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Hi guys and girls Just wondering if you have any recommendations for coastal bushcraft courses in the east of England (preferably within 3hrs drive from Norwich). Need to expand my repertoire to suit my surroundings. Cheers Simon

hi guys, im urgently after a decent set of plaster casts of animal tracks, otters, fox, badger, squirrel, rabbit. all the usual native stuff. if any one has a set i can borrow or buy it would be greatly appreciated. drop me a pm. many thanks munkiboi182

hi guys and girls long shot im going to try my hand at making some horse hair fishing line to go with my home made fly rod and reel. do any of you have some knocking around or even a pony that needs a trim? happy to offer trades (got lots of buffalo horn and some bits of antler) and/or...

Hi everyone. I'm on a making mission. Looking for spent shotgun shells for a few projects. Tried my local gun club and they passed me off as a nutter (which I can understand). Drop me a pm, I'm happy to cover postage and offer trades. Simon

Had to share this with u all as I'm chuffed to bits. I went out last weekend for a spot of fishing, my first overnight session since my boy was born nearly two years ago. I got this one at around 5pm This beauty weighed in at 10lb 6oz. She Took half a large popped up mackerel on a running...

Evening Lords & Ladies I've been browsing the forum lately and admiring your handy work in terms of spoonage and thinking how good it would be to see some of them in the flesh. Then it hit me, a spoon swap thread. So here is what I'm proposing... If you have s spoon you would like to share...

Evening all I'm sitting here slowly working my way through leftover hazelnuts from the festive season and got to thinking. Is there anything more I can do with them other than cracking and eating them? Can I make them into oil or pate or any other use? I've got nearly a kilo to get through...

Hi guys, I'm currently working on making a wood burning stove from an old gas bottle in my free time but I've hit a snag. I need to make a hole in one end of the bottle approx 2 1/2 inches in diameter. I'll be welding the chimney over this hole. My question is this...... How do I cut the...

is there anyone on here who can make me a crook knife. im not after anything flashy, just a good sharp blade that i can handle myself. it doesn't even need to look pretty, so long as it holds a good edge. i had thought about making my own as i've got a few old blades and bits of steel i could...

Hi guys and girls, I'm looking for a bow maker to run a couple of bow making courses here in norfolk. my employer has asked me to see if anyone on here would be interested in doing this. it would be over a few weekends and you would be paid of course. we already have...

ok boys and girls this one is very simple. first one to complete the quiz and PM all the correct answers to me wins. if by midday on the 31st may, no one has all the answers correct, the person with the highest score will win. if its a tie it will go to .....sudden death. the prize is a...

hi guys this is one for the wood turners and joiners. so im a hobbyist wood turner and i have only ever turned solid timber. just recently i've been playing with glueing different pieces together to create different patterns. problem is everytime i turn the glued pieces the glue heats up and...

So I've just got back from a short solo over night session in one of my local haunts and figured i 'd share my trip with you all. I had decided a few nights ago that i would spend a night out in the woods whilst swmbo had a long weekend off so we i would be able to venture out and still be able...

so as i sit here with mini munkiboi (my son, josh), feeding him spoonfuls of artificial and foul smelling rubbish i got to thinking about our neanderthal ancestors and what they fed their little ones. they obviously didnt have milk formula or powder meals and jars of what can only be described...

so i'm officially gutted! i'd been making some lamps for mountainm on my lathe. i got the first one finished and made a start on the second. i thought the tmber i was using was well seasoned...obviously not heres the before shot...

just wondering if anyone has tried putting a new handle/scales on a laplander or if its even possible. mines beginning to look a bit tatty but the blade is still top notch. i know they're cheap enough to buy a new one but im a 'make do and mend' kinda guy and think it would look great with a...

hi guys an gals im trying to find a reasonably priced source or antlers and horns of any variety for a few projects i want to try my hand at. does any one have any idea where to look or if you have the odd bit going spare. i've been round all the local areas where the deer roam free but to no...

had an idea to make a calendar of all things bushy. not going on exact dates obviously but wanted to include things like when to harvest birch sap, when to forage shrooms, etc. does such a thing already exist? if not can you bombard me with timings n dates etc and i'll get right on it cheers...

hi guys and girls im looking for an air rifle on a fairly low budget(ideally not more than £50 but can stretch to a little more) just wondering if any of you have one or know of a website that sells 2nd hand air rifles. want something thats either spring or pump for short range targets, rats an...

Hi guys and gals thought i'd share this with you. my first attempt at leatherwork. a sheath for my opinel No 7. and firesteel. thanks to dreadhead for the leather http://www.flickr.com/photos/munkiboi182/8116472571/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/munkiboi182/8116472571/