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During the week I got a "suggested post" from Facebook which seemed to detail someone customising and fitting a kit pouch to the sheath of a MOD D-Type "survival knife". I managed to close it just as it opened and haven't been able to search my way back on to it. I don't suppose anyone knows...

Sorry for the daftness of this, but someone posted to FB last weekend on a UK Bushcraft/Prepper/Surplus group with pics of a small MOLLE pouch attached to the sheath of an MOD survival knife, I'd really like to find the post if anyone can help?

Not from the late lamented Knorr tablets, but from scratch? I did a quick search, but a prolific user who likes the stuff enough to have it as his username is skewing the results a bit! :D Long story short, I've fancied trying it for a while. I order a freezer load from a local butcher every...

I have a Spyderco Sharpmaker that I've decided is surplus to my needs. It's well used, I bought it 2nd hand from here, but perfectly serviceable. I've added a pair of boron nitride rods and will give the standard stones a good rub down with Barkeeper's Friend before swapping. It's one of those...

So, I live in Belfast, N. Ireland, on Monday evening I bought a couple of items from a local seller on eBay. He duly delivered them to a post office counter on Tuesday morning, service used was RM 48 Tracked. This morning my phone 'binged' with a message from Royal Mail, expecting to see a...

Is anyone aware of a smith making fixed blades in the style of Chris Reeve's offerings from the late Eighties? That would be a one-piece hollow handle type, preferably with change from a grand?

I've asked about sgian dhu in the past and managed to find a nice blade. I'm currently looking for a basket-hilt broadsword, dirk & sgian dhu. Live blades, early Jacobite era or earlier. "Matching" would be nice but not essential. I can pay... A bit. I'd want change from the cost of a good...

Anyone here done it? I assume it's a common conversion and someone will have documented the process.

Or daysac with a laptop pocket if you'd prefer. My near 20 year old unbranded Chinese one is finally coming to the end of its days, it cost about a tenner and owes me nothing. Prefer something not too spendy, but I could be persuaded to part with more cash for something shiny.

Any personal recs for a supplier of medium/heavy 100% wool tartan cloth suitable for creating my own great kilt?

Can anyone suggest a UK supplier for items like brass rings, rivets and sheet brass for making a Viking styled sheath? Can find a few on mainland Europe, but as we all know that's become a little more awkward lately.

Bought myself the TJM Fire Anchor to go with the Arinn Firebowl I got on kickstarter. Does seasoning over open fire work okay? I've a good collection of cast iron but I've always used the oven to season them. My concerns would be the effect of smoke and direct contact with the flames. Any...

Suffice it to say they're currently annoying me, having tried to make an order. Has anyone worked with them? Is their ordering process always deliberately obtuse?

Does anyone have some raw pine resin they'd flog me? Not the processed clear stuff. You'll also need to be in it happy to post to NI.

It's an Ethiopian savoury porridge, made from chickpea flour. I did it from scratch during the week, easy to do and very tasty. But I've now ordered a kilo of preseasoned mix for it, which it strikes me might be a handy base for a dahl like curry on the go, it cooks a lot quicker than whole lentils.

Okay, I hope I'm okay in doing this as it's an enquiry. Would there be much interest in a group buy of pressure canners from the 'States? I'm looking at the Presto 23qt canner. Not the best available, but it's common, has a good user/spares base and is relatively inexpensive, also being...

Does anyone know of a source for plain "just add water" rice in the UK? It's called Minute Rice in the States, and you can get that here in international grocers for silly money. But I'm looking for a UK/Euro source at "normal" prices. There are various flavoured snack pack things that fit the...

Anyone got one? Basically a French built and Peugeot engined G-Wagen. Thinking of one for vehicle shows and country fun & games.

Have sgean dubh been outlawed by any recent legislation? I can't find any traditional examples with 'live' blades.

I have one here that's near to perfect. Except for a heavily stained inside lid. When I say heavily, I mean it. Like a limescale but made of cofftea. Tried various acid/baking soda pastes, kitchen cleaners, scourers but nothing's shifting it. Any "magic" formulae?