Monday, January 31, 2011

Jacked knife

You like the Flexcut Pocket Jack.

Call it old school meets new technology. Back in the day, whittling was done with a curious artifact called a pocket knife. Then the experts got ahold of it. These days, just picking up a stick and carving it requires a kit with eighteen different tools.

I'm not against progress but I do think there's elegance in simplicity. Enter the FPJ. It's just a jackknife, but one devoted entirely to making art out of wood. Now you can walk in the woods and spontaneously create. Sure beats dragging along a pack mule laden with equipment.

Only negative is the price. I realize it's a specialty item but I'd prefer the maker to stick with gouging wood, not customers.

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