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I have been on walkabout in the loosest sense for the last few months (hence the lack of questions ;) ). A man I met called Robert - a ghillie - said that he uses bone and birch paste to strop his tools, I was wondering how this might be achieved and if anybody had heard of any other methods of...

Right, well I have been shooting shotguns since... the ice age, but have little experience with air rifles. I would like to get myself an air rifle - definately .22 not .177 (i dont want to break it!:)) As its around the 'poor season' (christmas) and its my first .22 (that I have owned) I...

Right, well I need to know some ways in which the dandelion's adaptations make it a good competitor. I would like to have pretended that I knew something about this when i was asked, but I was left stumped. I have googled, and so far I have: Brittle roots Parachute like seeds Bitter leaves...

I have been told that UHB20C is a reasonably good knife steel. I have been using 01 for about a year, but UHB20C is cheaper and I can combine with my Brisa order. I was wondering if anybody knew how to heat treat it, as i have googled and nobody seems to know. advantages/ disadvantages of...

I'm sure that I used to frequently see posts about heat treating, but I cannot seem to find any, so (sigh) I will ask. I have recently finished my first full tang from scratch. I did heat treat in a bonfire, using bellows. I have finished it off now, and attempted to sharpen, but it seems to...

Most will see the title and laugh. If a sharp katana with a hamon can go through thick bamboo in one stike, why are we all using machetes? I mean, the lightweight katana is perfectly balanced, so it could be used for intricate work. Tbh, I don't have space in my pack for a katana, but I...

I was thinking back to my early teens when we used to go into the woods and smoke whatever we saw just for the sake of it. Now i am a little bit older (hopefullly in maturity too!), I am quite into cigars whilst I cook when i am out bushcrafting. As this is not every day, i feel i can induldge...

IF you could have any song that describes you / your bushcrafting what would it be? I think i'm going for Eye of he tiger - survivor (appropriately named :) )

Hi everyone. I just got my new draper bench sander. It is pretty awesome, expept that I can no longer grind the bevels the way I used to (roll eyes). I am sure that i always used to see jigs and such that could be used to put a scandi bevel on. N.B. The bench sander I am using is not vertical...

I am currently just finishing watching the deeply disturbing, yet informative documentry ( the cove) about the illicit and unsustainable slaughter of the bottlenose dolphins in japan. i recommend that you watch this documentry, every second of the two ours is worth it. I am sure that as...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-50021-350W-Belt-Sander/dp/B0001K9UK0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=diy&qid=1279544558&sr=8-2 As some of you know, i recently accidently destroyed my aldi belt linisher. I was looking to move on to somethign better anyway. amazon just emailed me this, and a crazy thought...

Is there a setup that I can use as a forge that will cost less than £10? I'm guessing some breeze blocks, charcoal, coal and a vacuum cleaner or something. Just wondering if it can be achieve, or if anyone has had any successs with one.

After viewing the thread "there is an app for that" - and acquiring an Iphone, i downloaded the outdoor station. Sure, it's a great podcast, but It would be nice if Bushcraft Uk had its own podcast. I know that I havn't the time to create a podcast, but perhaps someone with a little more...

I can charge it through a mains charger. But whenever I plug it into the pc, it is not detected. It used to work okay, and now it just does not appear. Am I doing something wrong? Got a new cable, and still having the same problem. I play the outdoor station's podcast on it... that's why it's...

I am currently on 3 mora trappers, one mora 2010, a custom karesuando, and MOD survival knife, leatherman wave (pliers) and now an enzo skinner (borrowed).

I literally just broke my bench sander/ grinder from aldi (turns out they were not built to survive a three stry height fall) I was on the verge of getting another anyway. So I was wondering what the best bench sander (belt linisher) is for your money ( i want to put the grind on knives with...

So we all know that the bayley knife is ridiculously overpriced at £400. I was wondering if anybody had made their own, and how much it cost them to make. I know that red scorpion six do a 'clone' - but they are apparently naf compared to the real thing. Interested to hear your thoughts, Ph34r

I'm sure that i read another post to this effect, but i am unable to find it in the search bar. Are the enzo trappers good as a general purpose knife?

I have been looking at brisa supplies for a while. Does anybody have any experience with them, do they deliver to the UK? https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=431 Only $90, not even pounds, dollars. I paid like £120 for mine!