Some homemade stuff

[Askdamice]

I will be posting some of the gear I've made in the past and the stuff I'm working on, now. Any suggestions or opinions are welcome. I want this stuff to be useful and practical.

Here is a firepouch I made lastnight. I borrowed heavily from my friend Bow on this design. I liked that it hangs below the belt and stays out of the way. (Contents: Two squares of tinfoil, tinder fungus in a ziplock, piece of fatwood and a flint.)

Here is the latest knife I've been working on. It's a woodlore type... I really like the simple design. I've just completed the shaping stage. Next comes drilling for the handle slabs and then its time for heat treat.

Here are some others... alot of you have seen these.

Neck knife

Antler handled knife

Sheath and belt pouch

 

[jon r]

I love threads like this one! That fire pouch looks top notch to me mate! I like the way its stitched around the edges too, i havnt seen that before. I also like the way you have simply used the same peice of leather for the flap and for a belt holder. Nice wooden button there too!

May i ask what the tin foil and fatwood are for?

Thanks for showing!

Jon

 

[Askdamice]

Fatwood is pine wood that has a very high resin content. You can literally light a log of it with a match. If you scrape of light shavings, it ignites rather well with just a spark. The button is made of fatwood, too. There is approx. 8m of artificial sinew holding the pouch together and I stitched it in a way that will allow 5m to be unstrung with the pouch still intact.(great emergency cordage) The tinfoil has many uses... You can form it into a cup for boiling or cooking... it can be used to make charcloth in or to protect your tinder from wind or the wet ground... lots of possibilities. Thanks for the comments
Rick

 

[Ogri the trog]

I got to the end of the thread and thought, "I wonder why the tinfoil?"
So not only have you answered my potential query, but the idea about the spare cordage is fantastic and praise-worthy.
I really like equipment like your pieces, Rick. Right from new, they are just begging to be taken out and used.

Very nice indeed.

Ogri the trog

 

[oops56]

O K here is mine char cloth. oakum and flit and steel.northing fancy

 

[Askdamice]

Oops,
Nice kit, buddy.
What is Oakum?

 

[oops56]

Here what it is but the type i use has noting in it plain give me a few min. i find the site where you can buy it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakum

here where you can buy it

http://www.grannysstore.com/Wilderness_Survival/fire_pistons.htm