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Hi all. Been a while since I’ve been on here. Hope you are all well. I’ve recently moved house and on packing up found a long knife or maybe short sword that I think I found in my dads garage about 25 years ago and kept without knowing anything about it. I don’t know if it’s really old or...

I was at a historical re-enactment today and was admiring these cooking fires everyone had. Unfortunately I can't find the website the guys say they were from, reinactment market I think it was. Does anyone recognise these? They seem to be on four legs that are maybe threaded and have...

Mr mears is now selling these on his website https://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/1310-Vihe-Vaellus-Laavu-Mini-Shelter/ i found a couple of threads from 5 years back on the forum as it seems these have been around in Finland for years does anyone have one? I thought it would make a good...

Hi all, ive been getting out and about with my 2.5 year old son, cooking on a stove and setting up tarps in the woods for an hour or two just in woods with public access. I'd like to do a fuller day with him, maybe set up a proper shelter and have a real camp fire (closely supervised of...

On Sunday I was out walking with my wife and two boys (ages 2.5 years and 6 months) on the riverside path between wylam and Clara vale. I was ahead with the pram and was about to start delving into the undergrowth for birch bark and kindling when I saw the Mrs was talking to a man. I thought he...

Hi all, As I've mentioned previously I have two small children. As a consequence I tend to be up early. I've seen a book recently call Art Before Breakfast suggesting people take the time to be creative with art in whatever free time they have, not necessarily before breakfast but you get the...

Hi all, I've been inspired to pick up my leather working tools again by the lovely items and videos on Ian Atkinson leatherwork website. I've previously made myself a belt which I use all the time and cases for my knife and axe as well as three belt pouches one of which I sold and two I still...

Hi all, I'm a proud parent of one little adventurer just coming up on two years old and I'll have a second in a months time. The 'big' one loves being outside, slow walks by the river and so on. My question is what bushcraft activities can I use to get them started young ! thanks

This is a bit of a rambling thought that I have been mulling for a while. Am I longing for simpler times? A couple of things brought this up. First was a display in Cotswold of a lovely old canvas rucksack with camera, sandwich box and tin flask. None of it was for sale, just there to look...

For sale - leather belt pouch. This have been made to fit a Collins Nature field guide(approximately 8 inches x 4.5 inches) but are a good size for tinder, fire kit, brew kit, personal first aid kit,snacks and so on. The material is 3mm split cowhide, saddle stitched with waxed thread and...

Hi everyone, I have this leather notebook and pen holder for sale, made of tough 3mm split cowhide and secured with an elastic closure its a great little book for field notes and so on. The leather gives enough rigidity to hold the book so you can write neatly and is tough enough to protect it...

Hi everyone, I have this leather belt pouch for sale. Saddle sticked from tanned split cowhide and finished with a Sam brown stud closure. Its designed to fit a collins nature field guide but there is plenty of useful space for other bits and pieces that you need to keep handy without them...

I'm a big fan of having little notebooks to jot down ideas, sketches and field notes. Recently i got some thin A6 size moleskin notebooks which fit in my pocket quite well. Unfortuntely they are the paper cover ones which are alse a bit flimsy - so i decided to get creative and make a leather...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a lightweight tarp for a quick shelter during teh day (cooking lunch one day in the rain with my stove and matched soaked wasn't fun!) and also for very occassional use with a bivvi bag on scout survival camps. I was going to go for a British Army tarp or...

After my previous large field guid size pouches I decided to have a go at a pouch for a survival tin. It was difficult to mould the leather to form a much deeper pouch than my previous ones (possibly it is too thick to flex enough) so i pleated the corners slightly to make it fit. Its a very...

Hi everyone, I've just registered as a maker and have my first two leather pouches to sell. The first is a larger pouch designed to fit a field guide but its also a useful size for other bits and pieces, brew kits, firelighting kits, carving stuff and so on. It's made from brown split...

Hi, *******This pouch now swapped. Other pouch below still available******** I've been doing some leatherwork and have this pouch to swap. Its made of 3mm split cowhide, saddle stiched with waxed thread and finished with Edge Kote. The fastening is a sam brown stud for one handed opening and...

Hi all, Inspired by the dreary weather I have been hiding indoors and in my shed working on some leather projects. I got a bit carried away at La Prevo and walked out with half a cow! Here are a few of the things I have been making. First (and before the half cow incident) I got a Bob...