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Hello, I have a confession....I've not been around much since Feburary 2012!!! I left a few things unfinished and will try to make amends at some point..... Anywho, part of the reason I have been away involved a house move, a very happy housemove....but thats for another day. In this house...

Hi there, I have been given some wood which is claimed to be bay.....it is really fragrant!Has any one else used bay wood?Just asking as I am tempted to use it for some handles etc.Mojo

Well it took me a long time....a long time....too long....but I managed to make a pair of them....one nice one for My best Man and the 'Learning curve' kinfe, well for me :) (well I put too many hours into it even if it was just to experiment on before making the 'gift knife' for my mate. the...

Mammoth Molar Pendants There are 2 pendants. Please state LEFT or RIGHT when placing interest in this thread then to PM. Tapering from 13-15mm x 30-35mm and 5mm thick sections of Mammoth molar sanded down to 2500 grit on a flat granite surface, hung on 1m of black cotton braid with buffalo...

I have a small quantity of material I would like to have (or atleast get a quote on) stabalising. Do any of you know where to get it done? I have PM'd Leonidas but don't think there has been any activity for a while from them. Help appreciated Mojo

ARGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!! :red::red::red::red::red: Just venting, so no need to reply even....got nudged out of the flock and made final today. does any one know where my C.V. is? I best find it as i have 3 weeks and counting... all I need is a goodjob I know of a few people going through...

In my hammock and just realised it felt narrower....oh that's because I've not put my matt in.....where is my matt?...oh carp! Mojo

As described can any one point me to a linky..... Lookimg for some 2-2.5 mm plate..... Cheers, Mojo

......and queen wasp nesting inside. No real reson for this thread. Think the queen wasp may have to move on though as i need to work in here! And has anyone else got the big hornets eating there wood yet? And is it the queen hornet i'm seeing?.....isn't it too early for workers yet? Mojo

Hi, I was put forward by my better half to make a leather bracelet for a friend. I have never made this kind of thing before but therein lies the challenge...... Asking for insperation this image turned up I have some horn/bone/antler/woods to make a similar end fastening but the...

Hi, I was handed this length of wood yesterday as i was told it had a nice colouration to it. As it happens just under the bark and surrounding the core there is a nice purple colouration. The tree bares dark red, small fruit, has dark red leaves about 3 cm long.....my father thought it...

Last time I went up the path from the B4521 into the wooded section (south side of the hill) there was a camp on the righthand side (as you walk up hill) This is usually obscured by 'tree furniture' but seeing as it is winter this 'camp' was in full veiw. It consissted of around 15-20 wooden...

Took my girlfriend for a walk up Skirryd and came down with a Fiancee... it was cold that day and we wrapped up warm but still looked a little windswept was a beautiful setting though and we managed a drinky and tucked into a nice chicken wrap (left overs from the night before :lmao:) THe...

Last week my Dad called to say he'd been given 2 brace of pheasant from his old club....seeing as his dad was a butcher he wanted to pass on some game prep skills.We prepped them and the brace i had became a lovely casserole. So we could say raised, shot, eaten, all within at an over estimate 30...

following on from this thread about a walking stick for my Dad, i have now made a lined Tobacco pouch, and also a notebook cover (the idea for this was found on a thread on here....somewhere) here is one finished and the patterns for a second...plus the knife used to hack my...

Walking up Skyrrid on sunday and my significant other said "Oh look at this...what is it" I had no idea. all i know is it's on aleaf so must have been dropped from something. Think it could be droppings of a berry eating gnome? Ideas please. Mojo

First off the Christmas production line is...my Dad's new dog walking stick. The Hazel has been left with natural form, although stripped of bark and varnished. The bottom has a nice brass ferrule Handle is an antler kindly donated by paulnb57 on BCUK mounted on a nickel silver collar...

Any one seen any interesting tracks given the snowfall?....these are pretty common....just thought you lot may have seen more interesting stuff

Parang Impressions All the talk of big working blades inspired me to find out what the fuss is for. The goal was/is to forge my own personal item. This is all well and good but with zero experience in big blades (as stated) I needed a bench mark. Along comes a parang based...

Sorry...not much bush crafty, but this really amazed me when i saw it and now found the pic on my phone as i'm clearing stuff off Hope you can all make out what it is (no prize for guessing) I have other pictures of it if you need confirmation. Mojo