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Just a little project I stumbled across a picture of a Uco lantern special edition and it has a leather wrap around the body. So I true style, I stole the idea and made my own. Love the little lanterns so felt it needed a little love :o I need to invest in a curved awl and...

Hi all I've got a reproduction Neolithic Beaker (clay cup) which is meant for display only. Nah I'd like to use it for drinking from. Unfortunately it's porous (think terracotta). I vaguely recal someone mentioning milk to seal pottery. And obviously I could apply beeswax. Can I...

I got myself a golok a while back but it came without the canvas sheath option. So I thought it was about time I sorted a sheath for it proper. I prefer leather anyway. So set about sorting one from some 3-3.5mm veg tan from the Identity Store. I made a few errors as I'd not allowed as...

Not been about for a while so thought I'd start back with a question :o Folks opinions on what to put in the survival tube of a Wilkinson Sword Dartmoor knife??? It's not huge and yes there is an original kit. But the original is £30 and I'm not sure it's the greatest. So what opinions are...

Hi the forum Not been on for a bit and I pop up wanting something :o I'm looking for a block of wood. At least 4" square and maybe about 6" long/tall It's to make a stand for my Tower of London Poppy. It will be sanded and waxed, so I need a dry block and ideally something nice. Oak...

Hi the collective, I'm after a kydex sheath for my enzo necker I usualy go leather for sheaths, but this necker needs a kydex number, and it's not something I can do without the cost of sorting all the stuff. So I'd like to commision one. Below is a pick of the knife and a pic of the...

Hello the collective forum brain ;) I have a desire to get my hands on a Muntjac for butchering and to try some skills at processing the hide, etc. Had the great fortune to have a play at Will Lords. The meat was lovely and size wise I should manage with one. Good amount of meat but not...

Was having a little play in the shed today. What do you do with a coconut shell? Little beech handle riveted on with copper nails. Fun little project and work quite well till I get round to making a proper one.

Not posted a thread for a bit so thought I ought to. I've been oddly interested (read obsessed) in knives all my life. From my first crappy 'survival' knife to a very expensive handmade 'bushcraft' knife. As part of that I've handled a few blades in my time and enjoyed it for the most...

Big thanks to Eric for the tutorial first off A little while back I made a mini tankard for fun and to see a few skills. So it needed a little flask to go with it :) All sewn up And all waxed :) No idea why pics are that way up???? Blooming ipad!!!!

Hi the collective good I recently bought a Tommy Pipe Lighter. It's a lovely little lighter and so far I think it's a cracking design. Great to hold, looks lovely, and has a reservoir for spare fluid, so it does not all evaporate like in a zippo. I've tried to find out more about the...

Just a little post for a little Tankard The recent post by Eric on making a leather flask got me wanting to try. I only have some 1.5-2.0mm leather at the moment and was not sure about waxing leather so tried to think of a project to test the skills. So a tankard it was. But with such thin...

Hello all :) I picked up two rear red deer hocks (lower legs) yesterday. It was butchered Monday and they are now in my fridge. No the wife is not happy :o Slitting the skin to the hoof and getting that off, I'm pretty happy I'm ok with. Getting the tendons out (which was main reason I got...

There has been loads of Swedish Snow Smocks on here and all fantastic. So when I grabbed one at the bushcraft show I felt I had to mod it a bit. Here's the original I then thought I'd dye it as its an easy mod (ha), and would look better than walking around in an off white smock in the...

Ok I'm just showing of my stunning pouch really. But I don't care, I love it :) Dreadhead of this forum is a true artist and I've resisted his possibles pouches for a while as they were something I wanted to make rather than buy. Then he put this little fella up and I crumbled, totally. I was...

Hi all, Just thought I'd share I managed to land some propolis from the very nice chap that is British Red and his hard working bee's :) I have to say I had to research what propolis was and what to do with it. Give it a google its interesting stuff - bees are truly a wonder. Well a...

Hi all Up for offer is a custom Mini Svord Peasant with Spalted Alder handle, brass spacer in the spine and 4mm brass pins. The original tensioning screw is retained so the friction can be adjusted as needed. The wood is book matched so you can see the grain continues through the handle...

Hi all Up for offer is a custom Mini Svord Peasant with Buffalo Horn handle and 4mm brass pins. The original tensioning screw is retained so the friction can be adjusted as needed. This as not a cheap material or easy to work but I do love the result. I made this one a couple of months back...

Lets start as we mean to go on. I blame Sam (MOT) :p A good while ago we were chatting this and that. I had the occasional cigar, him a pipe, etc, etc. Being the bloody nice fella he is, I have a pipe and a few starter samples to go with it to try out. We chat more. Churchwardens interest...

Hi all Up for offer is a custom Mini Svord Peasant with Spalted Alder handle, brass spacer in the spine and 4mm brass pins. The original tensioning screw is retained so the friction can be adjusted as needed. The wood is book matched so you can see the grain continues through the handle...