Cambridgeshire

[Whittler Kev]

Very windy today. Put the Orange fly up as a windbreak and had to put poles in to stop it bowing in !!!!!
Nice to see you Spenny. Coffee over an open fire tasted OK I hope

A little slideshow http://s799.photobucket.com/user/kpurse/slideshow/March Meets/Skoldings 28th Feb 2015

I thought this was a type of Holly as it's evergreen but have been told it may be an evergreen Oak. Apprently there is one species
"Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak,[1] holm oak, or holly oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly.[2] It is a member of the white oak section of the genus" although the leaves are toothed




Made two axe handles from a downed Willow for the Advanced BCUSA Advanced certification.
One for the tomahawk and one dry fitted for a hatchet





Folding stand came in handy. May need a tweek though




Need to live out of my PSK for 24 hrs. Not with water like this running from the field into the dyke though.



Not a lot of the house left now


A green laner in a Range Rover has made a mess

 

[Spen]

Thanks for the invite Kev . A great site with lots of potential ! Will bring some more gear next time

 

[Whittler Kev]

Def need a cup and something to sit on
Been bust today. Remodelled the stand, finished handling the hawk and hatchet, Made a plastic neck sheath for a hand made knife I had given me (the one with mosaic pins and file work), made a bag for the tarp, another for the stand, a food ditty bag and made some elastic straps for the re-handled hatchet. Been a busy boy today
Oh..and reset the kerf on that folding saw I was struggling with

 

[Whittler Kev]

A bit to p**s us all off
[video=youtube;fYWuUa4j2xA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWuUa4j2xA[/video]

 

[Whittler Kev]

And one to chill out to (One of 2 (poss 3) new places we are welcome at in March)

[video=youtube;W9S_wam23co]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9S_wam23co[/video]

 

[Whittler Kev]

One step closer to the Advanced BushcraftUSA certification
[video=youtube;vxcdinWhTWs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxcdinWhTWs[/video]

 

[Leigh Robinson]

Gutted about Graysmore. I knew it well. Many ancient trees and a huge amount of wildlife. Might be worth reporting to FDC as he would've needed a permit to take them down.

 

[Whittler Kev]

I hope no one else has picked up this new virus. Can't sleep as the pain in your joints is crud even with morphine. Just had 4 days off and laying down when the pain allows

 

[Leigh Robinson]

what virus? ive been struggling to shake a cold like virus thingy for weeks

 

[Whittler Kev]

Had students taken into hospital with pneumonia. Its been about for weeks as you say but its really got hold of me know. Go to bed, wake up absolutely boiling after, at the most, an hour with joints screaming including ribs, get up, take more morphine, watch tele. (not YouTube as I get into it) until 2ish then back to bed, up again after about 3-4 hours. Cant sit stand or lay without being in pain. Bad guts, soups OKish.
Went shopping yesterday, got half of it and had to go home. Got knackered and short of breath just trying to get so reed heads for tinder

 

[Leigh Robinson]

Hope you get better soon. Sorry you feel so rough at the moment.

 

[weekender]

Get well soon Kev hope to come and see you in the woods soon

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[Whittler Kev]

Surfing (got to do something) and just came across this on a site for free UK camping thought some of you lot might be interested

58A7 Norfolk - Thetford Forest has a good site near Santon Downham, over the River Bridge and Rail Bridge - parking in forest area on the right. Watch the weight limit on the bridge - 3 tonnes but you can get to the site from the other direction. Lovely walks through the woods - deer seen last year.

Cambridgeshire



56A6 Cambridgeshire - An old road at Stibbington where the truckers' 'diner' is situated. About a mile after the main junction with the A47 (bridge over the road). You might find it somewhere here.



56B8 Cambridgeshire - Around Water Newton, just before the signs for East of England Showground and Alwalton, there is a bit of old road which sometimes has a cafe in it during the daytime. It's shielded from the road by a belt of trees, but there is usually a somewhat ramshackle 'Cafe' sign.

 

[weekender]

Cheers Kev will have to investigate them I think I know the area at santon downham


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[Leigh Robinson]

I've got a wild camping event booked if anyone wants to come along:
Thetford Forest 3rd April. All Forestry Commission approved so we won't get kicked off.
http://www.meetup.com/Cambridgeshire-Bushcraft/events/220952526/

 

[weekender]

I'm off on holiday that weekend 😔 shame sounds like a good time coming up.


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[Whittler Kev]

Had to get out although I felt sh*t. Had to go and clear the head a little. Roads dry and negotiable even though a bit bumpy. Spent a couple of hours out in all.

Enjoy

[video=youtube;HzBOEtmJXqY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzBOEtmJXqY&feature=yo utu.be[/video]

 

[Damascus]

Hi leigh
thats a shame, double booked, away walking the Pedders way on the Monday, let me know when you do the next one, you coming in May to Hethel

 

[Leigh Robinson]

Looked like you had some hogweed in there Kev which is edible. The other plant was araum Maculatum tuber is probably edible if processed properly, otherwise poisonous. Nice to see the wood beginning to awaken.

 

[Leigh Robinson]

Hoping if the Forestry comission are happy with is we can do a monthly meet there