About
Force de Frappe means literally “Striking Force” and is a term generally attributed to the nuclear branch of the French military but in this case it concerns the way I approach life and the topics I am passionate about.
is this is a blog?
Pretty much, forcedefrappe.com was created as an all encompassing archive of my passions from edged tools to papeterie, it will not have a concise blog format or one topic so I would get rid of any expectations concerning my written work for I do not know when I will update and what the topic of the update in question will be.
I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don’t care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity.
-Emile Zola
My hobbies, occupations and what to expect;
Sharp tools
I dig sharpened steel from both an aesthetic and functional stand point.
- Opinel
- Spyderco
- Rat Cutlery
- Frosts of Sweden & Mora’s in general
- Gransfors Bruks
- Leathermans
- Pierre Henri Monnet
- MC Cognet
- Fred Perrin
- All authentic Laguiole folding knives
Earth exploration
I like to travel and explore environments both of the concrete jungle and Savannah variety.
Ink and Papeterie
I love to write so it only makes sense that I love all the tools that accompany writing.
- Lamy
- Zebra
- J.Herbin
- Sailor
- Pilot
- OHTO
- Sennelier
- Diamine
- Kuretake
- Parker
- Clairefontaine
- Rhodia
- Cartesio
- G. Lalo
- Waterman
Outdoors survival / Bushcraft / When TSHTF preparation
Bushcraft and crisis survival is both enjoyable and important, in the past few decades we have seen countries collapse (Argentina 2001 financial crisis) and anarchy spread due to environmental disasters (New Orleans). The odds are I will be in a crisis at some point in my life time and thus it only makes sense to prepare and plan for the worst.
Plus its a great way to put the fear of eccentricity in normal people. 
Privacy rights advocacy
Because I care.
Firearms
I love them, specifically old black powder pistols and rifles.
Monica Bellucci
It is unlikely that I will write about her but I felt the need to put her in my about page.
Poker
I like throwing chips with excessive amounts of drama, I play sit & go’s, multi table tournaments and ring games [no limit], with blinds depending on my financial situation at the time! 
I would say that I am a generally tight player but my friends assure me that I am a maniac who should not be allowed in card rooms, I play a wide variety of hands and base my strategy around the people I am playing with rather than having a set game plan since I believe flexibility and being able to adapt to different situations and playing styles is the key to winning at poker, but since I lose my bankroll in record time I could be wrong (maybe).
- My favorite player is Phil Hellmuth
- My favorite hand is any which holds on the river.
- and I play at: FullTilt with the alias: [alias removed because I don’t want advertise my donkey’ness]
Geek’ism
Digital tinkers unite!
Political affiliations
I am a libertarian, think logical in an illogical world.
Reloading
I enjoy chucking rocks and measuring brass.
With regards to what I write;
All written content is my own opinion, I make no promises and am in no way liable for any financial or mental loss due to your inability to process satire, sarcasm or irony like a normal free thinking person.
If you are offended by what I write then assume that I was joking and that I totally respect your point of view.
Feel the love?
EFF - Protecting your online rights.
So; to point out the obvious again-
This is my online nuclear bunker, nothing on this website is unbiased, nothing will make an iota of sense and I really don’t care about your opinion-If you don’t like it then don’t visit.
