Thanks Presumed!<br>I answer in late because university...<br>Thanks for the suggestions, I will do to to the flat edge. And I'll do a lot of practice with a very very cheap Opinel ;)<br><br>With Peanut Butter I have a strange relationship: there was a time when I can't eat them, but since I read your answer I rescued my Peanut Butter can and I like it (again)<br>I have a friend of mine that is "down under " for a while: when it come back up I ask him to give me a cup of vegemite! I'm curios to know how it is.<br><br>bye,<br>mac

You're welcome, "Mac"...<br><br>I like the Opinel knives. They use good steel, and they don't pretend to be anything more than they are. A little hard to open with one hand, though. :-)<br><br>Be VERY cautious with Vegemite. The Australians sometimes don't tell you how they really eat it- on an open sandwich (one slice of bread), perhaps toasted, thickly spread with butter, they take a knife and VERY LIGHTLY make thin streaks of Vegemite on the butter, just enough to add a little taste. Even then, it takes practice to enjoy.<br><br>If you just take some Vegemite in a spoon and put it in your mouth, you will very likely vomit immediately. Some Australians think this is very funny.<br>

Chris...<br><br>1. What grits did you select for the honing paper?<br><br>2. Do you simple store the papers within the tim and plan on adhering them to the outside in a survival situation or did you stick them onto each side of the tin already? If so, how do you wrap the kit? The adhesive from the electrical tape would gum up the grit. Perhaps a few ranger bands, then the tape with a final wrap of paracord. <shrug>

Bill and Presumed, The Lee Valley paper hones are marvelous, I bought the two coarse grades. I took a inexpensive Mora and gave it a theoretical survival workout; shaved some shelter pegs, fuzz sticks for fire, amputated my foot, fought off a wolf pack- the usual. I applied the papers to my PSK and had the blade serviceable in no time. I cut to fit the surviving sheets with one fold, so it rests inside with my Rite in the Rain, knot card and crib sheet. That gives me two full sheets of each. The diamond hone takes up a little more room, but resides under paracord on my sheath.