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havn't posted much lately so thought i show you guys the latest bit of woodwork. my old boss broke this axe a while back and asked if i could fix it for him, bit of a pain but it came out ok:) used ash and as its only used for splitting kept it fairly strait and oversized neer the head for...

stumbled across this yesterday whilst wandering in the woods. iv been looking out for one of these for a couple of years now and had come to the conclusion that they didnt grow around here:) i just hope i can find it again! bonus points if anybody else can tell what it is? pete

hi everyone, im building a plywood canoe and have got all the materials but have just realised i have bought polyester instead of epoxy resin:banghead: can it be used in the same way as epoxy? like with fiberglass fabric tape, woodflour glue and fillet? i know they used to use polyester so...

as requested by The Big Lebowski here are a few pics of my secret fatwood supply:D this is the best i’ve found. it comes from these two old pine trunks rather than tree stumps cut with a saw. when the tree dies and is left standing i think the 'fat' has more time to accumulate...

i just finished fixing this old one man cross cut saw:) so what use has this in bushcraft i hear you say? well im sure these would have been used to build logg cabbins back in the day befor the chain saw came along:) it is made by disston which is a company better known for its top notch...

i was in the woods yesterday when i was loads of ants going up and down an oak tree. from the base of the tree i followed their little 'ant motorway' to see how far they had come from. the trail must have been a good 100m long untill i finally reached their nest. it was the biggest i'v ever...

i found this at a market this morning. im guessing it runs on paraffin. made by burmos, burmingham, england but apart from that i don't know much about it? it measures about 9" tall by 8.5" across there is no valve going to the burner to control temperature but there is a valve to get the...

hello im thinking of going to norway, probably not any time soon as i don't have much money but maybe in a year or two. i have a friend who has moved back to norway. he is actually scottish but grew up in norway and has been back and forth since. from what he says i get the impression that...

hi there, just finished fixing up this lovely little elwell kent hatchet:) this time i thought i would go for a basic strait handle to test out a theory of higher accuracy from a book i'v been reading, The Ax Book by D. Cook (not the freebie you get with GB axes!). i must say it is far...

several bootfairs after kicking myself for not buying a near perfect condition drawknife for £15 i found this for £2 :) patience does pay off drawknives are not really 'bushcraft tools' in the sense that you would take one with you to the woods but more for the home workshop or permanent...

hi there, im talking about the hook in the bill hook and a draw knife i have which has a chissel grind and a bow in the blade meening the bevel is on the inner side. at the moment all i have is a rubbish cigar stone. it is very rough and i cannot achive an edge that doesn't looks like its...

iv put some on my van, just a basic two bar job for a ladders. problem is when i go over 50mph they make this humming noise which becomes an ear splitting scream when i get to 60! :eek: its not a huge problem as i go don't thrash my van everywhere but there's no need to potter allong at 50 on...

hi there, i almost finished fixing up an axe for a friend and was at the stage of fitting the head and thought i'd be better off reworking the blade first. i tried to use a file (brand new sandvik mill b*stard) and it just skipped over it like it was made of glass! :eek: no chance. i wish i...

got this a while back and used disposable blades untill i found a setting tool at a car boot sale:D after a few hours jointing, setting and sharpening i have this:) it has a 30" blade which is a bit bulky but is definately worth its weight if there is lots of sawing to do. setting tool...

i spent last night on my own in the woods. i was feeling quite content and thinking apart from a couple of deer earlier it was very quiet. then... CAAAAWWWWLLL! CAAAAWWWWLLL! CAAAAAAWWWWLLL!!! over and over again i leapt out of my skin, being in the middle of a fairly large forest with no...

on the way back from the woods i decided to take some pictures:) how many of these do you know? some are native, some are not and some you mite not expect to see but have naturalized. some species may be in more than one picture i apologize for the poor pictures (dodgy camera phone:o)...

afler reading 'into the wild' for the second time im thinking of giving chris mccandless way of life a go, well just for a long weekend maybe. i wont go into detail but for those who don't know chris spent a couple of years living a nomadic lifestyle hitchhiking around america living off a...

anyone take a guess what this is??? i brought it off ebay. it said it was swedish but im not so sure as there isn't the usual three crown sign as with other swedish kit:confused: im not worried if its not, i just wanted it because it is a fairly small rucksack but has a frame which iv been...

well in east sussex at least. i was pruning some sycamore trees on saturday (not the best time of year but work is quiet) and sap was actually dripping from the wounds! this is good news if you want to tap trees for their sap but i suspect that it may be worth waiting until the buds start...

im making a sheath for an axe. problem is as im folding the leather (fairly thick 4mm-ish) it starts to split. i soaked it beforehand which i think has helped a bit but is still not very supple. i read on another thread that you can shave it down, how? im guessing you need specialist tools...