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(TD) TOGGLE DRILL (White Belt) WORKSHOP - Instructed by ALEX MALECEK - 01/18/2026 - SUN
(TD) TOGGLE DRILL (White Belt) WORKSHOP - Instructed by ALEX MALECEK - 01/18/2026 - SUN Once again, (this is the 2nd official White Belt Toggle Drill Workshop) we got coals from some of the HARDEST WOODS in the World! And now, we've gotten coals from EVERY ONE of them! Every hardwood in the box has now been checked off! Some (HIGHLY PROBABLE) World Records took place that day! (If someone else has video proof that these have already been done, please show the world.) Alex got COALS from not just one, but TWO Hardwoods that no one has ever gotten coals from! 1) COCOBOLO (Dalbergia Retusa) & 2) AFRICAN BLACKWOOD (Dalbergia Melanoxylon) Look forward to more White Belt Workshops this year INSTRUCTED BY ALEX MALECEK!
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FEBRUARY GREEN BELT WORKSHOP RSVP and thoughts on 1st GB Workshop
THIS IS A CALL FOR RSVP FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE MEETING AT WILLARD BROTHERS EXOTIC WOOD LUMBERYARD IN TRENTON NJ, (((SATURDAY!!!)))) 02/21/2026. RESPOND IN THE COMMMENT SECTION SAYING: "SEE YOU THERE" if you are going. Info is HERE: https://phyredojo.com/events/ Regarding JANUARY's 1st ever Green Belt Workshop at Boards & Beams of Fairfield, NJ - I think it went much better and smoother than I thought it would. (Of course, I think everything is going to go wrong anyway.... but that is another matter...) I didn't think you guys would get some exotics, so that surprised me. I thought we would just get some basic woods like White Ash but I loved seeing that you guys are going ALL OUT! Also, I don't know if you saw it but this place is where I get IPE from. I forgot to show you where they have it on their shelves. They also have huge beams of Spruce and Eastern hemlock in their back yard outside. I've never had to REALLY explain the importance of individually identifying each piece. Glad you all experienced it in action and its practicality. You got a glimpse into my process for how, what and why PhyreDojo selects large boards and processing them for later processing. (i.e. My measuring bag of stuff.) BTW, I call these steps "RM1" Raw Materials (Gather, bring home and cut to a size that can be put away on a shelf until you can do...), "RM2" Ready Milled (Cut and process them down to the sized pieces necessary for finishing, which is...), "RM3" Reality Made (Finishing the pieces enough where they are ready for packaging into a PhyreBox or etc.) Willard Brothers of Trenton will be our 2nd RM1 process. In March, we will begin RM2 at PhyreDojo. You know I have 2 workshops, an outdoor garage workshop and an indoor basement workshop. I know we didn't go downstairs yet but that is because all major cutting and milling happens (will happen) in the outer workshop, and when those pieces are ready, they will be finished in the inner workshop downstairs. But you guys are beginning to see why no one has done anything like this before with PhyreKeeping. All the large equipment and materials inventory ALONE permanently take up a two car garage footprint of space.... and there is other larger finishing equipment and inventory materials taking up a full basement footprint of space... Who is stupid enough to take up this much space in a home? Phyre Dojo is.
Pictures from the 1st California Standard Class in 1996.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/trackerschool/posts/10158829526814480/?comment_id=10158830691334480&notif_id=1770362841793896&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif (See those baby bottles on the coffee table??? Those are River's. He was an infant then.)
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LOCAL FLINTKNAPPING & STONE TOOL MAKING
This is in answer to Alex's question about flint. I have been out of the FlintKnapper culture for a while. ( I have my 21 year Chip after my 1st FlintKnappers Anonymous Meeting in 2005. "Hi, I'm Joe. And, I'm a stone tool making addict...") I don't know where to source or acquire really good flint which is mainly western. But this is one of the 7 Honors of the Scout. Though I could "Teach" Stone Tools, I'm not a "Landmark" for sourcing. So, I must be the "Guide." (Signpost). Probably best to ask these addicts: PA Flintknappers PA Flintknappers is an informal regional community of hobbyists and artisans in Pennsylvania who practice and teach flintknapping—the traditional craft of shaping stone into tools, blades, and projectile points. It overlaps with and is often organized through local clubs, historical societies, and events rather than a single centralized organization. Key facts Activity type: Flintknapping and primitive skills community Region: Pennsylvania, USA Typical setting: Historical societies, museums, private meets, outdoor events Focus: Education, demonstration, and practice of stone tool making Audience: Open to beginners, hobbyists, and experienced knappers Background and purpose Across Pennsylvania there are active “PA flintknapper” groups and meetups that function as teaching circles and social clubs. An example is the Pennsylvania Flintknapping and Stone Tool Guild, based in Enola, which describes itself as an open club with no dues that welcomes anyone interested in learning flintknapping and related traditional arts. https://www.facebook.com/knappersguild/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Other organizations, such as the flintknapping group hosted by the Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society in Waterford, PA, run regular “Flint Knappers” meetings at their museum to teach the ancient art of making stone tools and to keep local archaeological knowledge and heritage alive. FLINTKNAPPERS – Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society
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