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I'm thinking of replacing the webbing on my DD hammock. I know that I could use the whoopee slings etc bundle, but I quite like tying the knots. Would a couple of tree huggers and an ample amount of good paracord do? cheers, Leif

I'm moving to Cambridge inn January and was wondering if anyone has recommendations of backstreet gems for buying camping/woodwork/bushcrafty kit. I know that there's a Cotswold Outdoors and a Mountain Warehouse on the main drag. Just wondering about places it might otherwise take me months to...

Speaks for itself, really. The smaller one was meant to have a long, curvy handle, but suffered from some catstrophic splitting. I've got a few more bits of hawthorn, but it's proving to be slow work. Satisfying, though. Just come by a little bit of mulberry, too. Anyone have...

So, found this baby in our communal toolshed. Obviously the handle has been worked to fit the head. Guessing that the head is an old Hultafors agdor hatchet? Anyway, I was pleased to find it. Considering giving it a little TLC very soon. Cheers, Leif

Here's a few recent spoons. Both woods I haven't used before. These two are blackthorn. The smaller one was finished with linseed and the blowsy thing with walnut oil. Just for variety. I considered putting something flashy in the knothole, but she's not that kind of girl. And these...

I must be getting old and conservative. Did manage a good finish on all of them, which was nice. The first one is rowan. The rest are birch. Cheers, Leif

Found this mother in a field on the edge of Dartmoor. Nuff said. Cheers, Leif

Just got back from crewing on the Buddhafield festivial. Took about a dozen birch spoon blanks with me to keep me out of trouble. They obviously didn't keep me busy enough - yeah, right - as I ran out and cut some more. Here are the birch spoons, in no particular order...

:lmao:Ironically, I take a break from spoons and end up producing something suspiciously like a large spoon. It's birch finished with walnut oil. It's not my best work, but it was the first time that I've bothered to wet the surface to raise the grain and I was impressed with the...

Well, you've got to do it, haven't you. Just a bit of sycamore I had knocking around. I think this is the first bit of figurative stuff I've done. Didn't intend for the cheekbones to end up level with the bottom of the nose, but it ended up looking OK. Might have another go soon...

Well, I was pleased with the way this turned out. Here it is with my trust Husqvarna hatchet for comparison. And this is what I started with. Rather dinged. It doesn't show, but the side without the maker's marks was rather concave almost back to the poll. To be honest, this made me a bit...

:surrender: As some will have noticed, all the images I posted yesterday were tiny. I haven't yet worked out what I'm doing wrong. Does anyone have a suggestion? Cheers, Leif

Yup, that's a spoon. Thought I'd get that one out of the way. This is a spoon I didn't put in the other spoon thread I've started today because I have a question about it. The wood for the spoon was taken from the piece shown above it. I just...

Finally got my tech head on to do the simple job of uploading some pics. All the spoons (and the spatula) here were made from quite dry wood, had the heck sanded out of them and were oiled with olive oil. Usability is something that happens by accident when I'm making a spoon, as you can see...

Had a "wotsat?" moment this morning. Little smoky wisps coming off a nettle. Spent a quiet couple of minutes watching puffs of pollen. When the wind dropped, I could see that there was some slight explosive mechanism going on rather than a passive pollen caught by the wind thing. Didn't know...

Does anyone have any experience of these knives? I admit to being one of those perverts who gets on quite well with Moras, but I'm thinking of having a go with something else. Cheers, Leif

Hi peeps, A bit to my surprise, I've come to the conclusion that I need to get myself a small drawknife. Any suggestions for a good value budget one? Cheers, Leif:dancer:

Just curious to know what vegan contingent we have? I'll put my hand up. Cheers, Leif

Hello, My name's Leif and I've been living close to Dartmoor for about seven years. At present, I live and work with a bunch called Buddhafield who do camping retreats - a few with a specific craft content but all in contact with the surrounding green bit. Anyway, enough about that. Apart...