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    Hand drill- On spot vs Dried

    Update: I managed to get an ember from burdock on a piece of Willow 2 weeks ago before Christmas collecting both materials in the field. Very frosty day. But lucky to find a good enough section of Burdock, maybe 4-5 hand widths tall. Using a pre-dried hearth board of Clematis a piece of...
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    Hand drill- On spot vs Dried

    Hello All, Currently practising the hand drill. Do any of you guys know which UK species are suitable and reliable for on the spot hand drills? From having a look online it seems dead flower stalks such as Burdock/Teasel/Mullein are the best once they have died during the Winter. Are there...
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    Pendulous Sedge Biscuits

    Hello All, Today I tired to make some pendulous sedge biscuits but they didn't quite turn out so well!! It ended up as a bit of a mush on a plate. Managed to source them, tried my hand at winnowing but where I let myself down was the grinding! Does anyone have/can provide a good step...