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I use one, but only if I am sitting or standing around in the rain for ages. I wouldn’t wear one in a forest tbh, and my experiences are no matter how hard it’s raining, when in a forest (dense type) you don’t get so much water down at ground level that I need extra waterproof so I just stick to...

Tea for me, I drink it out of preference for all else! Yorkshire loose leaf in a pot :)

I carry just some basics Small torch and a spare battery Small pocket knife Bank cards x 2 (credit and debit) Modest amount of cash - £100 500ml Drink bottle Phone Reading book My ‘can’t do without’ medications (just a couple) I dress for the weather, but in the cooler months I will put a...

Yeah it was entirely his idea, he put a bark lid on it before pulling it up in the tree!

My nephew and I were in desperate need of some ‘downtime’ and our usual ‘disconnect and reset’ camp out. We headed to our usual spot, the shelter had partially fallen over in a storm but the tarp wasn’t ripped - we left it as will redesign and move it in the spring. Fire pit was fine, and...

I am in my happy place

I have 3 60l drums linked in series with pipes at the top, water enters number 1 and that’s where the majority of the silt and leaves collects, some in number 2 and barely any in number 3. There is a takeoff tap on 2 and 3, 2 quite near the bottom and 3 it’s about 4 inches up so any silt is...

I got 5, 9 +18 wrong

Like wise, I have binned off alcohol aswell early last year due to ongoing health issues (not alcohol related but made worse by alsohol). I wasn’t a big drinker anyway but it was surprise the damage even a little can do. Also free beers have really upped their game now, and there are some jives...

Thanks :) We must sort out a tooling session, just struggling a bit with family and work time to actually have spare time lol

A commission piece, custom IWB pancake sheath for a small knife a chap uses at work, his previous sheath was pleather and fell apart when worn daily. Quite pleased how this came out, the chap wanted some changes to dimensions and construction and had a budget to work to which I managed to...

That’s cool, you have essentially made a piece of pull up leather. Will make some lovely wallets.

Very nice, great job

That’s super, and yes roughing the leather before gluing is definitely worth doing. I often make prototypes from PU leather sheets just to get a feel for how it will go together, I don’t stitch them though, I just staple them. Don’t chuck pro types aaway lol, they can be unpicked and the...

Super start, following :)

Sheesh, that’s a nuts price. They also look machine sewn (nothing wrong with that but…… )

Yeah I know right, I was thinking g maybe 25-30 quid but a couple hundred is nuts imo!

Looks great and when it has some wear on it will be amazing, well done. For the edges, I like a piece of burlap or canvas to burnish - just keep going until it’s the finish you want. I sometimes rub some beeswax over the edge also, and burnish that fast to melt it in, gives a deeper shine and...

I never oil my leather, I wet-form, stain and then polish/seal It’s coming together well though :) good job!

Thanks :)