Recent content by badgeringtim

Sorry KEv, i just got the notification that its full - not been on here for some time and only you mesaging too, so why is full who knows!? i get th epermission not granted pixie when i trie to find out. Wil have a look at that link though. Good to see the thr

howdy all, well there is still snow on the ground here so im no out and about muc, but have been carving some bows, spoons and spatulas as well as the odd kuska or two, had a couple of plays at smithing too which is all fun. Enjoy the spring i am certainly looking forwards to it!

hey folkes - a brief update on what ive been doing; Im now in Tonsberg for those that want to have a sneaky peak on a map, its about an hour away from Oslo on the Oslo Fjord and close to the coast, its also Norways first Town and was the seat of power for a very long time with lots of history...

Howdy all, good to see the home fires burning :-) Its still a bit nippy over here to be contemplating much in the camping department (was -19 the other morning) but i am getting on which a good bit of whittling! Have a cracking meet chaps and i'll pop in from time to time to see the pics...

Blatent bump since i added more pics Any coments of things people might liked to have been different, preferences etc? :-)

hi folkes - i found a roll of about 1m by 1m of a muddy tan coloured leather. Its not veg tan, or high grade, it has a chemical almost plasticy (and water resistant) coating. Ive made axe masks etc from it and its resiliant and easy to work. but i want to be clear not high grade nice sheath...

I second oak leaf wine - although its mainly the other things in it that add the flavour - ginger wine is also ver easy to make very drinkable. Got an oak leaf wine from 2004 just here...never had the occasion to open it - will be interesting to see if it aged well or badly. Lots of the home...

hi all, while packing ive found a good sized sheet of leather. Its not veg tanned or anything particularly nice - it has a slightly plasticy finish. But i have used it for making several axe masks and so on. Anyhow i dont want to transport it, if anyone wants it and can pick up in cambridge soon...

Yeah unfortunately they are scattered around the country now, just realised the damascus Sighn Daub i dont think i have any pictures of - hmm a lesson there take pics of the things you do, cos you'll forget what it was that you did and have to re-learn it everytime!

Erm - yeah basically - its on a thread here hmm called Neuyer or somethign like it Get beech elaves when they are really young and still have the downty hair soft and visable - at the same stage they are quite nice in a salad and soft and rather tactile. Stuff em into a bottle quite tight...

oh the small cheese knife is a sami blade of about 7" - so its small in relative sami terms not actually a 'small' knife. the rings on the other are a combination of leather spacers and where there are natural faults in the wood which have been filed flat and put in cross grain. (mainly...

For those that like this kinda thing beech leaf vodka is a good one - at the oposite end of the year to most others which rely on beries. Ive dot damson gin, bramble vodka finished at the mo (and some beech) For those wanting to make a more rather than just kinda mix it up i cant recoment...

Since i worked out how to share pictures i thought i would share these; I appreciate the photo quality isnt great - next job to get beter at taking the snaps, especially since they look much better in the flesh than on here. Well i would think that wouldnt i!? But comments welcomed! 3 very...

Nope definately not mould slime - entirely the wrong kettle of octupi! As i say its not quite likethe pictur shown adn was clearly deposited - you can see the swirls.. lemme try to work out photos..

I'll add a photo as soon as i work out how. But while out and about we found several piles of thck white creamy (looks like wallpaper paste) which had been erm squeezed into small piles about 2.5 long and about 2" tall. The locations are similar to where you might expect to find otter spraint...