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    Star gazing books

    Have a look at Turn left at Orion, it might not fulfill everything your looking for but it’s a classic for the casual/ amateur astronomer
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    Lundhag boots

    Sean, if your foot size is us12 then that equates to European size 46. The Lundhag web site has size charts for their boots though I think the US sizes in the charts are wrong, I always thought us sizes were one higher than the Uk equivalent. I’d measure your foot as per their diagram and then...
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    Wanted RAY MEARS FLY BOX

    Those boxes are made by Wheatley, you can buy one with just foam inserts that are easily removed, last time I saw Ray Mears using one he had a small first aid kit in it. https://www.richardwheatley.co.uk/collections/aluminium-fly-boxes/products/aluminium-fly-box-with-foam
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    15° plane bevel?

    My understanding is that the irons for both standard and low angle planes are ground to the same angle, typically 25-30 degrees. The low angle comes from the bed or the frog of a low angle plane being made at a shallower angle, that combined with using the iron bevel up in a low angle plane...
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    Wanted Andal Tool Canadian forest knife

    Dan, I only know of two in the Uk ( there maybe more) mine and a friend who bought his at the Global bushcraft symposium in Canada. I’m afraid I’ll be keeping mine, it might be worth dropping James a message on his Facebook page, you never know.
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    Wanted Andal Tool Canadian forest knife

    I had one for the last 14 months and never had an issue with the steel. James works with Karamat and built the knife to reflect Mors’s ideal knife. I know a number of Karamat instructors use them and Mors had one as well. There are some good reviews on BushcraftUSA Difficult to get hold of in...
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    Material sourcing

    http://www.traditionalmaterials.co.uk/html/main.php Always has good materials from them
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    Appalachian Trail.

    Have a word with Keith via his contact page, he’s very approachable https://www.keithfoskett.com/
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    Shave Horse

    I built mine in CLS using Mike Abbots plans. It works very well. https://goingwiththegrain.org/the-lumber-horse/
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    What did you buy today?

    The C70 is a great little scope, had mine for a number of years and still enjoy it.
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    Enamel billycan

    Woodygirl, you can buy the lids as a separate item on her web site if you wa not one.
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    Enamel billycan

    No connection but this may be of interest, I met this lady at the Wilderness Gathering a few years ago and was impressed with her cooking pots. https://kotlichcooking.co.uk/about-us/about-us
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    ULA Ohm Large

    Unit 9 Pioneer Court Morton Palms Business Park, Darlington DL1 4WD.
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    ULA Ohm Large

    Nip over to Darlington and try one. I got my catalyst from here, very helpful people. https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/ultralight-adventure-equipment-m77
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    Show me your campfire reflector ovens

    Got this one for a friends birthday present, he seems to enjoy it and I get hot pies every trip https://www.proadventure.co.uk/acatalog/Svante-Freden-Reflector-Oven-51120.html
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    Advice on a Bushcraft Canoe Trip in Sweden?

    I've been here a few times http://www.nordkanot.se/starteng.html . The canoe centre is ran by a gentleman named Preben who knows the area very well and will point you to less busy areas of the lake system, he also runs various bushcraft courses covering both summer and winter environments. He...
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    Dehydrated toothpaste

    You can buy tooth powder from chemists etc, Boots have it or many places on amazon. Personally I just use travel sized tubes of toothpaste.
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    *** Cooking Tripod, Fire-pit Bowl, Dutch Oven - full outfit please *** ALL SORTED NOW

    Try A.R.C. Welder sand blacksmiths, they do some quality grills/fire trays etc. https://www.facebook.com/ARC-Welders-and-Blacksmiths-170060603065191/photos?ref=page_internal very good prices too. no affiliation, just a very happy customer
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    Collecting firewood in Scandinavia?

    http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/natrecspo/nature/every.html
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    Mears and Spyderco

    No different book altogether