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When I had cause to look into it years ago as a one time ceremonial knife maker I came to understand ' the market ' for what I made was in the US. Alas I couldn't get my act together to act on the US encouragement I had received to get making.

Yeah the Robin Wood Carving axe is scarily sharp I know and shaving sharp as a pal with arm hair discovered, but the sharpest edge tool I have used has just got to be the 1939 Solingen steel open razor I have and have used, well worn, it is that sharp

However there are those of us of whom have tired of the new venues to return to old bulletin boards, for myself to be in the process of closing down a lot of my stuff as have recognised the new ways are causing myself to become tired of the internet.

With only the cell phone to use these days I have one rule; if the number calling is not in my address book I don't answer as I look at this way, my cell phone is my front door and I don't have to answer it if I don't want to. Others that need access but can't give me a number to put in my...

Good ' point ', to say it's not often I have a specific need for the spear point tip of my SAK daily carry, but it's there in case I need it. Another knife I sometimes use is a Currey Lockspike to note it doesn't have a pointed blade and I don't miss it, mind I guess the locking Marline spike...

Yeah I got that recommendation this morning, to have just watched it for a question to form given participant comment re. how far we have strayed from our beginnings courtesy of the modern world The question ; How would folk plucked out of 21st century life fair now doing the same, would we...

Aye and it would appear various bushcraft suppliers have had a similar idea and there are various others scattered around the internet also exploring the rather sensible concept Chuckmuck - Leather Fire Steel Tinderbox Pouch - 85mm - Beaver Bushcraft & Leather As ever the voyage of modern...

Well I managed two weeks with a collapsed tooth crown that later required a foot filling using cloves to keep things ' bearable', so yeah cloves for tooth related stuff, mind peppermint can also work I have discovered - I spent some time relying on DIY dental. Am always using Comfrey for aches...

Strikes me a chuck box could also be the emergency car kit where in using as a chuck box, familiarity is gained plus note is kept of emergency kit contents .

House pongs a bit from making char cloth, yeah I know that one. But the flint striker, mine own comprises of an engineering file I just had to break up and painted hunter orange to save me losing it in the grass, to say yeah it strikes an ember or few every time with a bit of char resting on...

Having coming across this rather informative video describing UK animal sounds at night, I though others might might be entertained to hear, especially campers, potentially new campers The Strange Sounds You'll Hear While Camping

Yeah I noticed in the case of the frying pan the duossal is near three times the cost of the raw alloy pan with hard anno coming not far behind, where seeing as my little ' 27 frying pan is not in the best shape....I had had it 30 years and some things are not shape they started out as.

Bargantia as opposed to Brigantia - lol.

From what I remember the surface of aluminium is that it is kind of porous so will pick up colour as that is anodising works but usually after anodising the surface is somehow sealed, I forget how. As to hard anodising, I don't know the process involved in that or how it compares to just bog...

So who is involved in say Scouting to be in a position to teach the kids what perhaps they're not learning, for sure if folk don't get involved we can't expect the kids to learn what we think they need to learn

Instead of commerce existing to serve the consumer perhaps a transition has occurred for society to be conditioned to serve commerce where we may even come to find our governance

I think from what I have learned I should be more careful of plastics in storage given what can leach out of plastics when they age or are subjected to conditions the plastic is not particular designed to exist in. Seeing as I tend not to leave my trangia spirit burner ' fuelled up ' when it's...

Thank you everyone, several washes comprising bicarb of soda and hot water appears to have done most of the job. Most as in the washes didn't seem to remove a rather neatly shaped crescent of discolouration on the bottom of the kettle to have wondered, what caused that and why are the...

In such as walking to the station to be caught by a downpour, ever thought about wearing a poncho or carrying a brolly? I carry both a poncho and a brolly in my day bag for just such scenarios.

Imagine, we seize upon the latest wonder chemical to strip away the sebum that forms our natural waterproofing that not only waterproofs but keeps our skin elastic and slows aging and then we grumble over skin complaints caused by dry skin to slap on another wonder chemical in a bid to restore...