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Alone in the Wilderness
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 19, 2012, 03:14:14 pm ---
Yeah, he brought good steel tools with him, along with a very good set of sharpening stones. He made his own tool handles, though, because it was easier to pack the tools in without that weight.
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Mass, not weight. I haven't specifically weighed the two components but wooden handles typically don't weigh as much as the steel. but the handles are often bulky, so removing them can easily cut down on the bulk one has to carry.
Anyways, if you look back on some of those mountaineering stories of yore, you'll find those men and women tougher than the nails they chewed on. My dad was a lot like that. Used to do really tough ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- before he got older than dirt.
ChadTower:
Every ounce counts on a long hiker's pack. It does make a difference. The handles don't make a saw all that much bigger but if the hardwood handle is a pound that adds up.
whammoed:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 19, 2012, 02:43:54 pm ---Cool, but having steel tools was 99% of the challenge.
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Real men use stone tools.
Hell, I built my log cabin with trained beavers.
shmokes:
You are, by your own standards, not a real man. :cheers:
Mysterioii:
Man there's nothing like a well-trained beaver...
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