tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7933632419894289476..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A reader weighs in on the Tac Tool debatePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-40214985542698932242018-10-30T14:55:49.493-05:002018-10-30T14:55:49.493-05:00My favorite carry knife is some El-cheapo that I d...My favorite carry knife is some El-cheapo that I don't have to worry about losing because, well, I'll lose it. Not a total 20 knife-for-20 dolla one, but a 20 dollar Lowes or even the NRA knives they are constantly sending me.<br /><br />I do have a really expensive folder, and I don't use it because what would happen if I lost or broke my really expensive folder? Especially since my El-Cheapo works perfectly fine.<br /><br />And, yeah, framing hatchet. I called that correctly, though I called it a roofing hatchet because I got mine from an old man who used to do cedar shingles and shakes and basically lived with one in his hand for 12 hours a day.<br /><br />Best way to chop deadfall? Whack it against a tree. Saves the edge of any edged weapon you have, and also scares away Bigfoot. Unless it makes Bigfoot amorous, which then you'll need your knives nice and sharp.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85967529642077438852018-10-30T13:09:56.520-05:002018-10-30T13:09:56.520-05:00IOW, all-in-one is really all-is-none.IOW, all-in-one is really all-is-none.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65466283385376297892018-10-30T10:18:25.177-05:002018-10-30T10:18:25.177-05:00I agree with Raven. I see a lot of hundred dollar...I agree with Raven. I see a lot of hundred dollar - or more - knives offered. People buy them. I don't know why. My daily carry is a small Swiss army knife and a small Kershaw folder that clips on. I keep the Kershaw very sharp. The Swiss knife won't hold an edge but it has a screwdriver and a corkscrew. The Kershaw cost about twenty bucks at the Walmart. If I'm going hunting I carry a small pack. In it is a cheap skinner and a stone to touch it up. Also a hack saw frame with a piece of meat saw blade on it. Jim22https://www.blogger.com/profile/00526794916622794338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-1002024997117546002018-10-30T08:21:15.895-05:002018-10-30T08:21:15.895-05:00In the South those pitch soaked wood splinters are...In the South those pitch soaked wood splinters are known as fatwood.<br />Catch a spark in a ball of tinder, add a couple sticks of fatwood, and you can burn most anything flamable.<br />And those low hanging dead branches you'll find on most pines were once upon a time called squaw wood as a Native American lady could gather the makings of a cook fire without the help of the menfolk.<br />I suppose neither term is politically correct these days.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.com