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A field test review. Thanks Dave

This is the trail up to my camp in the Dragoon Mountains (Arizona). The main Jeep trail, barely visible in the center of the picture, is in the valley between the two hills. "Getting there is half the fun".

This is the view I enjoy from the door of my 10'x10' canvas miner's pyramid tent first thing in the morning. This view gives me a good start to my day!

We began by making shavings from a piece of pine using the H-73110 Bird & Trout. Tinder consists of cotton coated with petroleum jelly, dry grass, wood shavings and various size wood kindling pieces. Less than a minute was a required to cut the quantity of shavings shown.

The fire was started with a single strike on the FireSteel using the back of the knife blade at the tang area. This was sufficient to give a more than adequate shower of sparks to start the fire. The picture shows the method and are of the blade used. Quick and easy with no marring of the blade.

While the fire burned down to cooking coals we cut up a potato, carrot, and a couple of green onions for a small pot of hobo soup. Some water from the canteen, a little salt and pepper from the Swiss Spice container and onto the fire to simmer.

The picture shows the H-73110 Bird & Trouts in the first 3 handle configurations, along with some optional sheath selections. From left to right are a 19th Century Classic Style (Small), a Traditional Pouch custom sheath and a Bush Craft "C" sheath with FireSteel loop.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Andrews on March 17, 2011 at 18:56

Wonderful!

Thanks for the tour,and the great knife story as well!

Bob

KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Dave Taylor on March 17, 2011 at 20:26

Hey Jan, thanks for sharing this with everyone! Sure was a surprise to find it here.

It was a pretty short and basic "field test", but the H-73110 is a great little knife.

I tend to camp for a week at a time taking just one knife and making it do all the work.

After a week one pretty well knows if the knife is a good one. Anyway, it's all fun!

Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on March 17, 2011 at 20:49

That is cool. Jan.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on March 18, 2011 at 16:43

Thank you Dave for sharing this peice with us. I intended to get it here sooner but have been under the weather a bit.

Dave Taylor said:

Hey Jan, thanks for sharing this with everyone! Sure was a surprise to find it here.

It was a pretty short and basic "field test", but the H-73110 is a great little knife.

I tend to camp for a week at a time taking just one knife and making it do all the work.

After a week one pretty well knows if the knife is a good one. Anyway, it's all fun!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on March 18, 2011 at 16:44

Stephen,

This is Dave's peice of heaven and he was willing to share with us :)

stephen tungate said:

That is cool. Jan.

KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Dave Taylor on March 18, 2011 at 18:07

Jan,

Hope you get to feeling better real soon.

Were you in my camp up on that mountain you would be back to normal in no time!

Take care.

Jan Carter said:

Thank you Dave for sharing this peice with us. I intended to get it here sooner but have been under the weather a bit.

Dave Taylor said:
Hey Jan, thanks for sharing this with everyone! Sure was a surprise to find it here.

It was a pretty short and basic "field test", but the H-73110 is a great little knife.

I tend to camp for a week at a time taking just one knife and making it do all the work.

After a week one pretty well knows if the knife is a good one. Anyway, it's all fun!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on March 20, 2011 at 14:52

Dave,

I think your right. If I were there on that mountain I might not be better, but I would certainly feel better about it!

KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Dave Taylor on March 20, 2011 at 18:23

LOL You got that right kid! Hard to be down and out with a view like that.

You gets yo self better. Miss ya.

Jan Carter said: