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I feel it only fair to warn ya that this is one of those posts where ya might think....ooh I need one of those !
We all like to have our trusty med/large fixed blades with us in case the worse happens and we find ourselves at the peril of the great outdoors. however what if we become seperated from our main blade, maybe we use it and forget where we placed it or maybe our canoe tips and our blade goes sinking to the river bottom never to be seen again. okay I know it's unlikely but there is always a slim chance.
So let's just say that I left my knife in the long grass and after being distracted there it remains:
If that had been the case today then I would have been left with what was in my pockets and that would be my new Tin knife/gig from Mark Wohlwend:
Obviously it ain't big enough to chop or batton so if I'm using fatwood it needs to be snapped off by hand:
Unlike other mini blades I've used the design of this one really allows you great control, the finger just rests up against the back of the blade:
I wrapped some cord around the handle for 3 reasons: 1. It helps the blade be more visible,2. It makes the blade a little more comfortable to use,3. It gives me some cordage to affix the blade to a pole if I wanted to use it for gigging frogs etc.
I was pleased to find it cuts wood like a scalpel cuts skin :
Hard to take this pic with only one hand but you can see that the back of the blade makes a very handy spot for throwing great sparks with a ferro-rod:
Two stikes and we have fire:
I'm also quite confident that with this little blade I could skin a Squirrel, Rat or even cut up a fish, in fact I know I can....
Gotta figure a better way to secure the wrap as you can see it came loose in the last two pics but I'll sort that !
We all like to have our trusty med/large fixed blades with us in case the worse happens and we find ourselves at the peril of the great outdoors. however what if we become seperated from our main blade, maybe we use it and forget where we placed it or maybe our canoe tips and our blade goes sinking to the river bottom never to be seen again. okay I know it's unlikely but there is always a slim chance.
So let's just say that I left my knife in the long grass and after being distracted there it remains:
If that had been the case today then I would have been left with what was in my pockets and that would be my new Tin knife/gig from Mark Wohlwend:
Obviously it ain't big enough to chop or batton so if I'm using fatwood it needs to be snapped off by hand:
Unlike other mini blades I've used the design of this one really allows you great control, the finger just rests up against the back of the blade:
I wrapped some cord around the handle for 3 reasons: 1. It helps the blade be more visible,2. It makes the blade a little more comfortable to use,3. It gives me some cordage to affix the blade to a pole if I wanted to use it for gigging frogs etc.
I was pleased to find it cuts wood like a scalpel cuts skin :
Hard to take this pic with only one hand but you can see that the back of the blade makes a very handy spot for throwing great sparks with a ferro-rod:
Two stikes and we have fire:
I'm also quite confident that with this little blade I could skin a Squirrel, Rat or even cut up a fish, in fact I know I can....
Gotta figure a better way to secure the wrap as you can see it came loose in the last two pics but I'll sort that !
It was very considerate of you to post the warning though.
