"The knife was an essential tool in Corsica, since it is an agropastoral island. Indeed, due to the complementary combination of farming and breeding, islanders had to equip themselves with a tool which corresponded to their use and was made from local materials."
Miss you bud! Hope all is well. How old are the twins these days? My son turns 18 this week. I started this hobby when he was a toddler. We need some new vids! Even just some simple watch, pen or book review videos.
I recently picked up a 2011 small pj Insingo I didn’t know it was the first production year. Been carrying it every. I think its perfect if not near perfect for edc in a true urban sense. Im an electrician and its perfect for that kind of work
IMO a 'military' watch should be waterproof. Actually any watch should be at least showerproof. So the automatic version which is 10ATM makes more sense.
I'm glad I saw your review. Thinking about the Japanese knife. If you could put links on where you bought knife or maker, that would be awesome. Be blessed, Leo ✌🏼
The end of the spring is called a mouche , in the early 1900 it was not guilloche ,but later in memory of Napoleon they created by guillochage the bee but it is still called a mouche by knife makers
Thank you for this review. I really enjoy stories involving Soviet Russia so I'm definitely excited to check this one out. I'm on my second read of The Gulag Archipelago and it is so intense. I broke down at the end of part 1. Nothing will make you feel such hopelessness on one hand, and such gratitude for what you have, on the other. It was a life-changing read for me and, to this day, I still think about the Soviet people who suffered thru the Stalin era.
August 22 Hong Kong. Sun is shining and the weather is inviting so I should be out this week end, Nope. Instead I finished the three 1Q94 books in 10 days: 1318 pages ("The Complete Trilogy"). Very hypnotising read. Intriguing story line(s). And don't drop the book on your toe! One thing I'd like to add: Marcel Proust's classic called 'A la recherche du temps perdu' (In search of lost time). I was thinking of this French book I've read in the previous millennium, while going through book #2, and happily surprised to see it got explicitly mentioned when Tamaru suggests this novel to Aomame in book #3 (chapter 2). "It's a story about a different place, somewhere totally unlike here." (p.1104) Which makes the link to Proust and his famous madeleine dipped in tea ... Anyway, enjoy the trilogy.
I have carried a douk douk for 2 years and I love it. I feel like people either love them or hate them but the history and the simplicity of it makes it really attractive. It also vanishes in my pocket.
Currently in hospital because of the lack of secure grip on handle, had a backwards grip and stabbed a tree and hand slipped, cutting me to the bone, will be fixing this issue as soon as i get back home after surgery and will upload to youtube along with a review
The lettering on the blade of this "classic" Navaja appears to be Chinese characters. Otherwise, a very interesting video and discussion (via comments), and an important and beautiful design to know and own. Curious about whether Moorish influence on Spanish knives also affected the knives of Ireland.
@@MrDagon007 Thank you. The Chinese clone and copy so many knives I was afraid this might be another. Could not make out the writing on the blade. Have been interested in Spanish Navajas since getting into knife collecting and knew there were more knives besides American, Chinese and Russian knives.
Thank you for this wonderfully informative video - as one of the many people who never got to go to El Bulli , this is the next best thing , so thank you for taking the time to put this up . Here is a little something for you , the book , The Lost Verses , comes out soon . These are the missing two verses to this iconic song , already special to millions in the two verse format Best Wishes from London , and thank you again ..Enjoy . .drive.google.com/file/d/1UZiULpExpwUGjEG6ceFAReAqVeDQfkRa/view
Very well-done, and I appreciate your willingness to show a preference. I plan to get an Algerian Douk Douk and a German Mercator Cat (stainless) to join my Japanese Higonokami and Opinel #8 in my "Peasant Knife Collection" I have some high-end modern knives, but somehow, these traditional peasant knives are just somehow more fun. Keep up the great content. I like your Dutch accent. Sometimes, non-native English-speakers are self-concious about their accents, but most of the time, we native English-speakers find it endearing. (well, at least Americans do!) Take a look at my channel for some humble knife reviews, if you want.
@@MrDagon007 I had a Rolleiflex at one time. I'm kicking myself now for selling it, probably 20 years ago now. Now, they are SO expensive to buy a good one, at least in the US. Expensive to have serviced here too. No more medium format for me.
I have the Douk Douk, Mercator Cat, Higonokami and Opinel 8 now. Best quality is definitely the Mercator. It has a REALLY good action! Not too stiff of a backspring and not too cheap-feeling.
