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Answer	—	A: How do you make a stone axe? In the book "Poland" Michner describes a technique for embedding a knapped stone axe into a growing tree, a maple if I recall. This is a slow technique, the tree has to grow enough to retain the stone. No binding, lashing, glueing, etc needed, just a lot of time. The end result is a long handled s... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Reasonable precautions against copperheads: will being noisy in copperhead habitat cause them to slither away? Copperheads here are common in Eastern Kentucky. Bites are rarely fatal. Nothing I have seen will "repel" them, though I have found dead ones clearly killed by something with fangs, likely a bobcat. I often encounter young ones in the spring. You may encounter them in groups. Wear boots that cover... (more)	—	over 7 years ago