Recent content by thatch

Yesterday I bought some new binoculars. Very satisfied with them so far. They will be used primarily for hiking and birdwatching. The Vortex Diamondback 8x42

Yes, I posted on BB aswell, and the advice I got was autosol. Have to buy some tomorrow :D

So I made a couple of knives today. First time I have ever made a knife, and I was pretty pleased with the result. BUT! I bought a couple of leather sheaths for the knives, and the product description said the sheathes could be wetformed. So I soak the sheath, put my knife in and try to make it...

I just wanted to air an idea I've been having for a while. I'm currently a student at a university here in Norway. I'm studying product development/design/production management. I'm halfway through my second year of a three year bachelorsdegree, but now I feel I have come to a point where I...

I have used shemags for years, but this winter I decided to try a buff. Bought a merinowool buff. Tried to use it mainly as a "scarf", and to cover mouth/face in cold weather. I must say though, for that use I was really disappointed by the buff. It's so thin, so when you use it to cover your...

Not watching the football thing. I think I'm the only one I know that does not care about football. I've spent the last couple of evenings carving woodspirits and going for walks on all the hilltops around where I live. Time well spent.

I have been reading his blog and watching some of the videos for a while. He is going to spend one year out in the wild. Living of whatever he can find or hunt. Seems like he's having a good time :)

The book that got me and probably several generations of norwegians interested in the outdoors/hunting is the book by Helge Ingstad - The Land of feast and famine. It's the story about his life as a hunter/trapper in Canada in the 1920's. Helge Ingstad is somewhat of a national hero here in...

If you have a tarp with you, there is nothing as relaxing as sitting under your tarp and just listening to the rain while you whittle/carve a spoon or walking stick or just about anything else. Read a book. Sitting inside a tent can get a bit boring. I like to sit outside and just enjoy nature...

Hehe, it is actually. Her bum gives the spoon the perfect grip :lmao:

Hahaha. I'll keep that in mind :D

Had nothing to do today so I thought I would try giving spooncarving another go. This is my third attempt at carving a spoon. I decided to try and do something different with this one, just so I could work on my carving skills. It came out way better than I had imagined. So I'm quite pleased...

http://helle.dnn2.gasta.no/Default.aspx?tabid=4947&language=en-US I would reccomend this. "Helle Speiderkniven" it's a great starterknife for any child. This was my very first knife, I got it when I was about 7-8. With this knife i developed some skills without having any accidents. The...

As I've never really made anything like this before, I don't really know how to take care of it. Should I soak it in some sort of vegetable oil or something like that? Or will that leave a "taste" on the spoon? What have people used? Maybe it's not even necessary to oil it? I welcome any...

Actually I have not tried to carve anything specific before, but growing up on a farm in the norwegian woods I have been using a knife since I was big enough to hold one. It's only in recent years I have started to take an interest in actually creating/building things instead of using the knife...