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BioLite Stove Review Hurricane Irene was barreling towards Virginia Beach from the southeast as we were headed there from the northwest, bringing much needed survival supplies and equipment to our son and his family.  His job in the Navy forced him and his family to shelter in place as the storm hit. We beat the storm in both timing and resilience.   
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Hank Reinhardt's Book of Knives: A Practical and Illustrated Guide to Knife Fighting When most Woods Monkey readers use knives it’s for the relatively 'tame' stuff: survival, sports, camping, bushcraft, etc. Much like other tools (the best ones anyway) knives can be used for many things. Some of those things are not so tame. Knife fighting conjures many images and feelings when mentioned amongst fans of knives in general.  It can be misinterpreted and misrepresented but it is always there. Since ancient man used a flint knife to survive a fight to the death these less...glamorous aspects have walked like a shadow lurking down through history.  
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Bad Blood RazorHoof I’m a practical person by nature, and some might consider me a tough critic.  There are very few items that I own where the look of the thing won me over as opposed to the function of the piece.  From tools, to guns, to cars, I’m ‘that guy’ who will pour over the internet reading reviews and observations before laying down any money what so ever.  So it came as quite a shock to me that the primary thought going through my head when I first laid eyes on the Razorhoof from Bad Blood Knives was ‘damn, that look is way bad ass – gotta have it!”. Don’t worry, the practical nature of this knife still exists, and I’ll be getting to it in a bit.  
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Helko Vario 2000 Axe Review Woods Monkey splits some fur with 150 years of old world German Craftsmanship using the Helko Vario 2000 line of axes! Helko has a long history of producing excellent tools for the working woodsman.  From their Classic series, to the revolutionary Vario 2000 series, they have been a leader in the European forests.  Woods Monkey received the Vario 2000 hatchet for review from Axe Specialists.  The Vario hatchet comes in two options, a 15.7 inch ash handled version with a head weighing 1.3lbs, and a 17.7 inch hickory handled version with a head weighing   1.75 lbs.   
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SHOT Show 2013: Day 2 Report

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Written by Woods Monkey Staff Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:12

Day 2 and the Monkeys are back at it swinging through the jungle of aisles that make up teh Sands Expo Center.

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SHOT Show 2013: Day 1 Report

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Written by Woods Monkey Staff Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:09

The Monkeys hit the SHOT Show floor for Day 1 of their excursion through outdoors nirvana.

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SHOT Show 2013: Media Day

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Written by Woods Monkey Staff Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:06

Woods Monkey staffers hit the Boulder Pistol & Rifle Range, Boulder City, Nevada to check out all of the latest hardware for this weeks 2013 SHOT Show! Some of our favs were the folding single shot .22 from Chiappa, the Rock Island Armory's .22 TCM 1911, Winchester's .17 Super Mag in the nifty 4.5 pound Savage bolt gun, Ruger's new .380 on the LC9 frame, the Ruger 22/45 Lite with threaded barrel and a bazillion AR pattern rifles. Check out the pics for highlights!

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Mora Heavy Duty

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Written by Jeff Hamilton Thursday, 10 January 2013 21:16

I don't know who first said "there's no such thing as a good, cheap knife," but it seems I've heard it a thousand times. While "a thousand" might be a bit of an exaggeration, the fact that I positively and completely disagree with that sentiment is not. Each time I hear that little quip in reply to an under-informed query as to an economical way to tool up with a sound cutting implement, I think the answer would have been much easier if reduced to a single word - Mora.

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The Book of Blacksmithing

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Written by Mike Bondra Monday, 07 January 2013 20:47

So if you’re reading this, then chances are you have sat around a campfire cooking up a meal. It may have been something as simple as a mountain pie in a press, or as complex as a full 4 course meal for your whole campsite. And if you were in this position, you may have experienced what I refer to as Rule #2. This rule is on my list of life’s rules that I am trying to impart to my girls as truisms, to be remembered for all sorts of occasions. To be specific, Rule #2 states that ‘Hot metal looks like cold metal’.     IMG_9555A

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