The Folding Hunter (Not a Buck 110) challenge

[Deathtakeslast]

I have the Gator also. Know lots of military guys carried them. 50/50 serrated ones that PX sold

[Echotech]

Day 2

GEC 97 Coke Bottle on kitchen duty, the slope of the blade makes it an absolute breeze on the veges

[Echotech]

Love the plant pot 

Day 1

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Thanks Borg, great pic

[ReamerPunch]

Day 2

Ibiscus Lock-back Hunter

[RF52]

If you get your issue fixed you can join in again and catch up at the end.

I'll keep trying

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[Echotech]

I'll keep trying

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RF52 it’s much easier uploading photos using the Tapatalk app if you’ve not tried it

[RF52]

Tapatalk stopped working for photo uploads, have been getting upload failed for months now. And when using Chrome I can't get the file uploaded, it just says "no file" or something like that

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[countrydirt]

Day 2



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[Echotech]

Tapatalk stopped working for photo uploads, have been getting upload failed for months now. And when using Chrome I can't get the file uploaded, it just says "no file" or something like that

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that’s very annoying

[RF52]

Yes it is, nowadays tapatalk is only convenient to checking in real quick and get notifications, other than that it's just annoying.

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[countrydirt]

Tapatalk stopped working for photo uploads, have been getting upload failed for months now. And when using Chrome I can't get the file uploaded, it just says "no file" or something like that

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Tapatalk intermittently gives me the same issue, but somehow, it started working again for me. 

[RF52]

I've read online that tapatalk does that to those that have paid VIP memberships as well

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[countrydirt]

I'm definitely NOT paid on that app.  Don't understand.  I only seem to get the picture upload issue on MTO, not another forum I visit via tapa.

[Deathtakeslast]

DAY 2

Clear Lovely day out

[RF52]

I'm definitely NOT paid on that app.  Don't understand.  I only seem to get the picture upload issue on MTO, not another forum I visit via tapa.

Tapatalk seem to just get worse and worse.

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[comis]

Sorry guys, but I'm going to take a break. I've been doing back-to-back challenges for a while and just felt the time was right to step back for a while.

I had planned to carry and use this Gerber Gator for the challenge. The Gator went out with me today on a nice long hike into the hills. Saw a herd of 7 mule deer, several raptors, chipmunks, insects and wildflowers. Great day....though I'm a bit tired this evening. 

I may try to jump in from time to time with a post as the Gator gets used. It's a great knife and I have no doubt it would rock a 30-day challenge.   

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Hate to see you go, but surely enjoy the rest you are well derserved!

Day 2

GEC 97 Coke Bottle on kitchen duty, the slope of the blade makes it an absolute breeze on the veges

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GEC coke bottle!  Nice to see some traditional pattern in action here.

I've read online that tapatalk does that to those that have paid VIP memberships as well

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RF52, are you only using cell phone to access MTO?  I am not too familiar with the latest app/hosting service that could put up photo on forum easily, but I use imgur on a PC and it works quite well.

Any memeber currently using only cell phone to post photo on MTO via a freeware, maybe someone could chime in to help?

[comis]

Day 2



Another day, and another cup of coffee.  Today it is drip coffee from a Japanese Brand.

I hardly buy any coated blade anymore, and usually I would strip them to my own liking(like the Beckers).  The coating on this Kabar Folding hunter looks pretty thick, I wonder how well it would hold up.

[RF52]

@comis Yes, only use my smartphone as I use my PC so little it's always empty battery and then I have to search for my charging cable and all that hassle It's always been very convenient to use the phone.

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[cody6268]

Day 2

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Another day, and another cup of coffee.  Today it is drip coffee from a Japanese Brand.

I hardly buy any coated blade anymore, and usually I would strip them to my own liking(like the Beckers).  The coating on this Kabar Folding hunter looks pretty thick, I wonder how well it would hold up.

That Kabar is cheap enough to where I actually just bought one for this challenge. One-hand opening, Buck-like, and cheap enough to be a work knife I don't have to baby.

I try to avoid coated blades myself as well. They just don't age well.

[ReamerPunch]

@comis Yes, only use my smartphone as I use my PC so little it's always empty battery and then I have to search for my charging cable and all that hassle It's always been very convenient to use the phone.

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You can just attach the photo in the post, like you attach stuff in emails etc. No need to host it anywhere.

[Deathtakeslast]

I just placed a order for that Kabar folding hunter

[RF52]

You can just attach the photo in the post, like you attach stuff in emails etc. No need to host it anywhere.

That is what I used to do after tapatalk stopped working, but now it doesn't work anymore either

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[Deathtakeslast]

That is what I used to do after tapatalk stopped working, but now it doesn't work anymore either

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Try this

https://postimages.org/

[RF52]

Nothing happens there either. Might be my phone that is acting up.

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[Alan K.]

Try to find out if there is an update for your phone. If there is it may solve numerous problems.

[Alan K.]

Day 02
No uses again for the Schrade 60T.

[cody6268]

Day 2.

Modern (Otter Messer production) Mercator K55K "Black Cat". I have an older, smaller slipjoint version, and to my amazement, the new one is made just as well.  With a 3.54" blade, it's a tiny bit smaller than the 110; plus it's about 70 years older, having been introduced in the 1890s. It is slim and lightweight (despite the stamped steel handle), as well as comfortable. The Buck 110LT and 110LT Slim Select always just felt awful in hand. They were comfortable, but not the same balance or feel. The Mercator still feels well balanced, is strong (lockback and 3mm blade!), is slim, and is carbon steel. Perfect for a work knife and lightweight, but hard use (and affordable!) EDC that doesn't weigh me down.




The small Mercator probably dates to the 1950s. The tang stamp is "KAUFMANN SOLINGEN", not Mercator.  Hy. Kaufmann was the original manufacturer from the 1890s up through the 1990s; when Otter Messer bought them out. The knife advertises Samson Cordage Works's Bellingham, WA office. In the 1980s, they moved the HQ from MA to the Bellingham office.  They're still in business to this date; and seem to be one of the major producers of synthetic rope. I actually wanted one of these instead of the big one, but the "small" model mostly just seems to be produced for European markets, as it's still complaint with most European blade laws.  It's not easy to find in the States, while the K55K is a common item.

                     
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Main uses so far today have been to open a package with some assorted stuff; as well as some various cutting chores.



I wanted to try the Proto J-100. They've been making this version for about 5 years. I didn't know they even made them until about 3 years ago, when I came across them in a Proto Tools catalog I'd had for three years before that (and mostly just used to order handmedown sockets or wrenches I'd lost). Our local Fastenal, the Proto dealer for where I live, would've had to special order it, and that was expensive. Grainger had them back then, but showed a much cheaper, older design (between the classic 1950s J-100 that ended production in the 1990s and this revamped version was an old, ugly, and cheap Stanley design they marketed as Proto). They only updated the photo last year. They were $7 each, but I had to pay a lot of shipping. I needed some hinges to repair a barn door, and I'd lost my safety glasses (that was shipped separately); and I wanted to try a LED Pelican flashlight. So, I waited a couple of months and did a combined order.



The Proto J-100 is just a tiny bit too big to fit a #2 Phillips screw. I am buying several more of these, and will try to file/sand one down to fit a Phillips screw.  It's a great keychain pry tool, as well as screwdriver for most larger common slotted screws. It was purchased to replace my Nite Ize Doohickey, which mostly gets used as a prybar. Unlike the Doohickey, are no bottle openers or wrenches to compromise the main functions. It's also made from a proper tool steel, not mystery "stainless steel".





I've always wanted to try a Pelican flashlight, as I heard they were hard to break. Recently, they introduced them with decently powerful LEDs. I have a weird thing for industrial flashlights, especially USA-made ones. They are usually more durable, and brightly colored. The incandescent are cheap, but dim and two hour runtimes with D-Cell batteries and constant replacement of PR6 lamps run into money.  The Stealthlite 24.10 was about $45; and that's the cheapest I've seen. It's 183 lumens, and runs for just under six hours. While the Mini Maglite Pro runs for just half that, the output is double, it's also American-made and HALF the price.  But then again, I'm guessing this is partially more expensive as it's designed to be "intrinsically safe".  This will be my working flashlight, and it will see a lot of hard use. I prefer a larger, high-vis light. I also recently picked up the Mini Maglite Pro, which is also to be used as a worklight. Many of my multitool sheaths are designed to fit a Mini Maglite.  Little pocket-size lights are easy to lose. I thought I'd lost my Olight S1R 2 trying to get a garage door with a broken spring open, and I finally found it two weeks later (when the company that put the door in got around to fixing it after sitting on the replacement spring for a week) sitting on the bed cover of my truck.  My i3EOS Desert Tan is still missing. Big ones are harder to carry, and a full-size Maglite is insane to carry around, but something the size of a Mini Maglite or this Pelican is just fine.

[RF52]

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[Borg]

I would appreciate if everyone would say what knife they are using in their posts because even though you may have mentioned it when you signed up we can't all remember everything that far back.

Oops, i will be using a Klotzli for a week anyway

Day 2

[Borg]

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Sorry RF, i had little success getting the forum uploader to work properly so i just use Flickr, have you tried rebooting your phone? sometimes thats all they need