hello all

[mikesknives]

i'm mike i've just crossed over from the otherside so some of you may know me a little already.
i've been into bushcraft since the bad old days when it was affectionately known as survival.i know some people have differing opinions of raymond mears but i for one thank him for bringing us back into the mainstream and making what we do acceptable again.i dont feel like people think i'm some paranoid cold war era commie fearing loony any more and his first book (which i think is by far his best) has been a trusty companion for many years.
anyway i'm glad we've got a place to speak and learn together although i do spend most of my time on the other i'll pop in for a chat now and then.

cheers all

mike

[running bare]

welcome to the light side :D
tom

[rich59]

Welcome Mike,

Personally I don't see what there is in knives but maybe I should look at the site a bit more and try to understand.

Anyway, a very warm welcome from me, down in London.

[mikesknives]

try and remember their not just pointy things nasty people want to stick in you. there mans oldest tool used by the originators of all bushcraft our ansectors.
a policeman freind of mine cmae to stay with me at the weekend with the same attitude a few books later (which he didnt put down for the weekend ) and i would'nt say a convert to the otherside but he understood why!

craftsmanship and quality in knives is a thing of beauty and if you appreciate using a fine quality handtool and know about the feeling of satisfaction you get from using it then you'll get the idea.

i would have thought bushcraft quite difficult without quality cutting tools, i'm sure a fire hardened stick wo'nt cutt the cordage youve just prepared in quite the same way!!!!!!

please visit British Blades anytime you'll find the people some of the nicest and friendliest on the internet.

cheers

mike

[bilko]

Hi Mikesknives :wave:

[morch]

Hi Mike, welcome aboard mate

[Brian]

Hi Mike,

Welcome and enjoy, like you I started with an interest in whats now called 'Survival' and the liking of sharp shiny things, I think you'll fit in quite well here.

Brian

[Ed]

Welcome to the other side ..... I guess you know quite a few here already ;) Enjoy the forums and any questions you have just ask.

:)
Ed

[andyn]

Hi Mike, welcome aboard. :)

[nooky]

Hello Mike welcome. I flit between both the sites(im mainly on BCUK) and pick up alot of useful information from both. :)
Andrew.

[wolf]

hiya mate... ;)

[The Joker]

Hello and welcome to BCUK

[Indi]

Hi Mike, :beerchug:

[stovie]

Welcome. The more BB members the better. Means I can get more help when I encounter problems with the birth of my new knife ;)

[Polestar]

Hi Mike and welcome from an occasional visitor to 'the dark side'. Hope you'll enjoy the forum with 'the real cutting edge'.
David