Like any fine tool the
best are a delight to handle and to use for the purpose they were intended for.
If I need reliable then these are my choice for use. They do me no good in
a hide just sitting looking pretty. A fine race horse is used for racing or
breeding but they used, they just stand for years in a paddock. Since I have
never been able to breed a knife or a gun it leaves one option open to me, use
them. Oh sure I have a few knives and guns that have seen little use but
that has been dictated by the time I have available and human nature of, I'll
take this knife today and we follow that pattern but I try and keep my mind
open about which tool I will take on any given day, and that is often dictated
by what I foresee as the chores that tool will be used for on any day in
the bush. A good tool should last you a lifetime plus be ready to be handed
down few generations, and keep on ticking for more. I do find myself picking
up the same tool many times in a row because I have bonded with it and already
know how it feels to me, a mistake perhaps but I do make a concentrated effort
to break the habit of a certain tool choice just to expand my use of the tools
at hand.
Like many of you I have way
too many knives and though they do not breed, it sure seems like at times they
do so. My choices are myriad for any chosen craft I might be performing.in the
bush. I like to experiment using a knife, for instance for a chore it was not
meant to be used for just to see if I can make it work for me. I have been
surprised many times by how well a knife worked for me in a craft it was not
intended for. For the most part I am not a fan of large knives for instance but
have more than a few. I have found many of them to be useful in areas I
would normally use a smaller knife, like for trap triggers, and they worked
just fine. My own preference is to not chop with a large knife as I carry a
hatchet or a tomahawk. My hawk is a Vechawk. They will out chop any large
knife. But this not about what the tool is it is about using them.
Revolt against
"safe queens " and put them to the work they were intended for, they
will thank you by performing like the Kings they really are. Safe Queens are
for the non-outdoor crowd in my estimation, oh sure you might make a few bucks
but is it really worth it? I think not. My opinion may not be shared by many of
you and this is really to get you thinking in a direction of use rather than as
a passive collector. On your last day on earth you will not be able to make up
to all those tools and use them in one day. Damn I never got to shoot that gun
or use that really cool knife. Too late bye bye , Have fun now.
by Dude
McLean
it seems I have a few typos and dropped a few words..." they do not just stand in a etcc.".. I dropped the do not..hope ypu can fill in the blanks if no ask me what I meant. ..also by using a knife for a chore it was not really meant for does not mean abuse.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the goofs... Dude