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    Star gazing books

    Have a look at Turn left at Orion, it might not fulfill everything your looking for but it’s a classic for the casual/ amateur astronomer
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    Lundhag boots

    Sean, if your foot size is us12 then that equates to European size 46. The Lundhag web site has size charts for their boots though I think the US sizes in the charts are wrong, I always thought us sizes were one higher than the Uk equivalent. I’d measure your foot as per their diagram and then...
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    Wanted RAY MEARS FLY BOX

    Those boxes are made by Wheatley, you can buy one with just foam inserts that are easily removed, last time I saw Ray Mears using one he had a small first aid kit in it. https://www.richardwheatley.co.uk/collections/aluminium-fly-boxes/products/aluminium-fly-box-with-foam
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    15° plane bevel?

    My understanding is that the irons for both standard and low angle planes are ground to the same angle, typically 25-30 degrees. The low angle comes from the bed or the frog of a low angle plane being made at a shallower angle, that combined with using the iron bevel up in a low angle plane...
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    Wanted Andal Tool Canadian forest knife

    Dan, I only know of two in the Uk ( there maybe more) mine and a friend who bought his at the Global bushcraft symposium in Canada. I’m afraid I’ll be keeping mine, it might be worth dropping James a message on his Facebook page, you never know.
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    Wanted Andal Tool Canadian forest knife

    I had one for the last 14 months and never had an issue with the steel. James works with Karamat and built the knife to reflect Mors’s ideal knife. I know a number of Karamat instructors use them and Mors had one as well. There are some good reviews on BushcraftUSA Difficult to get hold of in...
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    Material sourcing

    http://www.traditionalmaterials.co.uk/html/main.php Always has good materials from them
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    Appalachian Trail.

    Have a word with Keith via his contact page, he’s very approachable https://www.keithfoskett.com/
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    Shave Horse

    I built mine in CLS using Mike Abbots plans. It works very well. https://goingwiththegrain.org/the-lumber-horse/
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    What did you buy today?

    The C70 is a great little scope, had mine for a number of years and still enjoy it.
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    Enamel billycan

    Woodygirl, you can buy the lids as a separate item on her web site if you wa not one.
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    Enamel billycan

    No connection but this may be of interest, I met this lady at the Wilderness Gathering a few years ago and was impressed with her cooking pots. https://kotlichcooking.co.uk/about-us/about-us
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    ULA Ohm Large

    Unit 9 Pioneer Court Morton Palms Business Park, Darlington DL1 4WD.
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    ULA Ohm Large

    Nip over to Darlington and try one. I got my catalyst from here, very helpful people. https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/ultralight-adventure-equipment-m77
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    Show me your campfire reflector ovens

    Got this one for a friends birthday present, he seems to enjoy it and I get hot pies every trip https://www.proadventure.co.uk/acatalog/Svante-Freden-Reflector-Oven-51120.html