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    Blasted Bushcraft

    Hey folks, I love coming on this site and admiring beautifully handcrafted items, reading interesting articles and looking at everyone's photos of we'll put together camp sites and views from the road but it got me thinking: What are you bushcraft pet hates, the aspect of our hobby you hate and...
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    Handled some knives

    Hi folks, I picked up a couple of dirt cheap mora carving knife blades and fancied a go at making some handles for them out of some fresh apple wood that a neighbour had given me. Nothing too fancy for a first attempt, I simply filed the tang down to a more uniform shape, clipped their length...
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    Cheap DIY Auger mod

    Hey folks, not posted in a long time but thought I'd share my part bushcraft part, urban scavenger nightmare auger (patent pending). In short, I got tired of hunting eBay for a scotch eyed auger, all the online sources seemed to want £50 and up for one with an inch diameter so I set about...
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    Advice when shooting squirrels... (SFW no graphic images etc)

    The wife was having some friends over today to do baby things (I had a little boy 5 weeks ago) and I managed to get out for a bit of a ramble with the Air Arms S410. I Headed over to my permission only to discover that in the 5 weeks I've spent inside it has rained enough to turn most fields...
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    Lakeland Bushcraft amazon

    Hey Guys, I know we were all pretty gutted when they ceased trading, but if you search Lakeland Bushcraft Centre on amazon.co.uk it seems that they've got some really cool end of stock products at massively reduced rates (£80 down to 20 etc) Assuming it's all linked to the guys we know
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    Chicken Carcass Help!

    Hello, Cooked diner for the family tonight and have a lovely chicken carcass left over - I'd like to have a go at making a nice soup out of it and thought that I'd head hear rather than the river cottage forum or blah blah blah. Any good recipes to share on how to get the most out of your...
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    Google

    The new google doodle is brilliant! Its a little game where you have to help some robots build a bigger robot (what else are they going to do when they're not fighting each other?) Anyhoo it's got nought to do with Bushcraft but is pretty fun and gives you an enormous sense of achievement...
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    A new axe for Christmas

    Hello folks, Been a long time since I've posted on the forum but I've cleared it with the wife and it's go, go, go for axe this Christmas (for me, not for her). I've been looking into two models and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice (preferably educated hoho!) Obviously...
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    Droppings Guide

    Hello All, Long time no see, but I got married 2 months ago and have needed to learn marriagecraft rather than bushcraft at the moment... instead of hunting & cooking rabbits I've now got a pet one. Times change eh? I found these in the garden this morning near my Rabbit's Run... 2 droppings...
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    First Wood Pigeon in the Bag but...

    ...I think it might have tuberculosis. Rubbish. After finally managing to get a very nice head shot on a wood pigeon I set about plucking and gutting it. It's innards were riddled with yellow fatty cists that ranged from individual specks the size of a pin head to clusters that looked like...
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    Hammocks for tall folks

    Hi all, The Problem: I'm 6'6" which is your standard doorframe height and find that when I sleep in my 2 man tent diagonally there is just enough room for me and my kit. The Theory: Because of my genetic massiveness I've been eyeing up the DD hamock and bivvy range thinking that it might...
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    First Rabbit in the Bag (actualy it's in the sink)

    Got myself a Rabbit today and seeing as one of my cheap Elk Ridge knives had shown up http://www.zxsports.co.uk/elk-ridge-pro-timber-full-tang-trekker-knife-er-067-162-p.asp I decided to have a go at skinning and gutting the wee fella. So I read SiberianFury's How too and watched this...
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    Now strictly bushcraft but...Ivy

    Hi guys, the garden shed of the house I've moved into is being taken over by the stuff and roundup doesn't seem to be doing much to it - any tips on how to murder these vines?
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    Hello from Suffolk

    Allright all? I've been reading bits and pieces on here for a while now - I've done a wee bit of hill walking/mountain climbing and enjoy a good hike. Recently I've been getting itchy feet because I now live in East Anglia which is incredibly flat and having moved away from my mates who I...