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    What did you buy today?

    I bought a USAF surplus Propper ABU shirt. It has a good, pixelated, tiger stripe pattern, but was far too light grey. I over-dyed it Olive Green. It came out quite well, and it looks good, although there is a clearly defined wide stripe on each arm that didn't take the dye well. It must have...
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    Camping with a tarp in the open.

    I have used fence posts and signposts
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    Best size axe

    The Scouts used a selection of axes to split hardwood (beech and chestnut) rounds and to make kindling yesterday. The boy's/forest type axes were a very useful and effective size for splitting, even for the smaller scouts. A few of them made good use of the 16" 1.25/1.5lb axes for a bit of...
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    Best size axe

    The 40cm handle gives a much more useful swinging ability than a 30cm handle.
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    Best size axe

    As I posted, earlier, I agree with Hillbill on the usefulness of smaller axes. These get used by our scouts and leaders for a range of tasks. The nicer (HB) one on the left is 1.25lb (560g), the one in the right is 1.5lb (680g). They both have 16" (40cm) handles.
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    Best size axe

    Here are some of mine: https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/restomod-hatchets.168326/ https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/small-forest-axe-budget-interpretation.168325/ https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/cheap-felling-axe-project.165254/...
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    Best size axe

    Repeat post
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    Best size axe

    It all depends upon what you want to do with it. I have found that a fairly small axe head with a 16" handle is a very useful tool and easy to carry. I wouldn't bother with anything smaller. A 2-2.5lb head with ~20+ inch handle is big enough to fell small trees, to chop and split logs and more...
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    How to make new scales for Swiss Army Knife

    What thickness of wood do people use for the scales? Thanks
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    Man cave

    I made a selection of maces from sports balls (and a larger one moulded in a big plant pot) postcrete and sledgehammer handles. I turned a wooden Persian Meel on my Dad's lathe. I bought a couple of steel clubs. Sandbags are great. Mine are old army kit bags of different sizes.
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    It was Scouting that got me into Bush Crafting, can any other claim the same?

    It probably depends upon the leaders, but we have a Guides group who meet in a church hall next door to our scout hut. They do different activities to Scouts, possibly more traditional ones, and their leader has apparently made reference to girls going to scouts instead if they want to do some...
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    It was Scouting that got me into Bush Crafting, can any other claim the same?

    I was in Boys Brigade as a boy in the 1980s-early 90s. I am now a scout leader. Activities depend on the knowledge/skills/enthusiasm/availability of the leaders. We do bushcraft activities with our group. There is a lot more regulation, requirement for qualifications for some events and...
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    Hi from the US

    Welcome. Whereabouts in The US are you?
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    Another Wool Blanket Bush Shirt (First attempt at machine sewing and clothing)

    The home-made bush shirt is still going strong. It is one of my favorite items of clothing and is used regularly.
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    Insulated mid-layer for extreme wind and cold weather

    So that your clothing can Communicate with the internet?
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