I'm back ...

Wow its November 4, roughly 3 1/2 months have passed by without any post. Blame my work for it guys. Anyway, during that period of silence, I've acquired a lot of knives which I will post in the coming days. As you will notice I've dated this post in the month of July because I want to make 4 posts per month. I'll make up for the succeeding months with as I have said, posts about the knives I acquired.

Welcome back, guys. Lol.

ANZA Knife

Most Anza Knives are made from steel files that has been annealed, cold ground and polished but this one is made from 1095 high carbon spring steel.


It comes with a high quality leather sheath.


Model TB-1: 6 1/8" OAL, 3" blade length, 2 1/2", Width 15/16", Thickness 0.04".


The knife fits the sheath very well. Very good retention.

This Anza knife is really sharp. It can shave off my hair in a cinch because the blade is quite thin. I think this knife will be good for food preparation, skinning small game animals and what else - shaving hair of course.

That's all folks! Thanks for reading.

Homesick

I'm having an attack of homesickness. I really, really miss my country and longs to be home. I feel like a prisoner who wants to be with his love ones but can't. And so just relive his happy memories with them.

This Visayan song sung by simple provincial folks is somewhat like that. Its title's English translation is "Christmas in Prison".



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ResQMe

Another gadget I acquired is this little extrication tool that prevents car entrapment in the vehicle. Below, is a short description of the product from their official website.

What is ResQMe?
ResQMe™ is a unique portable safety device that goes on your key chain. This innovative tool allows people to escape from being trapped in vehicles.

What is ResQMe?
ResQMe™ is a unique portable safety device that goes on your key chain. This innovative tool allows people to escape from being trapped in vehicle.

How does it work?
ResQMe™ attaches to your keychain with a detachable clip. Pull the clip away from the product to reveal the cutter (blade). Hook over seatbelt and pull. To activate the window breaker, simply push the black head against a side window until the concealed spring-loaded spike releases and shatters window.


It goes in your keychain.


Window breaker.


Seatbelt cutter.


Get yours now!

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Screw Pop 4-in-1 Keychain Tool

I've got a nice little item for Urban EDC. I bought this from ebay for $5.95 + free shipping. Here's the website of the seller.


Full size Flathead #2 and Phillips #2 Screwdriver plus 1/4" hex driver and a bottle opener .


The bottle opener and flathead and phillips screwdriver removed from the hex driver.






Very strong, durable tool and can be used as a weapon too.

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Storm

A storm hit Chicago area and Northern Suburbs after 7:00 pm of June 22, 2011 which downed trees and knocked out power lines. It also caused 250 flight cancellations at O'hare International Airport.


Branches of trees are scattered along the streets in our neighborhood. Luckily, only one or two branches fell from the big tree in our backyard.


The branch that broke off from the cottonwood tree. Good material for a wooden spoon.


I cut off a piece of the branch and split it with my Mora Clipper.




I shaped the spoon with the Mora Clipper and did fine detail with Mora 120.


The Mora 120 was so sharp. I wasn't careful and I cut myself - it's good it was just a small knick.




Carving the face with the crooked knife.


The finished product. Wooden spoon with my folding cup.

That's all folks! Thanks for reading.

Four Function Whistle

It's been more than a month into the summer and I haven't gone biking, hiking or camping yet. That's what happens when your work schedule is overnight - you just want to sleep during the day. I also have some catching up to do with my blog posts. At least 4 blog posts a month is my quota and it's already the 3rd week of July and I haven't posted one yet. Well, for the meantime, I'll just make a post on the gadgets I have especially on my EDC or PSK. Here's one of the them.


Coghlan's 4-function whistle. I bought it from Walmart for $3.75 maybe 2 years ago.


It has a pretty accurate compass and a fairly loud whistle.


On the back it has a thermometer. But you need a magnifying glass to read the temperature. The graduations on the thermometer are just too small for me to read.


And a small magnifying glass that you can use to start a fire on a sunny day. You can use it to start an ember on a char cloth or you can use it to help you remove a sliver stuck somewhere in your body. It won't work with petroleum jelly coated cotton balls though. I tried but I wasn't successful.

It's a nice little gadget that can provide you with your navigation, signalling and fire lighting needs.

That's all folks! Thanks for reading.