Here is the long awaited review of my custom mammoth tusk neck knife. This knife was made by Patrick Roehrman of MT Knives. The handle materiel was purchased from KnifeKits.com
The blade is a laminated steel,with stainless steel outside and a high carbon steel core on the inside (HRC 63-64) blue super steel Presentation grade Mammoth Tusk handle with mosaic pins and a red vulcanized fiber liner.
There are some really great things about having something custom made and truly unique. The mammoth tusk is absolutely high on the cool factor, it does have a few drawbacks as well.
Chef Maribel, not known for being adverse to using controversial tactics in her messaging approach, also known as the Food Diva, she is the creator of a popular online cooking school which released The Cutting Edge of Child’s Play at the Royal Fair in Toronto, November 2010.
The innovative film is specifically designed to engage kids (ages 6 and up) to learn the art of knife wielding. A provocative picture of Chef Maribel wrapped in cling wrap holding a variety of her sponsors knives quickly brought global attention to the film.
Chef Maribel concentrates on food science, coupled with culinary logic. The videos educate viewers about the science and complexities that make up food, something very few chef’s take the time to explain, in a fun and engaging way. Having this baseline knowledge makes it easier for viewers to be more creative and less dependent on recipes, and gives them the power to experiment.
Chef Maribel has a new project coming out called, Senora in the Wild, where she will take the audience from field to food, specifically focused on eating game meats, will be the latest release in a popular of series on-line cooking videos and the subject of her 2011 documentary release.
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I have carried the Cold Steel Spartan on and off for about 6 months now as part of EDC. It is a good knife and well built but not with out its flaws. Honestly I don’t really like it as an EDC tool but must admit it is a formidable self defense tool.
The Good
Very solidly built
The lock has amazing strength and zero play
Good self defense tool
Excellent feel in the hand
Can be used as an impact weapon for non lethal use
Opens extremely fast once you get familiar with it
Despite being large carries very nicely due to the high clip placement
The Bad
Not practical for EDC, draws to much attention when in use
Curved blade is not practical for any type of intricate use
The over-sized handle is not practical for a lot of tasks
Might be seen as a “weapon” by under informed LEOs
Doesn’t open easily with one had, need to flick or pocket draw
This knife is a very good tool as a defensive weapon over all but not very practical for much else. They are available on Amazon.com for about 55 dollars. My recommendation only buy this knife as self defense tool or to add to your collection if you simply collect knifes of all types. It is a purpose built tool in my view and not the best thing for EDC.
Ron Hood has been training survivalists for more than four decades. Like many in the industry he stated learning as a child on camping trips. He later as a young man served in the US Army as part of the ASA (Army Security Agency) around the world in places like Turkey and Vietnam. After reentering civilian life he started training others in the survival skills he had learned on various deployments. He established the first survival training in 2 major colleges and taught at both universities for many years. To date he has produced dozens of educational DVDs, is the owner and force behind Survival.com and recently launched Survival Quarterly Magazine. He joins us today to discuss his new magazine and a myriad of your common questions to me.
Join Ron and I as we discuss…
What is it like to learn from indigenous people
What makes SurvivalQ different from other magazines out there
Who are the writes behind SurvialQ
How important are things like forums to building community
Why is it important to actually meet with people beyond the virtual world
How you can submit your articles to SurvialQ for consideration
Than 5 of your most common questions to me get posed to Ron
If you could only have one gun what would it be and why
What do you think are the biggest national/global level threats we face
What is your view of gold and or silver
What 3-4 things should the newly aware person do first
Why survival skills are important for everyone not just those who spend time in the wilderness
Why people in the survival niche seem to have a servant attitude if they stick around for a long time
What is the “Hoodlum blade” and when/how can you get one
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I am at home today so I decided to do a show answering your call in questions. We have questions on a ton of subjects today like buying a new dog, buying a BOL, conspiracy theories, politics, gold and more. If you would like to be on TSP yourself just call 866-65-THINK and leave your question and we will try to get you on soon.
Tune in Today as I answer…
How do you protect fruit trees from insects
How can you be sure a dog is a pure breed if you are buying one
What is a good survival knife
When buying a BOL what is more important the land or the structure on it
What do you need to know about wood stoves, pellet stoves and fire place inserts
What is up with that movie Zeitgeist
What does majority rule and minority rights mean
Can the government grab your gold
Is the prepper/survivalist trend moving into main stream society
Ron Hood’s Website Store (use discount code “Jack Spirko” at check out between now and 10-23-09 for a 10% discount)
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