Campfire Projects

[leon-1]

I've altered the url and your picture now works, We can speak later about posting pics

Nice job mate

 

[hog]

Oh yes, beautiful work.
What is your knife pictured there and did you use a crook knife aswell?

 

[leon-1]

Oh yes, beautiful work.
What is your knife pictured there and did you use a crook knife aswell?

The knife that Neil used and is in this picture is an old Frosts Mora, the sheath was custom made to his design. He likes the frosts for carving (infact he uses it for a lot of work) as it gives him a lot of control.

I can't tell you if he used a crook knife, sometimes he does and sometimes he doesn't.

 

[Neil1]

I've altered the url and your picture now works, We can speak later about posting pics

Nice job mate

See last nights description of myself was spot on! I thought I had it sussed this time

 

[Neil1]

Oh yes, beautiful work.
What is your knife pictured there and did you use a crook knife aswell?

As Leon has already said I use the old Frosts knife pictured a lot. The lightweight means I don't notice I'm wearing it and the blade geometry is ideal for carving stuff. Mind the same knife also gets used for everything from splitting kindling to skinning deer lately.
I used a crook knife to, tho the next I'll burn out.

 

[inthewids]

One word..BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

[addo]

They look great Neil, very different.

 

[topknot]

Very nice mate, i like the one in the mid.
Topknot.

 

[Neil1]

Very nice mate, i like the one in the mid.
Topknot.

Thank you all for the very kind comments, tho I see far more beautiful things on here!
Andy, I would still love to crack the leather carving, your stuff is truly a work of art.
N

 

[Neil1]

Anyway - anyone else got piccys of "fireside-projects" they have made lately?

 

[addo]

Knocked this fella up the other day, not done by a campfire as a bit layed up at the mo, but I did finish it beside the woodburner.



Unfortunetly its slowly leaking from a few spots even though ive soaked it in oil for days. Do you reckon theres a natural wax or other to deal with this, or should I epoxy the offending areas.
Cheers.

 

[Neil1]

Its a lovelly piece of wood - what is it?
Not sure on the leakage front, but I'm sure someone on here will

 

[decorum]

Anyway - anyone else got piccys of "fireside-projects" they have made lately?

Same as addo. Not from the fire-side and down to having been layed up.


Pouch to replace the nylon mesh bag that the pots came with.



Quite often I use the small pot on its own - so I made a pouch for it too.



Pots nestled together.



Replacement pouch for backpackinglight's Honey Stove.



I made the sheath, but not the snips.





I was given a strip of leather to make a belt - I 'borrowed' the idea from a thread by Eric



Belt pouch. Usable but needs buttons (I'm in the process of making them).



Pic showing the flop pockets



Copper tube with caps.



Cap removed - contains lengths of bees-waxed synthetic sinew with needles already attached.



Mitts.



Their liners. One is inside out to show the fur.



Measure twice and cut once. Pic shows the gouch having been sewn back into place .



Slope bag - Still a long way to go on this one!

 

[Neil1]

Decorum,
That is excellent, you've got a real talent there! really good stuff. I have an old set of Dachstein mitts and keep meaning to knock up an outer for them (but not by the campfire - if you have seen my hand stitching you would know why!).
Come on guys theres got to be some more stuff out there you have created in the woods!
N

 

[decorum]

I have an old set of Dachstein mitts and keep meaning to knock up an outer for them (but not by the campfire - if you have seen my hand stitching you would know why!).

Thanks for the kind words. I have the same problem with hand stitching; I'm pretty much a newbie at leather work - others seem to like it though .