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1/4" stuff ? Oh to be so lucky as to find some 1/4" ! The only time I had a go at forging a piece of a leaf spring I think it must have been more like 7/16" thick. Boy does that take some hammering to thin down !

Nice ! Fill it and drain it well Red. Enjoy your 'sup' and be well. :beerchug: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I wonder if this little phrase will find it's way into Bushcraft Lore ? It ought to, it's so..... well.... right...

Flitz is a brand name for a type of metal polish. Very similar to Autosol Chrome Polish. looks a bit like toothpatse and comes in a toothpaste type tube too. You can get it from places like car spares shops, Halfords and even the Motoring Aisle in some of the larger Tescos and the like.

Do you mean the type with the little ferro rod set into the side of a block of magnesium that you make scrapings of magnesium to light with the ferro rod, or a good old decent sized, stand-alone, ferro rod ? I've used both, but tend to prefer the ferro rod for normal firelighting as I...

As far as I know, "ferro" rods are basically a giant version of the sort of so called "flint" you get in a cigarette lighter. They are made of an alloy of many metals called "ferrocium" which is known to produce large, long lasting sparks. The fact that the alloy contains some magnesium helps...

Nice work Mike, and no need at all to apoligise for the "freehand" artwork. One thought that crosses my mind though. Why not have a bash at getting some leather dye onto the original sheath and see if you can't get that down to a reasonable hue ? I've been surprised to find that a good dose of...

SWMBO always regrets not buying a tee shirt with this on it when we saw it... "Slowly, surely, One by one, The penguins stole my sanity !" and I want the one I saw that said... "My idea of proper Gun Control is hitting what I aim at !" A mate has a good one which reads.. "This...

"Buyer beware" is the best advice I feel I can give regarding "El Cheapo" brand diamond hones. I've tried them in the past and found that they wear out after about half a knifes-worth of sharpening. Getting a little more technical, cheap diamond hones are made with poly-crystaline industrial...

I'll second Weavers words. I have DMT bench-hones but they live in the workshop for plane blades and the like. If I can't sharpen something with my Diafolds, it's in a very poor state indeed. I've sharpened everything from the small blades on Swiss Army Knives to billhooks and machetes with my...

Hi Greg, As you might see in this thread http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20985&highlight=sharpening+workshop.. I use, and swear by DMT hones for all my sharpening. I'm afraid that I have now sold all the hones I had so cannot help you personally, but suffice to say that...

Dwardo, What size pop studs do you need fella ? I can let you have 2 or 3 of them and I'll post instructions as to the best way to fit them if you don't have the proper setting tool for them too. I have them with heads that are.. 15mm diameter, (not very many of those at the moment but could...

That's a neat idea. I like the fact that these could be prepared in advance and kept in a pack in suitable container until needed. You call it a "cigar", and as I enjoy a good cigar myself I can see that a cigar tube (from an individual Havanna) would make the ideal container for one (or two...

If you're desperate to keep your kettle chimney spotless try removing the sooty tar with something like White Spirit or Turps. To be honest, my battered old Kelly Kettle has a build up in it that is probably 3 times as thick as the aluminium that it's on. To stop sooty dust falling out of the...

Hi guys, As those who know me are already aware, I swear by diamond hones for sharpening just about anything. Whether it's a blade that simply needs a little more attention than a few wipes on the strop, or a full re-profile job. Obviously, you need a range of grit sizes to be able to cover all...

Any of the dedicated wasp nest destoyer powders or foams should do the trick, but don't be tempted to use the stuff during daylight. The wasps are active during the day and an approach to the nest then is likely to result in annoyance on their part, and pain on your part(s). Treat the job more...

Neat idea John ! Not something I'd like to try to knock up whilst out in the woods ( it takes just too much effort and sooo much charcoal to smelt decent steel :lmao: ) but as most of us carry our kits made up, including our favourite bearing blocks, I think that's an idea that will catch on...

If you can really see the lock being a problem for you with regards to the legal aspect, you could always disable the lock. I'd suggest drilling a tiny hole through each side ofthe locking ring and into the wood of the handle and inserting a tiny pin to prevent the ring from being rotated...

I had the chance to show the bow-drill to an old friend the other day. He and I used to play together as kids and we often used to try stuff like bow-drill and the like whilst playing over the fields or up the woods. Well, now his own kids are older than we were when we met, and I was round at...

I've tried hazel on hazel a few times now and still haven't managed a coal from the combination. Hazel drill and any one of elder, lime, ivvy or sycamore and I can normally get a coal in next to no time.