I think they're called try sticks...

[Tiley]

Does anyone have a picture and/or a description of these things? They're a length of wood, maybe 1" in diameter, on which you practise a variety of different cuts that are commonly used in bushcraft. I have heard that when BCUK had a magazine, there was an article on them in an early issue; I seem to remember that there was something similar in an early issue of "Bushcraft and Survival Skills" too - but I'm not 100% sure.

Anyway, I'm trying to get some of my pupils at school to make a 'try stick' (right name?) and would really appreciate it if someone could post an example/picture/article or give me a link to make the exercise just that bit better for the kids.

Many thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Richard

 

[JohnC]

This is one I made some time back...
IIRC the magazine may still be available as a download, but you may need to check with the mods....

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73357

Is this any good for you.

 

[sandbender]

Kepis has a couple of nice articles in his blog.

Mors Kochanski - Try Stick

Mors Kochanski - Try Stick - Cut Names

 

[Kepis]

Kepis has a couple of nice articles in his blog.

Mors Kochanski - Try Stick

Mors Kochanski - Try Stick - Cut Names

cheers mate, wondered why my blog stats had gone beserk today

 

[Tiley]

Thank you all for all this. I will try Kepis's blog when I get home as the school system blocks access to the blogosphere and see if I can't (a) have a go myself and (b) work out a simplified version for the pupils to try out.

 

[sandbender]

cheers mate, wondered why my blog stats had gone beserk today

That is my 'go to page' whenever someone asks about trysticks.

If Tony owns it, the page from the old magazine should be stickied as an article.