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Hi all! I've been sharpening away (following the wonderful 5 pound kit tutorial), but I can't seem to get the blade right. Even though it is quite shiny from going through the stages from the different grits, it's certainly not scratch free; the bevel is covered in fine scratches. Am I...

Hello all! I've been whittling away with my (first ever!) mora knife and it's got pretty blunt now, so it's definately time for a sharpen! I've seen lots of tutorials all over the place, which often mention Japanese wetstones, which I dont have unfortunately. I've found an old sharpening...

Hi all! My name's Pete and im from Thame in Oxfordshire. I'm on my gap year from university where I study music tech up in Huddersfield. It's only been within the last year or so that i've really developed a keen interest in being outdoors at all. When I grew up I seemed alot more...

I was reading a thread not so long ago about gear, and saw a little stove made out of the tea strainer part of a teapot. Unfortunately after searching I cant remember for the life of me where that post was. (come forward whoever made it!) So just wondering what bits of gear you've all made...

Hello all! As i'm new to both bushcraft and the forum, I thought I would share with you all a few shots of the area around where I live with my first walk with my bushcraft hat on! I'm hoping i'll be able to identify all sorts of things in the area on later walks after I have accumulated some...

Hello all! I was wondering what would be the first few bits of gear you would get for starting out on some bushcrafty outings. A general purpose knife maybe? Or a lightweight tarp perhaps? I've always kind of thought the first bit of gear I would get is a knife to do some bits with. I'm...