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I can only reiterate the above. If you want a , good quality, brand new 'felling' axe you will either have to bite the bullet and fork out 'serious' money for an imported item or a hand-made axe done by a skilled 'smith. A better option is to watch E-bay and try buying an axe made by one of the...

I have access to a long narrow piece of woodland where I walk nearly everyday. I have a firepit down there and am always looking for this sort of thing as I go through. All the bigger stuff is 'out of bounds' if it's 'good' wood (ash or hawthorn) as the landowner wants that for home, but stuff...

I like a cup of coffee when I reach the end of my regular dog walk. I have a fire-pit there and a hidden kettle :) My trick is to take water, powdered milk ( or a small scavenged bottle of the real stuff) and my tin mug. In the mug are home-made sachets of coffee mix. For me that's one and a...

Vacuum packed, home made, all-butter flapjack with mixed dried fruit and a few chopped glace cherries in it :) Lasts ages and is truly delicious. I strongly recommend making several differing slabs well in advance so you can experiment to find your preferred additives to the recipe (I like...

1. Who mentioned flares ? Not I. 2. The smoke grenades I bought were less than a tenner each. I have vac-packed them individually to prevent water ingress. They are perfectly lawful to possess and to use. 3. I hoped the info, and the idea, might be of help to someone who, like me takes such...

I have one sitting in a cupboard unused these days. 120 litres of gear adds up to quite a weight and my back and are getting no younger ! It wasn't cheap but it's a hell of a pack. If I need more than a 45litre packs-worth of kit these days I take the Land Rover ! :lol:

These are smoke grenades, not flares. Slowworm ... A quick Google shows a couple of retailers in Devon (I searched 'Fireworks Devon). That, and a couple of phonecalls might be fruitful. Also a hell of lot cheaper than those you'll get from a chandlers.

I hope this is in the correct section ..... I recently had a chat with a helicopter pilot who used to fly an Air Ambulance. He and I are both shooting men and conversation tripped towards the fact they we (and many if not all good bushcrafters) often find ourselves in the absolute middle of...

A whole pallet of fatwood ?? You sure it wasn't just perhaps pressure treated with something smelly and flammable ? Mind you ... either way winner winner turkey dinner :)

:lol: If you can find a trout in the upper Great Ouse or the Nene you's a better fisher than me laddy ! Having spent 6 years as the Head Bailiff for one of the local clubs I know that stretch of river ;)

Is that the one with removable side pouches, each about 10 or15 litre ?

What a shame they chose to do this during the traditional 'Closed Season' when you can't fish the rivers. My shooting mates little lad is now old enough to sit still and listen and we'll be getting him 'hooked' this Summer via the traditional method .... A size18 hook, single maggots, and more...

This answers the questions in my mind ! I recently 'fettled' 3 supposedly identical BRKT knives for a client and the way the hones felt on them told me that they were definitely not the same as each other. 2 of them were very obviously softer. One of those was a pig to get a good edge on that I...

I pitch my tent in the 'full flat grind camp'. Quicker and easier to sharpen than a Scandi grind (IMO) and far better for the sort of cutting I do. A slim profile full flat grind will make penetrative cuts so much easier than a Scandi. The Scandi gets thick too quickly behind the edge. Those who...

That was filmed in a portacabin that served as my workplace years ago. Filmed and posted by my mate and work colleague. That 110 had been out with me that night and had paunched out and de-footed about 20 rabbits before I called in to see my mate on the way home. To the O.P. ... A 110 simply...

Shinken has nailed it I think ;) Yes guys, my website is down for the time being, but I'm still up and running :) PM me if I can help with anything. Note ... Latest batch of strops are black leather, not the old style pale cream colour. It's exactly the same leather in all but colour. Between...

It can help a great deal to have the log on top of the axe as you bring it down, but the extra weight that you lift and swing needs controlling properly to avoid accidents. However ... Unless you are struggling for wood why bother with tricky looking knotty logs at all ? If you're out in the...

A well heat treated piece of good blade steel should be able to take and hold a good edge, IF that edge is set up correctly in the first place. Useful sharpness is not all about whether the blade will shave arm hair. A well polished 90 degree angle can do that, but you'd not want to try...

You can see my design for a solution to your problem here ... http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?145365-Archers-Chisel-Knife&highlight=archers+knife I even have one in stock at the moment ;)

I have an Elwell 7, known as the 'Forest Blazer' that was my fathers. Elwell did these in a variety of head types, some super long and slim (true 'felling' axes, like mine) and others thicker in profile (more 'general purpose'). Some were thicker still for predominantly splitting work. How thick...