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[chrisanson]

nice one leon

 

[leon-b]

thanks mate, write in it for the first time today
leon

 

[leon-b]

went in my kayak today, there and back was about 8 miles - Cattawade to Flatford.
Leon

 

[stovie]

Glad you had a great day, leon...and happy birthday for the other day...

 

[spamel]

Nice to see you out on the water wita life jacket aswell. Good work Leon, tell the others off for not wearing one!

 

[British Red]

"This" is a female mallard duck buddy

The one with the green head is her man!

Happy Birthday!

Red

 

[leon-b]

ahh thanks for clearing that up, we also saw herons, swans, canada geese and lots of other geese and ducks
leon

 

[British Red]

Herons are a beautiful sight mate - you are a lucky man!

Red

 

[leon-b]

they sure are we must have seen about 7 of them, the first ones we saw there was two together and as we got closer they flew off, the wingspan was huge
leon

 

[Fenlander]

Hi Leon,

Here are links to the pictures for your blog from today. Just right click on each picture and save as.


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/sufguy1/Firebyflintandsteel.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/sufguy1/Lean-toshelterandsprucebed.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/sufguy1/Leonenjoyingnettlesoup.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/sufguy1/Meenjoyingnettlesoup.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/sufguy1/Nettlesoup.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/sufguy1/Sprucewhisk-1.jpg

It was good to see you again

Make sure you get that Wych Elm cordage finished!

 

[leon-b]

thanks for the pics mate, i dont like the top one though i look like a right phyco lol. i will try and find a sycamore to tap and i have some spare money so i will buy that book 'botany in a day'.
PS: i have wrote a bit about the ground ivy on that sheet of paper
cheers mate i had a great time
leon

 

[leon-b]

i have wrote a bit about last night on my blog, if you want to have a look heres the link http://leonsbushcraft.blogspot.com/
i have also just bought 'Botany in a day'
leon

 

[Fenlander]

i have wrote a bit about last night on my blog, if you want to have a look heres the link http://leonsbushcraft.blogspot.com/
i have also just bought 'Botany in a day'
leon

Nice blog report Leon

Next time we'll get you to try wood louse

and hopefully next time you won't bring your knife out without your first aid kit!

 

[leon-b]

thanks, im up for giving woodlouse a try lol, yes that was a bit silly of me wasnt it lol
have a good time down the pub did ya lol ?
leon

 

[Fenlander]

Hi Leon,

Spent last night in the shelter you made with a rat for company

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and I made needles and awls from those muntjac bones

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[leon-b]

nice, good to see that my shelter stayed up and didnt collapse on you lol, that needle on the far left looks perfect
PS: have you tried the bow drill using that mutjack bone as a bearing block ?
leon

 

[leon-b]

been busy making a Bucksaw, after using it i have decided to round the handles because they hurt my hands as they are.

leon

 

[Nathan Sturgess]

Pretty smart that Leon, I might have to have a do at making one for myself

 

[isotonicpies]

Only my opinion and I’m no expert by any means, but:

My advice to anyone is to learn to identify your trees in all seasons. Tree identifications is the ‘skeleton’ knowledge that creates the framework for all other knowledge to be fleshed upon.

It is imperative for firecraft to know your trees (wood combinations for friction methods, birch bark tinder etc).
It is critical for mycology (mushrooming) to know your trees, fungus types are mainly linked to decaying forms of certain decaying woods.
It is necessary for shelter construction to know your trees (wood properties, strength, flexibility etc).
It is courteous for giving back to the ecosystem to know your tree properties. If you take live wood, you need to know what to do to maximise the chances of the tree protecting itself etc, how to coppice correctly etc).
It is safe to know your trees for wooden food utensils/ bowls (what is poisonous, what is safe etc).
Know your trees for food, edible berries/seeds/fruits/leaves/barks etc.
Trees for navigation (Altitudes, latitudes, proximity to running water)
Trees for art: what woods carve well.


Tree knowledge in bushcraft is like scales in music, maths in physics, binary in computing, scaffolding in construction etc etc

 

[leon-b]

my dads mate Jim just rung up and said that he knows a woman who is going camping in scotland, he said he is lending her some kit but she wanted a lesson in firelighting, and he said that i would do it (everytime we go round his i light the fire and he loves camping and all that so we exchange knowlege, chat etc) so anyway im not sure what sort of firelighting he means ? matches, lighter, firesteel etc
those are the ones i feel comfortable teaching as i am pretty good at them
leon