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I get lots of birds visiting my bird table all year round and, as i live in a very rural area close to a Shoot, I often get the Game Birds coming into the garden. This fellow was quite tame and I even had him taking seeds from my hand.

Not content with getting GB to copy my Cegga axe goodjob, I see that he has also coppied my folding griddle. http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/815-Ray-Mears-Folding-Griddle/ It's VERY similar, only mine is better. :o and It was made long before Ray designed his! :nono: I'm only...

Here are some bone fish hooks. Not worked with flint and abrasive stones, but I didn't use any electrical tools to make them either. Fret saw, hand files, Pin vice to drill the eyes and smoothed with emery cloth.

I thought I'd warn any prospective buyers of the perils of dealing with a company called Military Mart. I ordered what was advertised as a new Mora knife from them. Payment was taken via Paypal right away, and I waited for my order to arrive....................and waited..................and...

A group of us from Northern Ireland went over to Patrick McGlinchey's Backwoods Survival School last weekend for the Beachcomber course. We all agreed that it was a fantastic course. We learned loads and as always, Patrick and his team were wonderful hosts. Here's a few pictures...

Recently, a group of us here in Northern Ireland were contacted by the Cedar foundation, a charity for people with disabilities, and we were asked if we would be able to provide a Bushcraft themed day for a group of disabled people, which would include wheelchair users. We immediately agreed and...

For those who don't know about it, or those who haven't been there in a while, Nikwax have a free competition running. You answer 10 questions about their products and if you get them all correct, they send you free samples of their stuff. The questions are pretty easy and they even provide you...

I almost forgot to post this. Top marks to Lurch at Lakeland Bushcraft. I ordered some goods on Monday and they arrived with me in Northern Ireland on Tuesday. Great Service. goodjob

Here is a way to take all the bones out of a chicken. Even a medium sized shop bought chicken will give up a lot of meat if boned out this way, and it will work out considerably cheaper than buying ready boned chicken breasts. Start out with one regular medium chicken Turn the chicken...

I recieved a crooked knife blade from FGYT today and, seeing as it was the weekend, I set to work fashioning a handle for it. I used a number of pictures that I gathered from the web to give me a shape to follow and used a piece of Zebrano wood that I had in my stockpile. Here's the results...

I've just recieved these from Cegga. :). goodjob I'll be doing a review soon.

Just a few pictures taken while out in the snow today round my house. This is my lane. No way I'm getting the car up that.

I was at a Stainless steel fabricators a few weeks ago, and noticed that he has some stainless steel mesh. This got me thinking about a project that I've had in mind for a long time, so I discussed my idea and design with the fabricator and he agreed to build it for me. It is a folding grill...

We (The NIBA) were VERY fortunate to be on the receiving end of a most generous gift from Barnie Garland and Scruff. We received matching Woodsman B&T knives from Bernie and fine leather sheaths from Scruff. Below are some pictures and a review of them. Please note. Bernie nor Scruff have asked...

My new Cegga axe got a good work out at the weekend. We had permission to fell an old Scots Pine so we decided to do it with Axe and hand saws. here's some pictures. Last picture is the 3 axes we used on the day. Largest is the Cegga/CG axe, then a Granfors SFA and...

I recieved a new Axe from Cegga in Sweden last week. Similar in size (though not identical) to a Scandinavian forest Axe, it is a real beauty. here are some pictres of it beside a GB small forest axe to show the size diference. It didn't come with a head sheath, so I had to...

After much letter writing, meetings and wading through mountains of red tape, the NIBA have been appointed as the resident Bushcrafters at Carnfunnock country Park in Larne, in partnership with Larne Council. We have a few formalities to complete and then its all systems go! Throughout the rest...

Is "Wild Live" still on the go? I've heard nothing from them since the last "gathering" was cancilled. I've heard a rumour, but can't find out for sure. Anyone have any idea what's going on?

Anyone who wants to come along to the NIBA meet up this Sunday, 24th of May,Please remember to bring gardening gloves. If you have an old poncho/tarp and a folding saw, then that would also be useful, but not essential. Also, please bring your own water bottle and lunch.:)

Hi all. The NIBA is organising a meet up on the 23rd of May at Tardree forest in County Antrim. If anyine is interested, please contact either myself or Mouldsy by PM for details. Please Note. Tardree is a NO FIRE area, so it's stoves only please.