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This in no way reflects on the status of the G-10 Bushcraft. We had numerous requests for Bushcraft Blanks so we accommodated those requests with a small batch. I'm not sure why it sounded like clearing out existing stock, but this should clear up that confusion. ;)

thanks for the clarification ...

i hope this doesn't mean that the g10 handled version is being discontinued? sounds like it's to clear out the existing stock? it's my favorite woods knife by far but haven't picked up a backup due to cost just to sit inside a drawer for a just in case i lost the first one...unless it will be ...

What an awesome thread! Thanks for the effort. I feel like I just spent that last couple minutes camping! :D

thanks! haha, i look at my own pics sometimes when i can't go hike and feel like i'm back there again too :)


Thanx much JV3.

sal

you're welcome, sal.


Wonderful post and pics ...

Great Pics!

thanks!


Hey JV3,

Great pics. the engineering on the nests is also special. Do you know what the two hatchets weigh?

sal

thanks, sal! the hunter's axe is 2.09 lbs (33.5 oz) and the small forest axe is 2.25 lbs (36 oz).


Excellent posts!

And yeah, that tree is a yellow poplar ...

these birds were everywhere...strange, i've never seen them here before in the 3 yrs i've been hiking the area.

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/jayvelasco/hiking/064/064_019_zpsab72a1cf.jpg

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/jayvelasco/hiking/064/064_020_zps67a77af6.jpg

http ...

this hike was mostly so i can do an axe chop off between the gransfors bruks small forest axe and hunter's axe to determine which i like better...and sell off the other. see this thread for more details on the hunter's axe: http://jungletraining.com/forums/showthread.php?29144-gransfors-bruks-hunter ...

i took a quick day hike two weeks ago to take in the last of the fall colors...been here plenty of times but it was the first time i've seen this wasps' nest (i thought it was a bees' nest...thanks nematocyst for the id!)...never seen it on a tree either.

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Also, if you're adding scales to your mule, you're going to have to send the mule to the maker. Not sure if you're a DIY person, but it may be easier just to order a sheet of kydex to make your own sheath. It won't be pretty, but will be functional.

yup, diy is more cost effective in the long run ...

this thread needs more pics :D

it's definitely my most used woods knife. it's funny that a company known for folders also happens to make the best fixed blade woods knife in my opinion...i'll keep spreading the word. everyone who followed my advice and bought one agrees it's the best handle design ...

Beautil knives and beautiful pictures as always JV!

thanks, man!


Nice knives.

thanks!


Still kicking myself for not getting one of the Spyderco Scandi blanks. I wish they'd offer those again so I could send one to Tom Krein to put some handle scales on.

Nice pics, and nice Fiddleback too ...

Awesome photos yet again. I really love threads that start this way!

thanks!

Thanks for sharing.

you're welcome!


Great pictures J as always!

thanks, man!


Thanks for taking us along!! Looks like I wish I was there!!! THANKS!!!!! John

thanks, john! you're not that far from me, let me ...

gotta have spam!

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/jayvelasco/hiking/057/057_015_zps67fc52a0.jpg


it's not mine until it slices spam :D

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base camp.

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another weird fungus.

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/jayvelasco/hiking/057/057_008_zps3d7b3746.jpg


dead-standing oak...the axe will get a workout next time.

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/jayvelasco/hiking/057/057_009_zpsa3c0723f.jpg


i didn't get much of anything else ...

yes, i really meant tail not tale :) this dog wouldn't let her owner drag her away until i gave her a couple of pats on the head and took her picture.

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/jayvelasco/hiking/057/057_001_zps0602e898.jpg


bright yellow fungus i think. almost all of the weirdest ...

Don W wrote:Great photos! Thanks for sharing.

thanks, don!

Fantastic presentation! Kudos, mate -- I thoroughly enjoyed sharing your adventure, vicariously from the comfort of my home. That was a beautiful snake you chanced upon. The anaconda looked ferocious, also! lol.

Thanks for an enjoyable diversion!

thanks! i see those garter snakes often here ...

mattman wrote:You scratched your knife?!?

yup, one of many mistakes i learned - get all the sanding done, rinse the kydex thoroughly and rivet it last. no biggie - i have a 2nd cts-xhp that's still new. i'll probably scratch that one next when i try my hand with leather sheaths or diy handles, haha.

Donut wrote:Nice work JV, looks like fun. :)

thanks!

Fantastic pictures! These threads always make me want to get into photography myself!
In regards to that first dragonfly, I think you captured the time when the adult emerges from its nymph form. I remember catching those nymphs in the water as a kid.

Bill

thanks, bill! definitely get into ...

nice! that pro kydex press is nice but i found a way to avoid spending that kind of cash for one though - unless you'll be doing lots of sheaths. here's a kydex tutorial i wrote awhile back that might be useful to some: http://jungletraining.com/forums/showthread.php?21502-how-to-make-kydex-sheaths .