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We used to cut and rake the hay into rows, then use a bailer when it had dried some. I did pick up a bale which had a garter snake caught in the top and having it wrap around my arm almost caused a heart attack.... We untangled its tail and it seemed OK.

I ate a lot while haying in Saskatchewan and they came in clouds. Took too long to spit them out back when we threw rectangular bales. Forty years later and I'm still doing OK. Well I do get a bit strange at times, but I attribute that to rye and age...

A big truck brakedrum with designs cut out with a torch also works:

That's incredible! Once they are gone then their genetic stock is gone forever - which could be sooner than we think.

I wish I could be positive about re-introduction because they are gorgeous animals. Unfortunately their mating call sounds identical to a woman screaming for help, which may cause a few issues. Also unfortunate is that like other predators they are given to exploiting opportunities such as even...

I used to have a big pet garter snake for a while, and it sure liked body heat, and being in clothing. Then we had a ministry directive that no live garter snakes were allowed in schools due to a student getting a bite to which he displayed an intense allergic response. From handling lots...

Back in the day Cliff Stamp wanted a 2kg Hults and so I went looking for a good one. And when I saw everything local had warped heads I drove everywhere to find a good one (which is a long way here). The best of them all was still warped so I sent it gratis and with warning. His review is...

I have. And their history is not a happy story. That being said, and despite the horrible history of Dale, Chad and I told things correctly. http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/racquette/nessmukbydale.html I stand by it now, for all that he should be criticised (burned/crucified/stoned to death)...

Yeppers! However whether the same quality control was used om the German labelled axes as with Iltis - who knows?

I believe that a person would be wise to select the best one of a bunch and not order onlne. Basically Iltis Oxhead were the goto axe for clearing/limbing soft stuff like alders, until their QC went downhill with mis-aligned heads, poor grind, and they were replaced with other brands by many...

I think that most here seem to agree that all depends on what you want to do. Years ago I had a few hours to spend in Vancouver and so went around to some of the big outdoor stores. It was all very interesting, but in the end I didn't buy anything. I was amazed that they simply didn't have...

I think that what you've accomplished is to remove the worst parts of the top shoulder of the secondary bevels and so allowed the allowed sharp edge to cut properly. The problem is how to sharpen that edge when it gets blunt. Unless the person who put the secondary bevels on was good, I'm also...

If anyone gets enjoyment from the videos, then I'm happy I found them and posted the link! I remember the first time I was old and responsible enough to cut out those squares of newspaper with a knife in bulk! I started very young, cutting them one at a time with scissors, to keep me busy...

I would agree - unfortunately. And I've been there, done that and should have got the T shirt. And it took two years. Any time that anyone ever goes against your kids in a situation like this, start collecting the paper trail which will lead to their removal. Your first impulse will be to think...

I love your explanation! From many years ago when people started to get creative with survival knife design: http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/hjsb.html Nothing compared to bushcraft knife design of course...

Hemp fiber for fine articles is getting to be a bit of a niche product here. I got some samples of fine cloth and non-drug hempseed oil to try when a commercial operation set up. I simply didn't believe the fabric after only seeing hemp fiber in rope and sacking, before. Here stinging nettles...

My apologies to you and this forum. I just wanted to point out the movie in the way most commonly spelled in the archives. This "fur on the outside" is not a debate but about how the whites killed the natives via blankets and donated clothes. Yep I can see how I inflamed someone. It would...

And I thought I was the one who lived in the frozen north! I am still wearing one of the expensive wool shirts I got a few years back, and actually dug out last week. Despite the cashmere component it's still noticeably a wool shirt in warm temps, though not bad at all.. I always look carefully...

I wouldn't know. I went with the advice of the time, and those breeches worked despite being super thick moleskin in all weather. It's only now that I wonder why moleskin was recommended since that was a time when wool still ruled. Last week when a record storm and power outage occured...

Back in the 60's when I was out on mountains in Wales and Ireland, the standard was heavy knee length wool socks (plus gaiters), moleskin climbing breeches, ex-army wool shirts, wool pullover and an anorak. The cotton anorak and super thick breeches worked well, especially in blocking wind. I'd...