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Explorer Challenge May 2024

us Offline Alan K.

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #60 on: May 03, 2024, 02:33:43 AM
Any of those would be a good choice but I'm thinking maybe my SOG PowerLock because it's been neglected for a few years now.  I can't even remember ever carrying it since the SOG Power challenge in 2016. :twak:


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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #61 on: May 03, 2024, 02:54:39 AM
Great day 2 uses awl.  :like:

Day 02
Today I opened more mulch for the yard and rediscovered the shortcomings that usually prevent me from carrying the Explorer.
1 I needed pliers to pull the liner from a lighter to refill it and the Explorer doesn't have pliers.
2 I needed a saw to remove a small branch in the backyard and the Explorer doesn't have a saw.
Therefore, I'm going to have to follow Antti's example and figure out what pliers based tool to pair with it.

That’s awlways the trouble with using the Explorer outside. 

Day 2: Opening a package today, using the Explorer’s awl. Not nearly as effective as the awl on my 93mm alox knives, but still got the job done.

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 :iagree:  Is that a bodhi seed mala wrapped around your wrist?

It is! Here is the last whittle i did. A peter rabbit. Ive not had much time to whittle since my ten month old was born  :ahhh



That looks great!


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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #62 on: May 03, 2024, 03:00:19 AM
Day 2

Like Antti Lammi my Explorer saw more food prep today.  I was quite sick today and baked beans, buttered Hawaiian sweet rolls, and oranges seemed to taste good for dinner. 

Large blade for the bread and butter.  Can opener for the oranges and beans.  Scissors opened several popsicles today.

 
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #63 on: May 03, 2024, 03:10:10 AM
Day 2

What can I say, except that these are pretty decent for cheaper smokes…


Cool idea to track tool usage GB.  I think my challenge totals after day 2 are
Small Blade 5x
Scissors 3x

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #64 on: May 03, 2024, 03:39:46 AM
:iagree:  Is that a bodhi seed mala wrapped around your wrist?!

Good eye. It’s a sandalwood mala with a bodhi seed guru bead. It’s still fairly new. I typically spend a week or so every winter, beading new malas to pass the time. My yellow Explorer sat on my bench the entire time, the scissors cutting cord and tassels.

 
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #65 on: May 03, 2024, 03:42:28 AM
It is! Here is the last whittle i did. A peter rabbit. Ive not had much time to whittle since my ten month old was born  :ahhh

Absolutely beautiful work!!!
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #66 on: May 03, 2024, 04:44:43 AM
I was quite sick today...
Hope you're feeling better by now!

These are pretty decent for cheaper smokes…
That would probably be a pricey smoke for me!
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #67 on: May 03, 2024, 05:02:28 AM
Day 2:

No Explorer use today. Here’s a shot of the yellow Explorer along with a piece deck planking from battleship Texas.

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #68 on: May 03, 2024, 09:28:35 AM
After yesterday i decide to choose my Rebwing as my pliers carry instead Spirit. My RebWing is 6 gram lighter and has dedicated Metal Saw and Heavy Duty Saw (for Metal and Wood) also has excellent pliers, even tho Spirit is much more erconomic to use. Also i can mod Rebar toolset when needed.



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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #69 on: May 03, 2024, 02:09:34 PM
That would probably be a pricey smoke for me!
Well, I suppose it’s all relative, but I think I paid around $2 per stick for these.  Which, for a handmade churchill-sized cigar, puts it solidly in the bargain category in my mind.


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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #70 on: May 03, 2024, 02:10:55 PM
Day 3 of 30

Today used small blade to sharpen my pencil (it travels on my edc bag along other pens)


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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #71 on: May 03, 2024, 02:24:40 PM
Ready to open a can of pumpkin for a pie.

 
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #72 on: May 04, 2024, 12:03:24 AM
Day 03
I chopped up some Cheddar slices to add to a bowl of chili I had for lunch.

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #73 on: May 04, 2024, 12:43:27 AM
Day 30:

I switched to my green Explorer today.

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #74 on: May 04, 2024, 04:34:20 AM
Day 3

The large blade got some work today, cleaning my fingernails and cutting a couple of tags off of toys for my kids.

Challenge totals:
Small Blade 5
Scissors 3
Large Blade 3

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #75 on: May 04, 2024, 05:02:28 AM
Here’s a shot of the yellow Explorer along with a piece deck planking from battleship Texas.
Way too cool!

I think I paid around $2 per stick for these.
Not as bad as I thought. Barely any more than a single Backwoods.

Another great day, y'awl!
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #76 on: May 04, 2024, 01:38:30 PM
Day 4

Using the Phillips to repair an extension cord.
Remember electrical safety - black to black, white to white, cut off the green and throw it away - j/k

 
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #77 on: May 04, 2024, 05:05:47 PM
Day 04 of 30

Used scissors today to trim my beard

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #78 on: May 04, 2024, 09:56:59 PM
Cut off the green and throw it away - j/k
And don't put two male ends on it. In the event of a power outage, that can seriously injure or kill the folks who are working hard to restore your power.

Another great day, y'awl!
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #79 on: May 04, 2024, 10:08:46 PM
And don't put two male ends on it. In the event of a power outage, that can seriously injure or kill the folks who are working hard to restore your power.

Another great day, y'awl!

I fully agree.  I worked for a power company for many years, in generation.
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #80 on: May 04, 2024, 10:49:11 PM
Day 3 and 4:

So sorry. I normal post updates at night, and I totally fell asleep last night!!! I used the scissors yesterday, to open up a bag of grit I’m using to tumble some stones my daughter found on a recent trip to the mountains.

 
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I’ve been busy planting trees in my local park today. I haven’t needed a knife much, but I did make prodigious use of the cap lifter.  :cheers:.

You may notice the Explorer change for me. I’m giving the yellow Explorer a rest this weekend, and using an older model with nice new green plus scales.

 
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #81 on: May 04, 2024, 10:56:34 PM
I normal post updates at night, and I totally fell asleep last night!!!
I've had that happen, so don't feel bad. And that green... :drool:
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #82 on: May 05, 2024, 12:56:51 AM
And that green... :drool:

I love the brightness of the yellow, but the green looks straight up classy.

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #83 on: May 05, 2024, 01:01:42 AM
Awesome pics, peoples.  :cheers:   :tu:



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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #84 on: May 05, 2024, 01:43:39 AM
Day 04
Somebody gave me an orchid and I used the magnifying lens for a closer look.

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #85 on: May 05, 2024, 04:24:35 AM
Day 3

Back up and running after being sick, which means hanging in there while everyone else’s in the family gets it. Lots to catch up on here! I know I owe some folks replies.

All I did today was open popsicles.

 
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #86 on: May 05, 2024, 04:33:25 AM
Awesome pics, peoples.
:iagree: And what are those scales?

All I did today was open popsicles.
I have a lot of those ice pops in my freezers. Doubtless there will be a similar photo from me before the Micra challenge concludes.

Another great day, y'awl!
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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #87 on: May 05, 2024, 04:36:45 AM
Day 4

Busy day for the Explorer.  I used the small blade to trim a cigar, scissors to trim my mustache and one of my daughter’s fingernails, large blade to cut the tags off a new bike for one of my daughters, and the hook to pull the strap back through the buckle to fix a bike helmet for another daughter.

Challenge totals:
Small Blade 6
Scissors 5
Large Blade 4
Hook 1

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #88 on: May 05, 2024, 04:44:49 AM
Day 04:

The green Explorer got a workout in the garden today. I used the scissors to trim spent flowers and leaves. I used the magnifying glass to check for aphids and to examine other bugs, and the main blade to scrape them off.

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Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024
Reply #89 on: May 05, 2024, 08:34:12 AM
Is that mint? Or is it a weed? :ahhh


 

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