Whittler Kev
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Very windy today. Put the Orange fly up as a windbreak and had to put poles in to stop it bowing in !!!!!
Nice to see you Spenny. Coffee over an open fire tasted OK I hope![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
A little slideshow http://s799.photobucket.com/user/kpurse/slideshow/March Meets/Skoldings 28th Feb 2015
I thought this was a type of Holly as it's evergreen but have been told it may be an evergreen Oak. Apprently there is one species
"Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak,[1] holm oak, or holly oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly.[2] It is a member of the white oak section of the genus" although the leaves are toothed
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0032_zpsepvnpft6.jpg)
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Made two axe handles from a downed Willow for the Advanced BCUSA Advanced certification.
One for the tomahawk and one dry fitted for a hatchet![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0024_zpssnlubmtm.jpg)
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Folding stand came in handy. May need a tweek though
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0023_zpskuucarvh.jpg)
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Need to live out of my PSK for 24 hrs. Not with water like this running from the field into the dyke though.
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0041_zpsm6d5vp3e.jpg)
Not a lot of the house left now
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0044_zpsh5orgydj.jpg)
A green laner in a Range Rover has made a mess
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0036_zpsaktymokz.jpg)
Nice to see you Spenny. Coffee over an open fire tasted OK I hope
A little slideshow http://s799.photobucket.com/user/kpurse/slideshow/March Meets/Skoldings 28th Feb 2015
I thought this was a type of Holly as it's evergreen but have been told it may be an evergreen Oak. Apprently there is one species
"Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak,[1] holm oak, or holly oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly.[2] It is a member of the white oak section of the genus" although the leaves are toothed
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0032_zpsepvnpft6.jpg)
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0030_zpswvkcsxqe.jpg)
Made two axe handles from a downed Willow for the Advanced BCUSA Advanced certification.
One for the tomahawk and one dry fitted for a hatchet
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0024_zpssnlubmtm.jpg)
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0028_zps46hwrbnq.jpg)
Folding stand came in handy. May need a tweek though
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0023_zpskuucarvh.jpg)
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0029_zpsotj2yf5t.jpg)
Need to live out of my PSK for 24 hrs. Not with water like this running from the field into the dyke though.
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0041_zpsm6d5vp3e.jpg)
Not a lot of the house left now
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0044_zpsh5orgydj.jpg)
A green laner in a Range Rover has made a mess
![](http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy280/kpurse/March%20Meets/Skoldings%2028th%20Feb%202015/IMG_0036_zpsaktymokz.jpg)
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