The TEK Survival Knife Hand forged by James Wahls over at Indy Hammered Knives I recently received the official ‘MSB’ Survival Knife ;) from James. I am so thrilled that I must post about it and show you some ‘delicious’ pictures of the ‘TEK’ Survival Knife masterpiece… I recently took it with me on a…
While looking back through history, the straight razor was the tool that was used to shave. Before the days of electricity and electric shavers and before the days of disposable razors, the straight razor got the job done. In fact, a straight razor can get the job done today just as well. While so many…
After having received my first hand made knife (hand forged-hammered) from this small business in America (Made in the USA – what a concept…), as soon as Mrs.J saw it, she wanted her own! Well she just received her new knife, an 8″ ‘Skinner’ with a beautiful ‘Desert Camo’ Kirinite handle. The smile on her…
I recently received an amazing custom-made hand forged & hammered knife and I want to tell you about it – especially given the fact that it was made in the USA by an individual who is committed to the hand crafted trade (a rare thing these days when so much of our ‘stuff’ is made…
You don’t need to own a $500 set of kitchen knives, but you do need to own a knife sharpener because having very sharp kitchen knives makes a tremendous difference while preparing foods. There are lots and lots of knife sharpening tools and most all of them will get the job done. A good knife…
When it comes to survival and preparedness, much effort is spent having to do with the kitchen (food, storage, alternative cooking, etc..). When considering your preps, don’t overlook your kitchen tools. A survival kitchen needs its knives… The following is a list (and blade images) of most various types of kitchen knives. If you don’t…
The Mother of All Swiss Army Knives, a multi-tool created by John S. Holler in Germany sometime around 1880. The knife predates the Swiss Army Knife, which started production about a decade later in 1890. Check this out…
There are quite a number of makes and models of pocket knives covering a wide range of price, quality, style and purpose. Buying a pocket knife is a personal choice of your own combination of preferences. As I often do when looking to determine which is best for me, I check out Amazon.com who seems…