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Alright folks, It’s Monday where I am at and I legit needed my little knife this morning. It’s -18C and super windy. Miserable conditions. I had a new parka issued to me and it would not zip! I didn’t figure this out until I was already outside. Later, once my fingers warmed up, I used the file on my classic to adjust the gap in the puller. Worked really well and now the coat will zip closed.

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Happy Monday.
 
Alright! Well, since it's Monday in... checks notes... ah, right - Australia, no time like the present to get started!

Christmas disaster narrowly averted thanks to my chosen Waynorth Cut Co 86 Harness Jack aka 'The Rider' aka 'Task Reaver' aka 'Melmë Rácë' (in the ancient high speech of the Noldor).

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I was walking past this year's (very small) Christmas tree (it's on the dining room table) and noticed that the lights on the entire top half of the tree (about a foot and a quarter 🤣 - cash flow has been restricted lately and we just couldn't find a bigger one worth shelling out the big bucks on, so - we went with the classic 'Charlie Brown' style tree this year...) was unlit!

One artist's interpretation of the birdsbeaks family tree, circa 2023.
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In this situation, I'm looking at either

a. Replacing a burned fuse in the magic plug compartment, or...

b. Unplugging and testing every light in the string 😱

I decided to go with option a first, as it's quite a bit less time consuming, but that left me with the challenge of trying to get that damn elf-sized magic door on the plug open...

'The Rider' to the rescue! The punch worked dandy for getting that fiddly little door open AND for popping out the world's smallest fuses (ok, maybe not - but pretty small...). I had some spare elf fuses that came with another string of lights - popped 'em in - and bingo - the Christmas tree is 'awl' good again! 🎄
 
Well I tried to recruit a ringer(with smart phone),some one with the finest knife skills this side of the Himalayas, a man who needs no introduction, it has been said that his umbilical cord was cut with a rusty imperial slip joint,and that he often performed in front of heads of state's,juggling 12 razor sharp slipjoints with one hand while simultaneously buttering and cutting a peanut butter and jam sandwich with knives he randomly plucked from the 12 he was juggling.he has been shown to split an atom that could not be seen by human eyes with a knife that took him 3 days to refine and sharpen.unfortunately after tracking his whereabouts his wife informed me his life has been taken,it appears that he was giving a lecture and tutorial on how to safely handle a pocket knife to a group of young aspiring boys and girl scouts when he mistakenly ate an open case peanut(the knife used for the tutorial)instead of the finger snacks provided for him.so I'm officially out unless I can find another astute knife bearer to honor my dear friend.
 
Now that seems fun. I've been carrying this Mini Trapper for about a week or so, I'd enjoy it's company during this week too. And it takes a great portrait. I already used it to make lunch but did not take a photo because I did not know of this topic, but will have another use for it by the end of the day for sure. So I'm in and here is the knife. Will post an action shot later today.

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JonMcD said:
Beautiful bone on that trapper Dan! I wonder if the chickadees agree???
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Thank you :)
I'd too like to know what they think about my Trapper :cool:

Let's get the week started well with my daily companion for the next few days, some homemade kefir, an apple and all natural peanut butter :thumbsup:
Loading up on the pre and probiotics to promote a healthy gut ☺️
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the rat said:

I'm in. This is going to be my knife for the week. And to add a little twist to it, I let my wife pick out the knife for me to carry from my collection.
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Love a mini trapper. Such a great edc.


315 said:
I’ll jump in on this one as it should be fun and interesting. I’ve decided on a Schrade Walden to carry for the week. Even started a bit early by tossing it in my pocket tonight.View attachment 2419792
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Welcome in! We needed a solid stockman in the mix 👍🏼
Oldy said:
Well I tried to recruit a ringer(with smart phone),some one with the finest knife skills this side of the Himalayas, a man who needs no introduction, it has been said that his umbilical cord was cut with a rusty imperial slip joint,and that he often performed in front of heads of state's,juggling 12 razor sharp slipjoints with one hand while simultaneously buttering and cutting a peanut butter and jam sandwich with knives he randomly plucked from the 12 he was juggling.he has been shown to split an atom that could not be seen by human eyes with a knife that took him 3 days to refine and sharpen.unfortunately after tracking his whereabouts his wife informed me his life has been taken,it appears that he was giving a lecture and tutorial on how to safely handle a pocket knife to a group of young aspiring boys and girl scouts when he mistakenly ate an open case peanut(the knife used for the tutorial)instead of the finger snacks provided for him.so I'm officially out unless I can find another astute knife bearer to honor my dear friend.
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I’m so sorry for this calamity 😂😂😂. I wonder how many have fallen for the mistaken peanut in the past!

Now, if you have a laptop that can snap a photo…perhaps that could be photo machinery of choice???

In any case, keep the humor coming and you will be a welcome entrant for this giveaway!!!

Davis Nikolov said:
Now that seems fun. I've been carrying this Mini Trapper for about a week or so, I'd enjoy its company during this week too. And it takes a great portrait. I already used it to make lunch but did not take a photo because I did not know of this topic, but will have another use for it by the end of the day for sure. So I'm in and here is the knife. Will post an action shot later today.

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Mini Trapper + Amber Bone never treated anybody wrong! Great choice 🦴
Rufus1949 said:
Just saw this Jon...a LOUD applause for your generosity!💥💥
I will enjoy watching from the bleachers.
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Thanks Bob, it’s already proved to be an entertaining crew 😀.
 
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