Recent content by Bladeophile

Looks pretty good. Any cutters with it? Now if you were to invert this and mount it under a solid mdf table with fence and overhead transparent guard..........mmm I see lots of possibilities

Not sure I'm in the right slot here, so apologies anyway. Been looking at how to get high quality images of nature on a budget. My budget was up to 100 pounds. Been trying various pieces of equipment over the years either cheapo bins or monoculars. I say cheap but the last 50mm monocular...

I used to use a larger knife most of the time but have discovered the joys of the long handled tomahawk complete with nasty steel spike that could well scare the public a lot more than an axe. Seriously though, it will effortlessly fell small trees. Then slip off the head and use it to carve a...

Ok - Yes I take your point about H & S (A relatively modern practice in the UK and one that has got way out of hand already). As to S M - reckon he's been emulated countless times! But seriously, let's get some sense of perspective here. Kids and big kids have been pulling crazy stunts long...

Just watched Episode 2 'Snow' - A very positive life affirming experience.

All the stuff was just stuff I had around the house. But polythene sheet - mmm ....I guess under 5 quid. Please forgive me but I've never posted anything on this forum with photos yet.

That cotton wool is not always cotton wool! Felt so silly in the wilderness trying to spark the stuff! Narrowed my magnesium flint some! In sheer desperation I took a lighter to it. Still no joy! lol Made of something fireproof I reckon. My partner was laughing. Reverted to cardboard...

Just curious. The 'BG Bushcraft debate' (Is this really going on seriously?) should never have even gotten off the ground in the first place. Their was no BG bushcraft show. There was never gonna be any BG Bushcraft show either! Think about his background as some kind of action man soldier...

That halving a wire saw makes a more efficient cutting tool. Now have two. New Attachment point is a narrow piece of SS tube deburred. The end of the saw loops over this (1.5 cm overlap), and secured with wire wrap. SS ring then attaches to key ring. Strong joint.

My wife hoards no kit whatsoever. So even seeing kit around makes her 'materially challenged'. (Probably not even in the dictionary!) However, I've noticed wives often get sucked into whatever their husbands are really obsessed about. (Men have obsessions it seems). So we get wives donning...

Hi Just a few thoughts on a cheap throwaway emergency tarp. Got some 2m by 3m polythene and wondered how it would stack up as a quickie tarp for just a few quid. At the apex half way along the 3m length I stuck a run of duct tape full width for reinforcement. Fixed light woven nylon guy...

Go for it Mr Grylls. Continue having a ball and being out in the nature, travelling and earning good money - all with injuries that would have seen many people give up on living out their dream life. Most shows are fake. TV by nature is fake. It's cheap entertainment after all. I'll give it...

Sorry to --- on the parade but I reckon battoning is here to stay. Been using it for years, never come close to breaking a knife or amputating useful parts of my anatomy - in marked contrast to numerous dangerous wieldings of axe vids I've seen. I mean things that really make you want to look...

Looks to be a good value for money coat. Personally I'm not against camo. Often I want to just let people pass by without being seen and woodland camo does the job. It also helps me blend in better when trying to get closer to wildlife by breaking up my outline better than a plain color. So...

Totally agree