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Hi all, Just got back from a very wet week on Explorer Scout camp and thought I should report on the problems I had with my boots. I bought a pair of K-SB's last September (e-Vent waterproof lining fabric boots) for milling about and camping in. They've seen fairly light use, nothing...

Hi, I've noticed this a few times, not sure if it happens every time though. After posting I just get a blank main frame with [Back] on it, instead of getting sent back to the thread like I used to - is it just me? Thanks,

Hi All, Just wanted to share my :) (grin) with everyone after achieving fire by friction for the first time at the weekend - all the practice time was worth it! One question though, after my success I lent the set to my mate who tried, but this just resulted in the friction surfaces...

Hi All, I made this sheath as a Christmas present for a friend who's a medieval re-enector, I'm not sure how authentic looking it is, but they all seem to have the seam running down the back. The seam is folded out and thinned to make it flat on the back. The wet-forming makes it...

Hi All, Had a good evening in Tonbridge Wells yesterday, he talked for about 1.5hrs, mostly about the people he'd met over the last 10 years. As always he spoke well and passionately, doing the whole lot without notes (as far as I could tell). He then did 45mins Q&A session where he...

Hi all, I'm looking at buying a jacket of these people, has anyone used them? The jacket I'm looking at is £50 on here, cheapest I've seen it elsewhere is £70 so I'm a bit sceptical! They seem to be a subsiduary of 'Stewardsons Outdoor Clothing' who have their own website also selling the...

Hi all, After more hours than I care to add up, I've finally finished the tool fold I've been working on. I made it to hold a few of the misc tools I tend to take on camp with me - spoon knife, sharpening stone, small chisel set Etc. I've also put a little pocket in it to take smaller items...

Hi Guys, I've been seasoning a piece of ash since the begining of the year - it's been in the airing cupboard for the last month, and before that in the garage. I split it and roughed the shape first - before seasoning, so now I have a D shaped stave about 3" wide and 2" deep with the sap...

Hi I've fallen foul of the limits of the search engine a couple of times lately, first looking for "cob nut", secondly for "ash bow", it says there are too many results or the search terms are too short - what gives? Please let me search for 'ash bow' - I can't think of any other way of...

The world truely has gone nuts! Now stingrays are being attacked in revenge for Steve Irwin - see the BBC .

Hi all, Was just wondering what we all got up to on summer camp. We were on Guide camp last week (SWMBO is a Guide leader and I go along to look after our two kids - 5 & 2 yrs old), went to a Scout site near Torquay. The Guides have gone soft recently and hire a hut & kitchen, so it was...

Hi All, Thought I'd post some pics of my first handle attempt - let me know what you think. I started with a lump of Beech & a lump of Birch, unfortunately both turned out to be unsuitable, so ended up with Ash so it's quite light coloured - nice grain though. The blade (a Lapplander...

After seeing pics of Bardsters excellent work I thought I'd give a leather bottle a go. It turned out quite well, although it is a little smaller than I'd anticipated at only 50ml - I'll just have to make sure it's full of the strong stuff! Thanks to Bard for his inspiration here...

Well not much of a review really, but we were camping at the weekend and it's the first time my daughter has used the sleeping bag we got her at Christmas, she's only 2 and so has previously used a travel cot. Anyway I was very impressed with the bag, a Stormlite Mistral Junior. We got it...

Hi All, I'm just about to pass the point of no return on my knife handle and started to get all worried! I got a Lapplander 115 blade for Christmas and having gone through Beech & Birch I've finally got a couple of slabs of Ash ready for working. I've roughed a handle from a couple of...

Hi all, Has anyone tried birch for a basic bow - is it any good? Also, someone recommended a bowyers book a while back and now I can't find the thread, I'm not looking for the bible trilogy, something a bit more 'affordable' - any recommendations? Thanks guys,

Hi All, Being a relative newbie round here I thought I'd take some pics of a few things I've made in the past and post them for comment. You can find them in my gallery here: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=2222 The short collection includes spoons...

Hi All, Not sure if this thread should go here or in DIY, but I just found this site that has some good video clips of carving bowls and spoons, including a new (to me anyhow) technique of hanging the crook knife round the neck on a sling to work as a lever - check out the bowl demo. The...

Hi All, A couple of people had mentioned doing weekend camps with Scouts & Explorers in previous threads and I said I would post our programme here as a starter. This will be our third year of doing it with our explorers. The first year we stayed in a hut on the Friday night and they made...

Hi, Been wondering this for a while, how are they attached? I'm talking about the brass rivets that go through the handle. It's not like they have a large hammered side on them as they are always flush and polished. Is there a recessed hole on either side of the wood that the rivet is...