Went for a day hike with my dog, in the north of Czech Republic. Wearing my recently cleaned shoe’s, and took my recently made leather axe case + a sitting pad. Package of bacon in my pocked, and ready to go.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
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Some time ago I made a carrying case for the axe and bucksaw, being inspired on the Ray Mears version of it. I just had it not upside down, and added 3 pouches on it. It was nice, works well, but after a while I preferred something more sturdy, stronger, […]
For quite a while I wanted to make 2 bottle holders for my 0.5 Liter stainless steel water bottle, to attach to the shoulder straps of my backpacks. Also bought a couple of 30 cm zippers to make some “kifaru pullouts”. This is the results: – 3x ripstop nylon, kifaru […]
Maintenance in general is something I like to do, just not with my shoe’s.. My summer hiking shoe’s which I own now for 5 years or so, I cleaned them once properly, and twice put some leather cream on it. The winter ones I own 1.5 year now and never […]
Besides the spoon in the previous post, I also did a new handle for my Cold Steel Trailhawk. Everything was done with my carving axe. Surprisingly it was easier then expected. This is the piece I brought back from the forest yesterday. Chopping the rough shape. Then the rest was […]
From these pieces of wood, I chose the right one to be my new spoon. This wood I brought back from the forest yesterday while walking my dog there. With my carving axe, I cut out the rough shape of the spoon. Then with the Mora Spoon Knife 164, I […]
This morning I took my new “jager rucksack”, Cold Steel Trailhawk, DIY knife, and my dog for a walk in the forest. I parked the car, let the dog out, and off we went. Close to the path I noticed a young birch that had fallen over, most likely in […]
Due to receiving several questions lately about axes, which one to choose, which length, weight, etc, I thought I would post the below to give a clear picture on why I chose for this axe, why I modified it, etc. So this below is why it works for ME, and […]
Today I had finally some time for modifying a hatchet for a friend Chose the hatchet, and made a rough drawing. Transferred the drawing to the hatchet. Removing the dark parts. After every second cut I cooled it in the snow. It definitely didn’t over heat, cause after the second […]