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  1. Chip Dale

    oxfordshire & surrounding area

    Hi Guys Anyone kicking around the Oxfordshire area or surrounding counties. I am looking at setting up a meet in Oxfordshire, within a private estate. The estate contains forrest and wetland, with an extencive waterway and lake. Chip
  2. Chip Dale

    Primitive or Modern fire?

    I was out this afternoon and decided to make a brew. So out comes my flint, fires now burning well. Then it dawned on me. In my kit I both a modern flint & steel and the more traditional Iron Pyrite & Alibates, but I now tend to use the more modern method. So my question is, am I becoming...
  3. Chip Dale

    Edible & Medicinal Plants - Real good read!

    Came across this book at a car boot sale. Had a read, from this point onward I personally believe that this is the best publication describing both Edible & Medicinal Plants within the UK and Northern Europe. Published by: Hamlyn Author: Dr Edmund Launert Illustrated By: Roger Gorringe &...
  4. Chip Dale

    Best knife steel

    Can anyone give me help on the best steel for a knife. I have a black smith, who is going the run off a custom knife, but which is the best steel, how high should the carbon percentage be, any suggestions on the best shape to model it on?
  5. Chip Dale

    Alternative Charcloth

    A mate of mine gave me a new receipt for Charcloth. I tried it out today and thought I would pass it on. The norm for Charcloth is to use cotton linen, but in this method replace it with an old Hessian sand bag. Turn the sand bag into Charcloth the same as usual. Because the cloth is not as...