Tiny Terror Meets Her First Snake !!!

[pitdog]

It was a lovely warm day today so took the dogs down to the nearby inlet.....

Came across one of my favourite wild edibles,Sea Asparagus or American Glasswort, picked and eaten raw they make a crunchy, salty snack !

There was also plenty of colour around thanks to the Broad leafed pea-vine.....

I wasn't the only fella taking advantage of the sun, he was too quick for me though.....

Hey maybe this guy will be a little slower....

I sneaked around the back of him pretending I'd not seen him and then I made a grab, got him....

Boy was he in a bad mood, he kept striking at Snicker as I held him! As quick as he was Snicker was way quicker and made him look clumsy as his strikes kept missing.Sorry the pics not the best but I'd grabbed him with my right hand and didn't want to swap hands and make them both smelly so I tried taking the pics with my left hand !!!

I had to include a knife pic so held it up next to these crab apples I found for a size guide !

TT goes to get spade tomorrow so wish her luck !!!!

 

[TheGame]

Cool pics, Pit! Tell the TT she gets an extra treat if she acts good tomorrow

 

[EMT_Lee]

Hey, Pit. I've been meaning to ask you, can you explain to me the idea behind the blade shape of the TTSK?

 

[LMT66]

I havent seen a garter snake (looks like one) since I was about 11. They were everywhere then slowly went away over a decades time.
Great pictures!

 

[nc527]

make sure you pick up tt some softfood for after she gets home.

 

[okbohn]

man, they do stink!

 

[pitdog]

Hey, Pit. I've been meaning to ask you, can you explain to me the idea behind the blade shape of the TTSK?

There were a few thought processes that caused me to come up with the blade shape. For one I wanted the largest amount of cutting surface for the least amount of blade length so having a deep sweeping blade gave me that actual cutting surface.I wanted a knife that could be used for a wide variety of tasks including cutting food stuffs so the wide tapered blade makes it a great slicer and also gives me finger clearance between the handle and chopping board.
The extra depth of the blade increases the rigidity so even though it's only 1/8" stock it's still a very sturdy blade which can be battoned into fatwood and then used to pry some off....just an example !
The point is central to the body of the blade so it can be used for drilling .
The hump performs the same as a Nessmuk and protects the fingers from any jagged bones when skinning a carcass.
The knife has so far performed great and I would not change anything about it although I wish someone would order one with some nice wooden slabs so I can see how that looks, lol !!!!