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    Two decades evidence of Birch tapping.

    Twenty years ago I posted about birch tapping, and what was then for me a new method with an auger, demijon plug and tubing. This was influenced by Ray Mears Bushcraft Four Seasons episode. Before that I just used a knife tip and a very small shaved stick jammed into the cut to direct the sap...
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    Wanted RM branded Fallkniven TK4s

    Looking for both the jigged bone and regular versions. As new boxed. Most be the RM versions with snow shoe logo and RM bushcraft etching. Cheers.
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    .50 cal Winds.

    Decided to take the plunge and check out the tree damage in my favourite woods by our house. It’s on a ridge and gets really windswept usually, but luckily there was only a couple of small birch and a few oak branches down as far as I could tell. So I went into the next woodland which is much...
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    Avatars

    So good to see everyones avatars restored to the bigger square versions again. Coming back on after the upgrade, I struggled to remember who everyone was as you couldn’t make out what their avatars were with the shrunken round versions. And some were completely lost in translation. Seeing then...
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    Trip Report Celebrating First Blood 40th Anniversary

    Here’s something to make HillBill happy. A couple of years back FerlasDave, Clem and I met up in the Welsh wilderness to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of First Blood. It was after all, one massive influence for those of us that grew up in the 80’s. We had a hi def projector, Lile knives...
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    Woodlore Knife Sale Scam

    Just a warning to people out there. Someone is trying to scam folks with a Woodlore sale on a few social media platforms. It’s one of my old Woodlores and they’re using pictures from an old sales thread on this site. It’s 100% a scam and the seller doesn’t own this knife. It’s not even in the...
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    Woodlore Pro is absolutely useless……

    …..at being a bottle opener. The blade is‘nt wide enough for my liking. You can’t get a good push off with the left thumb because it’s too close to the angled edge. He should have put one on there as he did with the Wilkinson Sword MK1 Survival. If it’s going to be the most important tool...
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    Happy days

    Not only did I get some Dalmore in the post today, but….
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    Kids [rollseyes]

    I have a little container that I used to keep (still do)a big nob of butter for frying up venison steaks, grouse, pigeon pheasant breasts etc when CLEM and I go out for Sunday bushcraft loafing adventures. For a while it went missing, then six months later it turns up out of nowhere back in the...
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    You know you’re getting old when……

    You’ve been waiting at the badgers sett sitting quite comfortably, then when it comes time for them to emerge you know you have to pee and thats not going to go away anytime soon no matter how much you squeeze your knees together and jiggle :livid:
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    Woodlore Pro Knife - Overview

    Trying very hard not to put any dirt on it :lmao: Details: Steel: O1 cryogenically treated carbon tool steel Hardness: 59 HRC Handle Material: Black Linen Micarta Fixings: Corby Rivet And Stainless Steel lanyard tube Weight without sheath: 195g Blade Length: 113mm Overall Length: 224mm...
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    Cold Case. Warning: Dead Stuff

    This is a fascinating one. Puncture wounds on both sides of the cranium. Deep. Whodunnit?
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    Paracording lanyard spree

    Went on a mad spree putting paracord lanyards on everything from kuksas and bowls to knives and hats today.
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    Stone Age Tools

    Following on from Pops’ Otzi thread. I have always had a fascination for the tools our ancestors made whilst living in this beautiful island, and I have a few original pieces I’ve managed to collect over the last few years. Pops has just rekindled my interest in knapping and I dug a couple of...
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    Down in the Mekong Valley today…..

    Cooking some venison stew. Or Charlie stew as John J likes to call it.
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    A Tribute to CLEMs Photogrophaphy

    I normally don’t post pictures of myself for many reasons. But over the years Clem of this parish has made me look cool. So this is a tribute to his photography. Which we all should see more of as he truly does justice to the wild places and atmosphere they create. Cheers mate for making a...
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    Woodlore Knives. The State of the Collection.

    Just a quick update on my collection. I’ve sold a few off so it’s looking pretty sparse now :biggrin:
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    Adder Emergence

    I’m slightly late in posting this. But can everyone who sees their first adder of the season post the date, time, habitat and location in this thread. I‘d be most grateful.
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    Robin Hood - Origins

    Here we go again. Please can someone make a decent Robin Hood film. Period correct and actually IN the greenwood. I knew this one was going to be suspect, but wow, not this suspect. There are a few RH films in the works, last count was five, plus a couple of TV series, one of which will be...
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    Ray mears wilkinson sword survival knife pre-dartmoor

    A rare and early example of Uncle Rays first knife design. Made by Wilkinson Sword in the early 80's. The knife has never been used and has teh original bluntish factory edge. The survival tube is present in the handle but has cracked due to age. The compass leaked in storage and rusted so I...