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  • BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    Lords Wood work party meet May 28~30 2021

    By adding your name you indicate you have read and understand the guidelines linked on post 1. Include this line on your paste. 1. woodspirits 28~30 2. danLovesToCamp 28-30 3. Diamond Dave 28-30 4. MikeeMiracle 29-30 5. Rumpole_Stiltskin 28-30 6. Greg & Ali 28 - 30 7. TinkyPete 28-30 8. Hodge...
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    Hennessey bottom entry insulation.

    I have a Hennesey (zip) with the foam mat insert, I find it far more comfortable than my DD Hammock which my Daughter now uses. As my daughter does not tend to come along when it is cold I pinch the DD UQ and hang it under my Hennesey - complete with foam matt. Lovely and toastie :) I just...
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    Who needs trees!

    Me and a mate climbed right to the top of a tree like that, we must have been 13. My mate took a dump at the top, which we thought extremely funny - until we started back down! :) Must be a big garden Stew?
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    Who needs trees!

    Not last night, it was windy, rainy and cold - but next time maybe :)
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    Who needs trees!

    Time flies, I bet that was 4 or more years ago now! She still comes out occasionally on canoe trips and to the North/Lords Wood meets. Too far for you I guess?
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    Who needs trees!

    We moved house recently and whilst house hunting both myself and my daughter had 'hammock trees' high on our list of priorities. We wanted 3+ bedrooms and 3+ trees:) Unfortunately suitable gardens were few and far between and we had to compromise on trees. What we did get was one of those...
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    Lords Wood work party and photo's April 23~25 2021

    Mostly packed - have a few jobs to do first but should be there mid to late afternoon. Anyone heard from Nobby recently?
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    Bird ID help.

    Without being able to see or hear it on your video I would guess at a Skylark. At this time of year they will hold position in the sky and twitter away endlessly, eventually dropping into the field
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    Lords Wood work party and photo's April 23~25 2021

    Do we have the option of camping in the copse Steve? I might be able to pursuade (how do you spell it!) Hannah to come if we can, she is not so keen on the dark woods :-)
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    Lords Wood work party and photo's April 23~25 2021

    1. woodspirits 23~25 2. danLovesToCamp 24~25 3. danLovesToCamp + 1 (Mark) 24~25 4 Muddy Boots 23 -25 5. Diamond Dave 23-25 6. Rumpole_Stiltskin 23-25 7. pieinthesky 23-25
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    Sanitising Hydration Bladders

    When I used mine regularly I would just rinse it out thoroughly (occasionally using milton) and store it in the freezer. This saves having to dry it out all the time which is not easy to do properly. It was always nice and fresh and mold free but my sister in law (who is not too clever)...
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    My first experience sharpening

    If you have got a burr you are nearly there. Once you have the burr move to the next grit and do 20 strokes or so on each side and then move to the next grit. When you are finished with the finest grit, a quick strop and you are done.
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    Best knife steel for prying and toughness/hardness?

    I have really abused a number of O1 knives and never had a failure yet. I do not pry with them but have battoned through knots that caused the blade to bend significantly. This is hardened to about 61Rc, you could go 59 or 60 for even more toughness. I am not saying O1 is the toughest steel...
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    Lords Wood December 11~13 2020 work party CANCELLED

    Adding your name indicates you have read and agree to the guidelines in the opening post. copy and paste this please. 1. woodspirits 11~13 2. Diamond Dave. 12-13 3. Rumpole Stiltskin 12-13 4. pieinthesky 11 - 13 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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    Lords Wood October 30th-1st November 2020

    Thanks to all for a great time yet again. I am calling the place Hollywood from now on :)
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    Lords Wood October 30th-1st November 2020

    By entering your name you indicate you have read the attached guidelines in the OP and will be free of any known Covid 19 symptoms on arrival, please copy and paste all of this text. !. Woodspirits 29~01 2. Oliver G 30~01 3. Diamond Dave 30~01 4. Hodge 28~01 5. pieinthesky 30 - 01
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    Makers advice please

    As long as you drill the holes in your scales accurately and the corbies go through the hole you will be fine. If it is a bit tight then just open up the hole with something abrasive in a drill. What you don't want is the holes not aligning and putting stress on the scales as you tighten...
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    LORDS WOOD *New venue*

    1. Woodspirits 28~30 2. Preper days tbc 3. Diamond Dave 28 - 30 4. Rumpole Stitskin 28 - 30 5. Ollie G 28-30 6. MikeeMiracle 29-30 7. TinkyPete 28-30 tbc due to work and family 8. Pieinthesky + Hannah and possibly Mrs Pieinthesky. 28-30
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    Canoe touring advice needed.

    The more sheltered lochs on the Scottish west coast looked very appealing when we were up there in a motorhome a couple of years ago. The midges can be evil though. You can do out and back trips on most rivers providing the current is manageable, best to head upstream first. You can usually...
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    Bike recommendations

    If you are not actually going to do any loaded touring then an Audax bike would be a very good choice. My Audax bike does all sorts - family rides on traffic free trails (OK) Club Rides (OK in the winter, a bit slow in summer when everyone else is on carbon) Long distance/day rides (perfect)...