Happy New Year
We hope that your 2019 is a great year, that you get out doing the things you love and enjoy every minute of it.
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Making an Adze – Part 3
Pt 3 - Making and fitting the handle.
Since I don’t use factory made drifts to shape the eyes of my tools, they don’t take factory made handles, which means that have to make every handle that I use.
Making and fitting a handle to an eyed tool such as... Read More...
LifeSaver Liberty Bottle
First impressions
Cool bottle, great colour, look stable and feels robust. On the flip side, it's fairly big and it might be more complicated than I first assumed.
I had a false start with the LifeSaver... Read More...
MAKING AN ADZE – PART 2
Ok, now we have a lump of steel with a hole in it. Time then to turn it into an adze. (Link to part one)
Pt 2 - Making an Adze, by Dave Budd
I like to begin by isolating a lump to turn into the blade. Th... Read More...
Book Review: Woodcraft by John Rhyder
I was a bit unsure what to expect from this book, I've known John to be a top ranking bushcraft instructor to those attending his general courses at his Woodcraft School as well as those that have attended his long-standing instructor training programme, that... Read More...
Review: The ‘Allen’ field knife from Trent Knife & Tool (TKT)
The Trent Field knife is one of the original offerings from the Trent knife & Tool company run by Elliot Trent. Elliot has taken his background in furniture making and applied it to a sleek and practical t... Read More...
Making an Adze – Part 1
Making an Adze by Dave Budd
Most folks that have seen me forging only get to see me making twiddly little things or a knife at events like the BushMoot. So I thought that I would share with you how I make somet... Read More...
Interview: Elliot Trent – Knifemaker
Elliot is a Furniture maker who has turned his technical skills to knife making (we'll have one of Elliots knives reviewed very soon) I met him on a Saturday morning at his workshop for a great little visit and to see where he spends his time making tools and ... Read More...
Review: The Art of Fire by Daniel Hume
The Art of Fire by Daniel Hume
Who doesn’t want to learn more about fire? if there is anyone I'm not sure I know them!
Fire is one of those magical things that comes with being outdoors, it’s the past prese... Read More...
Leave no trace
Spring will soon be leading into Summer and we're all making more plans to get outdoors bushcrafting, camping and adventuring. It's worth having a reminder that we are responsible for how we impact the environ... Read More...
Spring Wild Food Foraging
Spring Wild Food Foraging
By Rhoda Mcgivern
Spring is my favourite time of the year. I love to explore the countryside as the sun shines on the unfurling leaves and the emerging flowers light up the hedgerows.
As the frost melts and the stark bareness of ... Read More...
Life on a narrow Boat
A little peep into an (almost) off-grid lifestyle in the UK today
By Leshy of BCUK
Introduction
When I was asked by Tony, if I could write a small article about what it's like living on a boat, I was both ex... Read More...
Daniel Hume – Interview with the Author of ‘The Art of Fire’
Please tell us a little about yourself and how you would describe who you are.
I was born in rural Suffolk in 1989 and have lived all my life in the countryside there. Exploring the natural world has been in m... Read More...
What saw is good for you?
What saw?
by Dave Budd
Whether it’s as mundane as cutting firewood or as involved as building an entire camp, there are lots of times when a saw is a vital piece of equipment to the bushcrafter. This is a short introduction to some of the types of saw that y... Read More...
Survival Situations Need Tenacity For You To Win And Survive
It's essential that you get your head engaged!
I've sat around many campfires, had conversations on forums and answered emails about survival and what constitutes survival, I've even talked with people I've me... Read More...
Review: Lixada wood gasifier stove
Bargain stove or money down the drain?
by Lee Clarke
After perusing the depths of the internet to fill another hole in my outdoor kit I stumbled across the world of wood gasifier cooking stoves. Long story ... Read More...
Survival is all about a good cup of tea
"TEA, TWO SUGARS PLEASE"
This is an idea which I suppose was born from a conversation I had with Mors Kochanski about a year ago. we were sitting by the fire discussing Mors favourite beverage coffee, when we came to the conclusion that as long as you had wha... Read More...
Burning the right wood
So which woods are good for burning, and which aren't?
We often have a range of wood that we can burn and because we don't know how different woods burn we tend to just burn anything, hopefully, this article w... Read More...
Review: Nordic Pocket Saw
As with most cool bits of kit that arrive in the office for review they are received with excitement, and an eagerness to get out and play with them (that can be interpreted as taken out and used very construct... Read More...