Let’s not get too excited about Doomsday. I know some people were disappointed when nothing happened in Y2K, but if doomsday really does happen, the initial excitement will wear off, reality will set in, and cold, heat, hunger, and thirst will become the new First World Problems. If you do have to bug out, eventually …
Severe storms are racing across the heartland at this writing, so a quick prep note is in order. First, Know the Signs of a Tornado If you’re under a tornado watch, be especially alert for the presence of a tornado. You can’t always see a tornado because it’s night or because it is concealed by …
In this article I will discuss principles of gun handling safety. NOTE: While I have had gun safety training and many years of experience, I am not a certified gun safety instructor. This article is not intended as a course in gun safety and is not a substitute for formal, individualized, qualified instruction in the safe …
The trick to working bamboo with a knife — as opposed to a saw — is to control the splitting. If you try to baton a bamboo pole like you do a tree branch, you will crush it, resulting in a number of undesired splits. Instead, you must score a notch gently in the pole’s …
It may seem strange, but you can make a knife out of bamboo. I’m not talking about the handle — the cutting edge itself is made of the woody part of a bamboo stalk. It occurred to me to make a knife out of bamboo when making other bamboo tools because the first step after …
This is the first in a series of articles in which we’ll learn how to make some tools out of bamboo, including chopsticks, tent stakes, a pot, toothpicks, a spatula, and even a knife. To learn a few basics of working with bamboo we’ll start with an easy project — making chopsticks. Bamboo is not …