Excellent idea, I've also found that when hiking through brush, it's easier to cut if I swing the machete upward against the way it's leaning.

Makes total sense 👏 Dan again Awesome Tips.

This is also an extremely good example what to look for when felling a tree. When you cut into the wood under tension the fibers tear. In this application this is of course very useful. But when felling, remember to always start with the wood that is under compression instead of under tension. Stay safe out there everyone👍

I don't have a designated strop but I use the inside of a leather belt. I don't have compound but I put toothpaste on the leather belt. It washes off easily. For many years all I carry for field sharpening is a small diamond/ceramic sharpening stone, my leather belt and obviously tooth paste.

Coalcracker capris!

Great vid. I've been carrying cotton wool impregnated with Vaseline which works great but these appear to have double the burn time.

113. Thank you. 💀☠️💀

Good tip

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Great. Thanks

You did an old video a year or two back on the same subject, ever since then getting good marshmallow/hotdog sticks with my pocket knife is a breeze

if all we mostly use is thumb size wood, then just use a SAW , it's a lot safer , less wait to pack , I have plenty of axes, but I usually only pack my silky gomboy

"What experts aren't teaching you!" - but YOU do - lol - that's a good one Dan !

In summary, If you pull the sapling taught enough, a pulled tight rubber band can saw through it.

STAY IN THE WOODS.

Ok so I’m the guy that would continue to cut the balance down to the ground. I’d hate to trip a fall on one of those daggers left from that technique.

I have to remind myself that many people who are watching are urban dwellers. Unlike many of us who grew up in the (Australian) bush discovering this stuff for ourselves when in primary school.

i just dont like the fact that its expensive

How come the gloves are so expensive they shouldnt be that expensive because they dont work with any heat which means you cant pick up anything hot and they just look terrible i think you should return the gloves back to the store and ask for your money back because thers no way its that expensive!!

Really enjoyed watching gaining some great tips for the Bushcraft too bag

Sounded like a stretch but quickly became useful.

This is a trick? I thought it was common sense. Like trying to chop wood with an axe on a chopping block instead of the ground. If you cut string with a knife, do you just let the string flail in the air or do you pull it taut? If you need to be taught these things, you're already dead.

I would never have thought of this, thanks for sharing!

❤❤your the best 😊

Great one will be used in the future thanks

I put mine on top of my backpack

Axe is ok, but to this day, nothing beats a good sharp rock and a dense piece of wood for hammering.

"Perhaps it should have been the Rule of Wrist"

Ok but how many passes or for how long do you do this? I always have a hard time telling how sharp is sharp enough. I can't seem to get it sharp enough to cut paper.

i just mute and make the playback speed x2

you should stop talking

Another good, straight forward video. Keep em coming!

Red pine I think with only two needles in each and lots of resin dripping from it good lose pine cones too best fat wood

I seen a rubber band and an axe and I thought….bump fire axe?

Beautiful work

Totally agree start with the beginning basics

Awesome thanks

When I see your tutorial I've done most of that stuff all my life, then I realize not every body knows that kind of stuff. I still enjoy watching your videos.

Dan, thanks for introducing the younger generations of outdoorsmen to Old School tactics! At age 83, if I flailed at saplings the way some unskilled so-called bush crafters do, I'd give myself a heart attack. Why does it take us so long to learn that working smarter trumps working harder: DO IT THE RIGHT WAY THE FIRST TIME! Thanks.

Well needless to say it's a shovel and not a machete. If anything I would just maybe put an edge on the side so I could cut a route what branch has he mentioned

Let’s hope nobody falls on the spear that you left in the ground when you removed the sapling

Awesome

Learned this forty years ago but thanks

great idea , so simple , yet great explanation .

3:20 - 3:40

Good to know. Kinda distracting how the camera setup makes your hands look bigger than your head!

Great tip and great arms to match. Looking good brother! Thanks for the video

Exactly how my dad showed me 45 years ago in the hills of Susquehanna county. Cheers!

awesome video!

That's not an axe, it's a hatchet.