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Spiderweb fishing in a survival/bushcraft setting: http://willowhavenoutdoor.com/general-survival/survival-spider-web-fish-net/ Cheers, Tom

That´s fantastic, thank´s for showing! It took me two pic´s to realise that the rock in the entrance was your cap ;) Cheers, Tom

Over at paleoplanet someone managed to make fire with an adaptation to the Gaucho brace drill method (video): http://www.bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40317 Cheers, Tom

Beautiful work Wayland and a stunningly coloured piece of wood! I made similar goggles out of coconut shell last winter: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66209&highlight= The three-hole-thingy, that I also made out of coconut shell, works great for adjusting the cord...

Flint & iron pyrites/marcasite! Works good in combination with (untreated) horse hoof fungus. Cheers, Tom

For fire piston use of Tragopogon seedheads: Only use the umbrella-shaped discs and discard the little stalks with the actual seed. Use some of the 'umbrella's' to form a fluffy ball and insert into the tinder cavity, then light them as you would with any other fire piston tinder. Well...

Wonderful pics again and a beautiful knife. I think your baseball sized fluffy seedhead is a Tragopogon species, good tinder that works even in a fire piston. Cheers, Tom

A sh?tty knife!?!?!?!?! You´re kidding... The first to film that himself would make a hit on youtube though... Cheers, Tom

Thank´s all for the nice words! Kerne, searching might take a while; most ermine moth species are very dedicated to one species of tree. I only found 2 trees covered in the whole park. There´s another park in my hometown that had more veiled trees (willow overthere) last year, if I have...

Nice ;) Cheers, Tom

I found no difference in strength between a piece of cordage left in water overnight and a dry one. When it is still a sheet (as on the tree) it sheds most water but can get wet. I haven´t tried making it into cordage when wet though but I suspect that it will not affect the silk´s strength...

As another experiment I´m gonna attach a weight to the little piece of cordage I made and hang it outside, I´m very curious how long it will take to fall apart. Cheers, Tom

Wednesday I encountered this veiled tree in the park near my work (it was pristine then): It´s the combined work of thousands of caterpillars of a species of ermine moth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine_moth) Out of curiosity I stripped a piece of the silk from the tree bark, it...

So why is it called a hybrid and not just a hungry timber wolf? That Stacey looks cute though ;) Cheers, Tom

Red-tailed hawk, coyote and fisher? Cheers, Tom

another vote for mink and moorhen egg Cheers, Tom

Nice pic´s again Alfredo! `tanatosi` means playing dead? Cheers, Tom

Thank´s for posting Uzumlubay! Cheers from Holland, Tom

and it's one of the best natural tinders there is, good for flint & steel, magnifying glass, parabolic mirror and fire piston firestarting! Use the light/orangy parts for firestarting, the darker bits for tea. Cheers, Tom

If there nesting in a tree there probably not peregrine falcons but kestrels, they use old nests of other birds like crows. Peregrines build there nest on rocky cliffs or (here in Holland where there are virtually no natural cliffs) on edges of high buildings. Cheers, Tom