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    For Sale Ben & Lois Orford - Axe Cover - for Gransfors Scandinavian Forest Axe

    FOR SALE - Ben & Lois Orford - Axe Cover - for Gransfors Scandinavian Forest Axe Condition - Used with marks but still great condition Price - £30 delivered to your door.
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    Sold Ben & Lois Orford - Laplander Saw Sheath - Left handed

    FOR SALE - Ben & Lois Orford - Laplander Saw Sheath - Left handed Condition - Used with marks but still great condition Price - £40 delivered to your door.
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    Sold Al Stohlman Round Knife For Leathercraft

    FOR SALE - Al Stohlman Round Knife Condition - Used Price - £40 delivered to your door. Payment - Transfer by Bank transfer preferred, Please add £1.50 for paypal payments.
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    Sold Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm

    SOLD - Therm-a-RestNeoAir XTherm Condition - Used 3 times, used once on Pen Y Fan and two night walking on the Ridgeway. Price - £100 delivered to your door. Payment - Transfer by Bank transfer preferred, Please add £5 for paypal payments. I purchased this for some long distance hikes that...
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    Sold Terra Nova Laser Competition 1 SS16

    FOR SALE - Terra Nova Laser Competition 1 SS16 Condition - Used 3 times, used once on Pen Y Fan and two night walking on the Ridgeway. Price - £235 delivered to your door. Payment - Transfer by Bank transfer preferred, Please add £5 for paypal payments. I purchased this for some long distance...
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    Out for Acorns

    Out for a walk in my daughter and pup to pick up some acrons. With a plan to attempt to make some acorn flour. Into a mozzie head net. Well the plan was to wash out the tannins using a tank of the toilet... But the wife said no to that So in a tub of water it is. I will update...
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    Wool Blanket Bush Smock

    Over the past few weeks the Wife and I (mainly the wife) had a go at turning a blanket into a wool bush smock for a winter outing I had coming up. It was a nice little journey to take together and work on a bushcraft project without be me hidden away in a shed or the garden. The wife is very...
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    Camp Salty - Mors weekend

    Over the weekend I meet up with Sam (Man of Tanith) and Ian (Woodsmon) for a Mors inspired weekend at Sam's permission. The plan was simply, to enjoy a get to together and practice some skills. We decided kit would be as close to the kit choices Mors spoke about and utilising the skills from...
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    Gill net sinkers from Hilary Stewart Cedar/Indian Fishing books

    Continuing on from my net project I have been making some gill net sinkers. Willow cordage, cedar roots binding and cedar withie (untwisted) dried into a hoop to suspend a stone weight. -Books used for reference- Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians Indian Fishing: Early...
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    Twelve years on the forum

    The other day I noticed it was coming up to 12 years since I first joined this forum which got me thinking about my journey. It started with a friendly message from another member inviting a newbie to a meet for his first night out in the woods. Not having any kit was not a problem as he...
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    Another attempt at making bone needle

    I haven't made a bone needle in a while so as I sit at home with time my hands I thought I would make some more. The dogs always bring me bones during our walk so I have a nice stock of what I think is a muntjac leg bone. Normally I like to work with all stone but today I did use the 60 grit...
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    Willow bark container with

    Morning crafting with bark. I managed to get the willow bark off in one, it was a bit touch and go at one point due to the a few knots but it released with a bit of care. This time I had time to soak my spruce roots, and selected the straightest and most consistent length, it was a bit thicker...
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    Netting Needle and Net

    Its been a while since I posted last so I thought I would share a recent bit of carving. Over winter I spent many hours making a net with a plastic needle and netting gauge. Using the plastic needle has helped me better understand it's function and requirements to make a net. The dimensions...
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    For Sale Craftool - Leather Splitter

    For sale - Craftool Leather Splitter https://www.tandyleather.eu/en/product/craftool-high-tech-leather-splitter £130 to your door via bank transfer please Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
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    Show us your campfire cleanup

    Show us your pre and post campfire cleanup photos, what is your process for cleaning your fire scares? Below is a site I regularly use and follow the same process each time I leave. There's no real water source so I carry in the water I need to leave the site safe. Other post...
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    Day Out The Fallen Oak (Pt6) - The Bushcraft Bakeoff

    Hi all. I have been back to work for a week now after having some time off so visits to the Fallen Oak camp has slowed. Whilst away I had some homework to keep myself occupied, the last visit I left with a sizable chunk of oak as I thought I would attempt to turn it into a coffee table to go...
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    Day Out The Fallen Oak (pt5) - Ground-Feeding Bird Snare and Gammon Lunch

    Good evening all, Back once again the the fallen oak camp. On walking in to camp I gathered some material for fire starting, dead cleavers and dead bracken which were dry and quick to collect. Also gathered some twigs caught up in the trees. After gathering other fire wood it...
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    Day Out The Fallen Oak (pt4) - Cooking Honey Glazed Chicken For Dinner

    Good evening all. Since my last fallen oak post I have returned a few times, so this will once again be a post containing multiple visits. As the camp was developing nicely I felt it was time to have another meal that didn't come out of a packet that just required water. On the way to the...
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    Day Out The Fallen Oak (pt3) - More Eggs, Tree Table and Debris Shelter

    Good even all, This post is actually two half days in one. It started last week with morning visit to the woods for some eggs and coffee. On the way out of the door I decided to throw in kettle into my day pack, which was the first thing that came out of the bag and filled with water ready...
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    Day Out The Fallen Oak (pt2) - Eggs, Trout and Pot Hangers

    Like most here I love the woods, it's a complete escape from the stresses that creep into our lives. In the woods worries melt away, problems disappear and things become simpler allowing you to breath. Something I have been thinking about recently and what I have been aiming to practice is, do...