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  1. Bartooon

    Pyrography Kit

    Hi, I'm looking to get a basic pyrography tool to add a bit of decoration to my spoons etc. I've had a look on eBay and kits seem to range from about £5 to £150! Since I have never used one of these gadgets before, could anyone offer any advice on what I should go for? I don't want to...
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    Firesteel striker/scraper blanks

    Does anyone know where I can get some decent firesteel striker / scraper blanks? I am making some yew handled ferro rods and would like to add some matching strikers. The only ones I can find either already have handles or carry a company logo. Cheers
  3. Bartooon

    Yew necker

    Arrived this morning. A beautifully made, well-balanced little knife. Amazingly fast service too! Many thanks
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    Yew necker

    After trying my hardest to resist, I have finally cracked! PM sent.
  5. Bartooon

    G1000 and hem tape

    I've used the iron-on tape on loads of pairs of Fjallravens and it works absolutely fine. I think it is called Wonder Web or something like that. Just turn them up to the required length, pin them in place with a couple of pins, put the tape in and place a wet tea towel (or similar) over the...
  6. Bartooon

    Camping New Forrest, Help in Choosing site.

    I can recommend Acres Down Camp site too. A small, fairly quiet site with direct access to the forest. I've used it a couple of times myself. http://www.acresdownfarm.co.uk/
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    looking for a first aid field guide

    "Outdoor First Aid" by Katherine Wills is an excellent book - in my opinion probably the best you can get. It might be a bit big for you to pop in your bag on trips though.
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    Beltain, May 3rd: Burning of the Wickerman [Pic heavy]

    Looks fun! Is it at Butser Ancient Farm? If so, I used to go those festivals there about 20 years ago - they were a bit smaller scale then though.
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    BcUK Photograph of 2014 May heat

    Near Breamore today -
  10. Bartooon

    Trail /Ambush Camera Traps.

    I find that some of Sport Pursuit's quoted RRPs can be a little misleading. I know that it is the US price, but Walmart show the list price for the 6mp camera as $149.99 and sell it for $111.96. That said, £89.70 is a not a bad price. Some of the reviews though say that the detection zone is...
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    10yrs COMP Just realised I Have been a member here for a while now

    Blimey - 10 years! That is impressive! Great prizes too - cheers. 1 sandbender 2 Limaed 3 Lou1661 4 Ecoman 5 southey 6 tom.moran 7 dogoak 8 decorum 9 Albus Cutler 10 British Red 11 mountainm 12 ADz-1983 13 tree beard 14 g4ghb 15 RE8ELD0G 16 TeeDee 17. Barn Owl 18. Johnnyboy. 19. Hibrion 20...
  12. Bartooon

    Brown Leather belt?

    +1 for Dougster! He made a cracker that will almost certainly outlive me!
  13. Bartooon

    Woodlore buck saw,,,Gransfors wilderness axe ,

    I would like the stone and file please. PM inbound!
  14. Bartooon

    Ray Mears Fundamental Bushcraft course - some advice sought

    Don't let your fear of those nasty little ticks spoil your enjoyment of what should be a great course! If you have gone to the not-inconsiderable cost of booking yourself on a Ray Mears course you are presumably planning to get out into the woods and pursue the hobby further and that will...
  15. Bartooon

    Bushcraft Demo for Homeschool Group - Ideas Sought

    Depending on where you are going to do it and the resources available, shelter building is always popular with youngsters. Stalking games are fun too (can let you have details of some if you want). As Muddypaws says, wild food is good too. Again, it depends where and when you are planning do...
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    New Forest Day Trip

    Was right outside there today, but with a gaggle of 15 year-olds in tow, I had to give it a miss! Bushwhacker is right, Bolderwood is worth a visit to see the fallow deer which come there to be fed (though the car park does get a bit "grockly" at weekends). It is quite near Lyndhurst too, which...
  17. Bartooon

    New Forest Day Trip

    That's a really difficult question! The New Forest is a big and diverse area offering all sorts of habitats and landscapes - open heath, ancient deciduous woodland, coniferous forest etc. It really depends on what you are looking to get out of your day trip. If you can give some indication of...
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    Overnight in the New Forest - ideas?

    I have run bushcraft classes at some of the Camping in the Forest sites in the New Forest and I can confirm that they are very strict about not allowing anything to be attached to trees. The regulations do not even allow campers to tie a clothes line to a tree. The usually quoted reason is to...
  19. Bartooon

    My 1500 Post Comp!

    Congrats on the milestone! John Fenna -= Micronesia - Gilbert and Ellis Islands Barn Owl..Egypt Clouston98 -------Albania macaroon---------Mozambi que resnikov-----------Victoria (Australia) ateallthepies-------France Crosslandkelly---------- Mongolia Copperhead ---------- Djibouti Tom...
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    ID Help Please

    Thanks Toddy! I can see why they are called that now with the neck and beak. Very strange creatures and quite alien-like!