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    Craft knife

    It's two pieces of flat brass bar, and the blade groove was milled into the inner surface of one piece using a router with a small HSS end mill, and some creative fixturing. Then the two halves were sweat soldered together. Similarly, the step on the outside was milled using the same router...
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    Craft knife

    It's not very bushcrafty I know, but I use a craft knife quite a bit, for leather cutting, as well as model making, which I have been doing a lot of during lockdown. My preferred knife is the Swann-Morton orange plastic craft tool handle, with a number 1 blade. Unfortunately mine has developed...
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    Walnut board !

    Nice shape. Did you start with an already flat plank, or was it hewn from a bit of log?
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    Ash bowl

    Beautiful! Ash is a lovely wood.
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    Brass and copper projects

    Beautiful work, some impressive skills on display l
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    Copper minichamp

    Wow! Absolutely stunning.
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    Forging course

    Nice! Looks like a good handy blade.
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    2020 - The Year of Projects

    Looks pretty good to me!
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    My 1st Cook's Knife

    Nice! Shame the blade won't stay shiny for very long, but I expect it will develop a nice patina soon.
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    Folding Small Table

    Nice work! Looks really strong too, probably more than enough for anything you might want to put on it.
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    Knife Lanyard Knot - tied on the table

    Your tutorials on Instructables are always clear and concise. Thanks for sharing such a useful knot.
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    Learning some more fine woodworking - the Box Making course

    That box is a work of art! Nice to see some proper hand tool skills.
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    Weekend sanding

    Impressive sanding skills! And gorgeous knife handles.
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    I tried to build a bushcraft chair... and...

    Nice chair! Thanks for sharing.
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    Trilobite Knot

    Lovely useful knot! And a very well written tutorial.
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    Woodwork Marking Gauge

    As well as the odd bit of green woodwork, I like to do a bit of more accurate woodwork. Better accuracy comes from better marking out, with knife scribed lines, rather than pencil. I also have a traditional marking gauge, but the pin doesn't leave the best line, and is inclined to wander...
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    Spalted Birch

    A thing of great beauty!
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    zipper pull

    You never cease to amaze me with your range of complex, useful and pretty knots.
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    Knitted socks

    Mightily impressive knitting! Proper hand made socks are a treat to wear.