“I BELIEVE IN OPTIONS, AND WHEN A MAKER OFFERS UP A COMBO SET OF TOOLS MY EARS PERK UP.” A true outdoorsman carries the correct tools for the job at hand. In terms of cutting tools, this may include a pocketknife, belt knife, and saw. Or, the outdoorsman could carry a chopping tool, a multitool, and a game-processing knife. I believe in options, and when a maker offers up a combo set of tools my ears perk up. I like to see what the combo contains and why the maker pairs one tool with another. Recently, Joey Berry, a graduate of the Fiddleback Forge apprentice program, released a knife and hatchet set I just had to take to the woods and put through an evaluation.
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