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I have emailed dave budd a few times but had no response so assumed he is to busy. It is quite expensive but the same seller has others for £20, so I assumed this could be better made. All axes are just a metal wedge after all, but I don't see many people complaining gransfors are over priced?

Hi guys, for a while now I have been on the look out for a bearded axe, for no other reason than I like the look of them. I looked at the gransfors bruks historical range but they don't seem to make them any more. I have asked multipal smiths for a quote but no one seems to have time. Now I...

Here's a link to a picture on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMpfyuihmuf/ they both need a good sharpen and I need to find some decent wood for the handles. thinking to have a go at carving a dug out canoe if I can find a big enough trunk!

So wired I came on the forum and saw this thread I started literally years ago! I never actually bought an adze at the time, but last month I was in the Amazon and nearly every tool store sells adzes for constructing dugout canoes so I picked up a couple, one gutter adze and a flat one. I only...

I would recomend you get some basic instruction before buying a boat, prefurably in a few different styles of boat. As some here have pointed out, an open canoe is more "bushy" than a kayak, but a kayak takes up less space & is easier to manoever. I personal dont really like the dagger...

goodjob:D:D

I am jealous, I have been wanting to start training for this for a few years now, but I have never managed to perswade anyone to be a partner(despite being a kayak instructor & working with lots of other kayak instructors), & you need to be in at least a pair. good luck, I shall look forward...

well I am back, I came back a day early cos I spent all yesterday out in the mountains & got totaly frazzled. The sun on snow was incredibly bright, my face has got really bad sunburn.:o There was loads of snow, I barely made it to the top of any peaks cos it was just so slow going through...

well it depends what boots he has, obviously. A good waterproof boot that is laced up fairly tightly will not let much water in even when submerged. Thick winter boots can take weeks to dry if they do get water inside though! I suspect that Bear Grylls has more than one pair of boots and...

well the main reason I am going is for a job interview. But I am going to have a few days hillwalking & camping. I love snowy mountains.:D

Hi, I am going to Scotland, Aviemore area next week for a few days. I am getting really excited! :D:D:D

I think they would be of no use to a bushcrafter, but they are commonly used in some types of martial art, & they make very good safety/rescue knifes for sailors, kayakers etc. I would love one of these...

I dont instruct bushcraft, but I am an outdoor instructror.(sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing etc.) I want to do my mountain leader this year, and long term get in to leading expeditions overseas. Slighly bushcraft related...

I was led to beleive that a bayonet was not that great to uses in confined spaces as it was to long/unweildy. Given it not great in big open spaces either I can see why they are doing it. I think some units are issued with tomahawk, which seems like a good idea, they are very versatile, can...

Thanks for the kind words. I was actually working on Arran most of last year, so did loads of kayaking. I wanted to get a shot of a basking shark, but they are hard to catch.

thanks, naa, its Arran. I want to go to Skye soon, but dont fancy the Cuillins in winter!

Hi all, I have recently started to take a bit of an interest in photography, especially photos of mountains. see here http://www.flickr.com/photos/48495353@N06/ , this is a selection of photos I have taken over the last year. I am soon going on annother mountain trip, any expert advice to help...

I would dowel & epoxy, but I am no expert.

roots of lots of coniferouse trees, including pine, spruce etc. flexible stems (withies) from hazel, birch etc can be used for lashings etc but only as certain times of year when they are sappy and pliable. the bark from the lyme used to be the most used for making rope. I have no...

I have an opinel no. 12 & I think it is a good saw for the money, it is more expensive than lots of pruning says available, but I think it is much better made, I have hade mine for quite a while and it has no blade wobble etc. & it looks more bushcrafty!