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The Nessmuk Challenge

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1260 on: September 26, 2020, 07:16:10 PM
Day 26:





The FX awl--which looks like it needs to be cleaned up a bit--used to open a parcel!   :tu:
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1261 on: September 26, 2020, 07:30:16 PM
Day 27

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Get the Ranger to pose while taking a stroll, I don't know why but there are really more than usual amount of people hiking the trails.  I'd love to post with my axe and fixed blade more, but not with dozens of people watching over my shoulder.
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1262 on: September 26, 2020, 07:30:42 PM
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1263 on: September 26, 2020, 10:07:33 PM
Nice work everyone

Day 26 more tyre fun

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1264 on: September 26, 2020, 11:18:07 PM
 :ahhh  Stop running over knives!!!  :ahhh


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1265 on: September 27, 2020, 12:06:13 AM
Day 26
 It is another gray and dreary day. Only the Chamber of Commerce still calls this "Sunny South Florida."
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Here's the Spirit and the Little Black Talon with a cup of coffee.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1266 on: September 27, 2020, 12:17:40 AM
Slow day for me, too.   :drink:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1267 on: September 27, 2020, 12:43:49 AM
Day 26
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1268 on: September 27, 2020, 01:41:50 AM
Nothing much. Except, I forgot, my grandmother put wood screws in the feed box lid to keep the bear from getting in it.

Thus, I had to remove and reinstall the screw


The right side didn't have a screw in where it should have been, so I relocated it. 91mm don't look that tough, but it took the job really well. I actually blew apart a current-production Antonini 100mm Farmer's Knife clone doing this job 2-3 years ago. Been meaning to redo the pins and wood handles for some time now. Really need to get at it. I'm going with a domed head over the "bird's eye" for strength.

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1269 on: September 27, 2020, 12:04:14 PM
Day 27

Third attempt at the bowdrill fire.
I have made some further improvements. Or so I thought.
The bearing block and spindle were a perfect fit, with a nub and hole. This was not ideal. The nub wore away, and the spindle had too much friction against the bearing block. To counter this, I tapered the spindle to fit into a cap nut. It was a little too thin to withstand the pressure, and it snapped after twenty seconds. It had very little friction and I got smoke, so it is not bad. If the cap nut was a little wider, the spindle point would have been more robust.

I also scored grooves along the length of the spindle, to make the cord bite into it. My spindle was a polished broom handle, so it was quite smooth. I scraped it with my Mora's spine, but it was still smooth enough not to move some times when pressing down on it and working the bow. Scoring along the length of the spindle helped, but not that much. Spinning made the cord compress the grooves, which made the spindle smooth again. The cord is also not that rough, so I may need to replace that as well.

I put a steel wire loop in the middle of the bow to hold the spindle in place. It makes it easier to get in position without fumbling to get everything together.

The cap nut idea has some merit, so I am not done with it. I have to re-tighten the cord and score the spindle along its length again.


I also found another car seat clip with some seat belt length. :like:
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1270 on: September 27, 2020, 12:06:55 PM
Day 26:

The FX awl--which looks like it needs to be cleaned up a bit--used to open a parcel!   :tu:

If I had that awl in awl my tools, I'd be happy. :dd:
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1271 on: September 27, 2020, 01:00:28 PM
Day 18:
Rinaldi wants to go home after some standing block chop practise:



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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1272 on: September 27, 2020, 01:43:41 PM
Day 27



Enjoying a meal with family, can't help but to recruit the Ranger for cutting tasks.  :D


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1273 on: September 27, 2020, 01:47:57 PM
Day 27:

Needed a new hole in my belt, Rebar to the rescue :tu:

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1274 on: September 27, 2020, 01:51:59 PM
Lovely pic comis :like:

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:iagree:
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Day 26
Mousse is still loose! :D


Day 27

Third attempt at the bowdrill fire.
I have made some further improvements. Or so I thought.
The bearing block and spindle were a perfect fit, with a nub and hole. This was not ideal. The nub wore away, and the spindle had too much friction against the bearing block. To counter this, I tapered the spindle to fit into a cap nut. It was a little too thin to withstand the pressure, and it snapped after twenty seconds. It had very little friction and I got smoke, so it is not bad. If the cap nut was a little wider, the spindle point would have been more robust.

I also scored grooves along the length of the spindle, to make the cord bite into it. My spindle was a polished broom handle, so it was quite smooth. I scraped it with my Mora's spine, but it was still smooth enough not to move some times when pressing down on it and working the bow. Scoring along the length of the spindle helped, but not that much. Spinning made the cord compress the grooves, which made the spindle smooth again. The cord is also not that rough, so I may need to replace that as well.

I put a steel wire loop in the middle of the bow to hold the spindle in place. It makes it easier to get in position without fumbling to get everything together.

The cap nut idea has some merit, so I am not done with it. I have to re-tighten the cord and score the spindle along its length again.
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I also found another car seat clip with some seat belt length. :like:
(Image removed from quote.)
I think Nix's early suggestion of putting some lip stick/lube on top may help?  Also, I have seen people wetting their bow string to create more friction, that could be worth a try too.



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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1275 on: September 27, 2020, 01:56:38 PM
Day 27:

Needed a new hole in my belt, Rebar to the rescue :tu:(Image removed from quote.)

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Nice use, I sometimes use the awl from MT/SAK as a reamer more than the 'awl' function, since I worry they would have created a hole so wide that each subsequent holes maybe too far apart.  I wonder do anyone use them for leatherwork or only for emergency repair only.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1276 on: September 27, 2020, 02:00:36 PM
Nice use, I sometimes use the awl from MT/SAK as a reamer more than the 'awl' function, since I worry they would have created a hole so wide that each subsequent holes maybe too far apart.  I wonder do anyone use them for leatherwork or only for emergency repair only.
Never sewn anything with it, but it makes great holes :tu:

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1277 on: September 27, 2020, 02:21:56 PM
Day 27

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Enjoying a meal with family, can't help but to recruit the Ranger for cutting tasks.  :D

The colors in that pic are mindblowing! :like:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1278 on: September 27, 2020, 02:23:51 PM
I think Nix's early suggestion of putting some lip stick/lube on top may help?  Also, I have seen people wetting their bow string to create more friction, that could be worth a try too.

I do not have any lipstick. I could try chapstick. :think:
I had an idea for the bearing block. I tried the cap nut but it's too small, so I'll try one last thing.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1279 on: September 27, 2020, 03:33:22 PM


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1280 on: September 27, 2020, 09:45:24 PM
Day 18:
Rinaldi wants to go home after some standing block chop practise:
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The head on that axe looks amazing. :like:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1281 on: September 27, 2020, 10:43:17 PM
Day 27
Used the Spirit's saw to trim some Saw Palmetto fronds that were sticking out in the driveway and brushing against the car.  Victorinox does make some excellent saws.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1282 on: September 27, 2020, 10:52:06 PM
Day 27

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1283 on: September 28, 2020, 12:00:04 AM
Day 27
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
Hold Fast


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1284 on: September 28, 2020, 12:04:22 AM
Day 27:


Gearing up for another adventure.....  ;)




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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1285 on: September 28, 2020, 12:04:52 AM


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1286 on: September 28, 2020, 12:07:16 AM
Day 27


Lovely duo!   :2tu:


I'm starting to think about how I'm going to summarize the three tools in this challenge's 'Trio'.  I'm wondering if you have seen much redundancy between those two....?   :dunno:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1287 on: September 28, 2020, 12:34:07 AM
Day 27:


Gearing up for another adventure.....  ;)


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What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1288 on: September 28, 2020, 02:04:09 AM
Day 27 (bonus action....but the knife is missing.... :facepalm:):


An upside down Dutch oven, fresh from the oven......





Pulling the cover (bottom) off.....




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This is a loaf of what was called "Indian & Rye" bread. This type of bread was more common in the early colonial days in the Americas. Because wheat was expensive and scarce, bread was often made from Rye flour and corn meal (aka "Indian meal").

The Vic FX was used to score the top before baking. I like to bake my crusts to a dark tone for more flavor. The better part of the crust is very white because I dusted the proofing basket heavily with flour and corn meal to prevent it sticking--rye tends to make a sticky dough.

European travelers to the colonies, accustomed to the more refined wheat-based breads of the Europe, often found this colonial bread pitiful and a sign of the hard life of the poor colonials. However, once you get a taste for it, "Indian & Rye" bread is more complex in flavor and wonderfully delicious.

The action was fast and furious, and I didn't pause to get a knife shot after the scoring. (The Dutch oven was screaming hot when I dropped the dough in.)

Another win for the old Dutch oven. John Gould was right!   :tu:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1289 on: September 28, 2020, 02:27:16 AM
 :drool:
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
Hold Fast


 

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