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  • BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    Pattree replied to the thread Eurohike Sandero 4.
    Thank you @Toddy I took your point about the boot liner being a useful groundsheet. While fossicking in a resource box I found some...
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    Pattree reacted to StevieE's post in the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY? with Like Like.
    First attempt at my own ferro rod. Wood is purple hart. Survival paracord for the loop.
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    Pattree reacted to StevieE's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    I have 2 of the Lidl poles which are great but not used that often so can't testify to the longevity of them. Made a few myself from...
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    Pattree reacted to Stew's post in the thread UV protection hiking shirt. with Like Like.
    I have a craghoppers uv shirt too - double folded collar for extra neck protection if needed. Clever idea
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    Pattree reacted to Broch's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    My grandson and I practice quarterstaff and short-stick - they're both very ancient martial arts and great fun :) We use un-protected...
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    Pattree reacted to Aristotle's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    It will have been partly as a result of the military origins of Scouting
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    Pattree replied to the thread Walking sticks and staffs.
    That brings back memories. I don’t believe that the idea was adopted much - if at all. Scouting books and magazines were full of ideas...
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    Pattree reacted to Aristotle's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Haha Haha.
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    Pattree reacted to Nice65's post in the thread Sharpening with Like Like.
    To add to Dave Budds excellent advice, it's a good idea to thoroughly rinse your stones and blade to avoid larger particles being...
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    Pattree replied to the thread Sharpening.
    Totally agree @Longstrider . Blade held still in left hand. Stone, puck, hone or steel etc moves over the blade. Tapered...
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    Pattree reacted to Longstrider's post in the thread Sharpening with Like Like.
    All I ever seem to use for anything other than 'agricultural' tools, is my diamond hones and a loaded strop. I don't have/use Scandi...
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    Pattree replied to the thread Sharpening.
    This is very timely @Dave Budd , thank you. Last year I was given a set of diamond sheets of various grades. I’ve only used two but I...
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    Pattree reacted to Dave Budd's post in the thread Sharpening with Thank you Thank you.
    When I teach sharpening, I generally describe the amount of pressure needed as putting a sandwich together. If you are making a crisp...
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    Pattree replied to the thread Sharpening.
    Yeah, a blue glow around the edge of the scythe as DEATH strops it on the wind and it cuts the molecules into ions. If you are working...
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    Pattree reacted to Mandelised's post in the thread Sharpening with Like Like.
    I love Terry Pratchett descriptions of sharpening death's scythe ... he ends with flowing silk over the edge and then the first beams...
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