I have a Western W49, that was made in 84. It used to go hiking with me when I worked in Yellowstone National Park. It is now more or less retired. I still have the sheath for it.
Ontario makes some good, reliable blades. Especially for the money. My overall favorite fixed blade is an Entrek Silhouette. Unfortunately, they have been discontinued. When I see someone selling one, I buy it, if I can. Always pays to have extras of something you trust and love. Great video. 👍
Thanks for your insight on this passion... I never went through an intense love of knives however, I love my Buck 119 and my Buck 110. Wnen it is said and done a good knife can save your life if placed in the need for that moment to happen. My first wife was great at handling a butterfly knife and the chucks...
you can steam or boil active rust and make it into inactive oxide, or bluing. You can remove the bluing with some steel wool if you want. some CLP and a copper penny will scrub rust out too. 1981 or older. some naval jelly if you can find it will zap rust too.
Thank you for sharing your knives and thoughts. I prefer traditional folders and have quite a collection of them, but I do have four fixed blade knives... nothing like your collection, however. I recently bought an OKC 499 Air Force Survival Knife... I'm former Air Force, so what would one expect? It's the closest thing I have to a fighting and survival knife. I had been looking at them for quite a while and when I found one for little more than half of retail I couldn't pass it up. Anyway, it had a rough grey coating, probably similar to your OKC Bowie. I removed the coating with some 400 steel wool and underneath there is a (hopefully) durable and nice looking matte bluing. One UA-camr was very critical of the OKC 499 survival knife because of it's rat-tail tang and said it wouldn't hold up to the abuse a proper full width tang can take. No kidding... some of the older aircrew survival knives, the Kabar, the Buck 119, and a number of other similar knives also have rat-tail tangs and are more than adequate for the purposes they were designed. I won't be batoning firewood with these knives.
Yeah, I did a video on a partial bug-out-bag I forgot about ten years ago - I had one of them USAF survival knives in it. It does exactly what it was designed to do which in reality is more than most will ever need it for - If you want to chop wood bring an axe or tomahawk - In the end it's all about people making money... Forever man has been surviving with what be viewed today as crap - How was anything ever accomplished without a $600 1/4" thick full tang hunk of steel....
You know you knifes. Have you made any wood working videos? I have seen your videos of finished products but a video where you're actually making the products putting it together.
My what big knives you have,,,a big knife will do the same thing a small knife will but not via versa, just rember,, don't take a knife to a gun fight,,
I have a Western W49, that was made in 84. It used to go hiking with me when I worked in Yellowstone National Park. It is now more or less retired. I still have the sheath for it.
Great info on the Bowie knife. I think I'm going to order one of those Hells Kitchen T-shirts. Happy Fourth of July.
I've always admired a nicely organized shop. 😉 plus, big knives are cool.😆
Ontario makes some good, reliable blades. Especially for the money. My overall favorite fixed blade is an Entrek Silhouette. Unfortunately, they have been discontinued. When I see someone selling one, I buy it, if I can. Always pays to have extras of something you trust and love. Great video. 👍
The only thing I heard was, “Hells kitchen”,which my old man used to talked about when I was a kid.
Thanks for your insight on this passion... I never went through an intense love of knives however, I love my Buck 119 and my Buck 110. Wnen it is said and done a good knife can save your life if placed in the need for that moment to happen. My first wife was great at handling a butterfly knife and the chucks...
Great video Mike.
Hey Mike....how about a video how to correctly sharpen My Woodsmans Pal when it's necessary. Keep up the great videos.
you can steam or boil active rust and make it into inactive oxide, or bluing. You can remove the bluing with some steel wool if you want. some CLP and a copper penny will scrub rust out too. 1981 or older. some naval jelly if you can find it will zap rust too.
I also have a collection of Bowie's. One is a 4x Case.
I have a 49er the same age as yours, great knives!
Thank you for sharing your knives and thoughts. I prefer traditional folders and have quite a collection of them, but I do have four fixed blade knives... nothing like your collection, however.
I recently bought an OKC 499 Air Force Survival Knife... I'm former Air Force, so what would one expect? It's the closest thing I have to a fighting and survival knife. I had been looking at them for quite a while and when I found one for little more than half of retail I couldn't pass it up. Anyway, it had a rough grey coating, probably similar to your OKC Bowie. I removed the coating with some 400 steel wool and underneath there is a (hopefully) durable and nice looking matte bluing.
One UA-camr was very critical of the OKC 499 survival knife because of it's rat-tail tang and said it wouldn't hold up to the abuse a proper full width tang can take. No kidding... some of the older aircrew survival knives, the Kabar, the Buck 119, and a number of other similar knives also have rat-tail tangs and are more than adequate for the purposes they were designed. I won't be batoning firewood with these knives.
Yeah, I did a video on a partial bug-out-bag I forgot about ten years ago - I had one of them USAF survival knives in it. It does exactly what it was designed to do which in reality is more than most will ever need it for - If you want to chop wood bring an axe or tomahawk - In the end it's all about people making money... Forever man has been surviving with what be viewed today as crap - How was anything ever accomplished without a $600 1/4" thick full tang hunk of steel....
@@AstroVanTribe I remember that video. I got some good ideas for my own bug-out bag. Thank you.
Thank you
I really dig that little trench knife
Isn't it bad for the knife (and the table) to continuously stab the knife into the table?
From watching this video…. I think you’ll appreciate my new knife. It’s the V44X!
which was your fave Bowie song?
The entire Ziggy Stardust record.....!
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You know you knifes. Have you made any wood working videos? I have seen your videos of finished products but a video where you're actually making the products putting it together.
I don't think I've done any where it's "start-to-finish" - Too much time between steps for me to keep the clips on my phone - Check my playlists
Just bought a case kodiac you would like the case zippomuseum in Bradford PA. My landi10 miles away
Do you still have your KaBar from the Corps?
Yes, see my video, "lets talk fixed blade knives"
See how you’re into leather?
My what big knives you have,,,a big knife will do the same thing a small knife will but not via versa, just rember,, don't take a knife to a gun fight,,