wow... lowyats upgrades or wateva it is, is takin a looong time.

supposedly upgrades, etc over...

but i seem to have lost some functions - dont see the post counter, etc filed anymore... wonder if anyone else facing same thing?

yup... they r still doin 'ugrades'

i will not be postin til its done & full functionality is restored.

hi!

I've been wanting to learn to make knife, i wonder if you still open for classes lepas PKP?. > i am indeed & all are welcome.

I'm a model kit builder, mainly gundam. I use box cutter a lot and frankly, I cut myself quite often. > ouch. pls look into perhaps getting some anti cut gloves. they r super cheap & useful > https://shopee.com.my/1-PAIR-Anti-cut-Outdo...9183.2793325682

I'm interested in kiridashi for now as my go to knife, wonder if I could learn few things from you to make this knife? Thank you. > no issues. its one of the easiest knife types to make. once mco officially lifts (& the necessary safety cool off period) - we can def make one (or a few types/sizes).

i have a few made - they range from looking like kunai to chisels to throwing knifes. i even make em with old butter knifes (which usually do not hold an edge well). they r surprising sharp with the correct edge. i use mine for tree grafting, etc.

looking fwd to reposting again...

... unfortunately, still dont see lowyat having restored some of the previous functionalities, etc.

cant see page count, etc info still/anymore in first page.

weird. figured they would have finished updated by now

might be a good pace to post this > anybody here interested in being in an international version of Forged In Fire. represent malaysia.

its a high level competition. so gotta be a top class craftsman...

another year, another new season, another year without local representation.

hmph.

guesstimate will be start to uploading creations, etc again starting from next week or after mco officially done

here are plans on how to make a quick diy forge.






setup takes about under 2 minutes.

dont have a certain component from the above?

... no problem. just switch it out with something else.

ex: no fan? use hair dryer or bellow or vacum cleaner blower. anything that generates decent air a continuous rate

cement/cinder blokes can be exchanged with brick, metal sheeting or any material that can serve as forge walls without being melted or burned up.

just use whatever is lying around ur house. every setup will be unique based on what u got. as long got rough forge enclosure & air flow - ur all set to forge.

anyone can do!

here are other more detailed ideas

ideally the air intake source should be under the fuel source for optimal results

there goes that plan of uploading until after mco over...

during mco - the sales of survival knives, machetes & camp choppers skyrocketed

... i wonder whats the correlation

anyhoo, to the uninitiated - camp choppers are exactly that - thick spined, usually with a decent tapered convex edge, blade curvature ranging from straight to slightly eyebrow curved.

its used predominantly for wood work associated with daily camp routines - feathering, batoning, breaking down wood, etc

... well, at least that what i use them for. lol

its not particularly suited for heavy tree chopping or delicate light work like whittling wood into fancy designs... u could in a pinch, but its gonna come at a cost of great physical exertion/injury/blade destruction.

it behaves & should be treated more like a light hatchet. i treat em like good ol HTCs (heavy terrain choppers). ideal weight should be 400 grm to under 600 grm. length would be subjective - anywhere from 320 mm to 380 mm for me. any longer would be machete territory for me personally.

there are modern/tactical looking camp choppers & the traditional looking ones. the short goloks of malaysia would be prime example of a 'traditional' looking camp chopper.

so without further ado, i will dedicate this week to appreciating this fine specimen of a knife that bring joy to bushcrafters everywhere:

here's the 5 beauties of today, with the first one being malaysia's own representative; 'the golok' followed by other lesser known non-generic types of camp choppers:

... and here's todays' 5!

fake news.. pure click bait

.... back with a vengeance in 2021

quick early preview > https://www.history.com/shows/forged-in-fire

3 more days to go!

... & some very good news for malaysians coming next year relating to this

dailymotion is streaming the first ep of the new season

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7xkzf8

new host! ... bye will