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    Hello again,signing back in.

    Hello just signing back in i havn't posted on here since May, about time i said hello again.I had been busy with work commitments then had to have a spell in hospital recently and now trying to get my strength back . Posted a few times on Bushcraft USA. Now i just want to get back into it...
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    Pictures from out on a wander

    A few pictures i took yesterday out on a wander ,sorry for the thumbnails again. :( Gorse, Blackthorn ,Sweet Violets ,old Larch cones, new Larch cones, old Birch Polypore, more Violets, new Badger setts and trails, Willow Catkins and a rather large cramp ball .Cheers Darren
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    Birch tree wine article

    Hello , came across this article today,some may be interested by Andy Hamilton. He has a good website too for those who like to be self sufficient. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/allotment/2011/mar/11/allotments-gardeningadvice Cheers Darren
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    Birch sap rising near me

    Had a look at a patch of Birch trees near my place today and found the sap is rising around here. May have to tap some soon.:) Found a nice Birch polypore too. Cheers Daz P.S i plugged the small hole i made in the tree.
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    More car boot axe refurb

    Hi,I have been at it again,cleaning up and putting an edge on some of my latest car boot finds Old Spear & jackson hatchet head, paid 50p A WW1 pattern entrenching tool head dated 1915, paid £2.50 and an old felling axe,paid £ 4.00 Thanks for looking Darren ( Sorry i cant seem...
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    A wander in the snow today

    After being ill recently and not being well enough to get out and enjoy the elements i managed to drag myself out for a bit of a bimble on my local hill. Spotted a deer up there which is a first as this hill has never had deer before, stopped for a bit of scoff and finished up by an old well...
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    Sleeping in Trees in New York

    Found this interesting article, what a wonderful way to watch the world go by, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/nyregion/13trees.html?_r=1&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB Cheers Daz
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    Scrap Anvil find

    Hello, i picked up this little gem on Friday.A couple of scrap iron chaps happened to come around to where we were working asking for scrap metal,we had a few bits of scrap metal on site so i let them have it when i spotted this small anvil on the side of their pick up, asking the one chap if i...
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    Some insects of a Summer just past

    A few insects i pictured in the summer
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    Out on a Wander

    Got out yesterday on a little wander around the local hill to see what was about, View from the Quarry A few locals In the sticks Nice abundance of rose hips Loads of blackberries still about here Sloes on the way Found a Spindle tree, nice looking berries,but not to be...
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    Plant ID

    Out on a bimble today i spotted this plant i have seen before but because of a CRAFT moment i do not know its name, anyone know what it is? Cheers. Daz
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    Old Axe Modification

    Cleaned up this old rusty Kent pattern axe today which looked quite good when i finished,however having bought a new Dewalt grinder recently i thought i would change the blade shape into something different , sharpened it up,added a handle to it and ended up with this little axe. I was going to...
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    10cm billy and Diy stove

    Hi , i put this little lot together recently, packs down nice and small in its own leather sack.10cm Zebra billy with DIY stove. The whole lot will just about fit into PLCE waterbottle Pouch if needed.Cheers. Darren
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    6000 miles thats one hell of a Trek

    Fair play to the guy, must have been awesome to do but probably an absolute nightmare at times,6000 mile trek the length of the Amazon river in a journey on foot taking two years.He still has a way bit to go yet...
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    Entrenching Tool fix

    Hi, I broke my German army folding shovel recently so rather than buy another i had this old British army entrenching tool head (1941) which i cleaned up, made a new handle for it and fitted it in one of my old bum rolls which can be fixed onto the bottom of my pack if needed .It does just a...
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    1972 pattern webbing pouch ID

    Hi, i came across this 1972 pattern pouch recently,but im not exactly sure what it was used for.I know the system was only trialled in the 70s and not issued, it looks like it may have been some kind of pouch for a Trilux susat site for the SLR rifle,i may be wrong. It has the belt attachment on...
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    Martindale No2 back to use.

    Hi , posted this Martindale No 2 in another thread a week ago about skip finds, had a bit of a clean up and sharpen last night and brought it back into use.Now what to do with it, i have 2 already. Darren
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    Tree damage rant !

    Hi, the local Scuffers have been camping again in the woods on a hill near me,i came across this site the other day(the area is classified as a country park ) . Why do they have to do so much damage ? If you want to light a fire light one but dont cut down half of the woods to do it .I know they...
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    First spoon i ever made.

    Hi, in all the 24 odd years i have been in and out of this lark i have never attempted to make a spoon (never had the patience),so on an overnighter yesterday i decided i'm going to give it a go. I used a Mora clipper,Opinel No8 and some sandpaper. I finished it of this morning at home with some...
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    Leather Pouch ID

    Hello , could anyone ID this type of leather pouch and what it was used for? It was given to me by a friend who got it off a guy who used to be a caver and pot holer.Im thinking was it a battery pouch for a head torch maybe. Regards Darren