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• Posted in thread: recommend online knife company on 10/03/2010 at 9:20AM
  I've bought from Roger at www.sosakonline.com (all the profits go to fund an NGO to help abandoned and
  ill cats).

• Posted in thread: Two ways to use the Sun (FTF Bushcraft School Lesson 3) on 09/27/2010 at 11:41AM
  After a little hiatus due to my government trying to take over all Internet services (ain't the socialist
  third world grand?), I'm back! Thanks again for the great pictures, guys. I love those ovens. ...

• Posted in thread: A sharp knife is a good knife on 09/19/2010 at 9:43AM
  The Lansky system, like all similar sharpening gadgets, has a lot of limitations. It will work fine on
  some blade sizes and shapes, but it is a pain in the butt to use with others. The angle guides ar...

• Posted in thread: FIRECRAFT 2 (FTF Bushcraft School Lesson 2) on 09/17/2010 at 9:44PM
  Jo, if the if the cord keeps slipping off the spindle you can use a trick that dates back to ancient
  Egypt. Egyptians used bow drills as a tool to make holes as well as fire, and in order to make them...

• Posted in thread: Two ways to use the Sun (FTF Bushcraft School Lesson 3) on 09/15/2010 at 4:44PM
  Oh, and just to make it more interesting everybody who cooks something or makes an interesting solar oven
  (beyond the basic one I described) will take part in a drawing for a little prize.So get to wo...

• Posted in thread: FIRECRAFT 2 (FTF Bushcraft School Lesson 2) on 09/15/2010 at 4:39PM
  Master Chief, can we perhaps get some pictures to show how you bush savvy folks do it? That might help
  get the participation numbers up here.As soon as my next paycheck comes in next week, I'm getting...

• Posted in thread: Two ways to use the Sun (FTF Bushcraft School Lesson 3) on 09/15/2010 at 4:28PM
  Look at the bright side, mate. You've got loads of clean water literally raining down on you quite often.
  And plenty of firewood.

• Posted in thread: Making My Own Knife Part Two on 09/13/2010 at 5:26PM
  Awesome post, Panda. I think you should move on to 1095, but wait a bit until you tackle D2. It's a lot
  more complicated to work with. 1095 is a simple steel, but it can yield fantastic results when u...

• Posted in thread: Two ways to use the Sun (FTF Bushcraft School Lesson 3) on 09/13/2010 at 6:23AM
  This one I should be able to do. By the way, you left a box off the list of required materials.Cheers for
  the heads up. I posted around 2am, my brain goes to sleep around 12. :)

• Posted in thread: Two ways to use the Sun (FTF Bushcraft School Lesson 3) on 09/13/2010 at 12:03AM
  Hey, guys. Here's this week lesson. It's time to mix some modern science with a bit of primitive
  knowledge. I thought you would appreciate something a bit easier than last week's bow drill, so instead...