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    YP Taonta Forge Finland Puukko Leuku Axe Homestead tools

    this guy is amazing hand forged in Finland knives: http://www.yp-taonta.fi/PUUKOT/index/index.html Vuolupuuko 100 mm 5mm stock 96 euro :) Leuku 150 mm 115 euro! blades: http://www.yp-taonta.fi/TERAT/index/index.html tools n Finnish Axe: http://www.yp-taonta.fi/TYOKALUT/index.html...
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    great traditional Swedish Hiking channel

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwyav52jF8 Hekke on YouTube and Somforr on Instagram He deserves more subs! Hiking and bushcraft in its essence!
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    Your views on where your gear is made.

    **MODERATED THREAD** Mors started this thread to create a list of outdoor gear and clothing companies that manufacture their products in the UK and Europe. A perfectly reasonable and potentially useful resource for those who want to know. However, at post 39 someone asked why the source...
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    Gear made in Europe and the UK.

    for people who care, or want to care in the future, that local fair and safe jobs and continuation of crafts are important.. I made a small list of Bushcraft Gear made in Europe. Please help complete the list! Especially made in UK. I know there are lots of UK manufacturers and local craftsman...
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    teach the kids?!

    Well if you think about it, it's amazing that the whole bushcraft movement took off in such a big way!, especially in the UK; of course there were people outdoors in the wild all the time (book Woodcraft and Indian Lore 1920!), luckily the UK has and had a lot of crafters etc, but I do think we...
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    Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore

    http://etsetoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/The_Book_of_Woodcraft_and_Indian_Lore.pdf as relevant now as it was back then all comments, reaction welcome below Enjoy!
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    Grinding and Honing part 1 till 4 pdf

    Great reading and info on natural and man made European (incl British and Scottish) sharpening stones and abrasives also some great info on sharpening with sand and sandstones of course but also the creme de le creme stones like Ardennes Coticule plus info on cleaning stones etc etc Please...
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    kit change of mind with increasing skill

    These are just some thoughts, maybe interesting for a newby Sometimes I use gear and think nah and then later my opnion turnes around / opinion turnes 180 degree......when skill comes in! For instance axes. I started of with the wildlife hatched, carving, delimbing etc. Back then when I...
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    Sharpening with Ardennes Coticule

    I have always been interested in Sharpening stones Started when I was 12 with Arkansas stones and water At the peak of Ray Mears I bought and used the King waterstones (still great) Later I bought a Japanese Honyama quarry stone, I was really surprised by its precision and speed. But I have to...
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    Knitting

    so ok we all are into some crafts, bit leatherwork, some carving, plat identification, wildlife and landscape study, harvesting plants nuts and cooking... since I really like wool and woolen beanies, sweaters etc I thought yeah lets buy some knitting needles and some wool at the second hand...
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    stupid, devoured by a campfire

    I have done some stupid stuff, but yesterday was really dumb! Luckily only material damage. strangly I want to share it though, since this is the chatter corner anyway..:) When I got my first real (GB scandinavian forest axe) axe years and years ago, I was so happy and ethousiastic that after...
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    bushcrafters unite and buy land

    hey our local Golf players have it.... our local soccer team...local motor cross team...local scouts... land! We should unite and organize. Get in contact with the local officials. Start talking, start lobying. With should have like dozens of sites around each country. No kidding. Why not...
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    Bushcraft and creating green areas

    Hi there, I wondered if the people out there could share their conservation ideas and actions here on the forum? Maybe also nice to share ideas and inspire and motivate each other? Here my actions: (Me myself worked in Nature Conservation for 14 years, but that was professionaly) My...
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    Friedr. Herder Abr. Solingen still in business!

    I have some vintage Pic Ace knives but never knew they were the only oldschool Solingen tools and knives still in business! please check the - Leathercraft knives - Pocket knives - Garden knives - Kitchen knives cool huh!? http://www.friedrichherder.nl/...
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    full 4 seasons happy people 4 hours

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdHG9zyrtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAF_amhups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjCs8qi3R0U
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    Agafia

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFK3DJ7Kn6s
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    Finnish M65 wool trousers

    some thoughts on Martti's Finnish M65 trousers, but first of all I want to really thank Martti for delivering me these really nice trousers. They are the almost he end of some NOS stock and I am super happy that I got a couple. I really wanted to try them since I think wool is my favorite fall/...
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    book Original Wisdom; stories of an ancient way of knowing

    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328149.Original_Wisdom super nice book to read one of my favorite • Explores the lifestyle of indigenous peoples of the world who exist in complete harmony with the natural world and with each other. • Reveals a model of a society built on trust...
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    Roselli Carpenter sheath version 2.3

    yes it's final I am not making sami style sheath anymore. I made them because they look so nice. But even with wetforming in regular heavy use the sheath take quite a lot of cuts on the inside (I never make plastic inserts). So from now on I only make belt looped flat Ray Mears style Wetformed...
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    Roselli Hunter new sheath

    3,5 mm veg. tan. leather wetformed in the oven (have to pay kind respect to Ian Atkinson) now final drying Everything went very well..until I did the stiching lines freestyle. I followed the knife handle and blade contour but made up my mind twice. not such a good idea Och every time I...