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Coin project part 2

10/14/2021

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​A lot going on, read first blog post. just a matter of what anyone might like to know, how much time you have.  This is a city commemorative coin, with the idea coming from, and being paid for, by a single individual. I did point out. “Who else could use local barge propeller bronze, and copper from under the school?”  video 

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Bush Etiquette

10/9/2021

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Or “How to be a visitor in the wilds.”  
​“Hello the cabin!” I holler to the wilderness cabin from the property line. Smoke curls from the log cabin chimney. I have set the ice hook and the sled dogs stare ahead at the cabin. It’s five minutes before a face appears out the door.
            “Is that you Miles? Come on up and have some coffee” We are ninety miles from any road, and this is a trapline cabin along a remote river in interior Alaska. 

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Creating a collector coin

10/6/2021

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​Nenana Alaska is due to have it’s centennial celebration, population 300 people. I’ve been asked to create a commemorative coin.  Link to video. link to part 2 and link to the video, link to post 3 

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Simple ways to test knife steel

10/6/2021

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​There is a simple way to test knife sharpness and toughness that compares your blade to a standard. It is called ‘The Brass Rod Test.’ 

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My first fur in a survival lifestyle

10/4/2021

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My First Fur 
Adapted from Miles ‘book 1,’ Going Wild. 
By Miles Martin © 11/20/21 

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