An often recited mantra in bushcraft is that the more you know the less you have to carry. The flip side of this, of course, is that the less you carry the more you have to make. Often the things I find myself making require greenwood and so need to be pruned from a live […]
Cross cutting is an incredibly useful technique and one we use regularly when we’re in the woods, from making a simple tent peg to pot hangers. Here I want to look at two methods of cross cutting small rounds of greenwood, hazel in the photos below, using a knife – the rosette cut and batoning. […]
I wrote this article back in April last year for issue 9 of The Bushcraft Journal. If you don’t already subscribe, get yourself signed up! Solar ignition methods For this issue I want to look at various ways of lighting a fire using the sun. Right now (last week of April) it’s overcast outside, has […]
Back in early June Nicola and I spent an awesome day with Will Lord working on natural cordage. One of the materials he introduced us to was lime bark. It’s a fabulous material and makes excellent cordage. So I thought that I’d put together a guide on how to prepare lime bark to make your […]
Inspired by an article by Beke Olbers in Issue 13 of The Bushcraft Journal, whilst we were running our excellent Nordic Crafts course at the weekend, Nicola made a shrink pot, so here are some photos and guidelines for you to make your own! Nicola used sycamore bark, ash for the top and bottom, lime […]
