JWR’s Recommendations of the Week

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on restoring hand saws. (See the Vlogs and Instructional Videos section.)

Books:

A new book by Dr. Mark Hyman was just released on February 27th: Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? ^[1]  Since Hyman has long been an advocate of a nutritious low-sugar diet, I expect his new book to be full of good advice.

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The Survival Medicine Handbook: The essential guide for when medical help is NOT on the way

Movies:

I found a documentary on economics that is definitely worth watching.  It is: Yalta’s Last Secret: Betrayal, Bravery, & Resistance at the End of WWII ^[2]. (Available on DVD, also available free streaming to those with an Amazon Prime membership.)

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Star Trek ^[3].  (This is the first prequel movie, starring Chris Pine.  There are lots of inside jokes included for die-hard Trekkies.)

Vlogs and Instructional Videos:

Old Sneelock’s Workshop: NEW METHODS TO RESTORE HANDSAWS ~ PART 1 ~ DISASSEMBLE AND POLISH THE BLADE ^[4].  Note: Here, he uses three nylon wheels in 120, 240, and  400 grits ^[5].  Note: Don’t confuse the green Scotch 60 grit wheels with a green Scotch Brite 400 grit polishing wheel. Both have been made in green!  Also see Part 2 of his video, that shows cleaning up a saw tote ^[6].

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Garand Thumb: How to [Camouflage] Paint Your AR-15 ^[7]. JWR’s Comments: In most environments, brown and green work well. To slow the “wear” process on the paint, spray the entire camouflaged rifle with two coats of flat clear lacquer. (By the way, some paintballers seem to think that a worn camouflage finish looks tacticool. That is silly. If you use two coats of a clear lacquer sealer, a camo finish will hold up to more than a year of hard daily use. Attempting to accelerate that wear is like a pudgy fella dreaming of weight loss, without exercise.

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M-Lok Mounting Hack

Gear:

In a recent chat with a consulting client, the topic of covert carry of long guns came up.  I mentioned that for carbines the size of an M4gery that my favorite is a padded trombone gig bag ^[8]. These blend in quite well–at least in urban and suburban environments.  And for anyone living in an apartment or dormitory a slim under-bed footlocker ^[9]  would be a good choice. But of course consult your State and local laws before using one of these for that purpose. (Generally: You’ll have no worries in Constitutional Carry ^[10] States.)

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The safe way to store your Bitcoin or other crypto currencies: Trezor bitcoin hardware wallet ^[11]. (These are safe  because they are: Not stored on your computer, so there is no risk from hacking. And, not stored in an exchange or cold storage server, so there is no third party risk. And, not connected to the Internet, so virtually no Grabby Government risk.)

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World’s Best Can Opener- Made in USA – Easy Turn – Carbon Steel Blade

OTC Pharmaceuticals & First Aid Supplies:

This headline caught my eye: Amazon has quietly launched an exclusive line of over-the-counter health products ^[12]. Their prices are very competitive! And if you are an Amazon Prime member, their standard free shipping makes them even more affordable. I already buy a lot of vitamins, herbal supplements, and Castile soap (bars and liquid) from Amazon. Now, I’m likely to buy nearly all of the OTC meds for my family through Amazon, too.

Make a Suggestion

Want to suggest Recommendations of your own? Then please send them to JWR ^[13]. (Either via e-mail of via our Contact ^[14] form.) Thanks!