Yearly Archives: 2018


Bow drilling 1

I’ve written about fire by friction previously in this post in 2013 and it’s not a bad post by any means.  But I wrote this article last year for The Bushcraft Journal and started from scratch, so there are many similarities between the two but also a few differences that reflect how I’ve been continually […]

bow drilling | bushcraft | Kent | London | south east

how to sharpen your axe | bushcraft tools

Axes

Axes are fantastic tools and one that I believe is important for bushcrafters to master.  On our 1 Day Axe Workshop the first thing I do is to look at different kinds of axes and then describe to our students the different parts of an axe.  Mostly they’re named after body parts, even if the order […]


Woodland rabbit casserole

I’m a big fan of rabbit casserole, we often eat it on our Survival Courses.  So I thought I’d write up the recipe that we use; obviously Nicola included some wild ingredients! Ingredients The ingredients are for 8 people. 2 rabbits 2 onions, sliced 2 sticks of cellery, sliced 2 carrots, sliced 2 parsnips, sliced […]

rabbit casserole | wild foods | foraging | Kent | London | south east

tinder bundles | bushcraft | Kent | south east | London

Tinder bundles 1

This article on tinder bundles was originally published in The Bushcraft Journal issue 13 published in February 2018.  As it’s now completely free there’s no excuse for not getting a copy! As I come towards the end of discussing various methods of ignition, I think it’s time to take a look at tinder bundles.  Many of the […]