Recent content by 2sheds

i like the bear, that has appeal. in Lubkemann's Little Book of whittling (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Book-Whittling-Passing-Trail/dp/1565232747) he has a chapter on whittling a mini dug out canoe using his swiss army knife and a sharpened screw driver. i cannot find any good links to...

t'was meant to be a 4 holer but it split as i bosched it together in a hurry before the wife and kids got home last night. i think you blog posts confirm there is not a specific style to a cawl spoon Robin?

thanks robin, maybe a workshop suggestion for Spoonfest? made 3 more today about an hour and ten to and hour and a half per spoon. and a rack to hang them in. i think i will have to paint the turned handles, no matter how much i wash my hands nothing gets them clean of hydraulic oil, grease and...

this spoon really caught my eye and appealed to me on a family day out to St fagans last weekend: i thought i would try to replicate it: this is about 7 inches long, unfortunately i think the handle is a bit heavy and it has less appeal because it does not (yet) have the patina caused by...

yup, nice stuff Paul

i thought Ash had some not-so-good toxins to be aware of when cooking, personnally i would care 2hoots but with kids may think differently

i use a pin. like from a sewing kit. and leave it there, it doesn't detract from the bird. people just look at the bird.

i have never made spoon knifes before, i have yet to try them out, they look like spoon knives, need a bit of honing to get a sharp as i'd like. of course being my first, not knowing much about smithing apart from what i read on here, working outdoors on a brightish day so i could not see the...

i back the don't sand approach - i never sand mine, too time consuming, even rougher knife cuts barely show once the bird is hung and to my mind it's all character & style. i cut out the bird profile and carve the bird after riving and before fanning, i find the birds suprisingly robust until...

i rarely come here but i had a flurry of fan bird carving before Xmas. i had not made any before and i have to say experimenting and deviating from the instructions teaches you a lot. some good birds on here. experiement with varieties of green wood - i do not boil at all (i did for the 1st one...

I made my dad buy a trend airshield. He make a lot of kids toys from mdf. Needs the best protection there is, I want him around a bit longer. Recommended, fits you head not face so works really well and does nt mist up.

harden up your feet at your socks peril i wear big boots for a minimum of 12-14hrs a day in all sorts of rough conditions. i swear by haix boots i wear whatever sock come to hand, normally cheap. my feet have hard skin almost all the way round their perimeter (not on the 4 smallest toes)...

i didn't think Radio Times would be high on the bushcrafters list of reading matter?

maybe this has been here before, trivial tittle tattle i came across whilst reading a comment from Ray about "my island" (Skomer that is, and not really mine but managed by my organisation, well not really my organiosation i guess my organisation belongs to the 4200 members) not sure if it...

i hope your dog gets better soon. its a sad thing that it can leave you scared of taking a dog to one of its (and probably your) favorite places. i ll run the risk, i work in the woods my dog belongs there! Paul