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DIY  ( 67 items )
If you want to be creative here are stacks of articles to get you going, be it a leather sheath or a berry picker, there's plenty of help and advice. 		Food :: Cooking  ( 21 items )
Here you will find information on cooking techniques, equipment, recipes and all things to do with preparing food and drink. 		Food :: Foraging  ( 5 items )
Foraging for foods - techniques, tips, advice and skills to help you take advantage of the abundant consumables around us.

 

Food :: Meat and Hunting  ( 1 items )

These articles are about hunting, meat preparation, skills, knowledge and all things to do with this form of sustenance.

General  ( 42 items )
General articles and information to help inspire and impart information about bushcraft and the world around us. 		Skills :: Basic  ( 19 items )
If you're new to bushcraft or you want to branch out into other areas of outdoor crafts and activities have a look in here.
Skills :: General  ( 23 items )
There are a huge variety of skills associated with the varied outdoor activities, here you can read and learn more about them.

Latest Articles

Summer Bushmoot 2008 (02.06.2008)
thumb_bushmoot20071.jpgBushMoot, the best event of the year - from 1st -5th August 2008 at Merthyr Mawr in South Wales. 

The Bushcraft UK Bushmoot was conceived to provide an organised family event where people with an interest in bushcraft could gather with like minded individuals and expand their knowledge through mutual skill sharing. It doesn’t matter whether you are new to the world of Bushcraft or an old hand, everyone is welcome and all we ask is that you freely share what you know with as many people as possible and we promise you will leave with new found knowledge and friends.

Fish Trap (01.04.2008)
thumb_fishtrap9.jpgI used Hazel wood. Choose the thin long shoots of wood which i would think are a couple of years old. If you don't catch anything at first don't worry. It may just be a case of changing a few things.
Birch Tar - How to collect it (23.02.2008)
thumb_tar13.jpg Most bushcrafters know that Birch bark is fantastic for fire lighting because of all the oil concealed within it. This tutorial guides you through the process of extracting that tar from the bark.
Wild Wine (Part 8) (28.11.2007)
thumb_wildwine6.jpgNow we could bung a label on (which should always say they type of wine and when it was bottled). I suggest you cross-reference to a book of recipes and notes so that when you get a cracking wine you can recreate it. We are going to add a little something to the presentation of the wine by putting a foil cap over the neck. First we drop a foil cap (available for a couple of pence from a wine shop) over the bottle neck.
Wild Wine (Part 7) (26.11.2007)
thumb_wildwine1.jpgRight, we now have clean, fined and filtered wine. We pour it into clean (yes and sterilised) bottles with a funnel. We need to cork it. Its possible to put corks in with a mallet. I use a corking gun and waxed corks that do not need to be soaked (plain corks do)
Wild Wine )Part 6) (23.11.2007)
thumb_wildwine1.jpgWell, the finings have worked – the wine is beautifully clear.

Most Popular Articles

Paracord Bracelet Tutorial (23.04.2007)
thumb_paracordbracelet16.jpgAs soon as I'd finished my Paracord Bracelet, I'd decided to write a tutorial on making one. A good thing considering the majority of the responses since I posted it were asking me how to do it! Here goes.. You will need approximately 3 metres of paracord with the ends already sealed/melted, and something to make a temporary knot - a twist tie or piece of string should suffice.
Tarps - Benefits and Basic Instructions (16.07.2007)

thumb_tarp1.jpgWhy a Tarp? In my quest to lighten my backpack I considered and, at first, rejected the use of a tarp instead of a tent. I liked the idea of a tarp, after all there are great advantages like....

Bannock (05.04.2007)
thumb_bannock1.jpg There was a period in my life where I lived out of a pack for months at a time and this was one of my staples. I like to coil it like a rope on a stick and bake it over hot coals...
How to Sharpen an Axe (09.07.2007)
thumb_axesharpening21.jpgI have been asked a number of times recently to provide some advice of guidance on the best way to sharpen an axe. Whilst I am always happy to provide input, I thought that it might be worthwhile to put together a tutorial on the basic techniques. The techniques used in here are intended to provide not only a sharp axe but also a safe and efficient axe.
Berry Picker (23.04.2007)
thumb_berrypicker10.jpgThere are many different ways you can make a berry picker but this is just a design i came up with which uses a packet of kebab skiewers and some discs of wood.
Fire By Friction - Using a fire-kit made with stone tools (31.05.2007)
thumb_firefrictionwhitcombe2.jpgThe whole kit took less than three hours to finally pull together — though that really overlooks by far the most time-consuming aspect, the preparation of materials. In fact, preparation has two components, actually. The first is the selection of materials. The second is the actual preparation.