Recent content by alaskanativeson

I trust this comes from inside knowledge, because almost everything new I see from them either ignores the steel question or very quietly buries the fact their blade is 7Cr steel, which seems to make up the lion's share of their folders. A handful of blades are S30V, which is a very good steel...

I carry the Cold Steel City Stick with the aluminum pistol grip head. It's ridiculously strong, and the head gives good heft. They used to have a carbon fiber version called the Slim Stick. The inside was almost exactly .25 inches, and in a fit of creativity I bought a .250 T5 titanium rod...

That's good to know. I saw this knife in a YouTube video about some guys building a Viking House with hand tools. I noticed it immediately and recognized it. I knew the red and white diamond was missing, I wondered if it was an HJ knife with the symbol removed. Sounds like they stopped...

Here's a website with some info about originals. Maybe you could find out more about it there. https://www.lakesidetrader.com/Education/Blut-und-Ehre!/

I have been a fan of blowguns ever since I was a kid and I read those ads in the back of Boy's Life and Soldier of Fortune magazines for "House of Weapons" in Provo, Utah that had a picture of a guy holding up an anteater supposedly killed by the blowgun. I eventually bought one, and I had a...

As I am finally back up in Alaska, and things are starting to go well again in my life (horrible experiences going to Wyoming for a couple of years, life fell apart - don't ask) I am trying to get things back to a semblance of normality and comfort. One of the things I miss is having a nice ulu...

I have used and still use a Cold Steel City Stick. I was luck enough to get one with the original pistol grip, It's smooth I the hand, provides excellent support, and it's heavy. The cane itself is fiberglass, and I honestly have no idea what it would take to break one, but it would take a...

Living on the coast of the Bering Sea, we got some occasional wind. By 'some occasional' I mean about 10-12 times a year usually lasting about 10 days during which it would be steady wind at 20-30 with gusts up to 80 or so. I bought one of these in about 2008, it had three hard years of use...

As for self defense, if there are times I'm not allowed for one reason or another to carry a gun or a knife, I have yet to find a place that won't allow a teacher (or anyone else, for that matter) to carry a pen. I have had to use this once, and it did a very good job at stopping a person from...

Guys, I know for a fact that the OP has a sister who successfully defended herself with the thing. I know this because I read it on the Internet, and like the lady in the State Farm commercial says, they can't put anything on the Internet that's not true. I read that on the internet. The...

I had an early 70's Mark I I used for quite a few years and it was a really well made knife. I'm really sorry I sold it. The stuff Gerber has been making for years now is like Taurus guns were when they first came out: Every once in a while you'd get a decent one, but for the most part you...

Randalls continue to go up in value. If you ordered a Randall you pay $500 for, you can get it, put it on eBay, and you'll get 200-300 more than you paid for it. However, you'll be giving up a beautiful knife that has excellent construction. I agree that there are many knives for less money...

I second the idea of an ice chopper. There are several sizes and styles available.

I've also used a Kershaw Hatchet and liked it quite well, too.

Estwing Hatchet with blue handle for $39