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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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    Sooty22 replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.
    A B-10 flying jacket copy. When I stopped flying, I had a sheepskin jacket that was just too bulky and way too warm for anything I tend...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.
    I kind of cleaned a very old and abused original Swiss Army knife (I think a Soldatenmesser 1908, stamped 1938) and replaced the...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread Life Hacks.
    Coyote fur hood trim. I took up sewing in the past few months, and started making parkas, smocks and overtrousers in Ventile, among...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread £250 survival knife....
    I am on my 3rd F1. My first one -in VG10- was bought ca. 2008, it suffered an unreal amount of abuse, and eventually snapped in two...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.
    Tidy stitching. I avoid high-contrast thread/fabric as I make good 'functional' seams but they are never that tidy! I think I'll get the...
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    Sooty22 reacted to Foogs's post in the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY? with Like Like.
    Fantastic job there @Sooty22 ! Last weekend I tried making my first tote bag. Cotton calico for the straps, pockets and lining...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread Navigation teaching/learning.
    I was at some point a qualified pilot, taught to fly from A to B via waypoints with map, compass, watch, eyeball Mk1 and a set of...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.
    A 'softshell' jacket in a medium weight 100% merino loden fabric, with elbow, hood and shoulder reinforcements in L24 Ventile. I must...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.
    100% Merino Loden henley shirt. Made it a little tighter than my usual loose fits, kept the seams well away from spots that see straps'...
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    Sooty22 reacted to demented dale's post in the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY? with Like Like.
    These are brilliant. I use 15cm height x 2.5 width. They about £7.00 each. and free postage from china DD xxxx
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread Field ID Guides.
    For mushrooms, I started out by reading this book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mushrooms-River-Cottage-Handbook-No-1/dp/0747589321 The...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread Waterproof Pen.
    Makes perfect sense! I just read a bit more about it, and it turns out the Russians procured the Fisher space pen for their space...
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    Sooty22 reacted to Chris's post in the thread Waterproof Pen with Like Like.
    I’m afraid that’s a bit of a popular myth - the reason for not using pencils in space is that broken lead in zero gravity, in a ship...
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    Sooty22 replied to the thread Waterproof Pen.
    The Fisher space pen is pretty good, it works underwater, upside/down, in zero gravity, in vacuum, whatever, any conditions. The...
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    Sooty22 reacted to mereside's post in the thread Hooded loden smock with Good job Good job.
    Here's a hooded version of the smock i did a while back, just finished today, partially lined with a thin wool regards wayne.
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