How would you go about stripping deer leg sinew? Because i shot 3 deer this fall and wanted to try ussing sinew for a bowstring or fishing line and couldn't figure out how to turn the sinew into little fibers.
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How would you go about stripping deer leg sinew? Because i shot 3 deer this fall and wanted to try ussing sinew for a bowstring or fishing line and couldn't figure out how to turn the sinew into little fibers.
Flandersander,
Break off the deer legs at the knees. You want the achilles tendon. Most times hunters who like to hang their deer from the hind legs, stick a stick between the tendons and the bone.
Quick cut through that soft skin, take the knife and pointing it away from you, slice as far as you can closest to the bone. Your knife will slowly gravitate up towards the skin. Turn leg around and do the same going the other way.
Pull the skin off the tendon, wala, you have deer leg sinew. Do not salt, stick out in the sun for a few days, in the cold or flies will leave you a present. Let it dry out.
12 sets of legs, wow, and Canadian deer, usually large, you have some good sinew.
You can also get back sinew, however I have not collected my own yet. Give me a minute and I will find you a link.
Going to take a little longer than I thought.
What you do, when you take the meat of the back of the deer, the white stuff you usually cut off, don't cut it, pull it the full length of the meat. It's tough, let dry same as the leg sinew.
I pref. using deer / elk (awsome) leg sinew for the backs of bows. I like the long thick strands (I keep them thick) of back sinew for hafting knife blades, hatchet heads, sewing, and the bigger projects. Back would be good for bowstrings as it's alot longer.
You can get 15 to 20" back sinew real easy, leg is usuall max at 12", unless it's elk (awsome.)
After the sinew is dried, give me a shout and I'll go through how to pound off the shell, and start pulling apart. Ahhhh, just told ya. Use a wooden mallet to pound it, this breaks it down and then pull, pull, and pull. You can even if your fingers last, pull the shell apart as I have done in the past.
Earlier today, I was downstairs taking a tally of how much I have left. Few years back, during hunting season, I collected 300 deerlegs from the local processor.
It's a great trade item.
If you don't use your legs, let me know, I'll trade you something.
Random legs are fine, but when you make a bow, and the components have meaning, the bow has medicine.
Use the knife as a pry bar, most knives will fail either by breaking or bending (bending is better) I carry a small 8" flat pry bar as part of my repair kit.
. . .Pick your nose or clean your ears with a Kukuri!! :eek:
Pick someone elses nose or clean their ears with a Kukuri!!:eek:
. . .OUCH!! :eek:
LMAO!!! :D :D
There is only one place I like to go digging -- uhhh -- actually I should say -- exploring with my face. . .:D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
It's a punny world isn't it?
I just ran across this superstition. Never use a knife or scissors on New Years Day or you'll cut off your good fortune. What timing!
In a chocolate pie,eh Native Dude?:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nativedude
"Y" pie. . .LMAO!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by nell67
TISK TISK...:rolleyes:
Coming onto the subject of First aid, could anyone recommend sites to me for it? I can properly dress a wound, address a broken limb and I know the basics of CPR... anything else I could go over? Any sites to look at?
Cheers.
You bet. Contact your local hospital or Red Cross and see if they offer a combination course for First Aid, Adult and Child CPR and AED training. The class is pretty common and runs around $45.00 US.
You can check out this site for a bunch of information on this subject including a number of links for online information and training.
http://safezonellc.com/personalzone1_3.html
I purchased a knife a month or so back, it has no brand but has served me extremely well. Its a 4" blade with a full tang and natural birch handle. It has no brand so it was only about $25 but its serrated, easy to handle and manageable, it cuts wood pretty damn well too. So I recommend something like that for your first knife. You could try something cheap yet effective such as this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BN-Lock-Knife-Silver-Blade_W0QQitemZ150200167992QQihZ005QQcategoryZ7204 8QQcmdZViewItem
Its a lock blade so it wont close on your fingers. Ah well... my suggestion ;)
Hey, Blade, the item is no longer on there.
Again knives are open to each individuals taste, and Rick is correct, and Mitch loved the post it was great. Does that sound wierd? What I just said. Dunno, anyway Lupo should get training from a school or as Sarge said the Boy Scouts, problem I had with the scouts is I didn't want all junk that comes with th Scouts just the wilderness survival, I just wanted to go out and learn it but I am from a different age group then Lupo so I think today the Scouts is a good bet. Since Lupo's father taught him hunting I (shouldn't do this) assume he can teach him some woodsy craft also, but then again he is here asking so I answered my own question didn't I. Lupo don't go by my knife, when in the wilds of the North American forests I travel really light and keep moving, but then again I have a number years experience doing this and the military taught me a crap load too. there should be groups in your area that get together and do camping and survival try looking them up as these are great resources for learning just like this forum is a really good one.
Beo,
That is this forum and site... wilderness-survival.net is the number site on the internet and is actually rated number one for wilderness survival and preparedness. Just wanted to put that out there.
We should all get a bottle of bubbily to celebrate :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Beowulf65
For my first knife i had a small one with a 10cm blade which served me really well, i carry a small folder with about the same blade size and i use it for more jobs than my larger knife
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c...1978_157683664
http://www.swblades.com/bllisukn15in.html
While it looks "cool" or "badass", this knife is possibly the worst example of a survival knife I could find. 16" stainless steel blade, hollow handle, giant serrations... can't think of anything more useless if you're fighting for your life against nature.
First things to look for when passing a "survival knife" off as a fake:
1) Length of Blade. Many manufacturers put gigantical blades on their knives so it looks more "survival-oriented". Do not be fooled. Anything greater than 7" that is not labeled a machete or kukri is useless. Bowies are made for fighting, swords are made for dueling... not surviving.
2) Serrations are stupid. Now, small kitchen-knife-type serrations like you see on some Ka-Bars aren't as bad as the ones on the knife above, but let's look at what serrations are for: Cutting by ripping. This is great on hard-crusted bread that you don't want to smush with a flat-edge, but in the bush there is no reason for serrations. Cutting wood? There are better ways to cut wood than with your knife. And how are you going to resharpen your serrated edges in the bush? Nope, eventually it'll become a smooth-ridged fish-scaler at best.
3) Hollow handles are for idiots. Not only do hollow handles usually mean it's not a full tang construction, but you'll probably get a knife where the blade is attached to the handle by a bolt or rivets. It'll break as soon as you whack something. Manufacturers will try to pack survival amenities into the handle such as a compass, matches, etc but you'll be sacrificing your only major tool for a simple carrying vessel.
4) Stainless steel and 'made in china'. DO NOT BUY STAINLESS STEEL KNIVES MADE IN CHINA. China has a notoriously bad reputation for inferior knife steel. Most of your kitchen knives are made in china and dull within a couple uses. They are soft and hardly hold an edge. Yes there are some exceptions but you're not going to find an exception on a $15 "ultimate survival knife" package. Likewise, it's very hard to strike a spark off stainless vs carbon steel.
So while you are looking around for a survival knife, you can knock off at least half the results of your google searches if they look like the one above.
I was wondering why this site has that kinfe on it, i think that it would improve the site if we advertised a better knife.
But I wanna be RAMBO!!!!:rolleyes: NOT!!!
But Sarge... it will go good with your RR survival necklace!:D
...Didn't think of that, but you're right of course....:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by mbarnatl
Whats wrong with rambo, its because hes planning to outlive the 2nd iceage isnt it :p
That would be a good thing to try when camping, Ramboing for a day :D
"hey babey like my 10" knife, i can cut down small trees with this thing"
:eek: Can you believe Rambo has a new movie coming out :D
Oh GREAT !!! I sure can relate to a strong, cool, tough lady-killer my age. It's about time we had a realistic movie for a change. Wonder if I can get a senior discount on tickets?:D I may get a good discount if everyone at the "home" goes on the courtesy bus.:)
ontario cutlery make some good knives do a search engine on them
Ontario's been mentioned many times, but their knives are pretty expensive for the modest budget. The young man in question is only 14, that's why I was not reccommending certain products!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Borelli
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Originally Posted by Sarge47
they are not too expensive....only if you consider 30 to 40 $ expesive for the SP2 AIR FORCE SURVIVAL MODEL with full tang construction to be expensive expecially when it has a flame retardant KYDEX handle, the knife includes one heck of a sheath on it.
If your looking for expensive knifes BENCHMADE is where to look
besides the point, the kid already made up his mind, i just wanted to add some good brands to the table
But yes some parents are just not too worried that their kid likes knifes....i know mine arent freaking out about it but that is because they know i take every precausion needed when handling a sharp knife. but then again i am a bit older than the young man that you where arguing with earlier in the thread.
but it is good that you express conscern for the fellow wolf pack members Sarge, i can respect you for that.
Let's do this. I'll make the movie and the money and you all can say what you want about me. Sly (that's what I call him when we're bumming around on the slopes in the Italian Alps). Anyway, Sly has done pretty good with those movies. Show me da money! You know what they say about a man with a big knife...you can be certain he has a big sheath.:rolleyes:
I hear this knife is so big he has a Humvee in the handle! :rolleyes: Also in May Indiana Jones is back on another adventure! It's the time of the sequels. In the next Rambo flick, Rambo V, I hear he has to rescue his fellow Nursing home residents from the bad food served in the cafeteria!:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
You are so bad..........
It might be best here if I explain myself a bit better. When I lived out in Colorado about 20 years back I went out to an area used my gun-owners to test-fire and sight-in their rifles, handguns, etc. A vehicle pulled up and a fellow got out with his 6 year old son, whom he then handed a 30-06 rifle to hold for him while he got more stuff out of the vehicle.:eek: He was teaching his young-un how to shoot. I was very impressed with the dicipline of the young boy as he held the rifle steady, shoulder rest on the ground, barrel pointing straight up, with his hand no where near the trigger, but holding it firmly by the front rest. Regardless, I would never tell anybody that it's okay for a 6-year old to be handed a real fire-arm, unloaded or not; that's not my place. The same is true with knives, especially ones with long blades. As my Blog states; I "err on the side of caution", and I'm always cautious when advising someone else's kid. Can you say "LAWSUIT"! How about "LIABILITY"! And finally, "PROSECUTION"! In my years working in the insurance field I can tell you that I've seen many cases go to court where the defendent had the law on their side, but lost anyway! We need to be very careful when advising anyone who's underage on anything that could get them hurt! Just my couple of pennies.:cool:
I just bought a Spyderco Flatbyrd. Does anyone have one or the older Spydercard? If so, what do you think of it?
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=256
I don't care much for knife with short thick blade and metal handles. It depends on what you need it for. I prefer a traditional birch handle with a 4"-5" blade with just over an inch thickness. It suits my needs for pretty much all survival or bushcraft tasks and it can be held on my person at all times in a sheath. I think the Spyderco would be good as a back-up light-weight knife for any jobs it would come in handy though. And its small so it's easy to carry. If I was to choose between the 4" birch handled blade I and the spyderco I would pick the birch handle one. just a personal preference. But I guess using a Spyderco has its advantages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=168 looks nice.
What were you planning on using it for? :)
I was planning to carry it in my wallet. If it turns out to be a little too thick then I'll drop it in my smaller survival kit. This isn't for a main knife.
Ah good. I dont think using only a knife like that would work out too well even for a week of light-weight camping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
What do you guys prefer? A metal handle or a natural handle eg: Antler/Horn/Wood.
I needed rescueing from plane food they serve on Easy Jet :( Where was rambo then :@
Chinese knife steel is probily only a misture of lead and antifreeze
I like a metal or rubber non-slip handel best but Wood handels are great also.
If you where looking to put something in your wallet try the Swiss Card
http://www.minitools.co.uk/index.htm...inox/index.htm
I dont carry one but it looks to be handey as a tool to have