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Surge Mods for Survival and Bushcrafting
Theme built to be “Alone” compliant, this build checks all the boxes.
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Chainsaw Carving- Half log bear cub
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Start to finish on a half log bear, with a couple of small detours.
Kitchen knife broadheads
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100 grain broadheads proved difficult to find in the profile I needed- so I made them.
Lighting a fire in damp conditions using a ferro rod
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After over 1/2 inch of rain the night before, I attempt to build a fire using only items I find in the forest. 92 degrees, buggy and humid. I learn some lessons along the way. Its harder than I thought it would be, but practice makes things easier.
Chisel and Gouge for Leatherman Surge, Wave+, other multitools
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A non permanent way to include a spoon carving gouge and chisel in your multitool. For bushcrafting, this is a great asset.
Uberleben 1/2” hexa ferro rod. Not actually what they claim. Worth it?
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Not the cheapest ferro rod on the market at $32 UPDATE: After leaving a three star review and calling out the discrepancy in sizing, Uberlben offered to give me a full refund, no need to return the product. I just want them to be honest about the sizing. That’s it. I don’t want a refund. I just want the next person considering buying one to not feel cheated a bit when it arrives. Its a 7/16ths ...
Making a 3/4 Pulaski type Bushcraft Axe
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I attempt building a multipurpose tool using Jeep parts and a Stihl axe, the theme being: could this be an item I would bring on the show ‘Alone’ if (very VERY big if) I was on the show. Spoiler: this axe turned out better than expected!
Gordon Multitool Fail
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Lessons learned can be applied to better tools
Gordon Multitool (Harbor Freight) for Alone?
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: After testing the function of the Gordon for about a week now and really liking the tool in general, a small burr formed on the pliers, kind of in a weird spot. I didn’t remember doing anything that would have caused that. A few hours later, I noticed a second burr- almost like a pimple forming in the metal. Strange, indeed. Used the tool today for an hour helping here and the...
Forest Service Road 18
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Todays adventure. Went from Fire Road 717 south along Blackwater falls west side on FR 18. The road was completely washed out at two points, this was us traversing the second washout. Near Davis WV.
Minecraft Machinery 2 🚙 🦺 🛻 🚧 🏗
Просмотров 31 тыс.3 года назад
Some new heavy construction machines. Enjoy! discord.gg/2ZQc8XZJ
George Washington Loop
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We do some scouting in George Washington NF in the Neon for the fall WV Gambler 500. Fun trip.
Canaan
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We scout some roads for the fall WV Gambler 500 and stumble across the Canaan Loop. In the Neon.
Minecraft MACHINERY excavator, trucks, mining equipment
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Minecraft MACHINERY excavator, trucks, mining equipment
My favourite part is the little chisels/carving tools. So cool!
Thanks. Carved a spoon for my wife as a trial run.
@@nightshadefern162 she’s one lucky lady 😊❤
I'm still waiting for Victorinox to release a Felix Immler Bushcraft Multitool.
You and me both.
Those are some great ideas for general carry as well a person may not always be carrying all the accessories around when a job needs to be done. Have you ever thought about doing a surge /sT300 hybrid? Opens up some other options.
Thank you. I am not familiar with that (sT300) but I’m about to research it.
I can be dense sometimes… Super tool. So that was the runner up when I was looking at multitool to build, the p4 was interesting as well. Since I had the Wave+ clone and had some ideas for mods, the Surge just worked best. The st uses different types of connectors for the toolset, so I am not sure how a hybrid could work. Not that it couldn’t- with a welder and grinder all things are possible. Ill be keeping my eyes open for a used supertool to mess with.
@@nightshadefern162 there are a few (very few) videos on the surge ST300 hybrid. Basically you replace one of the surge handles with a ST300 handle. One of the internal tools on the st300 is a saw. Many prefer the cutting prowess of the st300 saw over that of the wave.
Good info, thank you
looks a little rough, but hey, if it works it works thanks for the video
Not exactly mirror polished, but it definitely works.
Gotta love the surge!
It is head and shoulders better than other tools. The removable file puts it in a league that very few other tools are in.
You should do picture-in-picture with body cam footage for some close in action footage! Looks great, all I've ever made is firewood 😂
I need to get one of those chest rigs for the gopro.
Unreal!!!!! You’re too cool, sir! ❤️🥰❤️
Thank you!
I stopped trying to tell people that the bibury is better and only 28
Yeah something is wrong with that casting. Looks like they put cheaper (softer metals) inside as fillers 🤔
Thank you for reminding me where this video is...shared it on my channel and subbed
Thank you good sir!
That's an excellent invention! Lovely work, thanks for making the video.
Thank you very much!
Every Harbor Freight I have been in since has completely eliminated their Gordon tool display- there were formerly a few knives and things. The Gordon multitool never actually hit the shelves, they had them in the back. Anyone else see similar things? And, since it keeps getting asked, I kept the broken Gordon for use as parts should I get a leatherman wave based tool. I did not try to warranty it out, though they told me it has a lifetime warranty. I did get in contact with HF, to tell them about the failure- this is so they become aware of the problem and could potentially correct it. I was impressed with the knife in particular- seemed to be decent enough steel that held an edge. As I said, I really wanted to like the Gordon, it had many good points… but it broke. I have since bought a leatherman Surge and have been impressed with it- although the Gordon knife blade seemed to be harder steel- the Surge gets like ribbons shedding when it is sharpened (incidentally, so do new production Victorinox blades)It does get sharp, but the steel is not as hard and the edge wears faster as a result.
@@nightshadefern162 I'm g9nna see if my brother in law will allow me to test the hardness of his SOG. I'll find the model of his sog too...that thing is exceptional and cost about 65 bucks brand new. Full size like a surge...lots of tools, great scissors...honestly I always have a knife so I never use the knives on any of these...but I have a feeling the sog is better than both the wave and the gordon...but then again...let's see what the numbers say first.
Interesting. Hope he gives you the go ahead. It might be interesting to test the blade hardness from my Gordon to see how it stacks up.
@@nightshadefern162 you very much can send it in if you'd like. If yours reads 62 and mine reads 55, or whatever it was, that will be a testament to incredible inconsistency. Getting a good or bad heat treat would be...luck of the draw I suppose.
@@apex_alchemy_knives Let me see about getting a message to you directly rather than splash addresses on yt.
@@nightshadefern162 I'm on ig fb and our email address is apexalchemyYT@gmail.com if you'd like to shoot us an email
I've broken a gen 1 and gen 2 Wave. Leatherman sent me a gen 3 when I sent the gen 2 in for repair. Now I abused the original Wave. That failure was entirely on me. The second Wave just plain shouldn't have broken, period. Point is, anything can break; even the very best. Now I've been EDCing the Gordon for about a month so far. It's held up beautifully. Is it as durable as a Leatherman? Undoubtedly not, but it's not bad. It remains to be seen whether the Wave is worth three times as much.
The key is the scraper, If you can buy tungsten steel or ceramic scrapers, the scraping experience will be improved by several levels.
Keep us posted if Harbor Freight replaced it for you.
Nice thanks brother
Say a little prayer the Lord will help you
Got to use some of that new off works good
Williamson steak
I only carrier Bic lighter with me
My grandma she made candles from Amber fatwood, they smell real good
Nice. I do like that smell.
I like to have my slow Gin Fizz with me😏
Typical Chinese junk
So cool! What a poignant video! (Get it? because there are pointy tools? Point-gnant?)
this comment cuts deep. it makes my shavings curl. gouges me in places that only a… Ill stop now.
@@nightshadefern162…a spoon can reach?
…again. and AGAIN. AND AGAIN. and aGAIN.
@@lapis.exilis 🥄🥄🥄🥄
I’m glad I didn’t buy them yet , but more importantly let’s talk about that bow your working on
I have no prior experience making bows, watched a few Clay Hayes videos. The first had borers, snapped. The second shot decent but I thinned a knot out too much, light crack. The third and fourth (blanks) are drying. Trying Locust for #4. Its a learning curve for sure.
@@nightshadefern162 well keep it up I’m sure it will come out great , you should do a few videos on them .
@@orlandomartinez4031I second that! More now videos please!
I’ve broke the pliers on leather man rebar tool, and skelatool twice. Sent them back to leather man and they fixed with minimal questions asked. Take those back to harbor freights chances are they will take care of you.
HF said there is a lifetime warranty. Sounds like all the ones they had in stock are sold out, so it would simply be a cash back deal. Since making the video, I ran the Gordon for several more weeks (and liked everything else about it- the knife really holds an edge well) even in broken pliers format. I purchased and am testing a Leatherman Surge with some very light mods until after I am sure its up to the task of heavier/ permanent changes. I may keep the Gordon just for parts, swap the broken pliers out for legit Leatherman Wave or Wave + pliers or just keep it as is- its still handy without pliers.
35.00 dollars nuff said
Are you saying that they rounded corners?
idb they cornered rounds
@@nightshadefern162THAT'S what i should have said 🤣👌🏻👏🏻
My ex was hoe
These overseas cheapos are never going to be as good as a Leatherman,who put their tools through the tests and beyond! As they say ,you buy cheap,you buy twice!
This thing has been a gateway drug into multitools though, and helped me figure out what I really want, need and can do to a tool to make it really fit my needs. And weed out Leatherman or other brand multi tools that I might ultimately have been disappointed with. In some ways, it may have saved me hundreds.
Stopped watching after you tried comparing a forged tool to a multi tool. Forging and castings are two different things my guy.
You get what you pay for.
It's not a rip-off. It was a bad cast mine. I've been beating the crap out of daily bend thought that it was going to snap, but nope, it still hasn't.
My Ozark Trail Multiforce broke just like this. I had it for a year, but I mostly used the bit adapter and flat driver as a lite pry tool. The pliers were used as big tweezers, until I needed them to twist a nut off. They gave way a little and I looked at it and the entire jaw fell to the ground. The metal looked grainy, or like you said, kinda powder look. I think it's a sign of over heating. Our plier head probably had a stress fracture and it was either hidden by the finish, or deep in the metal. I had a pair of Stanley pliers that broke on me and I got a replacement and I had the replacement since the early 2000's, so I think it could happen with any heat treated metal. I personally know a few contractors who have a Multiforce like mine that broke and since it was 1 of the 1st Wave Clones, many people tested them, so in my case with my Multiforce, I probably got a defective plier head. I put a wire stripper head on the Multiforce handles and I love it even more like that. Thanks for sharing your experience. I personally like full sized bits and I have a Leatherman Knifeless Rebar, with the bit adapter. I have a few flat bits but I don't really like them. I use my multitools daily, mostly for the bit driver's, but I also need Torx and Square bits though. If I was just a DIY or EDC my multitools, the flat bits would be a awesome space saver. Like you said in other comments, you could have gotten a lemon or Gordon messed up. Time will see. I wouldn't write off the company for 1 breakage.
Might just be growing pains so to speak, not every product comes out of the gate perfect. Good info and thanks for the comment.
The old saying comes to mind, you only get what you pay for!
I broke my Leatherman 300 doing the same job on our chicken coupe.
Same sort of break? (I swear I’m going to have to weld some good pliers to one of these tools to get it right)
@@nightshadefern162get a vintage set of leathermans , like a 90s set, they used to be forged stainless, but the use sintered metal like all the clones nowadays and rely on their warranty for customer satisfaction
Are the cutters replaceable. Whether they are or aren’t I wouldn’t be cutting 90 wires like that with a multi tool. Not that it can’t do it but that’s when it’s time to pull out the snips or bolt cutters, I’d rather keep the multitool pristine for occasional snips or emergency snips lol
I’m realizing now you were using the pliers not the cutters, I think lol.
Correct, however it may not have mattered, as the break was below the cutters. The cutters are not replaceable. The cutters had no issue with 18 gauge galvanized wire- they were sharp and kept an edge.
Almost looks like it was broke before and got brazed back together and resold as new.
I wondered if that might be the case. Its possible!
The tool hasn't been in the shelf long on enough for it to have been a harbor freight store to send it back to corporate to be fixed and resold
Do you think it's just a bad one-off?
That could be. I have seen some photos of others breaking in the same spot. Maybe a bad batch?
BRIAN!!!!!
always wanted to do that with a quality file in a multitool, never understood why some people dont understand the use of a file, MANY uses for one.
Definite upgrade. I use the upgraded file several times a day.
Well take it to any harbor frieght and get a new one. Cant do that with leatherman. You will be out of a tool for a month or so while it goes though warranty.
Wouldn't have happened in the first place with a leatherman!
Im Glad I happened across your vid, I was just about ready to buy one of those. Thanks for the 411.
I think holding off until they get the process hammered down might be prudent. 😅
Same here
Looks like a powdered metal sinter process was used but not correctly.
Sounds like you are more knowledgeable about that sort of thing than I. Is there a reason the flaky stuff would just pop through the surface? The other side of the pliers is now getting bubbly- obviously not being used. Weird stuff.
@@nightshadefern162 could be rushing the process, production lines are often pushed to the point of bad decisions resulting in poor quality.
Definitely not baked enough /wrong temperature after sintering... thats why the color is different @nightshadefern162
I broke my Leatherman rebar that same way
Did they replace or fix it?
@@nightshadefern162 i have a Gerber, not sure of the exact one, but its about 10 years old, i broke the file, and emailed Gerber, after i filled out their warranty and took pictures, they mailed me a new one.
That's always my concern when I see cheap multi tools. It's the quality and heat treatment of the steel.
Awesome information with suggested mods to the tool itself. I hope you're open to constructive criticism, as well. Your tool-handling was conducted in the upper-quarter of the screen. As such, your hands and the tool disappeared from view entirely. As a correction for that issue, I suggest adjusting the camera angle and/or position to move the item closer to the middle or bottom-third of the viewing area. You could step a closer to the camera, as well, which should bring your hands and the item into a better viewing area.
On point, thank you. I think the tripod slipped a bit and tilted my angle, but either way I was not in the correct spot. Tried to edit most of the worst of it out. I will seriously work on getting it better in the future.
👍🏼 Dang😲
are you going to show your file mods, I have a wave and your mods were impressive
I think I did show the finished product after the file mod on the crayfish trap video, unless it got edited out. The file mod turned out really good has a few new features too. Stay tuned and Ill do a more in depth in it.
Very cool idea
Mine said lifetime warranty when i bought it online. You may want to bring it in and swap it out for a new one!