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He will be remembered for many, many years to come. A true hero of our time. Rest in peace Sir Tom.

The Leylandii I’ve been storing for a while has been quite a surprise. By all rights it should be a horrible firewood - soft, often resinous, low calorie but the stuff I’ve been burning has been great - fairly hot coals, decent heat, low smoke. Best of all its the one wood that is the most...

Yes. Undeservedly Spicy toward a few members if I remember rightly.

I must admit I do miss British Blades. There were some great posts and articles on the forum that were more than useful - there was some really talented and knowledgable folk who regularly contributed. Shame it’s all lost now. It was active too and there often seemed to be a BB exclusive...

Yes Brooke and Dave really look like there living the good life across there. Very resourceful couple and always a joy to watch.

This series of vids by Bush radical is definitely worth a watch...

That looks great - like it would make a really solid user. - Is that 3mm stock? What are your plans for the sheath?

I really like Hawthorne and Oak (old as possible) for the logs and nice bit of straight grained birch for kindling. I try and save any cherry wood for the summer bbq‘s.

My shortlist: 6hp petrol wood chipper. Spyderco Chaparral. Dewalt battery polesaw. Realsteel Luna.

The TLIM bushie looks like it’s going to be a good un. :) Always fancied trying some of his 52100. I will be looking forward to seeing the finished knife.

It’s not just your Friday afternoon knife, There’s loads of stuff on Bark Rivers questionable QC on the other side of the pond. They have developed a reputation for miss-selling steels; Premium stainless steels rusting like tool steels etc and having less than great customer service. I don’t...

Ive worn out a loads of work trousers marketed as “hard use“ and “tough“ etc and I’ve found snickers to be consistently poor, or should I say absolute crap! Best I’ve used is black knight - very durable and comfortable. That said I still have a pair of Arco essentials that are still going...

Dry it out then give the entire handle few coats of Danish oil or similar. My Opi 7 hasn’t stuck since I did this.

Ive had many Wellies as Im never out of them this time of year and I tend to get through them quite fast. The best I’ve had are my current Skellerup Quattros. I’ve owned them 12 months and they’ve already outlasted more expensive ones. They’re comfy too.

I‘d say they’re are better / at least as good hard use knives out there for less... The Jakaripukko 140’s blade length and geometry appear similar to the strong arm but uses a better steel, has a great sheath (seriously one of the best out there) costs less and looks better. I have one that’s...

I still have the scar from my first knife when I was 6, it folded down on that skin between the index finger and thumb. Lots of blood but never showed it to parents as I knew it would likely be my last knife for a while. So a nice fixed - The Mora basic 511. It has a grippy handle with decent...

This is my earlier version. I believe the new x3’s are a different design. Again, Brilliant tool. It must be said that the Edge retention has been outstanding, as has its ability to resist a proper rusting.

I’ve used many billhooks over the years in various jobs, some were truly awful - poor blade geometry, uncomfortable to use and woefully off-balance etc. I never bothered to check who they were manufactured by but I certainly never looked forward to using them. Some were passable, some were OK...

A good chimney sweep also a good bit of kit. :D

I get hold of a lot of leylandii logs from my job through the year. Far from the best burning wood with regard to heat output, but I get it for nothing. Once seasoned properly it does burn quite well. The longer you can dry the wood the cleaner it will burn. Aside from selecting non-toxic wood...