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no pictures, so y'all just hush now.
went to an intensive 3 day *circus* camp, hosted at a boy scout preserve, lots of fun, learned a lot. a major part of this is fire spinning and related arts. emphasis on fire.
so, we had fire pits. fire tenders. fire pipes (to blow the coals, of course)... and wood but not so much kindling and starter materials.
well, someone thought it was a good idea to use a cheap camp hatchet with a hollow soft steel handle and power it through the wood (mostly oak) with a 2 lb hammer. sometimes beating on the handle. you can imagine the results. ouch.
so, comes along me with a phosphated old skool Becker MachAx (20+ years old i recokon?) and a brand new KaBar TacTool.
i was using the MachAx for the most part, making big logs into shavings, shingles, and stout stick, batoning like a mad thing. one of the performers, an artist colony dancer from oakland wanted to help. she quickly picked up using the TacTool as a fro, and was making strong strides into the art of batoning. well, it's not a circus art, but it's definitely something bushcrafting arts practice. good times.
naturally, the fires started well and good. i think more than a few people took notes on where to find such fine tools :>
Bladite
(now, in a few days, maybe, someone might post pictures, and i'll copy and host them, but in the meantime, hush ;>)
went to an intensive 3 day *circus* camp, hosted at a boy scout preserve, lots of fun, learned a lot. a major part of this is fire spinning and related arts. emphasis on fire.
so, we had fire pits. fire tenders. fire pipes (to blow the coals, of course)... and wood but not so much kindling and starter materials.
well, someone thought it was a good idea to use a cheap camp hatchet with a hollow soft steel handle and power it through the wood (mostly oak) with a 2 lb hammer. sometimes beating on the handle. you can imagine the results. ouch.
so, comes along me with a phosphated old skool Becker MachAx (20+ years old i recokon?) and a brand new KaBar TacTool.
i was using the MachAx for the most part, making big logs into shavings, shingles, and stout stick, batoning like a mad thing. one of the performers, an artist colony dancer from oakland wanted to help. she quickly picked up using the TacTool as a fro, and was making strong strides into the art of batoning. well, it's not a circus art, but it's definitely something bushcrafting arts practice. good times.
naturally, the fires started well and good. i think more than a few people took notes on where to find such fine tools :>
Bladite
(now, in a few days, maybe, someone might post pictures, and i'll copy and host them, but in the meantime, hush ;>)
