Monday saw us making a woodland spatula with a small group of home educated children we work with once a month. And as there was a little wood left over I thought I’d make a video demonstrating how to make a spatula using a knife and pruning saw. This time around we used sycamore; it’s […]
As usual we will be carrying out some Woodland Management & Camp Maintenance over the winter, in December 2022 and again in January and February 2023. In no particular order: We have ash dieback in the woods and whilst we felled around 120 ash trees last winter, there are some close to the camp area […]
Whilst making a shell pendant might at first sight appear to be a simple task, it actually brings together a bunch of complex skills. For this pendant I’ve used lime cordage, which means you have to be able to process lime bark to extract the fibres. You then need to be able to use those […]
Cordage is an incredibly important resource in a bushcraft setting. In this video I show you how to make 2 ply reverse twist cordage from lime bast. But the method is the same if you’re using nettle fibres, brambles or any other fibres. It’s a method of making cordage that has been developed all the […]
