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  1. alan whelan

    Two trips to lough Mask in the West of ireland

    The frist trip we brought all the kids and camped on shore in the woods had a great weekend. The second was a canoe trip just the lads and camped on an island for the weekend happy days. Myself and my two kids had this setup The rest set up here beside the unfinished tree house...
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    Trying to find last years anylers

    Spent a few hrs last weekend tracking deer hoping to find antlers with no look, found a place where they spend alot of time,found alot of deer poo tracks going criss cross and places where they sleep also trees with deep markings from deers shifting their velvet off their antlers. Do they have...
  3. alan whelan

    People interest in bushcraft in Ireland

    Hello all, I've been a member here for a short while and find the site and information gained to be invaluable. Being located out side the UK a lot of local stuff, meets etc. are interesting but not relevant so I was wondering how many people on here are based in Ireland and are willing to...
  4. alan whelan

    What should I do with my old Bowie

    I was recently reunited with a Bowie knife that I had 35 years ago, when talking to my brother at Christmas about knives he said he found my old bowie that I had when I was 14, it turned up in a box in his attic. Now I don't what to do with it, should I dismantle and put a new handle on it and a...
  5. alan whelan

    Billy Can Hanger Wire Work Tutorial

    This tutorial will cover the tools, methods and materials used to make a folding wire billy can / pot hanger used at a cooking fire with two Y sticks and a cross pole. I use fencing wire 2.5 mm as I found it be the most flexible. The tools used are basic Wire snips large, Adjustable spanner...
  6. alan whelan

    Folding Billy can / Pot hanger (wire work)

    I started making these last year, they started off as long straight wires that I would make from fencing wire and hide at a camp site to reuse again, as the design improved they then became folding and could be packed in a small pouch I find them great if you use two Y sticks and a pole at the...
  7. alan whelan

    Just finished my second knife

    I was told in my last tread this was addictive and my wife has already told me we need a knife free day. I'm still using hard files (un heat treated) but I have heaved the time. I have got 01 tool steel but no way to heat treat it so job for the future. I had one freaky reaction to showing off...
  8. alan whelan

    New member first knife

    I have just finished my first knife I made it from a file but worked on it hard ie I did not temper it to make the holes I used a Dremel and a lot of tips it took 24 hrs, what do you think. I would like constructive criticism. Thanks