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Greetings to all, I just signed up with the forum and I'm looking for others who enjoy making their own equipment. I'm a natural born artist and craftsman, thoroughly an amateur but with a bit of a paying hobby. My name is Al, and I'm from Newfoundland and now living in New Brunswick, in...

Hi folks. I'm haven't made a forum post since around 2009, but I have singular intentions so I will adhere to protocol. I am Francis and I live about 30 minute drive from Crater Lake NP in Oregon. 5 minutes by snowmobile. I have an 80-100 mile drive to the nearest grocery store, one w9ay. I...

I love Fjallraven g1000 trousers but my god are they expensive. and after learning that the fabric is just a 60/40 polycotton I feel like I (mum) could make myself something that has the same feel. but upon looking up polycotton fabric online I have been overwhelmed and I don't know how to...

Keith.

Howdy Ya’ll, I’m new here, and thought that a British forum would be a good place to ask about the the original woodlore knife. I would like to have a go at making my own from an old file, and am curious if anyone could point me to a direct list of specs for the Ray Mears/Alan Wood woodlore...

Hi, I’ve been a long time lurker in the forum and have only recently stated posting. I thought I’d write a quick review for a Canoe building course I completed last year with Open River Canoe Adventures (ORCA) in Pooley Bridge, The Lake District. ORCA offer amongst other things) four day...

So the final episode in this series is here. Hope you've enjoyed these and look forward to the next video.

Episode 2 of 4 of Wayne's Mini Bow making series is now up and running and ready for you to view.

The standard ones that most appear to use is just two overhand knots, but one can get more creative: The inner one is a knife lanyard knot, the outer one is the double knife lanyard knot (Ashely 787 and 788). What other nice knots do people use on their zipper pulls?

It is not plagiarism if you improve it, right? I took some old canvas and a YKK no 10 zipper and made a version of the RM canvas pouch: Basically I added interior pockets: a divided one in the back and a full size on in the front. Size: 15x13x8 cm Yes, I know there is an ugly seam mistake...

I’ve been using a lacklustre toiletry bag for my sewing kit for about 15 years. I guess it sort of did the trick, but it was lacking in many ways. I often thought that I should gut the interior and rebuild it. But it always ended up on the back burner. I jokingly figured I would finish all the...

I made this tiny sporran. It has a; cowhide flap, pigskin pouch and goat skin cord. Made from hobby shop scraps. https://flic.kr/p/E5zRMp

How to carry batteries in the bush? Then I had an epiphany. Some spare webbing, some elastic, some velcro and a few munutes with the trusty Husqvarna 2000 sewing machine later: (Yes, I know, I will clean all the threads up)

Hi there! Quick post on sharing a project which I finished yesterday evening. I have a 2 compartment back pack (>10y old Tatonka) which I use for up to max 3 day trips. I'ld like to refer to the small compartment in the hood of the pack with the term 'grab bag'. To get this more organised, for...

Here's a hammock stand. It was built to fit into the box room which has become my indoor space for my carp. The photos are in situ and it really IS a box room so not a lot of space to manoeuvre. Looking one way Then the other The other end is the same... The material was left in the back...

Right, I acquired some computers from work, 2 didn’t work – well I couldn’t be bothered to make them work, and it was a good excuse to chop them up for something. One of the reasons I joined this forum was during a search on stoves, I was wanting to make a lightweight flat-packable totally...

Hi all, Thought i'd share a quick, cheap and easy way to keep a Mora 164, hook, crook, spoon carving knife safe. Not sure whether to call it a sheath or a holster. I'm sure someone will explain and advise me on the right terminology... :p i've seen the lovely leather covers and the carved...

Knocked this up earlier today from some 0.005 inch think titanium I had left over from a previous project. It's sized to fit my Toaks 550ml Ti pot, weighs in at 38 grams and using a MYOG pop can meths stove it brings approx 500ml of cold water to a rolling boil in a little over 6 minutes...

After a load of research I still feel I need a second opinion on wheter I'd be able to use the following canvas for a tepee. www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk/cotton-canvas-heavy-cc24a It's not duck canvas, but does seem to be of a suitable weight. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. As...

Righto chaparoonies!..? Um, having a little time the other day I had a poke around the mountain of hoarded goodies and stumbled across a few bits that I knew would make something neat. So, slow matches it is! For this recipe you need to pre-oil your hand drill, ready a vice and file and gather...