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  1. troyka

    car boot bargins

    i found 2 car boot sales in weston super mare this weekend and picked up this little assortment of camping pans for £1.. http://flic.kr/p/a8CtaD i was on the lookout for a knife but didn't find one. anyone else get any car booty this week?
  2. troyka

    How to make new scales for Swiss Army Knife

    wow nice.. what wood are they? the hard way? do u know a tutorial like it with an easy way? (pref one where i don't drill the plastic on the originals)
  3. troyka

    How to make new scales for Swiss Army Knife

    photo tutorial looks cool http://www.jatagan.eu/_soubory/tutorials/koci1EN.htm
  4. troyka

    best charity shop purchases

    just found a copy of the survival handbook self sufficiency for everyone. Michael Allaby 1977 0„52.50 in charity shop in bristol
  5. troyka

    best charity shop purchases

    you lot have cheaper charity shops than in north somerset! its cheaper to buy a supermarket fair trade t shirt than a t shirt from a chsriity shop here. im guessing car boot sales would be a better bet, if i knew any local to me.
  6. troyka

    Mors' try-stick

    thanks for the blog link i will see if i can do some from the pics.. although i have no clue what some are for.
  7. troyka

    Recommend a turbo lighter please

    i have one of these http://www.lakelandbushcraft.co.uk/acatalog/Turboflame.html from a local shop, Ive not used it much as i don't need to start fires, n but i did re solder a light with it.. worked fine bit clumsy for the job but hey.. i have to say though if im sealing the cut end of para...
  8. troyka

    bushcraft uk in 2005

    i quite like the nav pics.. (although having txt nav is disability friendly.) and i like the 2 columns of the original. but as a new feature a txt size changer button thing.. and colour changer thing (java?) would be good
  9. troyka

    Mors' try-stick

    Hi, anyone know of some online instructions for a try stick? and can i do one with a Swiss army knife?
  10. troyka

    newbie from bristol

    hi welcome to the forum im in weston-super-mare
  11. troyka

    Victorinox Outrider_opening the slide-lock scale and a mod

    Both Mods are really nice, love the pin idea. i have a SAK with a little damage on the plastic, but dont whok where to begin changing it out for wood.. is there a tutorial, and can it be done with almost no tools?
  12. troyka

    Makes me mad - litterbugs

    agreed, As a youth worker i fight a loosing battle with people blaming the youth, when often its not.. my local field constantly has beer cans over it, and ive seen adults with very young children just leave entire picnic sites with half eaten food! i find dog owners the worst offenders...
  13. troyka

    woodburning tool?

    thanks i will try it out and see what i can do.
  14. troyka

    woodburning tool?

    hi i am making a walking stick for my farther in law, and wanted to carve something simple, but im not sure of my skill so i thought about woodburning, anyone do this? who can offer tips advice or point me at a website? also by the look of most tools they look like soldering irons...
  15. troyka

    Inspiration

    Over the last few weeks ive spent more time in my local woods than ever before and I just wanted to say thanks to you all ive been reading the forum on and off for years and have been inspired recently to just get out in nature a bit more, im an avid cyclist and tend to go for a burn rather...
  16. troyka

    Merrell shoes...any good ?

    i just killed my last pair of Merrels, love em.. always look out for them in tkmax
  17. troyka

    making a walking staf

    ive done for about 22 mill at the bottom (my 22mill rubber Ferrel fits on it) to about at a guess 1"1/4 at the top
  18. troyka

    making a walking staf

    thanks for the advice guys.. ive set it aside for now to dry, i intend to inlay a micro compass in the top just to see if i can, here is a pic http://flic.kr/s/aHsjv5cMy3 also some para cord things what would be a nice darker wood to use for a stick? i may make a mobility stick at...
  19. troyka

    making a walking staf

    I've just been for a walk in my local woods, and cut me a sycamore staf. should i leave it to season or can it be used now? its green wood and im planning to strip most bark if not all and wax it at some point. i want to decorate it a little too.. maybe some pattern carving. this is my...
  20. troyka

    Bushcraft Magazine - Why So Expensive?

    the website for this mag shows a cover price of 3.50 per issue... how come the sub is so high?