Recent content by Jon

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    Campsites that allow fires.......

    try http://www.yellowwood.co.uk/ :)
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    Advice dealing with a feral Tomcat

    Friends of ours had a magnetic cat flap for a while. There are a few downsides to them......... 1. The other cats learn to get in by following your cat before the flap closes. 2. Your cat will drag home any piece of ironwork that it comes across, usually six inch nails and old tin cans...
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    Sheath for a billhook!

    There are some here but I have no idea what they are like. http://www.mpwoodsmith.co.uk/books.html Jon.
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    How to treat a Woodlore knife handle?

    Joneszee reading your first post I had jumped to the wrong conclusion. Reading your second post put me straight. I offer my apologies. Welcome to BushcraftUK. Have a happy Christmas. Jon.
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    Plastic Mora Sheaths...

    Selous Check out the Articles - Tutorials & Howto's on the website http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=cat&acid=9 and Sheaths and leatherwork in the forums. http://www.britishblades.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Helpful place. Ask questions ! John The...
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    Plastic Mora Sheaths...

    Hello, my name is Jon and I am a Skiver .......
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    Plastic Mora Sheaths...

    Leon Thanks for the rep. :) Jon.
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    Plastic Mora Sheaths...

    Options: 1. Buy one. http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html is probably a good place to look. But by the time you add on postage it will cost more than the knife. 2. Get someone to make one for you. But will cost you more than the knife itself. 3. Make one yourself...
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    Plastic Mora Sheaths...

    Result of Mora sheath in dishwasher experiment. Sheath: Unharmed, clean Dishwasher: Unharmed, clean Expression on Mrs Jon's face: Not amused
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    Plastic Mora Sheaths...

    Hang on, I'm about to load up the dishwasher .......... I'll bung in a mora sheath and see what happens. I will be very surprised if it suffers any damage at all. let you know tomorrow !
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    mora too thin?

    On the subject of batoning, this makes interesting reading. http://www.barkriverknives.com/docs/batoning.pdf Jon.
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    how do you .....

    Fallkniven sharpening tutorial http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/751826/ Bark River Knife Collector’s Association http://brkca.com/ Convex sharpening the BRCKA way lots of info in Bark River forum on Knifeforums. All the knives they make have the same convex edge as a...
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    Leather for sheaths

    http://www.leprevo.co.uk/straps.html B004 is natural veg tan B007 is dyed black or brown. The straps are about 44 inches long. The good bit is you tell them how wide you want the strap. priced pro rata ie, a 2½" strap = price of a 1" strap x 2.5 I bought a 4 inch wide natural...
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    Getting the little ones out and about..

    Same idea from a nursery in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Posted on British Blades site last week. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/13/nnursery13.xml It would be nice to see this trend growing. :)
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    Bushcraft Mag subcription

    Mine arrived safe and sound this morning. Thanks.