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After looking at the various ways to track down fat wood I decided to have a little explore in a pine plantation on the side of the highway. Fairly un-inspiring place with neat rows of fairly young pine trees broken into plots by dry creek beds. Kicked around in the first pile of rotting...

I was having a look at my old faithful Ben Orford knife. It has served me well for many years now, and remains a firm favourite. I was horrified to notice that it seems the scale seems to be starting to come away from the tang. The gap is minute, but I can definitely suck air through it. I...

Phases and fads come and go, but some things endure. I was having a little reminisce, flicking through some old pictures on photobucket. It got me toward noting the things in my kit that crop up over and over again. Those things that do what they are meant to perfectly and have the longevity...

I was lucky to be off May bank holiday weekend, so got away camping for a couple of the nights. I thought I would head to Kakadu and explore some of the side tracks not marked on the map. There are several places within the park that you can visit that are not on the usual "tourist" maps as a...

I just came across this recipe by Dave Canterbury and couldn't see that its been posted before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6NZPk-4jE&nohtml5=False Got my tummy rumbling for sure!

I have been out a bit out of action the last 18 months with an intercontinental move. This trip was actually about 18 months ago, not too long after I had moved out to Australia. As I'm playing a bit of catch up on the forums I thought I would share the adventure with you all now. Since my...

I found a nice tapered file for 20p in a flea market, and set about making my first file knife. After a few hours on the angle ginger it was taking shape. The scandi grind was done free hand on an angle grinder, belt sander and waterstones. Its far from perfect but its...

I've got a summer holiday in the process of being planned in Varmland in Sweeden. It is going to involve a couple of days paddling. My question is this - are hand reels legal on lakes/rivers in Sweeden? Colin

I started this project a little over a year ago (oh how time flies). They are gifts for a good friend who got married last May. Unfortunately I have had a lot on so things kept going on hold for months at a time. That coupled with the odd material set back (such as initially moulding the sheath...

HEy guys, I've just seen the following link in another thread: http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3225-Spyderco-Design-Flaw Got me to thinking about how weak a skeleton tang would actually make a knife. I've seen numerous youtube video's praising the Enzo trapper for being...

Just thought I'd give a heads up about this internet shopping discovery http://www.tesco.com/direct/sharpening-stone-18cm/520-0740.prd?skuId=520-0740&wishlistId=4594e2a&wishlistItemId=536e321&pageLevel= £16 for 400/1000 grit - its going to make the ideal addition to my arsenal! Regards Colin

After inspiration from Stuarts thread: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95505 I've been having a little go at the Kolrosing thing. The top bits were a couple test runs, the I gave it a go on a knife handle I had made a while back. I'm getting a bit carried away with plans to...

Hey guys and gals, just wondering if anyone has much experience with silk base layers/thermals. I want to use more wool in my layering, but cant stand the feel of it against my skin, so need something as a barrier. MErino can tolerate and I do have a merino base layer which is the buisness, but...

I was perusing e-bay and have noticed some Millbank bags have become available again at a reasonable price. Only 4 available at the time of posting. I know it took me ages to find one "buy it now" for a reasonable price, so I thought I would share the opportunity with others...

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching it so thought I would share with all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE1W7XwYGKk Hope you all enjoy as well. Colin

Hey guys. I've not been on the forum for quite a while and had a few unfinished projects. One thats been gathering dust in its final stages was a sheath for my A. Wright & Sons bushie clone. The sheath that comes with the knife does not fit it at all well so I decided I would make one that was...

Hello everyone. Over the last few days I have bee at the knife making thing again. THe first knife I handled was a stick tang, but wanted to have a go at a full tang. I purchased this Mora blade, pretty much because it was the only full tang blank I could find (other than a few damascus ones)...

i've been tasked with food prep for my close friends Stag do. THe main event (ie evening p**s up) is going to be a big fire on the beach, which led me to thinking about a HAngi on the beach. Now I've never done a Hangi before, let alone a hangi with a twist. I'm thinking the principle should be...

Finished nights this morning and as the weather was nice decided to take a nice wee donder, so packed up some kit and off I wandered. Enjoyed having a listen to some good music to drown out the noise of town until I was clear. It was a nice sunny day here today, but not the warmest. I headed...

Anyone seen the new Visit Wales TV advert? The message I got was come to Wales for Beaches, BBQ and bushcraft (and Yurts). I'm sure thats Andrew Price from Dryad bushcraft.