What "Other" is in your pocket???

[MacLaren]

Case Texas Toothpick

Purdy!

Yeah buddy! It is a Purdy little thing :D
...still have yet to get my Blue Bone Toothpick, but this Red Bone seems very hard to beat :)

[DSH007]

Nice Atom! Other than Spyderco, TRMs are my most carried lately! I got a set of custom monkeywood scales for my Neutron recently, and have an Atlas slip joint on the way! Great company, great knives! :)

[murphjd25]

[zuludelta]

The only non-Spyderco knife I regularly carry outside of the Leatherman Skeletool CX I use at work is a Benchmade SOCP, which I will occasionally throw in my pants' back pocket as a back-up cutter (I'll sometimes carry a Mini SOCP if I need something smaller).

It's not really designed for utility & it's ground pretty thick, but it's sharp enough to do basic tasks like cutting cordage and the powder-coated 440C steel keeps an edge and resists corrosion pretty well. I've also thought of getting the drop point model with the serrations (which should make it better for cutting rope and straps) but I'm not sure if I use a back-up fixed-blade often enough to justify the cost of getting another one.

I really wish Spyderco made something similar—a compact fixed-blade that can be discreetly & securely clipped to the pants pocket and still be quickly deployed and sheathed one-handed. I'm hoping the upcoming Swick 5/Swick 6 can be that knife.

[Enactive]

I’ve got more than a few hours on a 455 Rancher. Husky saws are great.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/awsefL6.jpg

I much, much, prefer Husqvarna over Stihl
I've got a 562XP and a big Jonsered 2094
Love me some Husky :D
And, Save Edge files for sharpening :)
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/tTmc8SMJ/20200529-083226.jpg

I’ve got a stihl ms250 that i like. It is light and powerful enough. The huskies do seem a little easier to start. We got a small huskie climbing saw recently. I’ll seenif I can get a pic. It’s awesome! It has a twelve inch bar and weighs 10 pounds.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/3qUgYjX.jpg

MacLaren, those XP and Jonsered 2094s are both cool saws. Is yours the turbo? Thanks for the tip on the files. I couldn't justify dropping the coin on a pro grade saw for my uses-- at least this time. I know the Ranchers are a great workhorse, if no hot rod.

I haven't run chainsaws too much, but i have used both Stihl and Husqvarna saws and have to say that they are both darn good. I have memories of my dad's POS Homelite-- the chainsaw of my childhood. It musta been a late '70s model and it did not like to start even with a fresh spark plug.

The Jonsereds sound pretty good. https://youtu.be/BJWIu4X_Pbw

https://youtu.be/qTJob-Me-SE making some skinny cookies...

and for the truly mental... https://youtu.be/dsiP-blQslI

while we're talking about good engine sounds Mazda rotary racing engines anyone?... https://youtu.be/OjwwV20iZYE

Okay, sorry not sorry, everyone for the off topic off topic ramblings. Maybe we'll revive or start a new chainsaw thread.

[MacLaren]

I’ve got more than a few hours on a 455 Rancher. Husky saws are great.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/awsefL6.jpg

I much, much, prefer Husqvarna over Stihl
I've got a 562XP and a big Jonsered 2094
Love me some Husky :D
And, Save Edge files for sharpening :)
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/tTmc8SMJ/20200529-083226.jpg

I’ve got a stihl ms250 that i like. It is light and powerful enough. The huskies do seem a little easier to start. We got a small huskie climbing saw recently. I’ll seenif I can get a pic. It’s awesome! It has a twelve inch bar and weighs 10 pounds.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/3qUgYjX.jpg

MacLaren, those XP and Jonsered 2094s are both cool saws. Is yours the turbo? Thanks for the tip on the files. I couldn't justify dropping the coin on a pro grade saw for my uses-- at least this time. I know the Ranchers are a great workhorse, if no hot rod.

I haven't run chainsaws too much, but i have used both Stihl and Husqvarna saws and have to say that they are both darn good. I have memories of my dad's POS Homelite-- the chainsaw of my childhood. It musta been a late '70s model and it did not like to start even with a fresh spark plug.

The Jonsereds sound pretty good. https://youtu.be/BJWIu4X_Pbw

https://youtu.be/qTJob-Me-SE making some skinny cookies...

and for the truly mental... https://youtu.be/dsiP-blQslI

while we're talking about good engine sounds Mazda rotary racing engines anyone?... https://youtu.be/OjwwV20iZYE

Okay, sorry not sorry, everyone for the off topic off topic ramblings. Maybe we'll revive or start a new chainsaw thread.

No worries good buddy
And, yes sir, my 2094 is a turbo, but that doesn't mean a thing.
Its has the same air filtration as a Husqvarna
If I were to recommend a good do it all saw, I would recommend a Husqvarna 562XP. They only made those big Jonsered 2094 Turbo saws for just a few years. They are big too, 94cc if not mistaken.
Also, if you want a 562xp, I can hook ya up with my dealer
He is in New York, and he has the best prices that I know of
He will even sell it powerhead only to save ya some
Of course, that 455 Rancher would be all the saw a man would ever really need imo
The 562xp is just a luxury for the average firewood man or woman imo. Its light and super powerful
p.s. to me, the very most important thing is having a sharp chain
That makes all the difference imo and those Save Edge files are exceptional imo.
AND, awesome videos!!
Mine is the early no decompression model too, its a sonovabitch to start up lol.....

[Enactive]

Nice! Looks like a lovely place; looks like it needs the green beaten back often too! I’ve got the 450 Rancher. Been very pleased with performance with my Husqavarna tools; I never put ethanol blended fuels in them, only stabilized marine gas or the premix stuff off the shelf in the hardware store. I’m surprised they can stock and sell that inside? Anyway, great tools. They always start.

Thanks. Indeed-- 110 inches of rain a year and plenty of sunshine make for lots of growth.

Husqvarna makes good machines for sure and they're generally easy to start too.

[MacLaren]

Nice! Looks like a lovely place; looks like it needs the green beaten back often too! I’ve got the 450 Rancher. Been very pleased with performance with my Husqavarna tools; I never put ethanol blended fuels in them, only stabilized marine gas or the premix stuff off the shelf in the hardware store. I’m surprised they can stock and sell that inside? Anyway, great tools. They always start.

Thanks. Indeed-- 110 inches of rain a year and plenty of sunshine make for lots of growth.

Husqvarna makes good machines for sure and they're generally easy to start too.

When I say that big Jonsered is hard to start I mean your having to pull a 200 pound compression saw....lol....it's tough!
I would much rather start a Rancher or 562 :D

[Enactive]

Nice! Looks like a lovely place; looks like it needs the green beaten back often too! I’ve got the 450 Rancher. Been very pleased with performance with my Husqavarna tools; I never put ethanol blended fuels in them, only stabilized marine gas or the premix stuff off the shelf in the hardware store. I’m surprised they can stock and sell that inside? Anyway, great tools. They always start.

Thanks. Indeed-- 110 inches of rain a year and plenty of sunshine make for lots of growth.

Husqvarna makes good machines for sure and they're generally easy to start too.

When I say that big Jonsered is hard to start I mean your having to pull a 200 pound compression saw....lol....it's tough!
I would much rather start a Rancher or 562 :D

That sounds burly.

[MacLaren]

Nice! Looks like a lovely place; looks like it needs the green beaten back often too! I’ve got the 450 Rancher. Been very pleased with performance with my Husqavarna tools; I never put ethanol blended fuels in them, only stabilized marine gas or the premix stuff off the shelf in the hardware store. I’m surprised they can stock and sell that inside? Anyway, great tools. They always start.

Thanks. Indeed-- 110 inches of rain a year and plenty of sunshine make for lots of growth.

Husqvarna makes good machines for sure and they're generally easy to start too.

When I say that big Jonsered is hard to start I mean your having to pull a 200 pound compression saw....lol....it's tough!
I would much rather start a Rancher or 562 :D

That sounds burly.

She is VERY hard to crank.
Most saws have a lot less compression than that
That one video where that guy just bent down and started it, it mustve had a decompression button. No way in **** you could start one like that without a decompression button.
It was always a dangerous drop start lol...which is a good way to saw your leg off if not very careful...
Sorry, ill try not to derail this thread any longer :eek:

[bearfacedkiller]

This is the new toy. A little climbing saw with a 12 inch blade. Man this thing is handy!

[JustinB]

Carrying my John Lloyd swayback. I've been on something of a slipjoint tear lately, they are really hard to beat :D

[MacLaren]

This is the new toy. A little climbing saw with a 12 inch blade. Man this thing is handy!

Dude, that's awesome!!

[MacLaren]

Beautiful evening to have a camp fire
I just got thru cuttin few peices of yellow locust
I used that 562xp. Would yall believe that locust tree just fell over dead 2 weeks ago....? :D I told my wife we are livin the dream lol

[TkoK83Spy]

Looks like some nice property you have there Paul! That's something my wife and I want in the future once the kid is off on her own (only 8 years old right now). We live in a small neighborhood of around 50 houses and she has lots of little friends, but man...we would LOVE a large, private backyard.

[MacLaren]

Looks like some nice property you have there Paul! That's something my wife and I want in the future once the kid is off on her own (only 8 years old right now). We live in a small neighborhood of around 50 houses and she has lots of little friends, but man...we would LOVE a large, private backyard.

Thank you Rick!
We are very blessed to have our place.
I certainly hope that you get the property that you want.
Down a little further below we have like a little private campground. We have electricity and a fridge also the Elk River is to the immediate left, but ya can't see it in this pick

[Enactive]

Carrying my John Lloyd swayback. I've been on something of a slipjoint tear lately, they are really hard to beat :D

[img] https://i.ibb.co/HNNv70c/0-E723654-428- ... 2-D285.jpg

Looks quite nice.

[JustinB]

Carrying my John Lloyd swayback. I've been on something of a slipjoint tear lately, they are really hard to beat :D

[img] https://i.ibb.co/HNNv70c/0-E723654-428- ... 2-D285.jpg

Looks quite nice.

Thanks Enactive!

[VashHash]

Swamp Rat Mega warden.

[MacLaren]