Well, at around 10:00 I go bored and thought I go have some fun with my FBM. I haven't used this thing for quite some time. Last time cloak and I went into the woods, this knife saw very little action. I'm starting use my RMD more and more (curse you Cloak!!!!)

I know the FBM is really sharp, but I wanted to see just how sharp.

FUZZY STICK MAKING TIME!!!!

I started with some short curls just to see how the FBM cut. It was really easy and I got some really wide curls (didn't take a pic though).



So know I know it is ridiculously sharp. Long curls now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />





BAM!!!!

360 degrees.



Time to burn this sucker. A little Flint steel never hurt. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Here is it really small.



Now, it has gotten a little bigger and brighter.



This fire wasn't like the one that Andy made. I just didn't have any dry wood laying round. I wish I had big pile of fat wood, but finding some in the rain forest ain't your typical walk in the park. This wood that I had had been sitting out in the ugly weather of wet, sun, and more wet for quite some time.

I didn't want to burn the whole stick, so I did smother the fire early. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Next time I need to get a really long branch with little knots and get some really long curls.

Hope you guys enjoyed this little night trek. I'm off to sleep now. Getting to be that time, even though I don't need to get up tomorrow until 8. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Cool pictures, thanks for posting. I'm still working on my fuzz stick skills. I can make small curls, but no long ones.

Great pics, Sharp! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

A big blade like that can make cutting a fuzz stick challenging. Looks like you did pretty well. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Good work. That this is a great knife, I love mine.

Cool, thanks for sharing.

For a big knife like that it sure did a great job of making some nice fuzz sticks.

Great pics too.

FBM, the only knife you need <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Thanks you guys,

I was quite surprised that I could do that well with it. I think it has to do something with the ridiculously high primary grind (edge) and the broad secondary grind (sabre grind). It makes for a psuedo-scandi ground knife. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

DMelone and Simon,

Both you guys have the CG version with CBT, which I think would be easier. It is thinner and it has a nice convex ground. Personally I really would have like to gotten a CG version, but this sage color combo was killing me, so fatty it was. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I'm gonna go try this some more today or tonight.

Sharp I want a FBM without the CBT.

I like CBT, from a preformance stand point its very cool.

Nice test bro, love making fuzzys.

Infact, I'm carving up a box of pencils right now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

With the manix of course.

Great demonstration, Sharp. More proof that a big knife can do what a little knife can, even if not as easily. But a little knife can't chop! When I go into the swamps, I like a BIG knife!