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My in-laws live in a German fachwerk timber framed house, built in the Viking long-hall style of Lower Saxony, and I'm quite familiar with the multiplicity of styles found around Germany. Many other countries have similar timber framed buildings, with a lot of variety of forms but constructed...

I was at the Bushcraft show for a couple of hours last Monday, chatting with a few traders and bushcraft schools etc, and I was keeping my eyes open for a few button compasses that I could use to make little adventurer toys for my son and his mates (they're about 2, but I say start them early!)...

http://100wildhuts.blogspot.co.uk/ Anyone seen this blog before? A guy is (or has been) building improvised shelters of various designs and sleeping in them - through the Scottish winter, too! Designs range from the classic to the innovative, and from practical to pretty daft! Really worth...

Hi all, I recently bought a knife-making kit, and have ended up slightly consternated. The reason for this is that while the fittings - corby bolts and thong tube - are imperial sized (1/4 inch, with the Corby bolts necking down to 9/50 or about 4.6mm), the holes in the knife handle are...

I've been a lurker for some time: living in London has taught me a great deal about appreciating the outdoors whenever possible!