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fenix ShadowMaster headlamp

Review – Fenix ShadowMaster Headlamp

26th May 2021

Articles, Gadgets, Review, Wear

purse completed

Inner-tube purse tutorial

25th May 2021

Articles, Make, Use

Review – T3 Bandage/Dressing

25th January 2021

Articles, Personal, Travel, Use

waxing the thread cover

Review – Waxing the Thread Leatherwork magazine

12th November 2020

Articles, Review

Alpkit

Getting the Wood I need

28th May 2020

Articles, Experience, Nature, Uncategorised

Dave Budd tells us about managing his woodland and harvesting the wood he needs to make tools and craft items. Most of us think of processing wood in terms of cutting up a dead tree for firewood or felling ... Read More...

Fire by Friction & Magnification

5th May 2020

Articles, Fire, Make

Making fire without lighter or matches seems to be one of the main skills that people associate with bushcraft, and here I am going to look at two intriguing methods – fire by friction and fire by magnificatio... Read More...

Making a Woodland Whistle

29th April 2020

Articles, Gadgets, Make, Play, Use

This is a great activity with the kids or to just while away some time, especially during this lockdown when we're struggling to get out and enjoy the outdoors. If you ever need to attract anyone's attention, a whistle can be a good alternative to shouting... Read More...

More old saws: Carving tools part 1

27th April 2020

Articles, Make, Personal, Use

More tools from old saws! After writing the article on making knives from an old saw, I started thinking about other tools that could be made in the same way. I’ve limited the tools that I use to the sor... Read More...

Review – The Brown Bag Water Filter

24th April 2020

Articles, Eat, Travel, Use

Well, what can I say, it’s a brown bag that filters water! But, as that wouldn’t be much of a review, let’s look a little deeper into the bag. I have been lucky enough to get my hands on two sizes of ... Read More...

testing the grip of the terrific tongs

Terrific Tongs – Make your own

10th April 2020

Articles, Eat, Gadgets, Make

In this time of isolation we're forced to do our bushcrafting at home, so if you have the opportunity to have a little BBQ or cook something over the fire maybe some handy Tongs will help you with both. A pair of tongs is one piece of cooking kit that I ne... Read More...

Knives from an old handsaw

9th April 2020

Articles, Make, Use

Hobby knifemakers often turn large circular saw blades and industrial bandsaw blades into knives, but even cheap handsaws will make decent enough knives.

kiln filled up with wood

Charcoal Making

16th October 2019

Articles, Fire, Make, Use

Way back when I would buy my charcoal in from various woodsmen but after a while, I started to make my own in oil drums, as I have access to an unlimited amount of wood around my workshop! A couple of year... Read More...

Open Opinel knife

Knife Law – The basics

14th October 2019

Articles, Experience, Personal, Travel, Use

We as bushcrafters do love a nice new “shiny”, and in a similar way to our colonial cousins with there attractions to firearms, we want to be able to carry it all the time. However, and this is a big one, the chances are you are breaking the law in doing so.M... Read More...

Showing the Alpkit Panda head torch

MANTA HEAD TORCH REVIEW

26th September 2019

Articles, Gadgets, Review

I spend more than 150 nights a year under canvas in the woods or on expedition running a busy bushcraft school. It’s important to have a reliable light source. I have used a lot of head torches in the past. ... Read More...

OLight S1R Baton 2

21st March 2019

Articles, Gadgets, Review, Uncategorised

OLight S1R Baton 2 Review First Impressions The S1R ('R' stands for their rechargeable product line) comes nicely packaged and when you've released it form it's cardboard and plastic cocoon you realise h... Read More...

Fitting a stick tang knife handle

18th January 2019

Articles, Make, Personal, Use

Tutorial on fitting a handle to a stick tang knife

Happy New Year

3rd January 2019

We hope that your 2019 is a great year, that you get out doing the things you love and enjoy every minute of it. ... Read More...

Making an Adze – Part 3

12th November 2018

Articles, Make, Use

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. M... Read More...

LifeSaver Liberty Bottle

10th November 2018

Articles, Gadgets, Review, Travel, Use

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 liberty bottle, I'd taken it with me on a walk in... Read More...

MAKING AN ADZE – PART 2

5th November 2018

Articles, Make, Use

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

26th July 2018

Articles, Experience, Make, Nature, Personal, Review, Use

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... Read More...

Review: The ‘Allen’ field knife from Trent Knife & Tool (TKT)

25th July 2018

Articles, Review, Use

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 tool. First Impressions First impressions are... Read More...

Making an Adze – Part 1

14th June 2018

Articles, Make, Use

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

13th June 2018

Experience, Personal, Use

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... Read More...