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    Sold Wood Tools Compound Curve & Open Curve R/H Spoon Knives + sheaths, S.Djarv Carving Hook RH 60mm, Gransfors Hand Hatchet

    Just a heads up that I'm away for a few days so I'm still contactable regarding these items but won't be able to ship until w/c 13th November.
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    Sold Wood Tools Compound Curve & Open Curve R/H Spoon Knives + sheaths, S.Djarv Carving Hook RH 60mm, Gransfors Hand Hatchet

    Robin Wood Spoon Knives - Compound Curve and Flatter Curve, both with fire hose sheaths - £40 each BOTH SOLD Svante Djarv Carving Hook - RH grind 60mm - I've adjusted the outside bevel on this a little to make it cut a bit smoother - £60 SOLD Gransfors Hand Hatchet w leather sheath -...
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    Reestablishing Scandi Grind

    Well as it happens part of the reason for wanting to reestablish the scandi is because I’d like to move it on - I have a mora 106 for spoon carving etc and don’t really use the woodsman as I find the blade is too chunky for ‘normal’ cutting use so I want to grab a fallkniven tk4 as I think...
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    Reestablishing Scandi Grind

    Hi all, I have a Casstrom Woodsman which is a nice knife but, through error on my own part when I was more inexperienced, the grind it a bit off since resharpening. I've tried resetting it using a combination of diamond stones and MDF/Sandpaper (my preferred sharpening method now) and...
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    Need a bill hook, advice wanted

    Get a secondhand Elwell from eBay or from a reputable second hand tool seller - new billhooks are nowhere near the quality of the old ones. You’ll probably have to sharpen it or reprofile the edge but you’ll get a tool that will last and will be very useful - I use a billhook at work loads -...
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    waterproofing clothing what products or homemade works best

    Cheers Chris - yep my workwear does get dirty! I'm a nature reserve ranger so out in all kinds of muck (up to my ankles in cowpats fixing a fence in the rain last week for example!). I tend to let my gear dry out and brush off the worst of the dirt otherwise I'd be washing it every other day!
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    waterproofing clothing what products or homemade works best

    Regarding Nikwax on cotton/polycotton - I wear work trousers everyday that are made from these materials, how 'waterproof' does the Nikwax make them? I don't need downpour proof but walking-through-long-wet-grass and showerproof would be good...
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    For Sale Fjallraven and Swanndri

    Bushshirt arrived - looks like new, quickly delivered too - thanks!
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    For Sale Fjallraven and Swanndri

    Looks like the medium is the right size so I'll have it if it's still available?
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    For Sale Fjallraven and Swanndri

    What are the measurements on the bush shirt? I’m normally a 38” chest
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    'Eco-friendly' alternative to 3in1 oil?

    Hey! I tend to use a couple of oilstones for sharpening stuff (knives and billhooks mainly) but I'm a bit uneasy about using 3in1 as I assume it's petroleum based - any ideas on a more eco-friendly alternative?
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    Chipped edge...

    well I'm now wondering if i was sharpening it too 'fine' - I took it to my 'old' stone last night, which is just a b&q blue oilstone that I've always used for sharpening my Mora, and then I gave it a decent strop afterwards. Spent the day today in the woods on a course and did some batoning...
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    Chipped edge...

    I’ve just followed the bevels that were on the knife already…
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    Chipped edge...

    OK, so why is that? because of something I'm doing when I sharpen or the steel?
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    Chipped edge...

    Hi all, I bought a Castrom Woodsman a few months back, very happy with it but I've got a little bit of a problem with chips in the edge... Now I'll admit I'm not the world's most skilled sharpener, but I can get this knife to 'shaving' sharp using a 1000/6000 bear whetstone and then stropping...