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  1. It was really similar to a ka-bar knife except...

    It was really similar to a ka-bar knife except the leather was different and I think kabar have a seraded part near the bottom I've never found another one exactly like it it was probably hand made....
  2. Anyone know a good place to get a knife like this?

    I want a inexpensive knife thats not cheaply made. I'm looking for something like my old one that i lost a few years back. It was a fixed blade, one solid piece of steel (not stainless) that made up...
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    Ok so here is what i have found: Usnea kills...

    Ok so here is what i have found: Usnea kills bacteria by disrupting their metabolic function. It uncouples oxidative phosphorylation by acting on the inner mitochondrial membrane and also has...
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    How to use old man's beard?

    So ive read that old mans beard (usnea barbata i think) can be used to treat infection because it is a good antibiotic due to its usnic acid. However, the only ways i know how to use it is by making...
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    Apparently i was only useing the flint part i had...

    Apparently i was only useing the flint part i had no idea the silver looking part was magnesium haha i thought it was a sort of steel handle for the flint.
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    magnesium flint firestarter is what i was useing,...

    magnesium flint firestarter is what i was useing, yeah rick the "flint" part of the magnesium flint fire starter looked like that
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    it was probably flint then because the type of...

    it was probably flint then because the type of steel didn't matter the striker and my knife both worked equally well. The part i struck the steel against was a black strip.
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    I'm almost always in the north half more toward...

    I'm almost always in the north half more toward the east and central parts. Thanks for the advice randy.
    I couldn't tell you hunter most likely a ferro rod, thats good to know though i assumed...
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    Flint

    Anyone know where good places to look for flint would be. I recently went camping and bought a flint fire starter and i was really impressed by how quickly i got a fire going with it when i used some...
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    Personally i wouldn't recommend eating any leaves...

    Personally i wouldn't recommend eating any leaves off a tree, and poison oak likes to grow near oak trees in their shade and it can be really easy to confuse them with saplings. my advice with most...
  11. Thread: Hi

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    Thanks for the welcomes everyone, on a side note...

    Thanks for the welcomes everyone, on a side note i don't think i mentioned this in the original post but if anyone wants to refer to me by name i prefer Zach.
  12. Thread: Hi

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    Thanks for the link i actually am more interested...

    Thanks for the link i actually am more interested in the medicinal uses of plants. It just doesn’t sound that way because i just started studying poison so it’s a new subject to me.
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    If i were in a survival situation poision could...

    If i were in a survival situation poision could make a trap or a hand made bow more potent for large game. Also sence ive been trying to learn about plants that are edible, and medicinal it makes...
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    It’s a natural resource and could potentially be...

    It’s a natural resource and could potentially be good information to have. Mostly because I just started looking into it a few days ago so I’m curious.
  15. Thread: Hi

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    Hi

    Hi, I’m new to posting on the website although I’ve seen it before trying to find good poisons for hunting.
    I’m 19 and I’ve lived in California my entire life, and I have lived in the Sierra Nevada...
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