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Making a Bushcraft Knife – Part 5

While trying to decide what wood to use for my handle I got to thinking about adding my makers mark to the blade, after watching many videos on YouTube I spoke with Ben Orford about some etching tips and my … Continue reading

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Making a Neck Knife

While I have been thinking about what scales I want to use on the bushcraft knife I am slowly building I set about buying some knife blanks to practice handle shaping with. The first one I finished used a Enzo … Continue reading

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Second International Secret Spoon Swap

I had joined the Spoon Carving, Green Woodworking and Sloyd group on Facebook just after the cut off date of the first spoon swap and I was really happy that another one was arranged towards the end of 2013, especially … Continue reading

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Making a Bushcraft Knife – Part 4

I have managed to get my blank Rockwell tested thanks to Chris Grant who makes the MaChris and MiniMac knives that were designed by Jon Mac from Spoon Carving First Steps. I have been talking with Chris about having a … Continue reading

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Outdoor Adventure Manual

I received a copy of the Outdoor Adventure Manual and I was looking forward to reading it after a few conversations with some of the contributors about the sections they had helped with. The size of the book brings me … Continue reading

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