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    Need an apple tree pruning expert!

    Hello everyone. I've got two apple trees at work that were pruned back very hard about 10 years ago, and now the tree has re grown hundreds of spear-like shoots about 8 feet long. The new shoots produced thousands of apples this year, but the trouble is most we're slightly bigger than a golf...
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    Exmoor trip

    Hello everyone me and my brother are planning a two day hike with a nights wild camping on exmoor in April. We will be doing tent style (discreet!) camping and no fires. Can anyone recommend any little spots out of the way in the dunkery beacon region? also what's the availability of drinking...
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    Heads up - blacksmithing course Oxfordshire

    :( thought it must be too good to be true.
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    Heads up - blacksmithing course Oxfordshire

    How do all I found a blacksmithing course online, at a local Oxfordshire museum for only £100... http://www.cogges.org.uk/content/traditional-blacksmithing-and-tool-making-course I thought that is pretty darn cheap for a weeks course..? I am thinking of enrolling if i can get the money off...
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    Waterproof smock for the wilderness

    I am also looking at buying a smock. I like the look of the Ridgeline Monsoon Smocks.
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    Wych elm carving characteristics

    Yes I cut it myself, its an offcut of a bow stave that i cut in March. It certainly does splinter easily doesnt it, i found myself taking off big strips with the knife at first, had to tread a bit carefully and cut with less pressure! I dont even know if its a good spoon wood? But ill see how it...
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    Wych elm carving characteristics

    Ive started making a spoon tonight of wych elm, and am surprised by how soft the wood is. the wood I am using is not green, and almost fully seasoned, but is still very soft to work with, it's almost like working a bit of lime. im a bit worried that it's not actually wych elm, as I thought...
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    Anyone else disappointed with vibram soles?

    I've just had to send my second set of walking boots to boot heaven, simply due to the fact the vibram soles have worn down very quickly and split on the sides. for my next set I'm going to choose a boot with a different sole. Trouble is, vibram have quite a monopoly on the market. can anyone...
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    Bushcraft Group Insurance

    I also know Bridle Insurance in Witney offer competitive quotes, would be interested to see how they compare.
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    Slow motion fire steel

    youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=mh38ut156#/watch?v=qO9g1_BTz0o&feature=related Probably posted before, if so I apologise, but what a cool video!
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    Slow motion fire steel

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    Dyeing my bow

    I have just finished my fifth bow, made of ash. I would like to dye the bow a darker colour, does anyone know of any suitable dye / stains i could use on the bow? I have seen Colron wood dye in b&q but not sure if this would be suitable? I usually oil my bows with linseed oil - can i stain the...
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    Deer fat

    Yep its just in lumps straight off the beast. I will have a go at rendering it tonight. How long is a long time to put it in the oven, and at what temp??
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    Deer fat

    I've been given about a kilo of roe deer fat by a gamekeeper following a cull. What can I do with it? Can it be used to cook roast spuds in? Is there anything I can make from it? Cheers
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    Natural tinder in wet woods

    I tried and failed with my flint and steel kit at the weekend. Doesnt do the confidence any favours I can tell you! I tried using the driest grass i could find that was clinging to a barb wire fence, but was just waaaay too wet.
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    Going camping up north Brecon

    Be careful lighting fires in a cave it could cause the rock to become unstable.
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    Out and about in Brecon and OS map question

    Can highly recommend a great little camp site in Brecon called Priory Mill Farm, they allows fires and is RIGHT next to a georgous little river.
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    Alps in September

    Planning on camping. May try and break the week up with a night in a hut somewhere. Nice link!
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    Alps in September

    Some great tips chaps thanks for taking the time to reply. Thanks for the heads up re the meths cooker and tick lever, will try and get them this weekend. Its the french alps we are going to, getting a bus from geneva to chamonix. I think the plan is to do a bit of the tour of mont blanc and...