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Hi All, I have a Khukuri that was given to me as a gift by a friend returning from Nepal. It came in KHHI wrapping so in theory a decent working model. The handle is a full tang affair with hardwood scales, pinned by two largish rivets. The first time I used it to do some very lightchopping...

Hi, Inspired by this thread http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38543 started by Bushman, I’m part way through my first hazel selfbow. After picking up tips from across the net, I’ve reached a stage where I’d really appreciate a little feedback on the tiller and some advice on how...

Hello All, I'm experiencing a weird problem at the moment. If I visit the homepage from my bookmark the page opens with no problem. If I then click the 'Forums' link to go to the index page however, IE hangs up and my cpu usage shoots up to 100%. Nothing responds and I have to reboot. This has...

Having learnt to use the bow drill with a 'standard' hearth ie drill in single depression with notch cut out of side I have started dabbling with some of the alternative methods shown in Mors' book. I've managed to get an ember using the two intersecting holes technique but not with the two...

A friend has just asked me for some advice re buying a torch for his father to use when beach fishing. He is leaning towards a headtorch and requires long burn time combined with a rechargeable option for around £20 -30. My first instinct was for the TikkaPlus but I'm not sure whether or not it...

Last Wednesday (2/2/05) I failed dismally in my husbandly duties...only in regard to setting the VCR you understand...before anyone gets carried away! Did any of you kindly souls manage to tape Desperate Housewives on that night and would you be willing to send me a copy...for mutually...

Having just read the section of Mors Kochanski's book on choosing a good axe, I had a closer look at my GB SFA. I found that the edge doesn't align with the centre of the knob when sighting down the helve from the head, it sits just inside the right hand edge. This appears to be caused by the...

Apologies if this falls into the 'teaching Grannie to suck eggs' category. Just wondered if anyone else ties their bowdrill sting with an adjustable loop, of the sort used for guy lines, at one end? Getting the right tension on the string used to be a real bore, especially when experimenting...

Not counting the 'boil for 3 days in urine and ash' methods, has anyone found a practical technique for preparing the trama layer of Fomes fomentarius so that it will take a spark from flint and steel? (not firesteel, which works almost without any preparation) I've been playing with a few...

I heard it from a local parent/helper but see www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq/pr/headlines.htm