Early yesterday morining we set off to the woods for a nice overnighter before we move house. I brought some extra gear that I was testing- not stuff id always take backpacking. Gransfors double bit worker got a test-superb. And new sharps- Rob Evans bushtool (curly birch) and Mark Hill m.0.r.a (yew). I took the timbrwolf aswell to do a good comparison on the three- reviews to come! I took a whole salmon that needed to be use and ponassed it for the fire, it was georgeous and I left barely any bones at all behind- it was a truly delicous meal! I also carved a netting needle and gauge using just a knife- one of Mors kochanski tests for a good knife, I used the bushtool for this and the m.0.r.a for the salmon. I made some feathersticks with my new blades and they came out lovely and fine, made briliant tinder/kindling. we chopped some wood with the bucksaw and split some of it out with the double bit, as well as using it for general chopping tasks. My new leather sheath from Sonni at Beneath The Stars was fanatsic and to my joy fits the bushtool perfectly! Robs neck sheath is great and something im new too, but it worked really well and is solid. My Half-Goat leather sporran from Hamish was a smashing peice of gear and held anyhting id need on my belt perfectly. We made a fire sorround from some rocks to stop any dry needles catching fire- some seats were nice too. I had a cracking time and practiced new skills and honed old ones, it was a great time and im chuffed with my new gear. Salmon was perfect and the best campfire cooking ive ever done- hazel was used for the skeers and stand- did the job perfectly and the distance from th fire meant the salmon was juicy and flaking away in tasty chunks. netting needle came out well and I was pleased i managed it with just a knife. Anyhow- here are the pictures:
Hope you enjoyed it!
Hope you enjoyed it!
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