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Has anyone made one? I've got a lovelly big lump of Birch Polypore to make into a razor strop, but I'm not sure of the best way to go about it. I would guess I just take a slice and glue it to a board, but should it be dried first? and what type of glue is recommended? Any tips are welcome. I...

I picked up one of these from an Aldi store. It's shown next to a Petzl Tikka Plus for scale. It is brighter as it has 5 LEDs although output is not adjustable, it's either on, off or flashing. It is slightly bigger and not quite as well made but at a tenth of the price I'll probably get a few...

I noticed from a search that a few people have used a Brusletto Norron, I'm thinking of getting one as an all rounder that isn't too pricey. How have they fared, and how do they compare to, say the Helle knives? Any info or alternative recommendations are welcome.

I'm looking to aquire a bow of my own, and I wanted to invite the thoughts of more experienced users on this site. I was planning to make my own, but at present I have neither the time or the skill to make something satisfactory. I want a bow of fairly traditional appearance although I don't...

I need to get a bow saw for someone as a Christmas gift, and I thought that there's bound to be someone here who knows of a bargain buy. Any other comments, observations or thoughts are also welcome.

Knicked this off another forum, but I don't see why I shouldn't inflict it on here: A chap goes to the zoo, but when he gets there there's only one dog........ ....It was a ****zu!!!!

Did anyone else hear this on Radio 4's Today programme? You can listen to it on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/ It sounds like the goverment of Botswana is trying to move the San people off their game reserve and into "civilisation" to provide them with schools and hospitals. Banned from...

After attending last weekends North meet, I've decided to get a wide brimmed hat, as during the one or two brief showers, ahem, I was forced to put my hood up which annoys me as it interferes with vision and hearing. I was wondering if anyone had any recomendations for makers and supliers, I...

Does anyone have any recommended campsites in the North of England, a woodland setting prefered and the more bushcraft friendly (i.e. basic) the better.