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I haven’t really been out for much in the way of bimbles for well over a year now, due to surgery on my leg - but today I had a nice mooch around the pine forest at the family, err, forest. It’s a 64+ acre pine plantation and ancient woodland with a huge lake - currently being ‘reworded’ and a...

I spent a really enjoyable day tracking otters and eagles up at loch fyne in Scotland a couple of weeks back. quite dismal weather, intermittent sideways heavy rain, drizzle and wind in any and all combinations, temp was low double (10 or 11c) figures on the shoreline and probably less in the...

I have been trying to get a Fox skull for a while now, and this is my third attempt, both previous ones were either robbed or scavenged and I lost them. Probably because they were in a forest a walk away from my house so I couldn’t check them regularly. However, one got hit by a car near my...

I found a dead fox in the ditch alongside my house a year or so ago. No idea why or how it died but I suspect it got hit by a car. Anyway. I rotted down the skeleton (basically put a couple of old tyres over it and left it for a year) then I soaked the skull in soapy water made with biological...

Anyone got any suggestions as an alternative pouch for a 58 pattern bottle and mug , rather than the issue style pouches (either 58 pattern, or osprey in MTP) neither of which i want. I am looking for something that will go on the front molle/pals panel on my lowe alpine sting and fit the 58...

Second stamping project was a small neck sheath for a Brisa Necker knife.

Have been playing around with leather stamping and tooling recently and this is the first thing I have made featuring stamping. A leather belt pouch for a survival tin (tobacco tin)

Does anyone else have one of these? I brought one after stumbling across it in a couple of YouTube videos so thought I would give it a go. I have a singer and an elna I do all my sewing on but occasionally i run into a repair I can’t do as I can’t get it under the door or onto the soul plate etc...

Lovely spring day, so went for a walk about with my 12 year old nephew. Plan was to do some birch tapping, and to look for the signs of spring and, well, just to walk about enjoying the outdoor, the spring and each others company. This is the birch tapping we did He was keen to read up on...

Is there any one out there that can make me a grafting knife blade blank? this is a folder, very very old from Germany, I was thinking of something the same blade profile but full tang. i can get dimensions. It basically looks like a drop point to me. I can handle it myself but I can’t make...

Hello all, and apologies to the mods if this is not acceptable. I know I have been on here a while, and only a small number of you actually know me in person, but I bet you all can help the NHS with something. I am a critical care nurse researcher in the NHS and a collaborator investigator on a...

Hello all, knife makers. Is there any reason why I can’t ‘stack’ liners on a knife handle? The handle is going to be screwed together and glued but was just wondering if it’s a good idea or not? I was thinking of 2 different colours then the micarta scales. Is this a bad idea? thanks ed

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get glow in the dark liners for knife handles? If so where from? have been searching but can’t find what I need/want thanks ed

** STILL AVAILABLE** Selling my generation 1 Dutch Army Sting rucksack and side pouches in DPM. This is the dutch army lowe-alpine licensed copy made by Awry (supplier to the dutch army), so while not genuine Lowe Alpine, is still built to a high quality and standard, and is basically the same...

I Want to get a sting in olive if anyone has one, with side pockets, lying around. happy to pay by PayPal, bag would need to be in good condition and unmodified please :) PM me if you prefer thanks ed EDIT: Been PM’d by a member on here :) so stand down!

I bivi a lot anyway, using a Brit army goretex bag and tarp, I have had the bag over ten years and have basically worn out the foot end and it leaks, I have patched it up but really I need to replace. I am Drawn to the hooped Dutch army bivi (have read all about the fesca zip issues) but not...

as per title, i have a pair of dutch 'zip down' pouches for the sides of bergens etc. I am wondering what the velcro is for on them? See attached photos - from endicotts - iu have circled the velcro, left is loops and the right is the hooks - they are orientated in such a way that they dont...

I made this knife, well i didnt make it but i handled it, a couple of weeks ago. Now i have made a sheath to go with it :) Knife thread https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/first-time-at-handling-fitting-scales-to-a-knife.155120/ Sheath work flow, from pattern making to final product :)...

I did this as a project during COVID lockdown, to keep myself occupied on days off with crafts. This is something I have always wanted to attempt and i found it gave me good headspace when not at work and a way to unwind! I didnt make the blade, i brought a blank from Moonraker Knives - A Brisa...

can anyone point me in the direction of any websites/sources for patterns for ‘outdoors’ style clothing. Free or paid for is fine I am thinking mountain shirts, smocks, overhead windproofs etc. Been long term loaned a lovely sewing machine (elna supermatic) and I want to try making more than...