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		<title>Looking For a Content Creator</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>After running this blog for 7 years I&#8217;ve come to realize that while I enjoy reading and learning about traditional skills, I don&#8217;t have the knowledge or experience needed to create content on this subject. If anyone (or several people) wants to take over the role of creating content I will manage the backend. I&#8217;ll &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2022/12/looking-for-a-content-creator/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Looking For a Content Creator"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Go Bag &#8211; Start With The Bag</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Go Bag]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This is part of the Go Bag series. Putting together a Go Bag, AKA Bug-Out-Bag or 72-hour kit requires something to gather things together into. That is some kind of bag. I&#8217;ve selected a backpack for the flexibility to have my hands free while carrying it. Keeping in mind the limited use of a bag &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2021/01/go-bag-start-with-the-bag/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Go Bag &#8211; Start With The Bag"</span></a></p>
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		<title>4-H Country Ham Project</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2020 20:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>University of KY Meat Science Extension has something they call the 4-H County Ham Project that teaches youth how to make a country ham. This is about a 9-month project that starts with a fresh, or green, ham and ends up with a county ham that is shelf-stable and worth a fair bit of money. &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2020/08/4-h-country-ham-project/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "4-H Country Ham Project"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Skill Builder &#8211; Pounding Nails</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Why you should pound in some nails</p>
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		<title>Laundry Room Make Over &#8211; Adding Cabinets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2020 02:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Adding wall cabinets to the laundry room.</p>
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		<title>Why You Should Learn Fusion 360</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Computer-Aided Design (CAD) used to be only for those with high-end computers and very expensive software. I remember a designer at GM telling me 20 years ago that the company paid more per year for the workstation and software he used than they paid him. That has all changed with the average home computer becoming &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2020/01/why-you-should-learn-fusion-360/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Why You Should Learn Fusion 360"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Plumbing Basics &#8211; Water Shut Off Valve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There are some things every homeowner should know, one of them is how to turn off the water to your house. Knowing this, and ensuring that the valve works, can prevent a small plumbing problem from becoming a complete disaster. If you have some kind of leak being able to turn off the water that &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2020/01/plumbing-basics-water-shut-off-valve/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Plumbing Basics &#8211; Water Shut Off Valve"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Adding A Trailer Hitch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For those of us that cannot justify a pick-up truck, but still on occasion need to haul items famously labled as &#8220;Stuff&#8221; a small utility trailer can fill that need quite well. However to pull a trailer you need a hitch on your vehicle. Fortuntly most cars now have tapped holes in the frame for &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2019/11/adding-a-trailer-hitch/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Adding A Trailer Hitch"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Change To LED Can Lights</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2019 03:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electrical]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A simple upgrade you can do is to convert your can lights to LED. In recent years LED lights have become widely available and very reasonably priced. I got the above light from Costco at about $15 for a two-pack. In my case, I have 10 of them on my front and back porches. One &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2019/11/change-to-led-can-lights/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Change To LED Can Lights"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Making Lumber With A Chainsaw</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2019 03:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Woodworking]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you have a chainsaw and access to some trees that you are going to cut into firewood anyway, why not try your hand at cutting them into 2&#8243; thick slabs.</p>
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		<title>BBQ Green Beans</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 20:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This is a good tasting way to get your family to eat more vegetables. BBQ Green Beans Cook Time20 minutes Ingredients 4slices bacon 1/4cup Chopped Onions 1/2cup Ketchup 1/4cup Brown Sugar 1Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 2cans French Style Green BeansDrained Instructions Brown bacon and onions Add ketchup, brown sugar &#038; Worcestershire sauce Simmer 2 minutes Place &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/recipe/bbq-green-beans/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "BBQ Green Beans"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Repairing Galvanized Pipe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 03:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I cringe whenever I see a galvanized pipe in a plumbing project I&#8217;m involved in, I cringe. It is difficult to work with because it is almost always corroded, all joints are threaded and you either have to make the lengths you can buy at the store work or you have to buy expensive threading &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2018/06/repairing-galvanized-pipe/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Repairing Galvanized Pipe"</span></a></p>
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		<title>First Start With Sharp Tools &#8211; Your Axe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 01:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It cannot be stated strongly enough how important it is for your cutting tools to be sharp.  Sharp tools are far safer than dull ones and will do more work with less effort.  You need to learn how to sharpen every cutting tool you own or use. Sharpening An Axe Abraham Lincoln is reported to &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2018/03/start-sharp-tools/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "First Start With Sharp Tools &#8211; Your Axe"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Peanut Butter Crisscrosses</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 22:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Axe Skills &#8211; Make A Wooden Mallet From A Log</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m wanting to build axe skills and the only way to do that is to chop wood.  So for my first project I&#8217;m going to make a wooden mallet from a maple branch. Why A Wooden Mallet Many of the tools for woodworking, like the best spindle sander, particularly when working with green wood, need &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2018/01/axe-skills-make-wooden-mallet/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Axe Skills &#8211; Make A Wooden Mallet From A Log"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Time To Learn Some Axe Skills</title>
		<link>https://saveourskills.com/2018/01/time-learn-axe-skills/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=time-learn-axe-skills</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I have to admit to having an affinity for axes for as long as I can remember.  I&#8217;m not as hardcore as the folks over at the Axe Junkies Facebook Group, but I do have around 10 of them.  This year I&#8217;m determined to spend more quality time with them.  You will only develop axe &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2018/01/time-learn-axe-skills/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Time To Learn Some Axe Skills"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Adding a Gauge to an Underground Water Tank</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water Gauge]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Some of my friends and relatives are on wells that have sulfur in them.  Using this water in your house eats away at copper and electronics, so it is common to get water hauled in and store it in a tank underground.  However how to tell how much water is left in the tank requires &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/08/adding-gauge-underground-water-tank/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Adding a Gauge to an Underground Water Tank"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Poison Ivy &#8211; Strategies to Avoid Suffering from the Rash</title>
		<link>https://saveourskills.com/2017/06/poison-ivy-avoiding-rash/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=poison-ivy-avoiding-rash</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 03:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For anyone that has broken out in the itchy rash that is the result of coming in contact with Poison Ivy you know it is something to be avoided.  Personally, I generally do not suffer from incidental contact, but my wife is really affected from any small contact.  After one occasion where it kept coming back even &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/06/poison-ivy-avoiding-rash/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Poison Ivy &#8211; Strategies to Avoid Suffering from the Rash"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Bullhead Fishing</title>
		<link>https://saveourskills.com/2017/06/bullhead/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bullhead</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2017 01:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bullhead fishing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Personally, I&#8217;m not into fishing, but I know many of you are.  If you are a fisherman there is a new site on Bullhead Fishing you might want to check out. As a non-fisherman, I&#8217;ve always heard the stories about catfish not being good eating, and then I&#8217;ve heard others say they are great.  I &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/06/bullhead/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bullhead Fishing"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Tire Plug Kit &#8211; Something Everyone Should Have</title>
		<link>https://saveourskills.com/2017/05/tire-plug-kit-something-everyone/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tire-plug-kit-something-everyone</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 02:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the past week I have used my tire plug kit twice, once on my riding mower and once on my car.  What would have put off mowing the lawn when I had the time or taking more than an hour to get the car fixed turned out to only take 5 minutes. Why a &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/05/tire-plug-kit-something-everyone/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Tire Plug Kit &#8211; Something Everyone Should Have"</span></a></p>
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		<title>The Electric Log Splitter Project</title>
		<link>https://saveourskills.com/2017/05/electric-log-splitter-project/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=electric-log-splitter-project</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For some time now I have been considering converting a log splitter to run on an electric motor rather than a gas engine.  The splitter I have been using (red one in the background) has had starting problems since the 2nd year after my dad got it.  True a gas-powered splitter can be taken to &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/05/electric-log-splitter-project/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Electric Log Splitter Project"</span></a></p>
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		<title>7 Ways to Improve the Shelf Life of Your Foods</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Lewis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 03:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[basic skills]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>hether you have leftover produce from your garden or if you’re looking to grow a food stockpile for emergencies, one of your top priorities has to be keeping that food edible for as long as possible. Throwing food away only means one thing: that you’re also throwing money away. So, without further ado, let’s see &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/02/7-ways-improve-shelf-life-foods/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "7 Ways to Improve the Shelf Life of Your Foods"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Neiman-Marcus $250 Cookie</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2017 02:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There is an urban legend that a customer asked for the recipe for these cookies and was told she could have it for &#8220;Two-Fifty&#8221;.  When she was charged $250 she got her revenge by sharing it with everyone.  While this story is not true and there are several other versions with different store names, the &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/recipe/neimanmarcus-250-cookie/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Neiman-Marcus $250 Cookie"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Battery Disconnect Switch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Car Repair]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I have a 1994 F-150 truck that has some electrical problems.  Notably, there are the remnants of an alarm system in it.  This alarm system also has a kill switch function that at times disables the truck. Since I use this truck infrequently I&#8217;ve battled this alarm and the battery draining for years.  I have tried a &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/02/battery-disconnect-switch/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Battery Disconnect Switch"</span></a></p>
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		<title>Ultimate Knife Sharpening Guide &#8211; New e-book</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Patrick Roehrman over at MT Knives has just released an e-book on Sharpening Knives.  Right now it is free if you buy his Beyond Razor Sharp video.  I got the video when he did his Kickstarter campaign to fund it.  While I have not taken full advantage of everything the video has to offer, it &#8230; <a href="https://saveourskills.com/2017/01/ultimate-knife-sharpening-guide-ebook/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Ultimate Knife Sharpening Guide &#8211; New e-book"</span></a></p>
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