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Well, it took a while but today I've finally managed to buy the small wood that I've been using with permission to camp and craft in. It's a bit unruly and needs some clearing and managing here and there but it's an acre and a half of paradise as far as I'm concerned.

Amazingly for me, I've got the perfect small peice of leather for one. I've just ordered some Autosol. Between this leather dowel and the sandpaper ones I'll be making, it looks like I'm in for a nice few hours of tinkering.

Great info thanks. I'll start on some dowels this week.

Similar to a lot of people I like to do a spot of whittling by the fire. For me it's probably the most relaxing thing I can do whilst in camp. I've got a little standard three knive whittling set and I can sharpen the two flat blades fine but I struggle when it comes to the hook blade and as...

Now that definitely doesn't want to go for scrap. It's a beauty.

I use a Waterdrop system. What I like about it is the flexibility. For main camp I fill the 2.5 galon water bag from a nearby lake. That's then hung in a tree and the filter attached. The filter can be connected to the small collapsible water bottle that comes with it. It is also threaded to fit...

Fair enough. We all approach situations differently I suppose. Personally, I value the kind of service I received from Castrom and I appreciate the effort they've gone to with me. Customer engagement seems to be very important to them and I would have no hesitation in ordering from them again...

I was under siege from them for five days on last weeks camp :) . I didn't know the name though.

The squab was still struggling alot until they got to the base of the tree. It looks like here the stoat took the opportunity of firm ground to reposition its bite on the neck and the squab was dead about 10 seconds later. It was the flapping of the first squab that got my attention. The stoat...

Im nearly sorted. Like I said, I was speaking to Castrom (not complaining). Their main uk contact is Leo, a top bloke based in Sweden. After a chat about the problem, Leo said that the difference in grind was within acceptable limits for the knive based on it's price point and manufacturing and...

Just back from four nights out (trip report of sorts to follow). I'm very fortunate to be able to use a private wildlife rich spot and being a solo soul I can make sure my time there has as little impact as possible on the life around me. Even so, I wasn't expecting to see this stoat at work...

I must admit, it's my favourite spot. It's in private land that I've got permission to use and I've never seen another person since I've been using it. I've built it up over time usually just adding a bit on each trip although I've think I've built it up enough now so I'll just swap bits and...

Just arrived at camp for the rest of the week with only the wildlife for company. I use this spot a lot hence the base camp style of everything although it's worth noting that all the materials for stools and tables etc are carried in from the drift wood piles on the nearby estuary. The lump of...

I've only just noticed this thread. What a fantastic idea. I'll start going through my shelves....

The what3words for my main camp include Swan Soup. There are swans on some ponds very close by and I'll cook and eat most things but I think I'll pass this time :).

Yep, I'm chatting (not complaining) to Casstrom and I should say they are a great bunch of lads. My query has gone to the MD whom also happens to be the grind guru. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for that. That was really helpful. I can understand the problem a lot better now. As best as I can measure they are different. I've added a couple of photos with an angle app on top of the blade. The shorter side is 13 degrees and the longer side is 11 degrees. By taking the shorter side...

You're partially right.. I'm not particularly happy with it but at the same time I'm not particularly un-happy. I mean, I'm not going to lose sleep over the grind on a knive. What I am though is indifferent to it which is a real shame as I was really looking forward to receiving what for me is a...

Yeh, I do get your point about tweaking it over time and I'd be fine with that if it wasn't for the fact that there's a 1mm difference. 1mm of steel is a lot of material to remove. I haven't got a bench grinder so all that would have to come off by hand. You're right, I can return it and that...

These two photos show the differences a bit better.