Little known fact: Felix aprenticed in the Traditional Toys division of Santa's Workshop. I think this explains alot. 👍😁🇨🇦

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

😁 😁 😁

By the way Felix, I always carry two small SAKs. I was negotiating a flight of locks by myself on the English canals, two days ago. The boat escaped me - taking off on a cruise of it's own between locks, with me on the bank. I thought I might have to get very wet. The boat drifted near to a bank, but not near enough to jump aboard. My Hiker SAK came to the rescue. I was able to cut a piece of hazel from a coppice stool & fashion it into an improvised boat hook. Then retrieve the bow line & pull the boat in. Without that wood saw, I would have been in trouble !

Dam good idea!! Better than smashing your fingers with hammer or pinching hand with pliers. Nice job on video. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Friday is not complete without Felix, you inspire me to get out and do stuff instead of sitting around and watching ❤

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Your comment makes me happy!

Wie immer ein tolles Ergebniss. Was man bei dir immer wieder lernt, einfach toll. Danke dir.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Das freut mich sehr! Danke!

My mouth dropped open...stroke of genius, Felix.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your positive comment!

Okay, that’s a single shot. Next episode, Felix carves a fully automatic version…

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your inspiration!! 😂😂

@BushBear

7 ай бұрын

And a walnut-oil-press with included filling-station. 😊👍

@dajak11

7 ай бұрын

together with Joerg Sprave they will make a full automatic version driven by rubber bands.

@alexi9361

7 ай бұрын

​@@dajak11😂

Tolles teil und die Rückseite ist für Haselnüsse 😊 werde ich mit meinem Sohn nachbauen.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Super, das freut mich sehr!!!

His name is Felix? That means happy. He has a contagious smile.

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!! 🙂

I'm just 5 minutes in, don't know if your tool will work or not, but I always enjoy your enthusiasm.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Im 36 years old, and never heard about this. Thank you wery mutch!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your honest feedback!

By far the best walnut cracker video I’ve seen all day.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

You compliment makes me happy!

Another awesome bushcraft tool by Felix!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@eugenetswong

7 ай бұрын

I agree with Brian. You have so much to be proud of. @@FelixImmler

@ayuh8911

7 ай бұрын

😂 bush craft and cracking nutz 😂its not what you think haha

Wow. Another great project to try from a terrific teacher. I am off to buy some walnuts. Best regards. Ken

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot dear Ken!

Felix, Du erstaunst mich immer wieder mit Deiner Kreativität und unfassbaren Skills!!

@FelixImmler

3 ай бұрын

Dein Kompliment freut mich sehr!

Wiedermal etwas, was mich lange begleiten wird und ich meinen Kindern beibringen kann! Einfach ultra cool!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Dein Kommentar freut mich sehr!!

From what I can gather, the female walnut flower doesn't have petals, but it does have bracts, the way the bracts close around the fruit(nut) is likely why it splits in 4.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

This is super interesting... thank you!

Felix plus SAK plus Wood = nutcracker suite. Super.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Felix could carve all the lumber, doors, widow frames, siding, roofing, and most fixtures for an entire house with a pocket and straight blade knife and a wooden club He's the Man!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this compliment!

😂 das war cool!!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Danke mein lieber Freund!

I live in Allschwil at the Alsace border and indeed there are walnut trees in the field there. I also found out that the husk of the nut has an incredibly powerful dye in it. I was cutting them open with a knife and the juice ran over my hands and permanently marked them for 2 weeks.. could come in handy maybe lol

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this interesting hint!

@censusgary

7 ай бұрын

Walnut husks are, in fact a traditional dye, used since Medieval times or earlier. Natural plant dyes have been largely replaced by synthetic (aniline) dyes, but people interested in historic crafts still use walnut shells. They can yield a variety of browns and yellows, depending on the kind of mordant (fixative) used.

Congratulations, Felix!! You are literally a "krack"!!!!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

That is an amazing and extremely effective way to open a walnut. Big thank for that tip. I was equally amazed when I was taught to open hazelnuts the "squirrel" way using a knife. Great video - as always.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great DIY Video Felix. Thank You

@FelixImmler

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

And here I was thinking that The Nutcracker was a ballet! :-)

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your comment!

I recently received my Venture, I like it so far. The first video I watched was one where they were basically abusing it and comparing it to the mora garberg, an unsuitable comparison in my opinion. It is more comparable to the mora kansbol/2000 if I was to compare it to anything. The video I watched was pretty much seeing how much abuse it could take and calling it a fail when it suffered damage that the much beefier garberg shrugged off. My grandfather taught me to use your tools in the way they were designed, aka respect the tool and it won't fail you. I enjoy these videos, they're neat!

😄👍 Nutcracker: Sweet.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

That’s video Felix is cool

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

I love your work Herr Felix. Very clever

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

That's nuts.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

Genial, wie immer! Danke.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Herzlichen Dank!!

Felix verdient den Bushcraft-Nobelpreis!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Dankeschön für dieses nette Kompliment!

Great job !

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

👏👏👏👌 fantástica herramienta funcional 100% gracias por compartir saludos 🇪🇦😉

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for watching dear friend!

Hello from Beautiful British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 ❤ I like this type of crafty project😊🎉

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

a awsome Video again...

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Dankeschön!

Thanks again for this plaisant video and great idea. I won’t be astonished if one day you make an aircraft carrier with 3 pieces of wood 😀😀😀 Huge kisses from France and in a hurry to see your next video.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Greetings bacj and thank you very much!

This is a great device. I harvested and husked Walnuts last week and this will help me crack the nuts when I'm ready. Thanks, Felix.

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your comment!

There is a Spanish saying, " La cabeza no es para pello solamente", Translation, "The head is not just for hair" you created a very efficient useful tool to open "el nogal" the walnut.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

Brilliant I’m off to my workshop straight away!

That was an unreal idea Felix! You obviously come from the same place then nuts do lol.

@FelixImmler

4 ай бұрын

😂😂

Felix, tack för det intressanta verktyget. Du är en "tändare" 👍

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I'm never disappointed in Felix's videos I like all of them

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

awesome idea!! thanks

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Hallo Felix, sehr sehr coole Idee. Danke auch an Deinen Kumpel fürs teilen des Wissens zum öffnen der Nüsse. Werde ich mir merken und zukünftig anwenden. Hab eine schöne Woche. VG Eric.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Danke lieber Eric!

I have never seen a walnut opened that way before. Amazing.

That's a perty nutty tool, lol 😂 I like watching your projects, keep up the good work and God bless.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

Lieber Felix, du sagtest, dass du nicht 100%ig sicher warst, was du da getan hast. Irgendwie glaube ich dir das nicht, denn dafür war das Ergebnis zu perfekt!😉😄👍👍👍 Wie immer bei dir eine perfekte Lösung! 👍👍👍 Vielen Dank für's Zeigen und ganz liebe Grüße aus Oberösterreich!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Danke Willi. Du hast schon Recht... ganz ahnungslos war ich nicht wo's hin soll. Ich habe vorher schon zwei Prototypen gebaut. Die waren aber ein bisschen anders. LG Felix

@willikebari5478

7 ай бұрын

@@FelixImmler Egal lieber Felix, für mich und sicher auch für viele andere, bist du einfach genial!👍👍👍

A very nice and interesting video !! Have a nice weekend Felix !😄👍💚

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Genius! You earned a subscriber. Blessings Felix and all!

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

That makes me happy. Thank you!

Great video my brother! Stay safe and keep having fun!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Very smart technology, love it

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Trop fort Félix ! MERCI

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Well it looked like to me FELIX, that you knew what you were doing to me, cool tool bro.

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

You always have clever ways of doing things👌👍

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Brilliant. Must try this. Thanks

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Merci pour l'idée !

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Merci pour votre commentaire!

Useful tool especially if you have to crack a lot of nuts. greetings friend Felix

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much my friend!

Outstanding

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

Great man! You're fantastic...

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks, that worked out very well

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Always something really clever! Very cool!

I think the 4 quarters are the 4 sepals of the flower that got pollinated and became the nut . I think the 4 fused together and became the outer shell of the nut. I do a bit of gardening. So it's just a theory.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Super interesting Theory... thank you!

Another way to wedge the handle end is with a fox wedge - you don't drill all the way through - put a dry wedge in the end of the handle, tap in till tight. As the wood dries it gets tighter and tighter and tends to stay tight. I have a Butternut in my yard here in Nova Scotia but they are awful to try to open. Same technique as in France but they break into pieces and you have to dig the meat out of the hull bit by bit. To gather the nuts I use a special rolling cage tool that will pick up a 5 gallon bucket of nuts (or apples) in about a minute.

Thank you for this excellent video. Looks like a great idea!

Walnut flowers have 4 Sepals. That's how they were created. Thanks again,

Hello, Felix! When I was a boy, we had pecan trees by our house. After school, my family would sit around a table, shelling and cleaning pecans. Back then, pecans were a cheap food (free if you have a pecan tree), but now that pecans are known as a “superfood,” they’re expensive. I still like them, though By the way, the pecan is the official state tree of Texas, my home state.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this wonderful story!

Felix, i really enjoy watching all your SAK videos, this was something a little different, but thoroughly enjoyable. You are a master of your SAK

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I love the nutcracker, very cleverly made!!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

man all my favorite creators dropping cool videos today. view counts are crazy too for everybody. Must be slackers at work on Friday. (me)

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this wonderful compliment!

Awesome!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Oh, you could definitely press them for oil. Then you could use the leftover nut meal in delicious baked treats. But that sounds like you would need lots and lots of nuts. Good luck!

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very nice idea! The explanation is also the science of gothic medieval cathedrals... You might ask how could such a huge weight be supported by such thin walls. And that explains why the borders of the nut can open it without making a hole when you knock it. The flying buttress or arc-bouttant are responsible in gothic churches of distributing great forces (weight or a strong knock) though all the building without cracking the walls. They make like bridges that take that force outside. This also happens with our bones, specially the head. When the force is too big, the whole structure splits. 😃 😁 In the nut, such a big knock, instead of making a hole, it distributes along all the structure until all collapse. 😀 There is a simpler way of opening nuts without any other tool than you expert hands... Just close your fist with 2 nuts inside it... I bet you could open them easily!😃

That was incredible and you make it so enjoyable to0

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Growing up we had a few Black Walnut trees on our property, the were nearly impossible too crack and get the nut out. We sold them too the feed store who bought them for the big nut companies, for about $5 a gunnysack.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your interesting comment!

ahhh, if only American Walnuts were that easy!! Our walnuts are 10x the flavor of the european walnuts, but they are 10x the work! Great video!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Ahhh... then take a 10 times heavyer hammer head 😅

@rjiggy07

7 ай бұрын

@@FelixImmlerThe inerds are different. Like the husks, they don't split like yours. Almost best to do them like the squirrels do.

Brilliant

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

We peel a strip of bark off of a green branch like a belt to wrap around the nut giving us a handle so we don't hit our fingers with the mallet. You can make a permanent one with a strip of innertube.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Wowww, this is interesting!

Excellent

@FelixImmler

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This is nuts .

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Good video Felix, thanks for sharing, God bless !

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot dear Michael!

Cool tool! Thanks for the referral to Jenni. I checked out his KZread channel and watched his video about the convex edge sharpening guide. Very cool. I love the precision it seemed to provide. And I love the resourcefulness of using the board clamp as the angle guide. I use various tools to make similar guides but I haven’t tried a board clamp.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback to Lukas's axe video!

Always superb. Congratulations Felix 🇪🇦

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Gracias!!

Brilliant Felix...!

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Hallo Felix, schon wieder etwas gelernt, danke dir! Übrigens ein genial konstruiertes Werkzeug zum Nüsse knacken. LG Micha

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Das freut mich 👍 Danke Micha!

This is about preferential path in the study of the resistance of materials! It's the same idea when cutting glass with diamond tool, just a superficial cut line allows the forces to converge and be channeled, the break follows this path. The structure of the shell already has a relief of more or less marked channels, there is an obvious channel that allows the opening into two hemispheres and there are those that run through them. It is as if in cathedrals one of the structural lines which form a sort of spider from the keystone was not reinforced (positively) but thinned (negatively) in order to create fragility!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Wowww. this is a super interesting answer. Thank you very much!!!

@lesavdesabonnes

7 ай бұрын

@@FelixImmler yes, this is a very interesting concept we don't really hear talking about, you can find it not only for material stress but in some theories about speciation, evolution, evolutive convergence. This is what you see on youtube video about electric trees on wet surfaces (tables), the patterns is the remains of the conductivity/resistance. In woodworking, like with many materials (composite fiber), when it 's starting to crack along we simply drill a hole to stop it. In stone splitting they start to hurt the surface with hammer, a kind of Axe or with axe edges all along an immaterial line, sometimes they put spots along the line... You can find it also in the pricess of resin infusion/injection molding, the front flow in the gap and through materials, you can put a break for slow it down or speed it up with resine tracks... there are some little channels where the vacuum bag is folded... all the job before it is to prevent preferential path or set it up at different location. Symbolically the snake on the tree have the simplest pathfinding organe, its bifide/diglossia/split tongue, where a normal tongue allow you to know if there is or if there is not, its tongue can compare at a cross... symbolically this kind of tongue is for the double-meaning/understanding/language... Sorry for my broken and globish english. Bonne continuation!👋

Sehr Kreativ!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Dank mein lieber Freund! Ich möchte im nächsten Video eine Ölpresse bauen, wo ich die Nusskerne pressen kann. Du wärst genau der richtige Diskussionspartner für mich, wie ich einfach eine Presse mit maximalem Druck bauen könnte.

Excellent.........

@FelixImmler

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Greetings Felix. Amazing, very impressive! Always inspired, always a fun Felix Friday. Thank you.

Nice job!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

Moin Feleix, Danke für dieses Video. Ich gucke mir immer gerne deine Anregungen an, auch wenn ich icht alles nachbauen kann. bitte mach weiter so und wie immer einen Daumen hoch ung dieser Kommentar zur Unterstützung! VG Arno

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Danke Arno. Ich schätze deine Unterstützung sehr!

superb tool making. thanks for sharing

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very nice tool. Congratulatons.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very cool video! Thank you for another fascinating build! I look forward to your next one!

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

I have Black Walnuts in my area, almost impossible to harvest any large pieces.

Again perfect and funny project. 👍

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I did not know this about walnuts thanks for showing. Great tool. I did see if you turn wedge 90 degrees it wont apply force to split hammer head apart with grain. I love your channel.

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

You better patent that idea!!!! 😀

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

😂😂 thank you!

Awsome

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Das ist ja wohl der Hammer 😂😂und ich hab die Nüsse immer mit dem Nussknacker zerstört ich gehe sofort Nüsse sammeln so ein toller Trick super Video wie immer Felix

@FelixImmler

7 ай бұрын

Herzlichen Dank Klaus!