A knife is arguably your most important tool in a bushcraft setting so becoming competent in the use of a knife is high priority. So in this video I’ show you how to carve a notch into a bow drill hearth board. This is a good practical application and something that you can practice at […]
It’s that time of year to get out and about foraging for rosehips. So here’s a short video looking at rosehips, why you need to be careful eating them and a couple of ideas on what to do with them. Here’s the recipe for rosehip syrup and another for rosehip and crab apple jam. Depending […]
Making a wedge is a useful trick to help out if your knife gets stuck in a piece of wood, of course you need to make the wedge before your knife gets stuck! Here’s a short video demonstrating how to make a wedge and how to use it to get your knife out of a […]
A short video where I talk about beech masts, or nuts and why not every year is bountiful. Beech nuts are one of the many things we talk about on our 1 Day Foraging Courses and our 2 Day Fruits & Fungus Forage. You can see photos from both of these courses, as well as […]
