8 March/April 2022
ROY BERENDSOHN (HEADSHOT, KNI2
Can’t Stop
Thinking About
// STRANGELY COMPELLING AND COMPELLINGLY STRANGE TOPICS OUR STAFF IS OBSESSING OVER //WHITTLE → The knife works
remarkably well as a whittler, thanks
to a beefy handle that provides a good
grip and a blade that takes a nice edge.
I sharpen a point on tomato stakes and
make wood plugs (shaped sort of like
golf tees) to wedge into holes where a
screw has stripped out.SCRIBE → When you need to mark a
precise cut line, nothing beats a mark
scribed with a knife. It’s narrow, it’s
sharp, and it won’t smudge off. It’s as
accurate as it gets. The spear-point
blade on the TL-29 performs wonder-
fully in this respect. Just run it along
the edge of a square.SCRAPE → That narrow screwdriver
blade works wonders when you need
to scrape gunk out of a narrow chan-
nel. Whether it’s scraping with the
edge sideways or the edge forward,
it gets the gunk out—and it won’t fold
back and pinch you, because it locks
in place.3 THINGS
THE TL-
CAN DO
ROY
BERENDSOHN
IS A TEST
EDITOR AT
POPMECH. HIS
FAVORITE
TOPICS INCLUDE
ANYTHING
TO DO WITH
WOOD, HOME
IMPROVEMENT,
AND THE
BUILDING
TRADES. BUT
HE ALSO ENJOYS
A LIVELY
DISCUSSION OF
BLACKSMITHING,
WELDING, AND
BOATBUILDING.