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  1. catweasel

    fire piston

    ive got some clear acrilic tubing with a 20mm inside messurement that i am going to use for the barrel (should be intresting to see in) but i am also thinking about how to blank one end off. when you think about it its basicly a diesel engine using the commpresion to heat the tinder to flash...
  2. catweasel

    fire piston

    been thinking about making one of these. anyone out there got/used one? are they any good? and what is the minimum length to get ignition? many thanks CW
  3. catweasel

    Les Stroud, Stranded - Summer (47:07min) on youtube.

    not got the other one have you? cheers CW
  4. catweasel

    birch sap

    i use a small hand drill, a bit of car windscreen washer pipe, a pop bottel and brown parcel tape (parcel tape is not sticky enough to cause damage) drill a hole the same size as the pipe, stick the pipe in there, cut the pipe long enough to reach the bottel (i use about 6 inches) and tape the...
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    birch sap

    here in south yorkshire the saps already riseing, is it just me or is it ridiculously early this year? many thanks CW
  6. catweasel

    a quick experiment

    these are the 2 knifes i want to merge together, the grind on the mora is too complex for me to attempt but i think you get the idea of what im after
  7. catweasel

    a quick experiment

    serations do get in the way sometimes, i have my mora 2000 to fill that role
  8. catweasel

    a quick experiment

    i like seration on at least part of the blade, i have a divers knife, a bit like this one http://www.armynavyshop.com/prods/rc3034.html but the blade length is too long for it to be a regular out and about carry and mora's rope knife has too many serations along the whole length of the blade...
  9. catweasel

    a quick experiment

    anticpating the responces i was going to get
  10. catweasel

    a quick experiment

    im not after a bear bashing thread im just wanting to know your thoughts on this knife, i thought before it was outed that i was planning to base the design of my new knife on a bear product i thought id better come clean sorry
  11. catweasel

    a quick experiment

    and this is the same kinfe i reckon he spoils anything he is associated with shame really
  12. catweasel

    a quick experiment

    what do you think to this kinfe? those of you who know the background of this knife will know what im trying to find out edit wrong section i think sorry.....
  13. catweasel

    Billhook or Machete?

    machete, i dont realy know why its more like an old friend to me more than owt else
  14. catweasel

    lump of d2 and no idea what to do with it...

    im betting that'll cost more than to buy some thinner stuff
  15. catweasel

    lump of d2 and no idea what to do with it...

    right its a big lump of D2, 15mm thick 100mm wide and 400mm long i got it for nowt so it doesn't owe me anything but at that thickness i carn't think of any use or design for it. any ideas please? cheers cw
  16. catweasel

    is the sap rising neer you yet?

    just been out to empty my taps looking forward to a nice drink, all been tampered with!!!!!!!!!!! strange warm yellow sap :cussing: :cussing: :cussing:
  17. catweasel

    is the sap rising neer you yet?

    spring is here! :mexwave: the sap is in full flow just come back in to get my kit so im off again....
  18. catweasel

    Ray MEARS

    £400 :yikes::yikes::yikes: mind you ive watched his series and ive seen him use moras
  19. catweasel

    knives

    mora 2000 perfect knife and razor sharp, if you want a knife to chop wood however, get a hatchet
  20. catweasel

    teenage bushcraft

    im 21 now started a few years back, actually it sort of evolved from hunting with my air rifle, stopping out from 9am to 9pm the next day (36 hours) learn't a lot about fire lighting, edible plants and wild cooking (i used to eat what i shot that night) my sugestion is to get a metal match...