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Here is a plan for a very efficient solar cooker. have fun and dont get burnt. http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/%22Minimum%22_Solar_Box_Cooker

Just bought a four piece Sharpening kit from Aldi for £7.99 all Diamond in 200/300/400/600 grades with holder...fastened together in an oblong, the four sided block slots into a chunky holder with ridges on the bottom to stop slippage...it re edged my Axe in a bout fifteen minutes to a fine edge...

Bought one of these a few weeks ago from Mean and Green for £14.00 inc the postage...it came in as new condition but smelling of 50 years of storage...first thing to do was to dunk it in a bucket of water and soak it for a couple of days...then I packed it with news papers to regain the natural...

The fruit of the fuchsia is a very sweet and enjoyable little plum shaped delight and at this time of the year they are ready for eating...very often overlooked and discarded as they are like a small purple olive but the flesh is a treat (don't eat the pips) and you will find most gardens have...

Made these over the weekend one for my brother and the other for me....they are made from scrap leather with locking rings to keep the strop tight and a bamboo and chord handle...they will be oiled and treated with fine paste to strop a good edge...they took about an hour to make.....The big one...

How do you take a £2.99 special offer Axe and turn it into a gransfors look alike....like this.....The axe started its life as an 0.6kg standard axe with a quality hickory shaft...reduced in price to £ 2.99 in the sale at Argos...take a marker and one Grinder make a couple of cuts and Voilla...

This months Bushcraft and Survival magazine carries my letter to the editor, titled Bushcraft in our Blood...a little something about my brother and I and worth a read, especially as I have been reliably informed it has made Star Letter...this not only pleases me immensely it also gives a small...

I have three cameras that I use religiously....My Photo set up is a Canon G10 and 15mpx, as a camera it is simply excellent and a good basic video cam as well....My video set up is a Panasonic HDC SD5 with the three Separate CMOS sensors, full HD with a basic 3mpx digicam if you need...

Bought this small bag with a leather bottom from an online store....its perfect for my trangia and other bushcraft bits I take with me when mooching...cost a £6.95 plus postage...mine was put into service on the 14 dec 1942 and still going strong. armynavysurplus.co.uk [/IMG]

I wanted a hook knife for carving bowls etc and strapped for cash I contacted a riding supplies company and bought a "hoof knife" for £3.50 plus the postage...after receiving the knife I heated the blade and refomed it, then tempered and hardened it and hey presto I have a hook knife of my own...

I blagged a large book of leather samples from our local Sofa Outlet that were no longer needed....a book of at least sixty 1ft sq pieces of leather in lots of colours, including two very nice locking rings that held them all together....they said they will also try and find me one of the larger...

Morning all, I want to introduce myself and in time share some of my stories with you all...Bushcrafting from an early age and enjoyed every bit of it...single accolade, getting a story published in this months Bushcraft Magazine....I have made my own knives from scratch and my favourite bit of...