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If you like this and enjoy traditional wood engravings then I can heartily recomend 'War and the pity of war' illustrated by Michael McCurdy. Available pretty cheap on eBay.

Some might say worse!

We had the heaviest thunder storm I have ever experienced in SE Scotland. About 15-20 minutes while it passed over us and the sky was more light than dark. The number of flashes were extraordinary! Seems like we got off lightly though compared to this poor couple...

How will they know which is which if they don't age check everyone?

We get our eggs from about 150 yards away now, but when I did by eggs in the supermarket I did always check them top and bottom after being burned before.

I want to say get a brew on, and that would be my first instinct, but sometimes it's sensible to pitch the tent/tarp/hammock first.

Bark on or de-barked?

Spotted a story yesterday on the BBC about a woodland that became a red squirrel sanctuary by accident, but the couple who owned it became really passionate about it. Now they are dead the son is trying to sell it for half a million! So perhaps some succession planning is a good idea!

As said above, just click on the photo and it will take you to Amazon.

This is as close as I can find for quite a tough spec list, and it's still (just) over budget. No details of actual dial size either.

I did consider one of these but if you read my last post you will see what I bought in its stead. ;)

Thought I would update this thread as I finally made a purchase. I ended up getting the SHARPAL® 202H Adjustable Angle Sharpening System. I bought mine from Amazon but other retailers are available. I have used it a couple of times so far and it is exactly what I was looking for, and at a...

Here is 2 good videos based on Nessmuk's Woodcraft and camping. Small hatchet seems remarkably capable in the right hands.

You can also get it from a fallen tree where a branch has been broken off while the tree was still standing and alive. The tree sends out sap to heal and plug the wound which then drys as fatwood. I've seen pine trees that are long fallen and have almost rotted away but still have a chunk at a...

I know this doesn't fit the budget requirements but sometimes it's worth paying for quality.