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A short radio programme on Ishi, the last indian hunter in the USA is currently available on BBC iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00xjwtj/Witness_The_Last_Indian/

I've been looking for a copy of this documentary for a while, it's about the archeological dig at Boxgrove. It was the first episode of the 1996 series of BBC's Horizon. Ideally I'd like it in any computer friendly format, but as it's from 1996 I know that isn't necessarily easy. I know it...

I'm looking for a couple of the less common Mora knives and was wondering if anyone could tell me an online supplier who'll ship to the UK. I'm looking for a MoraKniv Scout 440 (bright colour preferable) and also a bigger one, a MoraKniv Craftsmen 223.

I've been talking with my wife a lot recently about moving back to the UK:eek: - largely due to her wishes and the level of bureaucracy here making life almost impossible:rant: . Now, the big question is what is the job situation really like? I can see numbers etc. being shown on the web but...

Just wondering if anyone else has been having trouble with outdoors-magazine.com recently. I know a few members are also on there and that the owner checks in here occasionally. I've checked out his French domain name too and nothing to be seen anywhere. Thanks in advance for an info :)

Check out this job: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7602102.stm

I've been reading a fair bit on the mesolithic of late and was wondering if there are any knappers out there who make microliths? I'd also be interested if anyone could recommend any good books on the subject. Thanks!

Well, I'm getting married this summer and that's putting a bit of a squeeze on various finances. As a result I'm having a bit of a kit rationalisation of some of my kit. I bought this Lofty Wiseman survival knife from British Red last year and aside from shaving a few fuzz sticks it has sat in a...

As of the moment I'm on a bit of an axe quest. I was originally looking for something small, in the style of Kephart's hatchet (coming with an 8oz - 225 gram head ). The only real candidate in this class is the vaughan hatchet. From what I've been able to get from various forums is that this...

I was just thinking that as 2007 is coming to a close it would be a good time to have a review of the year here on BCUK. I was specifically thinking about which threads you have enjoyed the most but I'm sure there are events, pictures and quotes which have been memorable too. So what have been...

I came across this on e-bay and wondered if anyone would be interested. I've no idea what it is like as I've never seen it but if you've thought of giving the tracker a go this is surely easier on the pocket for a trial. I know the knife itself is much discussed on here, this is just a heads...

I'm looking for a list of all the bushcraft blogs out there as I don't know anyone with a complete list. This time last year there were only a handful of us but now there are a great deal of new, high quality blogs. American Bushman Mungo Says Bah Torjus' Living Primitively The Suburban...

I just got this video in the post yesterday (from Ben's Backwoods) and must say it is quite impressive. If you are a the sort of learner who gets a lot from watching demonstrations of things then you'll learn a lot from this - there are a few unique tips and lots of demonstrations. One of the...

I'm sure many of you read Mors' article on try-sticks and have given it a go. Well taking this as inspiration I spent some time this afternoon carving out a tent peg using a few of the different cuts mentioned. I could have done it a lot quicker with an axe or other chopping tool but I was quite...

While looking for a maker of usable 'hawks I came upon this page for the Trade axe and Tomahawk Collectors Association - TATCA It's got some nice pictures of trade axes and hammer poll hawks as well as diminutive bag axes! I've also found this Sokyra page in (mostly) English about the style...

As a way of testing a couple of knives (grohmann canadian and a Mora) I've been trying my hand at spoon carving. The only woods in town are predominately pine and this is what I picked up after the high winds a month ago. I'm tending to find that it splits very easily along the grain when I'm...

I recently bought three of these knives via E-bay. I got three as with the postage making up the bulk of the cost it didn't really make a lot of difference (yes postage really is that expensive) Together the 3 knives cost me £29 so I'm going to sell 2 of them at £10. However his price is...

I've got one copy of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen which is up for grabs. I've reviewed it here Remember it is a kid's book - prehaps better for it to go to someone with kids or scouts. I'll deal with postage et al.

I've got a Maglite Solitare like the one shown here which is up for grabs. It is black and takes a single AAA battery. I haven't got the packaging or the nylon strap for it but it is in excellent condition otherwise. It fits in survival kits, hey rings or in a car's glove box very well and is...

I've got an SAK Farmer which is currently surplus to requirements. It is basically unused (about an hours wood carving) as I got a slightly different model in the post a week later. You can see a sample picture here Ideally I'm looking for something to do with leather (as I'm hoping to make...