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  • The Best Sailboats You Can Build.

    Building a sailboat may seem like a daunting task, but like any big project, if you keep at it, you eventually finish. People build houses, airplanes, barns, cars, you name it, they build it in their backyard. You used to be able to buy a sturdy boat ready to cross oceans. Early fiberglass boats wer

  • The Cossack Whip.

    Here is an excellent self-defense weapon, the Cossack whip, or nagaika. I received mine directly from Siberia (thank you Andrei!). It is a short braided leather whip with a hard handle and a tip which sometimes contains metal (mine doesn't) like a small lead bullet. Overall length is thirty seven in

  • Parkerizing a Khukuri Knife.

    I wanted a rust-proof finish on my khukuri. The cheapest and easiest solution I came up with is parkerizing. Wikipedia: "Parkerizing (also called phosphating and phosphatizing) is a method of protecting a steel surface from corrosion and increasing its resistance to wear through the application of

  • Acting Fun.

    It might be the beginning of a long career! NOT!

  • Women Want to be Victims.

    Violence against women and girls is widespread; one woman in three will experience violence during her lifetime, most often at the hands of someone she knows. Don't crucify me about the title, I just wanted to get your attention, because if you are a woman, what you will read here, and what you do a