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Little Mole
01-10-2004, 01:23
I'm new here. Friend (and girlfriend) of Great Pebble. Know a respectable amount about medicinal and edible plants and other wild food, how to catch fish, first aid, how to drive and that's about the extent of my usefulness...apart from digging of course. Oh and having a positive attitude in harsh weather...apart from heat, heat kills me.
If I had to survive in the "bush" (if that bush was in Ireland or somewhere with a similar climate) I think I could manage to do so for as long as I had to...and I think I'd really enjoy it.
So...hello everyone.
Great Pebble
01-10-2004, 01:25
Hello Hello!
Welcome Little Mole, it's great having you on bcuk :biggthump You're off to a good start by getting stuck in, keep it up :wink: It sounds like you've some great knowledge to share with us all, I hope that there is a lot that you can learn as well, I'm sure there is!
:o):
Good to have you here, the more the merrier :o):
Little Mole
01-10-2004, 03:16
Thank you. :biggthump I will do my best.
jamesdevine
01-10-2004, 08:57
Welcome to the campfire.
James
Good to have more knowledgeable folk here :biggthump
Welcome and make yourself at home :wave:
Ed
Welcome! :wave:
Great to have you here!
Paganwolf
01-10-2004, 11:02
Hi Little Mole, have a little dig about and feel at home, :wink:
TheViking
01-10-2004, 12:36
Hello and welcome! :wave:
A hearty welcome to you, Little Mole. It's good to have more ladies on board! (There's quite a few of us now! :-D)
Enjoy the forum! :wave:
Little Mole
01-10-2004, 22:25
Thank you all very much. That was a nice welcome. Right....I'm off to explore. I'm sure I'll bump into you all again in the other forums...so many of them too. Thank you again. :wave:
bushwacker bob
03-10-2004, 15:42
Hello Little Mole,
Bet you dont carve spoons either. :wave:
Little Mole
04-10-2004, 21:02
Why spend time and energy carving something you can "borrow"? :-P
Actually, I tend to stay away from knives as much as possible. As a leftie I've had more than my fair share of knife accidents.
TheViking
04-10-2004, 21:06
Actually, I tend to stay away from knives as much as possible. As a leftie I've had more than my fair share of knife accidents.
Ever heard of safety rules? :o): :biggthump
Little Mole
04-10-2004, 21:13
Bah.....yes. :o): The problem is that most knives are made to suit right handed people and tend to "push" in the wrong direction. When I'm slicing a tomato for example, the knife will usually push towards me rather than away from me. It doesn't happen with all knives but it's something I have to be very careful about.
I'd forgotten this, but my (leftie) sister has the same problem with her kitchen knives so had to spend a fortune on a left-handed set
I must try and remember to lend her a scandi knife and see if she gets on with that
Little Mole
05-10-2004, 18:51
I wonder if anyone designs knives/multi-tools for lefties. I've had a few problems with my Leatherman. Just general stuff like the knife never being where I expect it to be and the general feeling that everything is in the wrong place.
I'm interested in your first aid know how, would you tell me more about it? I don't understand where the problem comes with knives though unless it's the way a right handed person might sharpen them free hand.
Squidders
05-10-2004, 23:11
I think lefties hold the pointy end... :nana:
most knives I have seen work equally well in either hand, only things like scissors would be a pain.
I think lefties hold the pointy end... :nana:
most knives I have seen work equally well in either hand, only things like scissors would be a pain.
A lot of folders are no good for south paws ... even the humble Swiss army knife can be a pain. My Al Mar SERE 2000 is right handed only too ...
Very odd considering that one in every 10 people is left handed.
Squidders
05-10-2004, 23:39
Folders are a good point... I had in my head fixed blades.
I have a huge catalogue for knives somewhere in the house that *must* have some lefty folders in it... I'll have a look.
Little Mole
07-10-2004, 22:33
It could have something to do with how they're sharpened, but most knives will slide to the right because they're designed for right-handed people and sharpened to suit the direction a right-handed person cuts. I'm sure you'd have to use a knife designed for a leftie to understand what I'm talking about.
Strangely enough, once I manage to find the blade on my Leathermole it seems to be pretty well balanced and easy to use, not to mention extremely sharp.
As for first aid, I did a course with St. John's Ambulance last year (and enjoyed it more than just about anything else I've ever done). I have a few natural/alternative medicine first aid tricks up my sleeve too.