<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:19:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@elvis.stepcic/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why buy handmade knives?----Perche comprare coltelli artigianali   eng-ita]]></title><description><![CDATA[ENG So lately this craft has been on the rise with all the tv shows and the momentum of handmade products, especially in wealthier places like America and few others. The questions come up really fast....]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/why-buy-handmade-knives-perche-comprare-coltelli-artigianali-eng-ita</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/why-buy-handmade-knives-perche-comprare-coltelli-artigianali-eng-ita</guid><category><![CDATA[ita]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:39:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod8kyxY3hFrDfizz7gzVBVMyuCqjzGghGn22G84i3uqjcxPkvDhJaxqCCJ6j1gJitsLeFp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[indigo recurve yatagan..... eng-ita]]></title><description><![CDATA[So few years ago i saw an amazing yatagan blade produced by an Ottoman blacksmith, supposedly the blade that was carried by the sultan himself, and yeah i bet he did that thing looks freaking amazing :D]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crafty/@elvis.stepcic/a-blade-from-a-not-so-far-past-meets-my-wild-idea-and-so-a-hybrid-is-born-indigo-recurve-yatagan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crafty/@elvis.stepcic/a-blade-from-a-not-so-far-past-meets-my-wild-idea-and-so-a-hybrid-is-born-indigo-recurve-yatagan</guid><category><![CDATA[crafty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodACZ7Su1CPxLboYDUgrpMjGLtyTfKFpkWFq6qVzYUBFk1y73miRvRTmKRe4zSTsVHrYdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to forge a bowie knife part 1 ----- Come forgiare un coltello bowie parte 1   (eng-ita)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello from today i want to start a small "tutorial" series on how to make a bowie knife, a type of blade that was used by colonel Jim Bowie in the early 19th century in the Texan revolution.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/how-to-forge-a-bowie-knife-part-1-come-forgiare-un-coltello-bowie-parte-1-eng-ita</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/how-to-forge-a-bowie-knife-part-1-come-forgiare-un-coltello-bowie-parte-1-eng-ita</guid><category><![CDATA[ita]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWQ2jokmXDKYHYFzxmxaFLy13r2W2xNqiJGXyv5i5A9U4hY7i9BcxXHAXcpqUcUg5S98irF6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hike to Arzino waterfalls --- Escursione alle cascate del Arzino  eng-ita]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello this will be a short story of the amazing hike i had some time ago. These waterfalls are situated in italy, north east alps in FVG almost 40 min from Tolmezzo along the Sp1. Summer of 2016, Ferragosto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/hike-to-arzino-waterfalls-escursione-alle-cascate-del-arzino-eng-ita</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/hike-to-arzino-waterfalls-escursione-alle-cascate-del-arzino-eng-ita</guid><category><![CDATA[ita]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodFzAvn9WGdJxsoWqRkSPweCkNLgf6Tqb8vcwNVGFeMgQkQSuunBKbZc2sfajtWR7L6vjQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How i make knives/./Come faccio i coltelli   eng-ita]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, i want to share with you this small sequence of pictures that i took at key moments during the make of a kitchen knife for a friend of mine. In this case i used some simple 1085 high carbon steel,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/how-i-make-knives-come-faccio-i-coltelli-eng-ita</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ita/@elvis.stepcic/how-i-make-knives-come-faccio-i-coltelli-eng-ita</guid><category><![CDATA[ita]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrbg9Jg2gULLV3JAEWMcuoaXJNemD2rNgkSsdbwJWFAPFyypFfyyhzrxvdKvZuNRbFT7vVry91LxXLHqyRiuYdtsXXHo5ViefT48odTASFdaa348T59wA6SC2xr6XCGnWrRZrW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What am i doing up at this hour?]]></title><description><![CDATA[-i just explore the universe that surrounds me on this planet and stare at the one i won't be able to reach... i'm at ease..but i can feel a fire burn inside, my head spins and focuses on those specs of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/astrophotography/@elvis.stepcic/what-am-i-doing-up-at-this-hour</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/astrophotography/@elvis.stepcic/what-am-i-doing-up-at-this-hour</guid><category><![CDATA[astrophotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWNJg4w4rznd9gcEiJQAjejAmhNQjb8TTGc4WUohf2ZWb6pCjJ2Vy9M1UfrT7uKVDQi5RgomY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[i love the green of the woods :D]]></title><description><![CDATA[it's not just the green i like i just like nature, so complex yet so simple.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@elvis.stepcic/i-love-the-green-of-the-woods-d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@elvis.stepcic/i-love-the-green-of-the-woods-d</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:10:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVep4j8BbMKkhR2fDphHxjzsxYiPdkWJTbzcyudpE5gxymsEYj2LpKSq56ncnNkkfdybszgun98DSWfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caves, ww1 trenches, philosophy  and what not]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light... -Plato This is the virgin cave on the hill behind Monfalcone, it was uncovered during]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/caves-ww1-trenches-philosophy-and-what-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/caves-ww1-trenches-philosophy-and-what-not</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgMtQp6whf5wBTX5V6HhjGwytwBJZNBzxrmKauevfNPDHZgYHvAxcuAFfnNaExbjp9DQFdN2QgCm4ar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A coming of age ritual knife]]></title><description><![CDATA[So long story short, a good friend of mine asked me to make him a folding knife he could give to his only male son, when he comes of age (16 or 18) and i told him ill do it :D feel quite happy that he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@elvis.stepcic/a-coming-of-age-ritual-knife</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@elvis.stepcic/a-coming-of-age-ritual-knife</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 11:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgMTMpkLDd3KrqjuroxLvCF6i8FsGFDGF57gSUcxradDNCmUDXg1oH4ZHQ3cBGTYiNzvrBf6wGHSFgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First hike with my friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[As said in my introduction, i'm a loner and as such i tend to avoid big crowds. This brings me to quite isolated places that i just share with few other hikers. This time around i managed to convince my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hiking/@elvis.stepcic/first-hike-with-my-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hiking/@elvis.stepcic/first-hike-with-my-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChaF7yTdnMvib6PNoXtwR67tRV4mMXBxtViyKMq83Tm6teQMjm36Ns8z1YpRFDgSEjtXTkSvK7Hfdd3iv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hike to Sabotino a ww1 battlefield hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my favorite place to just go and spend some time, usually there i only meet few ppl, isn't really popular as is quite an annoying ride to the start of the top trails. On this mountain fought Italians]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hiking/@elvis.stepcic/hike-to-sabotino-a-ww1-battlefield-hill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hiking/@elvis.stepcic/hike-to-sabotino-a-ww1-battlefield-hill</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeKAWiEeAm1QkN91M2NK8hxX3CkPq1gp7ktjRsZivv9gwp2Fn6qQixxEdb3m31ubTAFJ5E3kkGs4aBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first ferrata, probably not the last one...]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 2017, fresh out of my iceland adventure a friend told me that we are going for a hike and that i need to buy some extra gear for it... well thx to amazon i got my ferrata kit quite fast. little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/human/@elvis.stepcic/my-first-ferrata-probably-not-the-last-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/human/@elvis.stepcic/my-first-ferrata-probably-not-the-last-one</guid><category><![CDATA[human]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:06:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodHKaMDniyzxC12Z1ZvPqWkn9gi1VVYBRFCJbLAUpW9zfQgL3rhXejcHzKHFrej5ebbV8r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milky way from august 2017  iceland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since i got my nikon d3200 i started to mess more with astrophotography, i still have only the kit lens and with that one i'm kinda limited on what i can get out of it, in the future i plan to buy myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/astrophotography/@elvis.stepcic/milky-way-from-august-2017-iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/astrophotography/@elvis.stepcic/milky-way-from-august-2017-iceland</guid><category><![CDATA[astrophotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvoF7DXrchTcmVgdLZt9S2kTA2s3fvz9nH3wvXFQLGCZir8zbX9qVx2mWA8eDWA4jV4FyUK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norther lights from iceland summer 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe that we, as humans, are part of the universe and that we are the universe itself exploring what's been created The first time i saw the light i was just out of coherent words, we waited for 1]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/norther-lights-from-iceland-summer-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/norther-lights-from-iceland-summer-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89us7aPRpcSok3HAVevT4A8ZTteVsGnvKodXkbgxuTsxoYbAZRVZhhi1ZpNtNiYoKspDkJBuMMFGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decaying WW2 fortress facing another winter]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/adventure/@elvis.stepcic/decaying-ww2-fortress-facing-another-winter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/adventure/@elvis.stepcic/decaying-ww2-fortress-facing-another-winter</guid><category><![CDATA[adventure]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdxispvg8b1xSeE1cHnQKrG49qquQQ9CWE6kPvMPeGAosWgjQsgphUeirGKsyBYYJt33pp7skXo9grJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic Boar chefs knife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helloo steemers :D just want to share with you one of my last works. As said in my introduction i make knives, i mostly just do what i like and recently i jumped in to kitchen knives. Also the first time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@elvis.stepcic/celtic-boar-chefs-knife</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@elvis.stepcic/celtic-boar-chefs-knife</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod6gCQrT7W6p2gSPBw5KgGhMEFE8rurTr1KzadC2K6E8ARmuAjZyhTkPkRvJ9J7DiWj5fU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake sunrays :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[exposure 1/1000 sec f/4 ISO-160 picture taken today during a hike on a WW2 fortress in the Italian pre-alps . in the next day will post few more pics and a story about the place. lake seen in the photo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alps/@elvis.stepcic/lake-sunrays</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alps/@elvis.stepcic/lake-sunrays</guid><category><![CDATA[alps]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgUmTznYRni1YepVvxEvhqy9SLd51dcLCoJnLLpbLyrkDvJRGjcFEN8aKBagam5QSsQTuamCvbzZeea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The woods of cansiglio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo taken during a nice and relaxing hike in the woods of the Cansiglio a plateau in the northern-Italian Prealps exposure 1/125 sec f 3.5 iso 100 ....What if when we dream we just peek into other infinite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/the-woods-of-cansiglio</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/the-woods-of-cansiglio</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 06:46:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeL6C8UVXbJzjYY43jn5y7yR3nMuRfN1BTf6Hh3JV5cvJnob8otUqSRwJSnVc5kSK74e6gvUytPNMQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[some shots from my trip to Iceland :D exposure 1/250 f 8 iso-100 exposure 1/640 f 3.5 iso 100 let me know your thoughts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/iceland-shots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elvis.stepcic/iceland-shots</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvnD9H2HaBQY3QgYVMrYw7kzfC1LAGdKvPQmjH1A8L9x1pYyhymJXj5YAAczTHFA5yYXV78z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lava tube exploration in Iceland 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, i'm quite new here but i want to share some quality content from the start, or at least i hope you perceive it as such :D This summer i spent 3 months in Iceland, and a number of times me and my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/iceland/@elvis.stepcic/lava-tube-exploration-in-iceland-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/iceland/@elvis.stepcic/lava-tube-exploration-in-iceland-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[iceland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvis.stepcic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgdL7eUKtzjkH2UPYiHNMCFZm3sjJKY3HDKjqhg3opc7unMPxT1Ry3upniH25sqEM8rqDogPQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>