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    Knives for beginners?

    Hello and welcome to the forum. I moved your thread here where it will be more at home with all the other knife threads. This is a topic that gets asked about frequently, and there are a lot of threads already. The short answer is: a Mora, or a Hultafors cranftsman. I agree that the...
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    A brief question

    I have used merino boxers from Janus and Devold from The Norwegian Store in Keswick. Their website shows limited stock but always worth calling. For synthetic I use Cool Silver by Rohan, now discontinued. Might try their Aether line if I ever wear out what I have, although that is unlikely...
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    Hi from South East Asia

    Hello and welcome to the forum. May I suggest you change your stated location from Stoke to where you are currently living. It makes for simpler communication and more relevant advice….you can easily update if you move on. Best regards Chris
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    News sources

    Video and link to ww3 prep source removed. Let’s keep the videos out of the thread. We are making an executive decision that there are news sources, and single subject narrative sources. The latter might have news, but they also consistently push a very narrow narrative and while you can...
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    Rats

    Will be interested to hear how you get on. Was going to buy one for my folks to deal with a few rats. Have read some disappointing reviews.
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    Driving Around The World (New to BushcraftUK)

    Hello and welcome! Regarding photos, you can use Tapatalk from a mobile to paste, in which case the photos are hosted by Tapatalk, or you can use https://imgbb.com/, or you can take out the paid Full membership and attach direct. https://bushcraftuk.com/community/account/upgrades Just don’t...
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    How super steels and Damasteel are made…

    Stainless Damascus - Damasteel
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    SODBUSTER knife ?

    I gave a Sodbuster to a friend, it had a D2 blade, don’t remember the brand. Be warned, the factory edge was very obtuse and I gad a fair bit to do on a very coarse (120 or 220grit) to get it to where it would cut. Had the same thing on a Case multi blade. Just seems the way “traditional “...
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    Recurve Blade sharpening KIt

    If you are not concerned about the source of the product (no idea where made…probably not UK), this diamond sheet is good for making curved sharpeners. https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-diamond-sheet-1-000g-103267 Oh, and these things have two flat sides, one concave and one convex...
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    Recurve Blade sharpening KIt

    Maybe something here. https://www.oldtools.co.uk/collections/sharpening-tools Old enough they might have been made in UK, cheap enough that you won’t worry about rounding corners. Google and eBay search for Charnley Forest stone. Am assuming that the steel is some reasonable easy to sharpen...
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    Recurve Blade sharpening KIt

    Don’t really understand the “UK manufacturer” part. Bit like hoping to find a UK located manufacturer of TVs. Even within industrial abrasives, which has a wider market than knife sharpeners, it is hard to find anything UK made. There are UK companies that sell stuff made elsewhere, from...
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    Pump Drill and Bear comes clean

    yeah, I too thought he might mean that, but there was less fun to be had joking about those. I reckon they would just be too slow to work.
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    Pump Drill and Bear comes clean

    You mean an 18v lithium ion Bosch or Makita? Cannot think of a single reason, other than weight, battery life, inefficiency, lack of challenge, and stubborn traditionalism. :biggrin2: I saw one of the Royal Society Christmas lecturers use a battery drill to make friction fire.
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    Licensing for Knife Sellers or Importers

    This appears to be a good point to say this. Going to great lengths to obscure meaning in posts, trying to say without saying, invariably just winds up with ambiguous posts that can be read as supporting either side of an argument. When asked for clarification, evading and using antagonistic...
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    What are you listening to?

    Two steps from hell, compilation. Gamazda piano cover. Caitlin De Ville electric violin covers
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    Sold Maratac AAA torches x 2

    Is that £25, of which £5 is for postage, or £25 plus £5 UK postage?
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    GMail will use your data to train AI (ie. read all your private emails)

    YouTube channel “Cyber Waffle” has a number of videos on the subject of VPN legislation, age verification and security concerns.
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    New Here – Dunfermline Native on a Job Trip

    Hello and welcome to the forum!
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    Whittling knife recommendations

    Oh oops! I didn’t read all the way to the bottom to see your name!
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    Whittling knife recommendations

    I have enjoyed the M23 Ranger Cub. Not fancy wood handle, but great ergonomics, very secure grip, induction hardened edge for high sharpness and retention. I bought mine last simmer in the US, only to find Tony had reviewed one in March...