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I made a knife board, and they work well, cheap and easy to make they will keep you knives sharp and cleanhttp://youtu.be/6xt402z4N0U

I thought this may interest some of you. How to make a ladle. http://youtu.be/s6quxw2Vz3k

The bowl horse I have is for smaller rather than larger bowls. So I had to find a way of holding a bowl blank. This is a half log of birch which is going to be a dough bowl for making my bread in. I dug out my dogs, these are often used for glueing up boards, and because of the shape of the...

I went to Blackborough the other day to find out more about the Devonshire "batt". I had better point out that the Devonshire "batt" is a scythe stone. A scythe stone is used to sharpen scythes, which need to be sharpened many times a day. The scythe was used for cutting everything, from grass...

I am a great believer in using and renovating old tools that others throw away, and have written articles for magazines describing the processes involved. If you are starting out on your greenwood or bushcraft journey and can not afford a GB axe, or have not yet learnt the techniques of making...

I was on Edwardian Farm, episode 8, this Friday 24th Dec making a coracle. For those of you who have not seen it, it is an ongoing documentary about 3 people who live and work on a farm as they would have done in Edwardian times, 1901 to about 1920. [/url] Edwardian-farm, coracles by...

I made this stop motion animation earlier in the year, and thought you guys would like a look, enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTipZYvjBys The only problem I have with it is I did not take enough photos during the carving with the knife.

After all these years of wrapping my hook tools in leather or cotton strips, I decided it was about time I made some proper knife guards. These are so easy to use, so there is no excuse when putting down the knife not to put it into the holder. The string bit is bungee cord, 3mm, and I...

I had a go at making tar from birch bark. So what is this tar good for? Glue, for gluing in arrow tips into the shaft; and it is an antiseptic; but I wanted to extract for waterproofing and preserving wood. If you have ever burnt the bark you will know it burns very well with lots of black...