Being a dad is a great adventure and an even greater responsibility. While all men might not approach being a dad the same way, we should all be working to constantly improve ourselves and practice the actions, attitudes, and skills that we want our children to learn. This channel is just that. A dad, just doing dad sort of things, doing projects that include my kids when possible, and playing with tools and gear, because what dad doesn't enjoy some fun gadgets every now and then. Welcome to the laboratory of dad life.
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. " -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Right on, upcycled garden beds 🤙🏻
Some of this wood is a bit sketchy, and it is a lot harder to work with than new lumber, but I think the end results will be ok. And it was definitely the right price. 👍
Absolutely loved the presentation! Subbed, and I have no idea how I've missed catching your channel for so long. (Also, yes, 2020 was a special time.)
There were thousands of channels started up during the fun days of 2020 when we were all at home alone, and mine is just a small thing, so it is pretty easy to miss. But I am glad you found it, hopefully I can continue to make content you enjoy.
@@Factor85Labs Yup, I took the YT dive in 2020 as well. Working from home gave me more time to get back into martial arts and collecting, the market is massive compared to when I started in the 70s, and I've made connections and learned more than I could ever imagine. Silver linings.
How is it against redcoats?
Not sure. If redcoats are anything like firewood or pumpkins, I guess it would work pretty well.
Thanks for the video. I don't have years of experience with knives, but there's something intuitive about the traditional design. I'm sure that I would cut my thumb off if I tried to use a Clinch Pick. I'm glad that knife is available for those who love it. I doubt that I'd ever get one. My first choice for this kind of situation would be a push dagger. Of the three (push dagger, TDI, or Clinch Pick), I can see where the Clinch Pick would be the most comfortable to carry. I'm disabled, so going to the TDI class wouldn't be feasible financially or physically. I wish I could attend a class like that.
Update to those like me watching this in 2024. The Clinch Pick comes as a version 2 for a better grip. There is also a very similar knife by the same company if you like a longer handle. The TDI is pretty much unchanged but comes in two sizes and is cheaper.
I would love to do an update, but I'll need money to buy more knives first...
You are very creative!
Great video. For the last few days I’ve been debating on a trail hawk or a pipe hawk. This video made me pull the trigger on the pipe hawk.
Murica 🤌🏻🦅
Great review, you went over everything that i wanted to know
Happy 4th 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Lol I really thought you were going for the beard
My wife would never forgive me if I cut off my beard. 😄
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I heard from vid these save lives
a hatchet is a tool a tomahawk is a WEAPON.
So effing smart!
or go cheaper and just get a set of medical shears, UNLESS you absolutely need a glass breaker and pointless seatbelt cutter.
The Mora is great, but the plastic on the handle and sheath makes this tool feel soulless, unlike leather and wood
This was a good tutorial
Awesome video. I got Gerber Shard with a kit and had no idea what or why it was. Now I know what it is how to use it and how it stands up to other tools like it. I wish other videos on KZread were more concise and helpful as this.
Awesome job! I am a boiled linseed oil guy as well but the axe wax seemed to do the job. Did you do anything to protect the metal?
I usually wipe whatever I am putting on the handle on the head too. Or WD-40, or 3-in-1 oil. Nothing fancy.
first of, i am European, so "MAde in America" doesnt mather to me that much lastly i dont pretend to be a firstline law enforcement officer. I just bought a Knock off for 50 euro's because the add made me believe it was the real deal (sneaky bastards changed the add after i send them an email with questions and pretend nothing happened) My problem is this. if i buy something as a Raptor Rescue sheers, i want to be sure, that if and when i need it, it works. cause it means somebody or myself need it to get home or something. i ones bought a folding knife, which had a glass breaker at the back, carried it for 2 years or something. blade went dull but the seatbelt cutter reamained fine. I am little bit of gearwhore, so when a better en cooler looking one from a A-brand company crossed my path i had to buy it. the previous one i took to a car graveyard and the seatbelt cutter worked fine, but the glassbreaker...... i flattened like it was made of tin... so picture that in those previous 2 years i would have had to use it, i coulndt.... that really "hurt"my sense of pride and made me really "step away" from all the cheap but interesting China copy's. add to that the loss of passion form the maker and the added weight that all these knockoffs and there makers add to our world (polution, trash, resources waisted etc) I have one standpoint; if i cant pay for the realdeal, i have do without. cant be that when the time comes, i try to to whats right and some capitalist chinese pig got rich, but myself and the person in need dont go home. ps: i want to be able to relay on minimum the glassbreaker and the ringcutter (i wear alot of rings) and when mine knockoff really could fool anyone (i works better then the knockoff in the revieuw) those 2 things, on mine, also dont give the enough positive feedback to safely trust. pps: any blade can cut, and any shears can be made sharp. its those special tools like the glassbreaker, ring cutter en O2 tank wrench, where the cut is made between "good enough" and "realiable" for when the time comes. maybe the author can "test" these parts cause i am guessing that that is defining foctor
I have this Doohickey Ratchet and really like it with some modification. First, I took their bits out to save weight. I typically need more clearance than half a bit above what I am trying to fasten or unfasten with a screw. Their bits have a ball detent and what I use does not. So what I use (the Steinwhale Stubby bit extender) passes through the ratchet and catches on the top of the extender cylinder. I don't mind this, as I can just put downward pressure on the extender cylinder when screwing something in. I don't need the ratchet to "retain" the extender. This Steinwhale bit extender allows me to use double-sided Steinwhale stubby bits, double-sided Wiha bits and even Leatherman bits. Finally, there is a back up ratchet in case the main unit fails or in case there is not enough room to use the main ratchet. The bottle opener has a lip to it. The curved portion of the bottle opener fits a 1/4" hex bit or extender. The lip portion catches the hex going one direction, and the lip disengages going the other direction. As with the main ratchet, just turn the pry bar over to go the other direction. It's a genius bottle opener design that basically does the same thing EverRatchet built their whole brand on, and more pry bar and knife makers should pay heed to this design.
I've done about 20 axe restorations and watched hours and hours of other guys doing the same, but this one you did has been the most well articulated one so far. I'm certainly going to replicate your way of doing an axe. Thank you for passing on what your Dad and Grandpa thought you.
I have a daughter coming in Nov and I wanna do this for her
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Thanks for the video. I think I would like the third one the most, but I've never tried any of them.
Beautiful 😍
Troll this things is awesome . Americans are so soil
At 31, to this day I have never knowingly met my father and never will. I even went as far as legally changing my name to separate from my family completely. I can definitely say I am one of the lucky ones in terms of what I've been able to achieve and being fortunate enough to now be a stay at home. Haven't had to deal with the dating scene in, oof, 14 years? It's so wild watching what has been going on with "young" folk and how having absentee parents influences accountability. Keep doing your dad thangg.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH OURS. MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY AND I AM HAVING TO LEARN TO DO SOMANY THINGS MYSELF'
I love my tractor. is provides coverage for my very large yard
A professional should have a Leatherman, purchased by the organisation he works for. It seems to me an individual is better of with a knock off. The problem with tools like this is that you have to use them in emergency situations and individuals are not really used to that, so in their stress they may loose the thing on the site and first realise that when they're home again or so. It is a pain when you loose tools, but $100 hurts more then $27. In a decent organisation, there should be a stash with equipment like this, so if one is lost, or broken it can be replaced as soon as the user has returned to base.
Yeah, every organization I have worked for has supplied only the most basic (and cheapest) scissors and shears. If you want nicer tools, usually you pay for them yourself.
@@Factor85Labs I would think they do it the other way around. I could imagine that an organisazion with say 200 employees can make better deals then an individual visiting a shop or internet site.
Mine has what I consider an excessive amount of water dribbling out the bottom of the sprinkler, and therefore not spraying out the spray arms. The result is a lot of water pooling and draining along the track of the sprinkler. (The spray arms are spraying, and the sprinkler is moving forward, but not as fast perhaps as it should.) Is this normal?? Any ideas how to correct it? Thank you!
Same issue. Pouring out the bottom. The arms are clear of debris.
I figured it out. The white button on the bottom was depressed. It is normally what stops it from moving at the end of its path.
This pack is my favorite of the lot I own. Its clean design and comfort are unmatched. All your cons are kinda funny when you dive into them. You complain about webbing you use wrong, you got a grey man pack then complain it’s too grey man, the top section is huge and simple to navigate but you obviously over stuffed it. People say good review but they are being misled.
I've got one from my time at Benning. Gonna go find it
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You use things before you review them? Crazy talk! I honestly haven't tried an olight personally and need to some day.
Thank you. Clear and concise!
can you bring fishing poles and reels to combat situation when you are deployed overseas in military? LOL
Combat survival magazines--what has this got to with fishing, hiking and camping in your own country?
I also do it
Great video 👍
I will give him 10/ 10
I own the Shard. I'm ok with second place! Good review.
So helpful! Thank you! We just bought one! And it wasn't moving....I think my husband left in N...😂 great video
I wonder why my ps5 is so sharp
I appreciate this video, I too still tend to be influenced by the tacticool knives, and am glad to know the OG TDI is the one to buy.
The OG TDI is great. The TDI Investigator looks pretty good too, and has a good looking sheath, but I haven't gotten one yet. I'm sure I will eventually, but I'm trying to stop buying knives I don't need. 😂
@@Factor85Labs when you figure out the secret to buying knives you don't need, let me know. :I seem to end up on Amazon searching knives on a regular basis.
Nice job! Looks really good!
Thanks!
Thats grade a side boob there bud! Nice tractor! Its not a Deere, but it'll do just fine!
Thanks, it's my summer dad bod, been working hard on it all winter.
Very well done!0
Well done sir
Single?
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