2 wheeled daftness

[Furniss]

Started this so as not to annoy the todays job threaders with non digger ralated waffling.

What a day on the bike - 9hrs minus food and fuel stop - went from somewhere near start of 23 and back up 21 - miles and miles of flowing forest tracks and some tricky single track stuff, came howling up to a road end where gendarmes were stood radaring people, i was stood up and off like buggery, i sort of slid up to them cos it was gravel, i looked at them, they looked at each other, i nodded as i pulled off and he nodded back, couldn't see lights or number plate for shite, but they didnt set off doxwn the track after me cant remember a better day on a bike tbh ! bloody hot today and hotter tomorrow !

Deeper than it looked from the bridge, filled my boots with water from the top

food of champions tonight

 

[diggerjones]

This is where I was a couple of weeks ago. It looked like there were lots of tracks

 

[Furniss]

This is where I was a couple of weeks ago. It looked like there were lots of tracks View attachment 82296

I went close by on the tet - did your job go well ?

 

[diggerjones]

I went close by on the tet - did your job go well ?

Yeah all good

 

[Grahams]

Yuck, an Opinel with a black handle - what are you thinking?

 

[Furniss]

Yuck, an Opinel with a black handle - what are you thinking?

aw.. I like it , should it be wooden lookin ? i think the one up home is

 

[Grahams]

aw.. I like it , should it be wooden lookin ? i think the one up home is

They are such iconic knives I like to stick to wood looking, but each to his own.
Shame they are illegal to carry in UK with "good reason".

 

[Furniss]

They are such iconic knives I like to stick to wood looking, but each to his own.
Shame they are illegal to carry in UK with "good reason".

really ! i like them too , not daft money if you loose em but nice and simple/safe to use.
mine lives here in an old grip, bear grills (?) style, ready to defend myself from marauding baguettes.

 

[Grahams]

really ! i like them too , not daft money if you loose em but nice and simple/safe to use.
mine lives here in an old grip, bear grills (?) style, ready to defend myself from marauding baguettes.
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Afraid so, they can be locked open. Insane rule given I've never heard of anyone being stabbed with a folding pocket knife. Fixed blades seem the fashion amongst the stabbing types.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Afraid so, they can be locked open. Insane rule given I've never heard of anyone being stabbed with a folding pocket knife. Fixed blades seem the fashion amongst the stabbing types.

You can get non locking opinels ..

Remembered about this as I drove home with this on my belt last night ..
Just glad I live somewhere I can justify it.
Bonkers times we live in...

 

[Grahams]

You can get non locking opinels ..

Remembered about this as I drove home with this on my belt last night ..
Just glad I live somewhere I can justify it.
Bonkers times we live in...
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Again hardly the type of knife commonly used as a weapon, and a lot of time would be difficult to say you couldn't use a legal carry folder to do whatever you were doing with that given how short the blade is.

 

[V8Druid]

Again hardly the type of knife commonly used as a weapon, and a lot of time would be difficult to say you couldn't use a legal carry folder to do whatever you were doing with that given how short the blade is.

don't think I possess a 'pocket knife' with an under 3" blade ? - not that I carry one about my person, very often.-- very often wish I did though

 

[Lancs Lad]

Again hardly the type of knife commonly used as a weapon, and a lot of time would be difficult to say you couldn't use a legal carry folder to do whatever you were doing with that given how short the blade is.

Scandi work knife. In outdoor style
Picked up the concept when I worked over there for a few weeks as a teenager...
Lives on your snickers stud.
Absolute workhorse ...screwdriver. chisel. Pry bar. Twister.persuader .butter knife. Steak knife. Etc. folders not a patch on these. Look at any scandi tradesman.
Oh and they less than a tenner . More like a fiver . Ever wondered what the random metal stud is on your trousers? This .
Today's:

 

[V8Druid]

Scandi work knife. In outdoor style
Picked up the concept when I worked over there for a few weeks as a teenager...
Lives on your snickers stud.
Absolute workhorse ...screwdriver. chisel. Pry bar. Twister.persuader .butter knife. Steak knife. Etc. folders not a patch on these. Look at any scandi tradesman.
Oh and they less than a tenner . More like a fiver . Ever wondered what the random metal stud is on your trousers? This .
Today's:
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https://www.powertoolsdirect.com/hu...&utm_content=Mid Tier - Interests & In-Market

 

[Lancs Lad]

https://www.powertoolsdirect.com/hultafors-craftsmans-knife-hvk?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&msclkid=dc5cf3989b4015355c58998b80cd50e3&utm_campaign=Performance Max | Mid Tier&utm_term=www.powertoolsdirect.com&utm_content=Mid Tier - Interests & In-Market
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The very same.
The outdoor variant has a thicker blade and tang. Proper tough