What a weekend! Lots of ups and downs. Definitely not a flat farm.Friday afternoon was a bit of a rush to get to the farm, unpack and depart on the fi...

The Kershaw knife performed adequately I think. The sheath worked well enough that I forgot it was on my belt. Only used it for gutting, but it had no...

Yeah. Guess nice deodorant should not be used and the hair spray must stay at home. I'll keep some deodorant for the trip back to civilization.

Got myself a Kershaw Dechutes Skinner.D2 steelFlat grindDrop pointLarge finger choilNot the prettiest of knives, but seem to be very practical for sli...

Also known as a diver's vernier.

I once tried S365 loading .303. Was not a success. Too much unburnt powder was blown out the barrel. I managed to get to a speed of 2200ish with 174gr...

Can't find any info on the net about Lohman 458. Closest is Lohmann 4528, and that is apparently a N690 analogue.As for the Panzer, only referenc...

Nothing beats a water pump pliers and a blou-draad tang.

custom knife makers are mostly hobbyist and hobbyist that are good enough to have people want to own their products-creations. They are mostly however...

For those in the Cape, go to Milnerton flea market on a Sunday morning. There are two stalls there that usually have most of whatever spanners you wan...

I have confused myself with the figures presented as I used 2 different lots of S365 with a big variation in burning rate. The principles shown howeve...

I know that Opinel is supposed to be good, but life is too short to have a wooden dowel with a blade attached. Might as well just sharpen a saw blade.

How does the GRT caculation agree with your QL results?

br>Some light reading for those so inclined. In there it explains why certain steels sharpen easier. Also, through empirical testing proves that hardn...