Victorinox Farmer, splitting log and fire

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It’s always possible to find dry wood for a fire, the internal side of the branches is in fact enough dry also if the external part is pretty wet.
It is possible to arrive at the internal side of a big branch also with an humble Victorinox 91 mm, as the Farmer


Let’s see how. First, I saw the branch until the middle (not more)



Now, with the sawed side external, hit the branch against a tree


After a couple hitting, the branch began to split


Again a couple of hitting, and it’s done



Anyway, for afire I need to split again the log, so I cut another piece of wood from the branch


I now had two pieces of wood


I wok one of them, I want to obtain a sort of nog


Now, I use the blade of my Farmer to baton, carefully, the log that I want to split, to made a split




Using the nog, I baton until I split the log




Note that my Victorinox Farmer is still in perfect shape, using it to split the big branch but in a smart way


Now I found the dry part of the branch, so I may cut long and thin feathers




And I had the fire



Conclusions: a fire in the woods is always possible, is great having a good fixed blade, but you may making fire also using a small multitool knowing the proper techniques.

Ciao,
Alfredo
 
Thanks for the demonstration. It's nice to see how a little skill and finesse can accomplish the same thing as power and brute force. Well done, Alfrdo!
 
This knife always did nearby,is always in my pocket when I'm walkin' down the trails and woods in my yard, if I could only take one small folder into the weeds for a few days that's the one, supplemented with a bigger fixed blade or hatchet you'd be set for an extended walk in the weeds.

Great pics and post.
 
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One can often accomplish the same result by being rough on their tools, or gentle with them. You got the job done while being relatively gentle with the Farmer - even carefully batoning with it - which keeps your Farmer intact. And that, in turn, keeps you intact in the field.

My father is 83 years old. When he was a child, he had a little dump truck toy which his father showed him how to gently play with so as not to tear it up. This ingrained in my father a carefulness with his tools (he was a mechanic and machinist), which has been instilled in me. Contrast that with my father in law, who was a bull in a China shop - always unnecessarily abusing his tools, his truck, etc., and thus shortening their usable lifespans.

My point here, I guess, is that one can take care of their equipment in the field - instead of abusing it - and keeping your tools in good shape just makes life easier. If you are truly in a bad situation in the field, and only have your Farmer to provide shelter and a fire, you will want to take care of it. JMO.
 
Awesome demo.

powernoodle said:
My point here, I guess, is that one can take care of their equipment in the field - instead of abusing it - and keeping your tools in good shape just makes life easier.
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Smart, patient, and gentle will always win out. Just look at martineden, he used his knife properly and patiently instead of wailing away on it, which left him with both a fire and a still working knife.
 
Alfredo, great post, great use of your tools.

That wood seems really green and wet in the outside making your demonstration even more interesting.

Grazie mille.
 
looks like a bug got in there, probably some type of beetle larvae.
 
Thanks to all of you.

I agree, it's smart using gently your tool, no needs to show how "macho" I am :-)

@joezilla: yes, I hadn't time to check inside unfortunately
 
Very nicely done, Martin. I personally don't much care for non-locking folders, especially in the woods, but that's a preference, and it certainly doesn't mean they can't get the job done. I appreciate the spirit of your post, also. Way to go. Like those black scales, too.
 
Good thread. I like to baton and chop a lot, but I do practice using tools with caution and being 'easier' on them. It's good to know in case you ever actually would get lost and all you have is a smaller blade. One of the reasons I take a Farmer everywhere with me. I love that little saw.
 
Always love your posts, thanks for taking the time. I love SAK's, but it's a huntsman in my pocket every day.
 
powernoodle said:
My father is 83 years old. When he was a child, he had a little dump truck toy which his father showed him how to gently play with so as not to tear it up. This ingrained in my father a carefulness with his tools (he was a mechanic and machinist), which has been instilled in me. Contrast that with my father in law, who was a bull in a China shop - always unnecessarily abusing his tools, his truck, etc., and thus shortening their usable lifespans.

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My mother used to remark about how I never broke a toy or lost a toy in my childhood.

When I hit my teens and she cleaned out my closet, she took all my toys to my cousins and most of them looked brand new. It took them little time to destroy them all.

I was on Ebay the other day and came across a Batman talking alarm clock that was identical to the one that I had. Couldn't believe the BIN price on it. If I still had all of those toys and sold them, I could probably retire. lol.

Vic Farmer is a great knife. I have two in red ....one for carrying...and a spare if I ever lose the other one. I do carry a ferro rod with mine and the back of the saw sparks it with ease.
 
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