Category Archives: Food and Cooking

Ski Pole Flask

Here is a handy flask for  small quantities of refreshments, such as liquor: a ski pole  flask.  After skiing for a while, you pop the top off a ski pole and have some warming rum, Gran Marnier, Schnaps, etc.  It would have to be alcohol based, because anything water based would freeze.

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The Barlow Knife

What did kids have as a toy in the days before Game Boys and Nintendo?  One thing that was prized by the boys was a knife, specifically a Barlow knife.  A Barlow knife is a style of folding knife with one or two blades, a tear drop shaped handle, and a wide bolster that reinforced [...]

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Buck Short Revolution Knife

Buck Knives recently moved from Southern California to Post Falls, Idaho, and continues to make knives of incredible quality and craftsmanship.  I really like some of the new smaller knives.  A Swiss Army knife is great for a lot of outdoor uses, but if you clean a fish with it you inevitably get all the [...]

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The Mora Knife of Sweden

The region around Mora, Sweden, has been known for centuries as a source of quality steel articles, including knives.  About 110 years ago Erik Frost began making knives and developed a style that became popular.  This general style of knife is called a Mora knife  and is still made by two companies in Mora that [...]

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