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Hey, as part of their festival of the tree from August 18th-25th Westonbirt Arboretum are having a woodcraft exhibition from the 22nd-25th (this coming weekend). Here's the description from their website: "‘Woodcraft Exhibition’ from Friday 22nd to Monday 25th This woodcraft exhibition...

As all these chair threads are going around, it seems like a good time to show this one: Made it on a day course two saturdays back. It's composed of around 32 hazel spars of different sizes and 60-70 annular nails. Wish I'd given it a sturdier back but it does take my weight (it's my new...

Hey there, just made a little wooden whistle to pass some time. For those who want the story: I've been eyeing up a bit of dead sycamore I pass on my way to school for the past month or so and decided to take it today. I cut a small length out, used a small screwdriver and various twigs...

Hey, more woodworking than Bushcraft (I think), but has anyone here got (or used) an axe made by Svante Djarv? I've heard many sing praises about his spoon knives but I was wondering what people made of his axes? I think they look great, I really love the handles on all the Djarv tools. I'm...

Hey there, I've done a search on this and couldn't find anything. I bought a firesteel recently, one of the ones embedded into a magnesium block. It's done its share of lighting well, the only problem is that my novice abilities caused me to wear it down very quickly in the quest for flame, and...

Hi there, I have two unbranched deer antlers. They're from a young deer so they're basically long, slightly curvy spikes rather than big branchy antlers. My grandmother lives nextdoor to a deer paddock so my brothers picked some up one day. Would ideally like some honing leather and/or some...

Hi there, firstly, not sure if this really falls into bushcraft (though it could help in climbing trees/ getting ropes into trees) so I understand if this gets deleted. It's one of these without the rope (the rope is terrible for climbing but I use it a lot for attaching hoops to my tools for...

A friend of mine had to have her beech tree cut down a few months ago and I've been making a few things out of it (to date, an ashtray, three paperclip holders/paperweights/saltmills, a tealight holder and a soap dish). Most are gifts for friends but I'm in the final stages of finishing my...

Hey there, I've been waiting to get paid so I can buy some stropping leather. I was sitting at my desk thinking about it when I saw an old national geographic in the corner and remembered hearing somewhere that it was possible to strop on glossy paper. Gave it a go and it worked amazingly...

Can anyone reccommend a good wooden-handled folding saw that isn't either of the opinel folding saws? Or if it is one of the opinel ones, are they any good? I want to get a folding saw and as a matter of preference I'd rather get a wooden handled one. The opinel ones seem a bit overpriced for...

Hi there, been looking at this site the last couple of days and put up a few posts today, but never too late for an intro! My name's Mike, I recently got an interest in green woodworking and have had an interest in Bushcraft for a while. Intro done :) So, I've been whittling spoons and I...