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Leshy, Thanks for that, its more than helpful.. I use unto 6000 grit whetstone, but i find that because the bad isn't completely flat, when you grind the sides of the knife, the stone makes contact at the top and where the grind starts, leaving a bit in the middle untouched. If i were that...

Cheers Leshy, I use surf poo on my stropping board, which does get a really good finish, but i could do with something between the water stone and the surf poo to remove some of the fine tooling marks in the blade before polishing with the surf poo.. Maybe as you say, using the surf poo with a...

Good Evening guys, I have one of Stewart's knives, its a lovely piece of work and a pleasure to use. I thought i would have a look and see what he was upto in terms of making blades and can't find anything recent about work that he's done. Is he still making knives? On a slightly...

What air rifle do you have?

Sorry trig, i forgot to say that mine is the XL Hunka.. yeah, that was the other thought that i had, to use the mat outside the bag.. it can get wet, but I'm not sure how durable the exped would be in terms of punctures..

Trig - One word of warning (depending on the mat you have..) Ive got an exped downmat XP 9LW. I also have the alpkit hunka.. Its a bit tight to say the least in terms of the mat inside the bivvy and you.. I've not tried it with a sleeping bag yet, but it may not work very well in terms of...

that is a really good feature.. its such a comfortable way to sit and after a few days without a comfortable seat, you'll really appreciated such features! The tarp can be used separately, so if there weren't any trees, you could bivvy out and use the tarp (with some walking poles or...

Now, I'm no seasoned bushcraft expert, but i do have experience to share around the hammock debate.. I have slept in cheap conventional hammocks, years ago, and although they were more comfortable in some ways, the fact that i wasn't laying flat meant that they were uncomfortable. being quite...

Tonyuk.. How are bashas best employed?

I'm looking forward to having a play around really.. I have noticed on the ex army tarp that the loops, which would form the ridge sit 90 degrees out to the direction that the ridgeline would run.. not sure what the reasoning for this is? I'm going to rig it when I'm up there and try both ways...

C_Claybomb... your 'tarpology' thread is really really good.. I was trying your truckers hitch, as per that thread (albeit, i was indoors, one end tied to the stove with an evenk hitch) but found that it was difficult to get the line really tight with the truckers hitch.. Is this more to do with...

looks like a no nonsense and practical set up there Gadget..

thanks for all of the info guys.. I'm sat here watching the travel channel (RM wild food) and playing with knots!

great info guys, thank you... I've just got 100 foot of para cord, so that should work well.. Any hints/tips in terms of additional knots you'd add at the 'planning' stage etc? Been watching Paul Kirtley and he seems to have similar lengths of cord on the corners, but doesn't use a continuous...

Afternoon guys, I'm heading out for 3 days wild camping and hunting at the end of the month and will be hammocking (amok with its own tarp..) but I've also got an ex army tarp, which i intend using to keep kit and the dog dry.. I was wondering if it was wise to pre-string the tarp before i go to...

Thanks guys... All sounds really good in terms of a meet or something! I'm from the bottom of Swaledale basically.. So know the area that some of you mean.. I could probably supply some deer skin etc if people wanted to have a go at curing.. I fancy trying to cook a haunch in a stone age...

Hi Guys, Ive seen a few pictures on the WWW of some really nice leather sheathes for the laplander.. I've never tried leather craft and doubt i'd have the patience or skill, but would be interested to see what everyone else has and whether it was made or bought.. :) FFM

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.. Does anyone in the NE or Yorkshire do much wild camping? Problem i find is access and then too many people around.. Im lucky enough to have a few bits in Scotland, where i can go and wild camp and hunt.. Just a shame that its 3 hours up the road!! Any...

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.. I live on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, West of Leeming Bar.. I'd like to do more bushcraft type things around this area, but it just seems like you can't get away from people! Luckily, i have access to a few places in Scotland, where i can camp and hunt...

Good Morning All! I've joined the forum after reading a fair bit of the content and was impressed with the knowledge base and the types of topics covered.. I'm pretty new to 'bushcraft' in some respects although, I'm a recreational deer stalker and part time gamekeeper, so have grown up...