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Hello ladies and gents, Had a bit of a rough year last year and I'm still waiting to have some health complications resolved as well as other issues, but come spring and summer I am going to be spending as much time as possible in the woods just exploring and hopefully cataloguing everything...

I couldn't find one in this forum so I thought I'd make a thread so we can share ideas and experiences. I'll have to get some pictures taken later when there's hopefully a bit more natural light or my camera is awful. I am trying to find some more options for sustainable 'products' I can...

Hi folks, So I bought a pretty large firesteel blank a long time ago now but have yet to get around to putting a handle on it. I wanted to work with wood more and become more self-sufficient and figured it'd certainly have more value to me if I laboured over what I'll then use for a long...

Trying to find a decent book to help ID and explain fungi. Primarily I just want it for ID as I'll probably always err on the side of caution initially, make a note of the location and then revisit after further research if necessary. I saw a huge array of fungi in the woodland near me and...

I am trying to find any resources that discuss the legality of illegality of taking fallen wood/branches from national sites like fen woodlands. Around my way there's a ton of fallen birch right now and I really wanted to process some down for a few projects I had planned but didn't want to...

Put pressure on the spine of a folding knife, edge side up, mechanism failed and cut in to the tip of my thumb. What a fool I feel. Got it elevated and dressed for now as it was fairly deep but not deep enough for stitches. I'd have liked to share a victory but I figured part of any...

So I've never actually used fatwood and I didn't know when I'd get out in the woods again so I ordered some on eBay. It arrived and it's nothing like I expected it to me. It looks like treated bits of timber that may as well be fence panels split and chopped up. It isn't like a solid as such...

Hi folks, So I have been really tempted by some fire steel belt loops I've seen for a while now and in fairness they're expertly made and reasonably priced, but I just feel it's something I should at least try and make myself, plus it'd save me some pennies in the process. Excuse my...

Just went over there to buy a hatchet I'd seen in a leaflet, 1.25 lb head, hickory handle for £8. Got there and they have a 2.5 lb head one with a hickory handle as well for £10. I don't know how long they're on offer for but you can't go wrong for that price, especially the 2.5 pounder. They...

Hi all, Just got back from B&Q having bought two cheap axes they had on offer and dropped in to see my Grandfather. Anyway, long story short, he has an axe head and handle but can't really find anyone that can do it properly. He's been around the houses so to say trying to find people that...