Nice one Ray...................I like the new direction and the way he is developing himself, after all doing exactly the same thing all the time gets predictable and boring.
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Surprised that shelter survived so long, and even more surprised he left it up! What happened to "leave no trace"?
I still hanker, for a series based on UK prehistory/archaeology/trad crafts however, which would make a fantastic showcase for the many and varied, highly skilled, crafts-people across our land, as opposed to repeatedly telling us how great the traditional crafts-people are everywhere else
I've thoroughly enjoyed the series but I think you make some very constructive points as to how it could have been made even better....Nice one thanks for that, just watched episode 6 since I have always been most impressed with West coast culture, it really only touched the tip of the iceberg of craft skills there but I enjoyed it anyway.
I keep my knives in a cedar canoe bailer just like the one RM made, well it's rather better actually, made by a friend I'll put some pics up tomorrow.
The bentwood boxes are simply incredible, shame they didn't take the time to show steaming and bending one of those. I'd have liked to see a bit about the red white and black paint too it is such a feature of the artwork there, instantly recognisable, what pigments did they use? Would have been nice to see some folk who could really do it using adzes and knives carving a totem, mask or bowl. And I would have liked to learn more about the different tribes and how their cultures varied.
Nice one thanks for that, just watched episode 6 since I have always been most impressed with West coast culture, it really only touched the tip of the iceberg of craft skills there but I enjoyed it anyway.
I keep my knives in a cedar canoe bailer just like the one RM made, well it's rather better actually, made by a friend I'll put some pics up tomorrow.
The bentwood boxes are simply incredible, shame they didn't take the time to show steaming and bending one of those. I'd have liked to see a bit about the red white and black paint too it is such a feature of the artwork there, instantly recognisable, what pigments did they use? Would have been nice to see some folk who could really do it using adzes and knives carving a totem, mask or bowl. And I would have liked to learn more about the different tribes and how their cultures varied.
I think some would quite like the Woodlore "Fundamental Bushcraft" course transcribed for TV. i.e. More detail than is usually presented in his programmes.For those that say they are bored with watching him do the bow drill, well that's all well and good, but how many times have people been on this forum asking about method and materials for just that, I don't think we've had the response of "Oh god not that again" yet and so should it be.
I think the general idea of this program is to get people to actually follow up on what they have seen and research an amount of it themselves, if they are interested in a specific subject they'll learn it. As others have said if he spent his time instructing methods he would be there for a very long time .
(all his Wild Tracks are on youtube)
I still hanker, for a series based on UK prehistory/archaeology/trad crafts however, which would make a fantastic showcase for the many and varied, highly skilled, crafts-people across our land, as opposed to repeatedly telling us how great the traditional crafts-people are everywhere else
A good effort and beautifully done
cheers
R.B.
they've had several people of that ilk on progs like Victorian Farm and Tales From the Green Valley. Back in the day, Jack Hargreaves (or Bob Fleming ) did several programmes like that as well.