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Finished another wood spirit today (this one is for my girlfriend). I'm happy with it but it still isn't anything like what I see in my head when I first start out. I guess (and hope) the ability to create what you imagine comes with time/experience. I think I'll try a much bigger one next and...

A couple of months ago I bought a very cheap sewing machine - about £25 quid from one of those shops that sell lots of cheap stuff made by obscure brands - so I could have a try and see if it is worth eventually getting something more expensive or perhaps just learn more about them so I can get...

So we woke up to a little snow here in Manchester this morning so me and my boy headed out to the woods to try out my first ever drinks can stove that I made a couple of nights ago. I have also just finished making myself an underquilt so wanted to hang it properly with my weight in the hammock...

So we finally used the parachute I got in the group buy on here a couple of months ago. It was a Scout camp at Middlewood. We didn't manage to get the 'chute to hang directly over the brick hearth but that was ok, we used the hearth as a wood store and brought an altar fire underneath the centre...

After seeing a thread elsewhere in the forum (that I now can't find!), I got my Scouts to make these the other night. Sorry the photo quality isn't great. They absolutely loved making them. Their favourite part was trying to hit a tin can with small stones once they'd made them. It was...

When I started off hammocking I hung mine (a tenth wonder) with the webbing straps it came supplied with using the method recommended by BushBlade (look here if you've not seen his hammock tutorial before - great for beginners). But I want more "adjustability" so I've been researching...

I need some advice please regards slingshots/catapults. Never used one in my life. Is something along the lines of a black Widow suitable for a newcomer (found them for around £10)? Might help for you to know what I need it for: I NEED it to fire a liine over high branches to hoist my...

A couple of weeks ago our Scout Troop did their first ever hammock camp. We set up cheap tarps with 2 or 3 hammocks under each. We had around 12 Scouts sleeping in them. They absolutely loved them and said they never wanted to use tents again. We will probably start to purchase better...

I was walking along the main road through Rivington Country Park yesterday, not far from the main carpark, when I spotted a flash of white slinking across the grass. I ran across for a closer look and saw a stoat on a fallen tree trunk staring back at me. Pure white body with a black tail...

I have been lurking on here for a while now trying pick up some knowledge of various aspects of bushcraft. After seeing some of the fantastic wood spirit carving tutorials I just had to have a try. Got myself some cheap chisels from ebay and spent today doing the piece below. I can't...