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another vote for mink and moorhen egg Cheers, Tom

Nice pic´s again Alfredo! `tanatosi` means playing dead? Cheers, Tom

Thank´s for posting Uzumlubay! Cheers from Holland, Tom

and it's one of the best natural tinders there is, good for flint & steel, magnifying glass, parabolic mirror and fire piston firestarting! Use the light/orangy parts for firestarting, the darker bits for tea. Cheers, Tom

If there nesting in a tree there probably not peregrine falcons but kestrels, they use old nests of other birds like crows. Peregrines build there nest on rocky cliffs or (here in Holland where there are virtually no natural cliffs) on edges of high buildings. Cheers, Tom

Apologies to you then Southey, There was no offence intended in my original post Cheers, Tom

But U Shouldn't Have Called Ray A Firestarting Type... Cheers, Tom

They´re looking good Ron! Cheers, Tom

Nope, it´s a downy woodpecker but still a lovely bird, just like the other species in the pic´s Cheers, Tom

That's a fantastic thing you started Butuki, and I hope there will be a great response to this topic. All the best, Tom

Flint will only create usable sparks for firestarting when it´s used in combination with hardened carbonsteel (a traditional firesteel or old file) or a lump of marcasite/pyrite. A random large pebble could create sparks with flint but these are too weak to start a fire. Cheers, Tom

Remove the spikes first ! ;) Cheers, Tom

Welcome Maro Cheers, Tom

Rui, The word Down also means the soft feathers of a bird. Some plants have equally fluffy material on or inside their parts that can be ignited. Cheers, Tom

Thank's for posting this Rui. I found a spanish bushcraft-site where this plant is mentioned: http://paleoforo.foroes.net/t427-hierba-yesquera-bugalho-o-erva-isqueira And am I right in thinking that the Portuguese word isqueira means something like igniting? Cheers, Tom

Good evening and welcome here Tilia, I think the the people here on BushcraftUK will enjoy pictures of your flintknapping work and your amazing corkscrew walking poles as much as we do over at the Dutch bushcraftsite :) Grt, Tom

Here´s BOD´s thread on the Semelai/Jakun fire piston: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36224&highlight=semelai Cheers, Tom

BOD and Bandel4 have posted on fire pistons from Malaysia, they are still used and made by the Semelai from the mainland. Cheers, Tom

Robin and Trekkingnut, I delivered your DVD-copies to the post office this afternoon, they should be at your doorstep within a week or so (by regular mail). Cheers, Tom