List of toxic woods here, along with general wood safety info:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis30.pdf
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis30.pdf
Chop sticks
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I've carved them from walnut and rivercane just so I'd know how and I use plastic, bone and bamboo/cane in my different rucks and around the house.
http://www.botanical-online.com/alcaloidesaceboangles.htm
http://www.mdvaden.com/bird_page.shtml
http://www.yourparrotplace.com/parrot_articles/toxic_wood_and_plants.htm
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Ilex_op.htm
http://www.cockatielcottage.net/houseplants.html
Theres a few references to holly being poisonous, they don't however mention the toxicity levels if any concerning the bare wood or sap.
However the parrot references suggest not using it, and most perches are also chew toys essentially.
Take from this what you want.
It takes two people to work if something can be deadly, the first dies, and second remembers.
http://www.mdvaden.com/bird_page.shtml
http://www.yourparrotplace.com/parrot_articles/toxic_wood_and_plants.htm
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Ilex_op.htm
http://www.cockatielcottage.net/houseplants.html
Theres a few references to holly being poisonous, they don't however mention the toxicity levels if any concerning the bare wood or sap.
However the parrot references suggest not using it, and most perches are also chew toys essentially.
Take from this what you want.
It takes two people to work if something can be deadly, the first dies, and second remembers.
8thsinner said:
Holly bark and leaves were used as winter fodder for sheep, in days gone by.
What is deadly for one species is harmless to another.
I used to chew holly bark, and have drunk plenty of Yerba Maté (made of Patagonian holly) without any ill effects.
K.
Keith_Beef said:
Mmmmmm, Yerba Mate. The wife brings home boxes of Stevia (sweet leaf) as a sweetner and there's a pouch of Yerba Mate in each box and I just been throwing them in a bowl for a couple of years and decided to give it a go. Good stuff.
Motorbike Man said:Of course, if you wanted something a bit more durable, you could always go down the tactical chopstick route
Love it! I actually wouldn't mind some of those, I'll have to see if anything similar could be sent from Japan for nowt. Almost as good as my folding chopsticks...
I'm waiting for the first ulstra lightweight titanium ones to appear!
There is less of a markup if you get them from EDCknives.com
Have a look at his other Ti stuff, Not sure off hand wether it's from folts or not, but....Titanium kubotan pen, completely break down design, wonderfull.
I also know dwekium personally, he is a great guy, with any luck I will actually be working with him in the future too.
Have a look at his other Ti stuff, Not sure off hand wether it's from folts or not, but....Titanium kubotan pen, completely break down design, wonderfull.
I also know dwekium personally, he is a great guy, with any luck I will actually be working with him in the future too.
I reckon it must be because they can be split off by an axe!!Les Marshall said:
The traditional designs seem to have one square end. Bet this is because that is how they are cut off a block. Then you might rub them down to a rounded tip.
I was going to make some and post some pictures but other things came up. Maybe in a few days.
Chop sticks or kuàizi in Chinese literally meaning "the bamboo-objects for eating quickly. "Chop" in Chinese/pigeon English means quicklyLes Marshall said:
In Japanese they are called hashi which means chopsticks
In Koran they are called jeotgarak which means chopstick stick jeo means chopsticks and garak means stick.
Motorbike Man said:Of course, if you wanted something a bit more durable, you could always go down the tactical chopstick route
Now thats pushing it a bit too far, I thought. Until I found this:
http://www.globetrotter.de/de/shop/...Beh%E4lter&u_kat=Besteck%2C+K%FCchenzubeh%F6r
But my absolute favourite in unnecessary products is the portable and waterproof bogroll-bag:
http://www.ortlieb.de/_prod.php?lang=en&produkt=tpack
On the last Woodlore course I did they had one of those for the latrine site, and it also served as the engaged/vacant sign.oetzi said:
The latrine was situated in a clearing surounded by Rhododendron probably a five minute walk from the parachute, so the toilet roll along with matches for burning the used loo paper 
was hung on a tree near the parachute. If the bag wasn't there then the latrine was engaged Of course an essential camp rule was to make sure you put the bog paper back when finished or people would be waiting patiently at the parachute busting for a dump mainland chinese have recently gotten into disposable chopsticks in a big way, and now only the best restaurants have reusable ones. This is clearly not a good thing, but if you're out bushcrafting, it's different. You just find two little sticks, take the bark off them and they're ready. When you're finished you put them back where you found them, and you've wasted nothing.
Incidentally, for all of you who can't eat rice with chopsticks: neither can the chinese, they lift the bowl to their mouth and shovel it in.
Incidentally, for all of you who can't eat rice with chopsticks: neither can the chinese, they lift the bowl to their mouth and shovel it in.
Laurence Dell burning the used loo paper :yuck: mao:[/QUOTE said:it probably wasnt the paper that smelled bad when being burned but the more organic matter
oetzi said:it probably wasnt the paper that smelled bad when being burned but the more organic matter
I realised that
it was just a bit disgusting especially as for some reason it doesn't burn very well and took several matches to get rid of it 
.I don't know why but I found that I didn't need to go as often as normal when at home, probably due to eating less than usual and no I hadn't been eating biscuit browns
:yelrotflm
These seem a bit pricey but they are very clever and I want some. Hard to justify the expense...I know...I know ....people say the same thing about fire pistons.
http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme gear/stoves & cook gear main main/travel_chopsticks.htm
http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme gear/stoves & cook gear main main/travel_chopsticks.htm
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