Another pretty obvious source of good steel for knives is the humble file. Most files are made from high-carbon tool steel and can be used [...]

Plastic is the obvious choice of material, and while I do have Kydex and the tools to work with it, that seemed a lot of effort. Fortunately, whilst mulling this over with a cup of tea, I spotted a bit of plastic drainpipe that I had used as an impromptu wood steamer a few years ago.

Heat treating The starting material in its raw form (as in a handsaw) is a medium carbon spring steel, that has been commercially heat treated [...]

Let me introduce you to a man who has taken it upon himself to turn what he enjoys into more. What do I mean by [...]

More tools from old saws! After writing the article on making knives from an old saw, I started thinking about other tools that could be [...]

DIY Article As I was asked to do a tutorial I thought I would give it a go, now I have not carved many of [...]

Quick Cheap Pocket Stove To Make by Maddave First published 10/06/2005 This stove costs virtually nothing to make and needs no special skill. Items needed: [...]

How To Make A Flat Pack Wood Burning Stove by Swissnic First published 21/02/2007 I saw some plans to make a flat-pack wood burning stove [...]