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welcome aboard :)

enjoyed reading your post, I like your ethos, thanks for sharing :)

welcome aboard :)

welcome aboard from a full-time leatherworker :)

nicely done looks good

the Crannog is a magic place, just over the hill from me. I do a lot of work there so get free entry, but surprised these haven't been snapped up. Well worth a visit, and then some!

I bet it was an adventure for your lad all the same :) though im not keen on building shelters or finding them when out, especially when the forest has been butchered to knock one up for a day. It just doesn't sit with the leave no trace philosophy. building them out of fallen branches without...

thanks really appreciate the feedback :)

haha absolutely thanks ;)

i've been wearing turnshoes for years so plenty used to it, i wear them day to day in the workshop and find them very comfy especially with sheepskin insoles. I like wearing them out especially as you do feel the ground more, and so it forces you to walk a little slower taking in more with the...

I made a mix of linseed oil and beeswax and painted it on hot then melted it in more with a hair dryer . But I ran out whilst doing it so only the center 2/3 is treated Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

It's holding up pretty well as an outer layer so far, but needs a LOT more use before i'll give a true verdict :)

I picked the pans up in norway in july, made by a dutch smith Smederij Goyland on facebook

A few weeks ago I was camping out at loch Moy with a pal. It was a great opportunity to test a lot of my historic kit as I'm researching and developing more Pictish living history gear. I'm not happy with everything, but it's early days and a good start to seeing what works and what needs...

Some photos of my own in use (its a little different and undyed as it was my prototype but still very similar) Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

I give you the Celtic Crannog bag. This is my interpretation of the bag remnants found at Loch Glashan Crannog site here in Scotland, dated approx 6/7c . Loch Glashan is on the west coast of Scotland, putting these bags in Dal Riata territory, so they are most likely early Scots Dalriadan in...

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superb, always wanted to have a go at this

Aye plenty, as many as you like :)

welcome aboard :)