Recent content by PeterHW

I started lighting fires in the scouts as a young lad .... back then it was the kudos of doing it with one match .... now in Bushcrafting circles it seems Flint and Steel shares the same podium on kudos .... the more I have need of a fire though the less the method matters .... satisfaction wise...

The 100 yard group is taken from the prone position .... then you move on to the Deer Target and shoot on it from the prone position.... then you dress forward and from memory you shoot from kneeling or sitting at 50 yards and from standing at 25 yards. You can use a bi-pod from the prone...

The regulations are the "Food Safety ( General Food Hygiene ) Regulations 1995 (as amended to date) .... the recommended minimum standards mentioned therein are clarified by the L.A.C.O.T.S. publication "Wild Game 1997" again perhaps amended to date. The relevant wording is not a lisst of...

My quote is from the title to the thread .... my opinion is from the desire to preserve my own life when in the wilderness .... Tony mentioned the point that unless you live in a given area .... it is hard to appreciate the situation. I agree with this. As much as can be gleaned from the...

Here are a few fun things I used to do as a young'un learning with my air rifle .... I started off taking three tennis balls to an area I had seen the rabbits feed in .... usually about 10 foot out from a dry stone wall or bushes at the side of a field .... I would bracket an area with the...

"Not carrying guns in the wilderness" can be the equivalent of saying "if you go into the wilderness you should accept giving up your life rather than kill an animal or reptile which attacks you" .... thankfully things have not got that bad .... but people who hold sentimentality towards...

As you say needing the DSC1 to lawfully sign off a carcass to enter the food chain has made it madatory for those seeking to obtain stalking rights from any of the large institutional landowners .... or even smaller farmers these days who might look to profiting from the sale of venison means...

Well if you take offense so be it .... but from what you say you are going into restricted areas which usually means "patrolled" areas and you're armed with a knife and liable for criminal charges or at worst could be shot .... and that is without even considering the practicality of a knife for...

Thanks Jonathan ..... I have used a Mike Lamprey Titanium Folder for a number of years which has a Damasteel Blade and it does take a great edge .... being flat ground though the edge does'nt impact on the pattern with that design. It is interesting to see that your Damasteel Woodlore has a...

Yes ... I think that's the only logical way to go .... some pic's of used damasteel woodlore's to see how the pattern changes would be of interest if you have them .....

On the query of the Mora not taking a shaving edge easily I have encountered issues of a similar nature when sharpening using the scandi grind flat on a stone .... if the angle is too acute .... meaning it has such a thin pinnacle that the steel is either tearing or will roll far too easily ...

Quick question here for those with the damasteel Woodlore's .... if you use them .... and that is whether you go for a micro bevel touch up to the edge to preserve the pattern .... or sharpen using the scandi grind and risk losing the pattern ? Asethetic's I know .... but cannot decide on the...

Weird thread this .... are you prepared to say where it is you are going ? I say this because the firearms aspect you are so sure is illegal is not usually the case if looked at carefully .... Most people think it is illegal to own pistols over here of modern/military calibre and to carry...

Thanks for the link Robin .... the stones are'nt cheap but the maintenance equipment for them is truly expensive .... need to think this over ....

Do you have a source for the Shapton stones ? Axeminster Tools sell the King brand IIRC ?