Brockwell Woods Meet - March 2011
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Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
Great stuff lads
Red wine out of a crusader, proper 'shrafter, nice one StuHow's the head mate ?
Hope to make it to the next one
head is bad Rich mate,...,...i slept like a baby but still so tired,.....
yeah i saw the wine in my cup but i dint even take red wine ,..?...hahaha it must have been a donation from someone,....i think Mark was topping me up so he could take advantage,.....
yes mate you should deffo try for the next one,...
Cracking weekend. Really enjoyed it. Would have liked to see the bow drill, but there's always next time. Just an observation, but you're all nuts. Prolly just as well as it would have made for a dull trip otherwise.
That would be deadly, a big old-school anvil. You could eat your dinner off it and everything.
That was probably Joely trying to steal a bit of my action. Cheeky, haha.
Just looked at the video footage from sat night, :yikes:
Wont be doing anything with it apart from using it as blackmail!!
Thats right Stu, you better get working on a top notch knife for me or that video is going public! and dunt evan staart or al get ar Jud on thee!
great weekend fella's, highlights were definitely making my new leather cross draw sheath, MASSIVE MASSIVE thanks to rich for all his patience with me on that! Will post some pics eventually!
And also Marks goonies impressions! best laugh for ages
Joel
Wont be doing anything with it apart from using it as blackmail!!
Thats right Stu, you better get working on a top notch knife for me or that video is going public! and dunt evan staart or al get ar Jud on thee!
great weekend fella's, highlights were definitely making my new leather cross draw sheath, MASSIVE MASSIVE thanks to rich for all his patience with me on that! Will post some pics eventually!
And also Marks goonies impressions! best laugh for ages
Joel
Thanks for sharing the pics of the weekend meet!
Mark - "Old Wonky" is turning out very good! You now have to keep posting the progress and let us see it through completion.
Master Raikey - You could use a "personal protection crew"! If you'll split the air fare with me I'll watch your back but not like Mark, though!
:tapedshut
lannyman8 - Chris, you certainly have the "field expedient" forge down to an art! Nice job. Big ups to you for organizing the meet and sharing your knowledge / skill with those willing to learn. Well done! I like the "bushcrafting" shirt.
Rancid Badger - John, what is the soup / stew you made?
Great turn out and I am glad y'all had a fun time.
Gordy
Mark - "Old Wonky" is turning out very good! You now have to keep posting the progress and let us see it through completion.
Master Raikey - You could use a "personal protection crew"! If you'll split the air fare with me I'll watch your back but not like Mark, though!
:tapedshut lannyman8 - Chris, you certainly have the "field expedient" forge down to an art! Nice job. Big ups to you for organizing the meet and sharing your knowledge / skill with those willing to learn. Well done! I like the "bushcrafting" shirt.
Rancid Badger - John, what is the soup / stew you made?
Great turn out and I am glad y'all had a fun time.
Gordy
Fantastic picture, I'll get mine up tonight
Had a great weekend was really good to see people again and a few new faces. As soon as I got back it was knife in the oven to temper it and now have started to clean it off
Stu, the photos of the DPM Bivi are Mozz, when you were tryin to take covert picture of him
Looking forward to the next one
Had a great weekend was really good to see people again and a few new faces. As soon as I got back it was knife in the oven to temper it and now have started to clean it off
Stu, the photos of the DPM Bivi are Mozz, when you were tryin to take covert picture of him
Looking forward to the next one
Really good to meet a few new faces. Was a great weekend and the weather was kind too. My lad thoroughly enjoyed it and now wants to sleep in a hammock in his bedroom!!! Big thanks to Rich for making the little Opinel sheath with him he is soooo chuffed with it I think he wore it in bed last night.
So it looks like I am going to have a regular companion now and looks like its going to cost me a few quid......
Thanks to Chris for arranging it.
And just a big thank you for eveyone been so friendly it can be a bit intimidating for an 11 yr old doing stuff like that and he said he felt really at home.
Brilliant!!
Andy
So it looks like I am going to have a regular companion now and looks like its going to cost me a few quid......
Thanks to Chris for arranging it.
And just a big thank you for eveyone been so friendly it can be a bit intimidating for an 11 yr old doing stuff like that and he said he felt really at home.
Brilliant!!
Andy
A real pleasure
Glad he enjoyed it.Thanks to everyone it was a great weekend, met a few new faces and a few old ones again.
Can we book the same weather for next time???
Rich
What a great weekend! Many thanks to Chris for putting it together.
As others have said, it was nice to put some faces to names.
I just need to sort out my time machine now so I can spend more time doing this stuff!
Cheers,
Al
As others have said, it was nice to put some faces to names.
I just need to sort out my time machine now so I can spend more time doing this stuff!
Cheers,
Al
Just looked at the video footage from sat night, :yikes:
Wont be doing anything with it apart from using it as blackmail!!
Thats right Stu, you better get working on a top notch knife for me or that video is going public! and dunt evan staart or al get ar Jud on thee!
And also Marks goonies impressions! best laugh for ages
Joel
tha nowt burra derty twister thee,...
what type of handle do you want mate?...hahahah
+1 on Marks perfect Sloth impression,....classic,....
rancid badger
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Well I have to say I was delighted to pop along and join in,even if it was just for a few hours on Saturday. It really was a breath of fresh air and a chance to meet both familiar and new faces.
I thought I'd taken a lot more pictures, particularly of the "Klondike Camp" ( aka: pikey central
) but I mostly ended up with pictures of crayfish, slowly going pink!
anyway;
This was the "Klondike Camp" down the bottom end, next to the stream, the residents committee were meeting to discuss various social and domestic issues.
Meanwhile, there was a curious brew on the go;
I'm not 100% sure what was in there, other than water and carboniferous residue but it was soon bubbling away merrily.
The more you looked, the more tarps appeared. I was sure I'd taken photo's of the wider camp but apparently not
Anyway,after a while; I wandered off to find the "top camp" and eventually came across a much more civilised, if draughty set up
Black Sheep, doing an impromptu leather working class;
Then the fire was getting smokey and smaller so we set to, with saw, axe and kukri!
I managed to split a fair old bit of birch, pre cut by Al and never even came close to removing any body parts, though I have taken to using a kevlar glove, just in case. I had to give it up as the injurcated thumb started putting like a steam hammer
Nevertheless; there was soon a good stock of split birch, ready to go on the fire, as and when needed
The big fireplace is a permanent feature of this section of the wood, not something built by the lads.
apologies to all but apart from Richard and Al, I can't remember any buxxers names! well other than Chris of course.
It was nice to see Ike looking fit and spritely, after his hip operation, you'd hardly think he was 70 odd!
That's my 2 penneth, looks like you all had a cracking time!
best wishes to all
Steve
I thought I'd taken a lot more pictures, particularly of the "Klondike Camp" ( aka: pikey central
) but I mostly ended up with pictures of crayfish, slowly going pink!anyway;
This was the "Klondike Camp" down the bottom end, next to the stream, the residents committee were meeting to discuss various social and domestic issues.
Meanwhile, there was a curious brew on the go;
I'm not 100% sure what was in there, other than water and carboniferous residue but it was soon bubbling away merrily.
The more you looked, the more tarps appeared. I was sure I'd taken photo's of the wider camp but apparently not
Anyway,after a while; I wandered off to find the "top camp" and eventually came across a much more civilised, if draughty set up
Black Sheep, doing an impromptu leather working class;
Then the fire was getting smokey and smaller so we set to, with saw, axe and kukri!
I managed to split a fair old bit of birch, pre cut by Al and never even came close to removing any body parts, though I have taken to using a kevlar glove, just in case. I had to give it up as the injurcated thumb started putting like a steam hammer
Nevertheless; there was soon a good stock of split birch, ready to go on the fire, as and when needed
The big fireplace is a permanent feature of this section of the wood, not something built by the lads.
apologies to all but apart from Richard and Al, I can't remember any buxxers names! well other than Chris of course.
It was nice to see Ike looking fit and spritely, after his hip operation, you'd hardly think he was 70 odd!
That's my 2 penneth, looks like you all had a cracking time!
best wishes to all
Steve
Great pics lads , that looked like another mental weekend , how was the crayfish caught ... cheers gaz
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