Splitting kindling is a useful technique when you’re finding if difficult to source dry materials to light your fire. Whilst there are different ways to split kindling, in this video I show one of my favourite methods, using a ‘support stick’ to hold the wood still so that I can use my axe with one […]
An axe is a fantastic tool for us in bushcraft, it makes most tasks quicker and easier. But much like a knife it has to be well maintained and a big part of that maintenance is going to be around keeping your axe sharp. In this video I show you how to sharpen your axe […]
We run our spoon carving course a few times over the course of a year and we’ve got one coming up this weekend. Getting ready for a spoon carving course involves checking that all of the tools are sharp and also getting hold of the raw materials. So today we were in the woods felling a […]
Take a look at this short video where I demonstrate splitting wood with an axe, firstly using a stump to split onto and secondly splitting a piece of wood on the ground. This video can be viewed in conjunction with this post that describes various splitting techniques (written 5 years ago, where does the time […]
We took this short video on our Nordic Crafts course. It was a bit blowy on the Saturday but much calmer on Sunday. What a unique opportunity to make your very own Viking style knife in a pit forge, complete with leather sheath as well as learn Swedish axe and knife carving techniques to carve […]
This video was taken on our Spoon Carving day course in May 2019. It was a beautiful day and the sun shone on us throughout. During the day we looked at knife and axe safety, use and maintenance as well as a variety of carving tools. We also covered different cutting techniques as well as […]
