdy neighbor! I noticed the giant baton you were using too. HA!

Blues
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Howdy neighbor! Yes, we are in north eastern area of AL. My wife and I go down to FL every year for our anniversary trip. When I was in the Army, my battle buddy got orders to go to Ft. Rucker close to you. I need to get down there and see him he, he is nearing retirement.

War Eagle!
 
The Warrior said:
I think people around here are getting tired of my cabin threads, haha. I'll probably just post a few 4 photos.

The ergos are awesome on the Becker handles. I love em.

That would be a sick looking 12.
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We try and go to different spots each time we backpack. Going to try and do a 16 mile loop around the Sipsey Wilderness this weekend. Maybe bring the 45-70 and shoot me a big fat feral hog! I think I'll bring the bk5 this time. I think there will lots of Becker trips in the future!
 
91bravo said:
We try and go to different spots each time we backpack. Going to try and do a 16 mile loop around the Sipsey Wilderness this weekend. Maybe bring the 45-70 and shoot me a big fat feral hog! I think I'll bring the bk5 this time. I think there will lots of Becker trips in the future!
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There's lots of places to hike around the cabin area, but usually when we go there, there's work to do, so we don't get much of a chance. Sometimes we just get lazy. There's nothing around here but Carpenter Park, and I already have about 5 threads on that place, haha. Sucks living in the land of corn and beans. I wish I could get my wife to move to Missouri. I love that area. SO much to do.

You take the 5, let MTM carry the 4. She'll be hooked in no time.
 
The Warrior said:
There's lots of places to hike around the cabin area, but usually when we go there, there's work to do, so we don't get much of a chance. Sometimes we just get lazy. There's nothing around here but Carpenter Park, and I already have about 5 threads on that place, haha. Sucks living in the land of corn and beans. I wish I could get my wife to move to Missouri. I love that area. SO much to do.

You take the 5, let MTM carry the 4. She'll be hooked in no time.
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We will drive a few hours to check out something different. I'd like to go back to Cumberland State Park in TN. That place was beautiful!
 
91bravo said:
We will drive a few hours to check out something different. I'd like to go back to Cumberland State Park in TN. That place was beautiful!
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We would have to drive about 3 hours to get to some cool stuff. Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois is beautiful. Garden of the Gods, etc. We had plans a few years back to go to TN, but never did. I've never been to TN.
 
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