Busy Times

 

 

 

Wanted to list a bunch of things in one post so I'll see what I can cram do. First off, I have been involved with BushCraftUSA.com for a while now and would like to acknowledge the generosity of an anonymous gifter. A few weeks ago I got a PM from a guy that lives in Tennessee. He simply asked for my address. Later that week this super thick beautiful 100% Polar Wear blanket shows up at my doorstep.  It will be used to sleep in outside.  Never felt one so thick.  THANKS!

 

 

 

Worked on a project for my son.  It is a gift for his girlfriends father.  Santoku knife with a matching sharpening steel.  The handles on these are beautiful Black Ash Burl.  The knife also has copper pins in the handle.

Next I made a knife for his girlfriend as a gift to her from Leslie and I.  It is a bushcraft style knife scaled down for a smaller hand.  Aldo's 1095 was used for the blade material and purpleheart scales were used for the handles.  The sheath was .080" purple kydex that I was told matched her new backpack perfectly.  Along with the knife/sheath I made a matching Fire Starter and Striker set from the same piece of purpleheart.  I gotta tell y'all that purpleheart stuff is a bear to work with.  It is tough as nails and requires much patience to sand out any dark spots. 

From what I heard, she really liked the knife and was eager to utilize the fire starter...in the house!  I made a knife with the same shape and blade grind but it is proportionately larger for my hands and will sport a multi-use sheath/rig.  I'm designing the sheath to be worn in a few different ways.  It will be posted after the whole thing is complete.


Today the UPS man dropped off a package for me from my BushCraftUSA Secret Santa.



When I opened it the first thing I saw was a U.S. two quart canteen cover. Inside it was the coolest little IMUSA fry pan w/lid, an empty bottle to store alcohol and an alcohol cat stove. Next thing I pulled out was a sweet NAPA camo hat. The last and best thing is a hand made antler handled knife with a quarter for the butt plate. 

Thanks DoubleTap. Thought that maybe I was a bad boy this year and Santa forgot about me. Can't wait till the next one.


Started off my first trapping season.  It was slow until the second week of December.  Then I got 2 beavers in one day.  Next came a possum and I got a 42# beaver last week when I decided to pull my traps for a bit.  Leslie and I each shot a doe on our property and we have been given a couple deer too.  None of that wonderful venison will go to waste as I do all the butchering myself.

Last weekend we spent 20 hours trying to sell at Pickwick Lake State Park.  Friday from noon till 9:00p.m. only produced a couple sales.  Saturday was a little better but it was hardly worth all the time involved.  Unfortunately Clifton's Stroll Through Christmas was held the same weekend so we couldn't make it there.  We'll see what happens next year.  We plan on doing more heritage type shows and less of the hyped shows.   Will try to make a last post of the year.  The goal will be to document more next year as compared to this year.

Merry Christmas!!!!