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The dogs were asking for a run and as it was a nice warm (+3C), sunny day I figured I'll combine a brew and gather some pine/spruce sap on the way. Sap is easy enough to find, atleast in small amounts in just about any woods where I usually go, but this time I landed a stream. Thought I...

Banned by the EU of course, but ever so useful with horses in the summer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dippel%27s_oil It's still sold by one company in spray bottles (Kruuse Porcivet) but price and usability with horses is a pain (they hate the spray hissing sound). Does anyone actually know...

Some time ago in one of the travel threads someone asked about finding firewood in the woods here in F:land. I remembered this the other day when I was out in the woods with my dogs, so I thought I get a few pics of what it often looks like in the woods here. Kinda like pick a random forest...

Haven't actually done any proper woodcarwing in my life, unless you count carving out a living tree with a fungus rotting away the core :) Some years ago I came upon a lump in a Rowan and thought that some day it could be something, this week it finally became that something. This...

So guys, since there are some pretty good experts on knives to be found at this place, can you give me some opinions on this one please? It's a Marttiini full tang knife (factory made sure, but still). http://www.marttiini.fi/epages/MarttiiniShop.sf/en_GB/?ViewObjectID=10873 The idea is...

Newbie asking perhaps silly questions, but be patient with me please :) I got one of these Made in China decorational swords for free the other day. As can be imagined it's ugly as f*** but I was wondering if it would be possible to make it into something useful, just using the metal off the...

Bouncing ideas way ahead, still months till the packing is happening, but good planning is key, right? :) So the stats are: 5-8 days out on ones own, 1-3 warm meals/day, all drinking/cooking liquids must be with, method of moving SOT kayak (Tarpon 120) max weight allowed including fishing...

Hi ya all! After reading your site for a while, especially the "Make your own kit" section, I decided to join your splendid forum. I like to tinker things and make new uses for discarded stuff, so hobo stoves etc. I love to make, especially now when it's been -27C outside and all you can...