like i said in the first post,while going thru the Kamp Korner to look around for gear for this year i unearthed so old stuff.some of it is not bad or useless it;s just that other items have replaced it for one reason or another..here are some cutting tools.
the infamous bow saw.took it on the first trip in the early 80's and even put a old piece of hose on the blade as a sheath like the "how to camp" books advised. a wood handled pruner-better but heavy and replaced by the small plastic handled one that i still take on solo trips.over on the left a "flat hatchet"-a worthless bit of Scout gear that i also took on the first trip.with no wedge shape you could not split wood with it. an Army hatchet that replaced it.ok but sort of heavy and the blade was not the best.i think it was made to drive wood stakes for the old canvas tents. a 3/4 Hudson Bay ax.i took that on a couple early solos when i thought that chopping piles of firewood was the "wilderness canoe trip" thing to do.
BIG BELT KNIVES!!--on the left my Dads WW2 sheath knife that he got out of hideing and gave me when i made AOA and was working as a canoe tripper at a Scout camp.on a few BW trips it went along straped to the side of the pack basket i was using as a food pack. great knife but as i did not want to loose it i left it behind and got that next big belt knife. a Blackjack copy of a Randle.nice but way to big and heavy.next a US Divers knife.i used this back in the 60's when i took up SCUBA diving and it went on one canoe trip as an add-on just to try it out.it's a fine pry bar but not much of a camping knife.
heres a few folders.on the left a lockback sod buster that was my main canoe knife for many-many years.it's now left behind because it was getting a bit beat up and now had some sentimental value and like my Dads old knife i did not want to loose it.next a Opnel folder.nice,sharp,but the round handle felt to big to carry in a pocket and i could never find a case to fit it for my belt.this last one is a Army knife found in Europe.these are sold as British,Dutch,Czeck..whatever the surplus store thinks is the best nation to brand it with.i thought the marlin spike would be handy for working around rope but never found that nessary.the small blade was a huge can opener maybe used for the big sealed ammo cans.i ground that down to a small and very sharp blade.
last some odd ones--on the left a very handy but small knife with a wallet shaped sheath thats made to fit in a jeans back pocket.i use this for day hikes but it was too small for canoe work.that short blade Swedish knife is something i got on the way up to Brule lake some years ago from a shop along the hiway.neat place with all sorts of Swedish stuff and i think it's still there but with new owners.thats a great knife with a great handle for a full grip but once again too short for me.i have gutted several deer with it.that black nylon "stabber" is something i got with the idea of using it as a digging tool for making cat holes--used it once..and last a jam and peanut butter spreader with a sharp edge for cutting the summer sausage at lunch.when i cut back on the kitchen gear this got left out.a pocket knife works for the meat stick and i just use a busted off edge of a Wasa bread to push the spreads around after squezing them out of a tube..my "sharps" kit now is a Swiss Army knife,a Mora 2000,a Swen saw and the small Gransford hatchet.
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the infamous bow saw.took it on the first trip in the early 80's and even put a old piece of hose on the blade as a sheath like the "how to camp" books advised. a wood handled pruner-better but heavy and replaced by the small plastic handled one that i still take on solo trips.over on the left a "flat hatchet"-a worthless bit of Scout gear that i also took on the first trip.with no wedge shape you could not split wood with it. an Army hatchet that replaced it.ok but sort of heavy and the blade was not the best.i think it was made to drive wood stakes for the old canvas tents. a 3/4 Hudson Bay ax.i took that on a couple early solos when i thought that chopping piles of firewood was the "wilderness canoe trip" thing to do. 
BIG BELT KNIVES!!--on the left my Dads WW2 sheath knife that he got out of hideing and gave me when i made AOA and was working as a canoe tripper at a Scout camp.on a few BW trips it went along straped to the side of the pack basket i was using as a food pack. great knife but as i did not want to loose it i left it behind and got that next big belt knife. a Blackjack copy of a Randle.nice but way to big and heavy.next a US Divers knife.i used this back in the 60's when i took up SCUBA diving and it went on one canoe trip as an add-on just to try it out.it's a fine pry bar but not much of a camping knife. 
heres a few folders.on the left a lockback sod buster that was my main canoe knife for many-many years.it's now left behind because it was getting a bit beat up and now had some sentimental value and like my Dads old knife i did not want to loose it.next a Opnel folder.nice,sharp,but the round handle felt to big to carry in a pocket and i could never find a case to fit it for my belt.this last one is a Army knife found in Europe.these are sold as British,Dutch,Czeck..whatever the surplus store thinks is the best nation to brand it with.i thought the marlin spike would be handy for working around rope but never found that nessary.the small blade was a huge can opener maybe used for the big sealed ammo cans.i ground that down to a small and very sharp blade. 
last some odd ones--on the left a very handy but small knife with a wallet shaped sheath thats made to fit in a jeans back pocket.i use this for day hikes but it was too small for canoe work.that short blade Swedish knife is something i got on the way up to Brule lake some years ago from a shop along the hiway.neat place with all sorts of Swedish stuff and i think it's still there but with new owners.thats a great knife with a great handle for a full grip but once again too short for me.i have gutted several deer with it.that black nylon "stabber" is something i got with the idea of using it as a digging tool for making cat holes--used it once..and last a jam and peanut butter spreader with a sharp edge for cutting the summer sausage at lunch.when i cut back on the kitchen gear this got left out.a pocket knife works for the meat stick and i just use a busted off edge of a Wasa bread to push the spreads around after squezing them out of a tube..my "sharps" kit now is a Swiss Army knife,a Mora 2000,a Swen saw and the small Gransford hatchet.
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