Wow, long time no post
Several reasons for this, but I’m not going to post about that. Nothing new on the poker front, other than I’ve played almost nothing.
In accordance with advice I’ve been given, my sparetime has been spent fishing and hiking. No big trips yet, but enough to take the “noise” from days away.
I have a few images (sorry, poor quality cellphone-photos) in the post. Just click the “article”.
Here are a couple nice little brook-trouts I’ve caught in the last few days. I release the fish because I’m not going to eat them, but these would have made great eating.
The river I’m currently (not many to chose from), hasn’t seen a fisherman in years so there’s plenty to catch. They don’t get very big in such small rivers, but if you’re hiking 3-4 of these and you have a decent meal.
Because nobody’s been there for so long, the trail and banks are overgrown and I’ve had to clear lots of brush. An axe is no good for such a job, so I started looking for a knife to get it done. Machete’s are hard to come by in Norway, and they’re quite expensive. I finally found a knife I felt good using. 
This is a poor image but you get the idea of the knife. Sharpened it up and headed out to the spot. It did work OK, but it wasn’t great. The “hook” in front really impeared the “swinging”, and I felt I couldn’t use it like I’d like to.
Got home and did some testing and decided I had to “modify” this thing. I started cutting off the hook using an angle grinder and LOTS of water. Didn’t want to disturb the temper of the steel so it was a long ordeal. I actually broke the grinder doing this, so I had to take half of it off using a normal hacksaw.
After getting the hook off, I started thinking about how to best shape the blade. (I know, it should have been ready before starting, but ah well..) Thought about buying a machine to get it angled quickly, but that would again compromise the temper. Landed on hand-grinding it down using a simple combination stone. This is about the hardest job I’ve ever done, and I like working with my hands. It took several hours of continous grinding, but I finally got there in the end.
This knife is now razor sharp, and it cuts branches and small trees like it was butter while being nimble enough to also cut the thin stuff. I haven’t had it for long, but already it’s become a vital part of every trip. The next thing now is: A hand-made leather/skin holster. Haven’t started it yet, but I’m really looking forward to it.
Hoping for better weather the next couple of days, allthough weatherreports predict otherwise. If the sun is out tomorrow, I’ll try to get in an overnight trip.
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