The Small Stuff

[bushyboo]

If im not studying i like to get out in the garden practising fire lighting with a bowdrill (still not got it yet ) but at the moment im building a new bird table ,if its raining im at the kitchen table playing with some leather

Gordon

 

[woodstock]

In between running after my two children, feeding them and all the wonderful things they get up to, i make a brew on my stove in the back garden, carve walking sticks, bake bread and other trail type food and practice knots and map reading.

Trying to teach my 3 yr old basic compass skills and how to set up shelters.

It is the little things that keep you going in between the big things.

Fair play to you nat teach them the real values as young as possible it will last them a lifetime my kids have been sucked into the consumer trap they can all tune a video but none of them can catch or skin a rabbit or survive outdoors for any length of time

 

[Bob the Blacksmith]

A walk along the canal or half an hour sitting amongst the bird feeders.

 

[mr dazzler]

Oiling and honing/stropping shiny things.....making feathersticks, oiling/polishing leatherwork, planning future craft projects, making cordage/thonging, making small projects such as billies from tins and trivets from hinges, whittling "ethnic" heads to see if a knife is sharp (most end up as firewood..) Scouring New Posts for inspiration...
All these fill the odd moment indoors...strolling down my local woods to harvest blackberries/hazels/sloes etc in season (or just to watch and listen) does for the outdoors.

Theres one busy enterprising man :You_Rock_

I take the lads for walks eg to the various lakes and wood's round here, We watch the carp when its warm and sunny. I'm teaching the youngest different trees he knows oak ("coak") and birch ("urch") so far, He comes in the shop with me, I already teach him the names of tools, its good for his speech development if nothing else "spindle" "sharp" "hammer", he gets certain tools for me, one nail, two nail's please....I make spindles, legs, seat's, split firewood logs/kinderling, we put it in sack's sometimes. He already knows how to assemble the spindles into the seat socket's and then find a small mell to set them home. What else? Refurb tools, set & sharpen saws, make new handles, draw out rod's for some joinery project's. On a night I might read various books on history, craft's, building technology etc, look in on here draw out design ideas for chairs, recently begun carving spoons and love it, very absorbing and satisfying as well. Time flies when you get into that Just recently got the box set of Jack hargreaves dvd's Oh yeah forgot tomention we LOVE to fire up the incnerator goes like a good un!

 

[Wayland]

I take Skadi for a walk.

Or I make something.......... At the moment I'm making lots of stuff for my new pirate.