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yep, same here. Even if I don't find out until the day before, I will still be there! :)

It reminds me of one of those skrama knives, maybe look at buying one of those strwight out? Or when the lock down is done, come on a coirse and make yourself one

Not worth the effort. Not only would you need to go through the pre-heat and post heating for the welding (as well s the right rods preferably), but the hea treating of the blade would be knackered so would need the whole thing re hardening and tempering. Just buy a new one

As broch says, but a single normaliseg (not tempering) probably won't do it as the welding really does do a number on the metallurgy and metalography of the steel. More detail about what you plan to weld woyld be useful for any advice given. For example is it stainless or carbon?

it's amazing what tools are sitting in people's sheds and can be turned into knives/tools with very little work ;) The saw I used in that article did have induction hardened teeth, but not all modern saws do (granted you will need to pay more than a few quid for one new though!). In the past...

Cut the log a few ibches longer than needed. A froe is your best bet, but even a long blade like a cleaver or parang will do to get a straight split across. Radially split the logs, its easiest to half the billet each time rather than working around like a clock (the split is less likely to run...

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao: Yeah right! And the kimd and generous government will look after us as they always do!

There are so many people all trying to register for it at the same time, that the system keeps crashing. I got UC for a while some years back and it wasn't worth the effort for the little i got; then the hassel/farce/'owed repayments' when i stopped it mafe the whole affair more of a nightmare...

cheers. Luckily I'm used to having no money and I'm very good at budgeting what there is. As long as things start to get back to normal before the autumn I'm sure I'll be OK. I'm just glad I don't have any kids or other dependants to worry about!

the only thing i'm buying is food. With shows cancelled and people not able to come to me for courses, my income has almost totally dried up; so no new toys or treats for me. Normally at this time of year I would also be looking at restocking on steel and fuel, but since I can't get anywhere to...

Good thinking there Tony ☺ I think a few show organisers and my own courses are doing the same thing. At least i hope so! Thus far only one event that i'm booked for has cancelled (and that's not until july). If they all panic and cancel, i'll lose 80% of my income this year, if i dont run...

Aside from any shows that might be cancelled, my lifestyle doesn't look like changing one bit. I've been basically 'self isolating' for the last 17 years! :biggrin::biggrin:

you'll definitely want some nails in that head Tim. If the first and any subsequent layers are all held on with a very flexible glue (like a silicon adhesive), then it might survive. Rawhide moves more like plastic under impact: flexes over the span yet is rigid under point of impact and the...

in what way are you thinking of having the rawhide on the mallet? Is it like a Thor mallet that has a rolled up disc of hide as a striking face set into the head, or is it a wrapping of hide around a spindle to create a beetle/maul style mallet? Glue (wood glue for example) migh work, but the...

Quite right! Froes are the way to go and a little one doesn't weigh much or take a lot of space ☺

You're welcome :) I don't like the idea of beating any innocent knife through a log unless there is no alternative (which is virtually 0% of the time!). I've used coins and stones to split wood in the past too; they are all wedges if you can get a crack started ;)

nice photo set there John :) I've split large ash trees into bow staves (couple of dozen on one occasion) with nothing more than a hatchet and a pile of wooden wedges. Firewood and the like has been exploded with just a wedge pushed into a crack. I just hope the general bushcraft populace will...

Whilst writing an upcoming article for the website, I was reminded of a recent thread from a chap who managed to bend his knife by driving it through a log. I figured I would just throw up this little post to offer an alternative if you don't have a crowbar-bushcraft knife or axe. I refuse to...

i use a wire brush or steel scouring pad to rub off the crusty bits, paint and other crud. That counts as polishing, right? :roflmao::roflmao:

I guess it depends on your definition of large quanties of water. My mind instantly went to uv filters and 500l tanks of potted water, but thst is rather more static than bushcraft uses I confess that i'm not a water filterer. I drink untreated rain water every day at work, so my gut used to...