Recent content by rowen

The Steading by Peter J Wood Im listening as I redo the patio, described as Cosy Dystopian. A group of people surviving and thriving years after the fall of humanity. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/222554988-the-steading#CommunityReviews

Have a look at netherton foundry, not the cheapest but looks quality

For that sort of money I would get in touch with Alan Wood, he is a great guy to deal with and you wont lose out if you decide to pass it on. He is over on Edge Matters, you can send him a message on there to discuss your ideal knife and get a price.

My daughter and her boyfriend are off traveling in January, Joe her boyfriend is into wildlife and I was thinking of getting them some binoculars to take travelling, these seemed to have great reviews for the price so I took the plunge while Amazon had the sale. Have to say I’m very impressed...

I imported, I couldn’t find anywhere Europe/ uk based that stocked them, when I considered what a Best Duty cost it was a fair bit less well below paying duty on it. It’s going to be a steep learning curve as I’m used to cast iron but I’m looking forward to it

I’ve been watching Walkabout with Malcolm Doughlas on YouTube and decided I’d have to give one ago.

Great video on how to process wood

Fingers crossed I beat you to it with the pm, lol

Pm sent

The cheapest jerky I’ve made by far is bacon, Lidl cooking bacon is around £2 a kilo. It’s hit and miss what thickness you get, try to get the bacon with the least fat and stay away from the smoked, dark coloured packs. I trim off all the fat then run the tap over it in a bowl swishing...

One left here but pricey, I use a lens from a old pair of binoculars that were broken, just screwed it off I should have taken the threaded part off too and seen if I could attach it to a tin but didn’t think of it till I read this thread...

https://www.beaverbushcraft.co.uk/ourshop/prod_7495197-Traditional-SILVER-TIN-Hudson-Bay-Tinder-Box-Full-Fire-Lighting-Kit-Jute-Pouch-852010TN.html

I didn’t take any a lot of effort for little reward but it’s nice to see they are out, scarlet elf cups

I’ll take the svord and the eka please, pm me

Very educational read so far, hopefully some of it will stick