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    Smock, Windproof, 1942 Pattern (the original 'SAS smock'), but made in Ventile in 2026!

    Those are excellent. The "ski parka" and flight jacket look particularly good.
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    Smock, Windproof, 1942 Pattern (the original 'SAS smock'), but made in Ventile in 2026!

    It is very impressive. You have some good skills. Do you have photos of other things that you have made? I'm tempted by a Helikon-Tex SAS Smock -Obviously not as authentic and probably not as well-made.
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    Holes in my Tilly Hat

    Interesting that they did replace it. I would just have repaired it myself.
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    WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?

    That looks and sounds to be excellent. Great stuff. It probably needs a separate forum thread. I know that you wanted a period correct smock, but would you not have preferred a modified version with adjustable ventilation (if you are going to use it whilst being very active?)?
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    What might have killed this fox cub?

    Could it have fallen from something nearby, broken its neck and writhed around until it expired there (or was dragged there by another animal)?
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    Show us your working knife

    Good choice. Brilliant knives. https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/in-praise-of-the-svord-mini.164083/
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    Horse flies: what are they for?

    It reminds me of song from nursery school. "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" Where would it end?!
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    Saurons Spork

    A stainless steel spork is what you need. Etch your name on to it for group camps. If necessary, lash a stick to the end of the handle! https://ebay.io/m/a20SHF
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    Decathlon outdoor/hunting trousers

    I have now taken in the elasticated waist a bit so the waist is no longer huge for me. The sizing of these trousers is quite unusual. Then again, many people have a big waist nowadays and probably don't have big leg muscles.
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    Forthcoming pebble launching device ban?

    They will need to be more like bludgeons and carefully locked away and tamper-proof.
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    Forthcoming pebble launching device ban?

    Kitchen knives will be banned first. All food will need to be pureed in a safety food processor
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    Why a Swiss Army Knife.

    My 160mm long Wilkinson Sword folding saw blade was too short for the 10-"12" trunk on the ground. (I have ordered a Vonhaus folding pruning saw for a bigger blade and a better design). Edit: Returning with a bow saw did the job. It was hard work though. Two cuts through at the limit of my saw...
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    Why a Swiss Army Knife.

    I will take a folding saw too, but I think that a bow saw will be more effective for the trunk in question
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    Why a Swiss Army Knife.

    I went for a walk in our local woods. A number of trees and boughs had fallen across, or grown down to, paths. Mostly only partially blocking them. I whipped out my Swiss Army Knife, opened the saw and went about cutting them back. The bigger ones were first partially cut through and then...
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    Another Wool Blanket Bush Shirt (First attempt at machine sewing and clothing)

    I made some repairs to the DIY bush shirt yesterday. There were some places where the seams had come apart, some where cloth had come apart near seams and the stress point corners of the kangaroo pocket where my hands enter. I darned the repairs with some sort of synthetic wool that I found iny...
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    Sharpening steels

    This is the answer. Very few people appear to be aware of it, though.
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    In Praise of the Svord Mini

    I don't know. Mine is plastic handled, with a carbon steel blade. It retains an edge and seems tough
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    In Praise of the Svord Mini

    What are you making the new handle from?
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    Endicotts Bundeswehr German army "para" boot review

    Where did everybody go to?
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    Large Felling Axe quesiton over 4lbs - UK brands/ UK Buys?

    I have been very pleased with my modified Silverline https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/cheap-felling-axe-project.165254/ I have since replaced the leather handle protector with a Paracord wrap.