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Stig, I'm not exactly sure, distinctions when put into an English word can be troublesome to find an exact translation for.. In this case, I think that it would more mean, "clever" or "hatchet". I'm not sure about the Silky, but with a lot of Japanese tools, like a Nata, the better ones will...

Some year sago someone gave me a knife magazine, and it showed a Nata maker and some real beauties that he produced, so I'm sure that guys making them the old way are still around. Lots of places sell them, even the hardware store, but mostly cheap mass production ones. I'll just have to make...

OK, will have to look into it. It might take a little time, but I won’t forget. Some family stuff is going to be taking me out of town for a number if days. The specs on my Nata are: Blase thickness. At handle .22” tapering to slightly .20" at the tip. Blade length 8.25” Blade width 2.0”...

Willie, you mean the chopper, like in the first photo, or the dual set of chopper and saw?

Which something, Willie?

A man can still be rich with not very much money!

Old timers working in the woods often like to carry handsaws on their belts, I suspect once that poor country boys buying gas was not so easy. Good to save on it where they could. Here is a nice set with saw and Nata covered in Cherry bark. Sheaths are pretty much always made from wood...

I know some gardeners that are hell on wheels with shovels. They can dig pretty holes with them as well. Usually they complain about their wrists from all the ornamental pruning they do with their hand clippers. Snip snip snip all day long. They can lop off a pretty good branch with those...

Jomo, I would guess about close to a quarter inch. I can measure tomorrow. With a good balanced tool the weight is no bother, it seems helpful.

Good question on sticking in hardwoods, Ray. They can work quite well in hard wood, Oak and whatever, and the secret is having a point that is not fat with a quick taper, you want it slim on the end, but just thick enough to be durable. I busted the handle recently on my light pick, so I made...

Yes, very much like a hatchet, I also use it for making kindling. It's nicely balanced.

I used to see old timers using these pretty regular, fewer younger guys nowadays have picked up on the usefulness. They date back to old school methods. The short handled log pick can save a lot of stress on your back, makes for easier picking up while keeping yourself in a more upright...