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hi folkes - i found a roll of about 1m by 1m of a muddy tan coloured leather. Its not veg tan, or high grade, it has a chemical almost plasticy (and water resistant) coating. Ive made axe masks etc from it and its resiliant and easy to work. but i want to be clear not high grade nice sheath...

Since i worked out how to share pictures i thought i would share these; I appreciate the photo quality isnt great - next job to get beter at taking the snaps, especially since they look much better in the flesh than on here. Well i would think that wouldnt i!? But comments welcomed! 3 very...

I'll add a photo as soon as i work out how. But while out and about we found several piles of thck white creamy (looks like wallpaper paste) which had been erm squeezed into small piles about 2.5 long and about 2" tall. The locations are similar to where you might expect to find otter spraint...

Not entirely sure this is the best location - but a little while ago i used some spray glue (ie aerasol glue) to mount wet and dry onto wooden blocks to make sharpening blocks. Now while i now do have nice shiney and sharp knives and axes i also have some residue from spraying the glue erm...in...

Ive been keeping my eye out for a small knife for doing some more intricate carving work - nothing to special, just the tight curves on the neck of spoons and maybe some chip carving etc. Ive seen a few small straight bladed tools, some in sets with differing angles on the blades (but mainly a...

I have been air drying a dry salt cured lamb leg for a while now - while i can live with the flat getting a very 'lamby' smell, which i am sure will be much better when i have more space. Its hanging in a meat safe at the mo in the tool wardrobe in my lounge (isnt it odd how its only when you...

hey folkes - another round of mercilessly throwing myself on your wisdom. I am thinking of trying some acid etching particularly on the side of a knife blade, and had heard it can be done using a marker pen to protect the metal and an acid to eat lightly away at the exterior. i couldnt find...

i know there are quite a few posts about bows and the making of, but something i have not actually come across is how to 'finish' them. I presume after the scraping the bow is smooth as it will get (ie you don't sand after it), but then is it just oiled? or is there a smoother sheen even...

I am looking for a way to make or someone who is able to make a small stamp with which to mark some small hand made wooden items in relation to the Osberg ship re-creation which I help out at. This is the architypical 'viking' boat, if you have seen pictures of one or been to the meuseum in Oslo...

Well I came across a couple of two person saws the other day - not huge - a bit over 4 foot and of course had to acquire one (would have had them both if i had more cash at the time!). Now it does need a bit of attention - its rather rusty on the surface but all the teeth are present and...

i have a japanese axe from axminster tools - literally not been used - just sharpened up. Can throw a leather cover if wanted. Interested in leather working tools (particularly stamps), veg tanned leather (probably 3mm sheath thicknesses), blades for handling. Bowmaking supplies - scrapers...

Just wondered if anyone else had tried this for lighting - i suppose one might consider it as cheating but i got so excited about how rediculously well it worked i just had to post. Im using a printers lense which isnt that high mag but does have a little stand and a hinged top - so can keep...

Hi all, I have heard of kelly kettles but never gillie ketles - does anyone know if they are much cop. I normally use a hobo stove but was given one of there (rather generously) and wondered what the general opinion was?

Im looking for something to use as an anvil, for the use of pounding things on. I have heard railway track is a great substitute but no idea where to get any from, legally. I occasionaly work on railways so keep my eyes open but not found anything yet! I was looking at coblers'lasts' which...

Hi all, I have been wondering about this for some time now so thought id ask; I handle knife blades using small blocks of woods compressed and glued (with combinations of leather horn birch bark etc) - this is what i mean by 'compound' handles but its not something you see around that much...

Well i finally found a 6' bit of relatively straight ash which split in half nicely. Its abbout 3" across but does have a small branch/knot in the middle - given that this is around the handle is it a non starter (i wil probably have go anyhow to practice tillering etc). So i have my 2 split...

A while ago i did a swap for some decent little ferro rods - intending on adding them to my next knife as part of the sheath and promptly lost them (of course). Im wondering if anyone knows of a preferably UK seller with a range at not overbearing prices id like a few small/medium rods to be...

I was thinking about this the other day particularly in scandinavia, where i understand that silver birch is a suitable wood for tool handles, owing to the slower growth and tight rings. I wouldn't have thought of using it here in the uk assuming it would just not be man enough for an axe...

A little while i grabbed some nice loking cast pots at a flea market, thinking that the absence of lids wouldnt be a problem. Now thinking about it im wrong arnt i...cant use em as an oven and will take longer to cook anything in with heat escaping at the top etc etc. So im thinking i can...

Hi, Im booked on some courses with Maurice Pyle of the above website and wondered is anyone had been on his stuff before or might be going on the same ones? Seems an interesting and pleasent chap but booked somewhat out of the blue... Im on; tool sharpening in a couple of weeks (i know...