Show us your D.I.Y favourites!

[dwardo]

My favourite always seems to be my last, not had chance to do any more since my boy was born.

 

[stekker]

You make nice bows!
What kinds of wood you normally use?

greetings Theo

 

[Mang]

I posted these on a while ago...

This DIY tripod

And this DIY axe mask. I've got some Ash wood to try and make a collapsable saw and I've also got a couple of wooden wine crates from work that I'd like to make into a wooden chest. They used to be so common but are sadly not now...and to think that I used to chop them up for kindling! :togo:

 

[Hugo]

to build knives you have to do some metalworking, woodworking, leatherworking, antler- or bonework, scrimshaw.....

i´m not good at anything but i get better... ;o)

blade poul strande
handle stab birch, mammoth ivory, copper
sheath veg tanned leather

blade mikael eklund
handle jarrah, bone, fiber spacers
sheath veg tanned leather

cheers
belabear

I like these, very nice indeed.
I have just ordered the same blade on the second knife from Mikael Ekland.

 

[mcniac]

this is a knife I made some time ago, I made the handle and sheath, the blade was made by my good friend and knife maker Mariano Gugliotta

Esteban

 

[flexo]

here's one i made after er indoors thought £85 for one off a well known site was a bit mutch

very nice looking saw!
for information: i made one (for hasty people) with round tenons. augered two pieces of wood,then carved down horizontal bar to fit the holes,a saw cut in each piece of wood well strait ,braided a strawball string (kind of bright blue i'm affraid),carved a tensionner,and go! auger was 20mm=2cm=0.78 inches if i'm right.and works fine even if not as beautyfull as the one above!

 

[ex member coconino]

The splendid ColinOutdoors on YouTube is struggling towards one of those wooden bow saws at the moment. I think it'll be a while before he's got anything as nice as that one, Archy. (Sorry Colin, if you're on here, I'm a big fan really!)

 

[MartinT]

I love working with Leather - My favourite bit so far is my clipper sheath.

but I just finished a couple of attempts at basketry with some buff willow. The first is a generic basket, the second is a soft fruit picker.

 

[Biker]

Some truly amazing bits of kit in this thread. :notworthy

My own personal favourite hobby has been carving. My first spoon was a disaster. I daren't show it. But for bigger stuff I get a great deal of satisfaction from seeing the thing I want delvelop as the wood chips and chunks of flesh fly.

My second passion is leatherwork but I have yet to really get the results I'm aiming for. I see the gorgeous stuff here and think, "Yeah I could do that." then I realise the magnitude of the task. Often I don't even start for fear of failure. My current dream is to make a possibles belt pouch. But indecision is stopping me.

Anyway here's my walking staff that I carved a wood spirit into last year.

 

[paul atkin]

i like making drinking cups, these are turned from roundwood, ash; sycamore and cherry treated with coldpressed linseed mixed with beeswax

 

[paul atkin]

will try again.

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i like making drinking cups, these i finished recently turned from roundwood ash;sycamore and cherry

 

[paul atkin]

Bravo thats my computer skills enhanced once more

 

[3bears]

my 1st attempt at a spoon is only 1/2 done still... I'm waiting for my palm to heal a bit lol

 

[Biker]

my 1st attempt at a spoon is only 1/2 done still... I'm waiting for my palm to heal a bit lol

Oh aren't we the proper show off!

Sheesh! You've made me doubly committed not to show off my first attempt of a spoon. That thing's just amazing mate! Most impressed. Nothing like aiming high for your first one then eh? Great job so far.
Hope the hand heals soon. Looking forward to see this one finished.

Duct tape for plasters? Now that's just so bushcraft. hehehehehehee

 

[stekker]

Cheers Theo

 

[3bears]

Duct tape for plasters? Now that's just so bushcraft. hehehehehehee

what's the saying? necessity is the mother of invention? lol

I've got the day off tomorrow, so I'll be looking at getting some more done then

 

[ex member coconino]

Cheers Theo

Now, that's rather charming.

 

[paul atkin]

Cheers Theo

I really like this idea, will have to knock one up at somepoint, well done

 

[stekker]

Thank you guys,i'm intending to make more of these folding camp/buck saws.
I've already started making a list of people who are interested on the Dutch bushcraft forum.


Theo

 

[silentpaddler]

My favourite always seems to be my last, not had chance to do any more since my boy was born.

OMG. That's beautiful.